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The Northern Ontario Health Care Coalition is urging Ontarians to stay in their own regions as the March break nears and the province begins to reopen.
Representatives from the grassroots organization hosted a press conference Wednesday urging Ontarians to stay at home even as the province begins to roll out its reopening.
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“We were shocked that the province announced its reopening measures without identifying any more or new public health measures,” said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Association.
Canada’s health care system buckling as governments reject measures to contain COVID-19
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise across Canada, dire warnings about the health care system’s inability to cope are growing. The number of intensive care patients in Ontario’s hospitals surpassed the peak of the first wave of the pandemic Monday and is fast approaching the level at which Doug Ford’s provincial government has acknowledged that it will be impossible to maintain adequate health care for those suffering from other illnesses or injuries.
There were 285 COVID-19 patients in Ontario intensive care units as of December 21, more than the 283 recorded at the high point during the spring. When COVID-19 intensive care patients surpass 300, which is set to occur within the next 10 days, health authorities say that they will no longer be able to guarantee regular levels of care for other patients.