Upper Canada College closes after 12 people test positive for COVID-19
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Last Updated Mar 16, 2021 at 9:08 am EDT
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Upper Canada College is temporarily closing due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) confirmed there have been 12 people related to the Midtown Toronto school who have tested positive for the virus since Feb. 25.
TPH says the majority of cases are a result of community transmission and they have recommended whole school testing.
“The majority of people who tested positive have had close contact with someone in a community or household setting,” says TPH spokesperson Dr. Vinita Dubey.
SARASOTA – With a few taps of her finger on an iPad, St. Martha Catholic School sixth-grader Emily Scarbrough sent a robot on a series of preprogrammed tasks that included knocking down a bench and raising the height of a basketball hoop.
That was all part of a student demonstration on Wednesday as the Diocese of Venice unveiled a new partnership with FIRST, a global robotics community. The alliance is anticipated to enhance the level of Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Math education in the 15 Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Venice.
Emily, 12, and other students used block-based code to direct the robots to perform their tasks.
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Published Monday, March 8, 2021 11:16PM EST A Catholic elementary school in North York with 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases is being temporarily shut down, the Toronto Catholic District School Board said Monday night. St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, which is located on Gracefield Avenue, has seen eight student cases and three staff cases since Feb. 27. “As you know, we follow TPH’s advice and recommendations on COVID-19,” the board told CP24 in a statement. “The school will be temporarily dismissed effective tomorrow. We believe testing is being finalized and details will be shared once available.” In a tweet, Toronto Public Health said it was recommending temporary dismissal of all school cohorts at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School due to an ongoing COVID-19 investigation.
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