TORONTO ICU occupancy in Ontario has hit a record high, and more than 150 doctors have penned an open letter to the province s medical officer of health to stop basing COVID-19 restrictions on available ICU beds. With a third wave underway and ICU beds filling up, hospitals are having to transfer patients to other facilities to ease some of the load in COVID-19 hotspots, and doctors want new policies in place to curb the spread. âOntario is at a critical point in the pandemic, and we are being led down a very dangerous path by using ICU capacity as a benchmark for tolerance of COVID-19 spread. We do not agree with this approach and believe new public health measures are required immediately in order to regain control of the pandemic and save lives,â the letter reads.
Portrait of your dog could appear on giant sculpture as part of Rocket Round Leicester event
The winner will see a portrait of their four-legged friend in space!
12:31, 11 MAR 2021
Rocket Round Leicester is known as the biggest public art event in the city
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