Ministry of Health may consider further restrictions after new variant of COVID-19 discovered in Ontario
After Ontario reported its first two cases of a more contagious strain of COVID-19 from the U.K., the B.C. Ministry of Health says it might consider imposing stricter rules to curb non-essential travel.
The first two cases of the new variant of the virus which was first discovered in the U.K. were reported in Ontario on Boxing Day, according to CTV News Vancouver.
“We will continue to do everything we can to keep people and communities safe and may consider further action to reduce non-essential travel as the situation evolves,” said a ministry spokesperson in an emailed statement to CTV News Vancouver.
Visitor restrictions negatively impacting long-term care residents
A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19.
Nine months later, Drew said visiting restrictions that were initially needed at facilities like the Lynn Valley Care Centre are now causing more harm than good for her dad and other residents who are mostly confined to their rooms.
Man facing charges after 100 people gathered at Wheatley, Ont., church: police
Police in Chatham-Kent, Ont., say a man is facing charges after more than 100 people gathered at a church Saturday morning.
Officials say around 11 a.m., police responded to a report of a large gathering at the Old Colony Mennonite Church in Wheatley.
Once they arrived, officers saw more than 100 unmasked people inside the church.
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