Ontario is reporting 2,333 cases of #COVID19 and over 52,500 tests completed. Locally, there are 785 new cases in Toronto, 433 in Peel, 222 in York Region, 153 in Hamilton, 124 in Ottawa and 120 in Durham.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 31, 2021
Tight lockdown coming soon for Toronto, predicts member of Ontario’s science advisory table
With COVID-19 infections surging, and younger adults filling up intensive care units, the Toronto area is almost certainly heading back into tight lockdown, predicts a member of Ontario’s science advisory table.
“I’d be shocked if we were not in lockdown shortly before or after this weekend,” said Dr. Nathan Stall, a researcher and geriatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital.
“There are many things in jeopardy — not just people’s lives and health-care capacity. The school year is in jeopardy, businesses are in jeopardy if they’re facing a prolonged lockdown. Everyone is going to suffer. Even the summer is in jeopardy now — day camps and overnight camps for kids.”
Covid Capitalism Triumphs!
Ottawa, province to kick in millions to help fund new vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto
The funding will help Sanofi build a new facility that will expand its influenza vaccine production capacity, while giving it the tools to fill-and-finish other vaccines on a mass scale.
The project, expected to be completed in 2027, will enable Sanofi to produce enough influenza vaccine for the entire population of Canada in six months. It will also enable Sanofi to implement fill-and-finish capacity that could be used to create vaccines for coronaviruses and other diseases in the future.
