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Citing the “rapid rise of COVID-19 cases” and evidence of ongoing community transmission, the region’s medical officer of health has ordered the closure of local schools starting Monday.
In a release issued Thursday afternoon, Dr. Wajid Ahmed, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s medical officer of health, announced he is issuing an order under the provincial Health Protection and Promotion Act, requiring that all elementary and high school students revert to online/remote learning from home. The order will be in place for just next week, because students will then be starting their holiday break.
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