Dr. Kieran Moore is also expected to discuss access to antiviral therapy in an update scheduled for 1 p.m. The update comes after an Ontario Public Health report showed COVID-19 cases, test-positive rates and hospitalizations had risen since March 21, when the county ended compulsory indoor coverage. “The full impact of mask lifting and other measures may not yet be noticeable, given the limited eligibility of PCR tests and delayed hospitalization data,” the report said.
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The story goes on under the ad He proposes restoring indoor coverage and extending coverage orders to high-risk environments as possible elements of a “flat” strategy to mitigate the increase in cases. The county has set April 27 as the date it plans to eliminate all remaining restrictions on COVID-19, including coverage in long-term care homes, nursing homes, health care facilities, prisons, shelters and dormitories. Trending Stories
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The report also warns that the number of Ontario children with severe COVID-19 disease is likely to increase due to increased transmissibility of the BA.2 subtype of the virus, the lifting of public health measures and the limited suitability of vaccines and two doses of coverage. in people under 12 years. The BA.2 subtype is now the dominant strain in the last wave of the pandemic, the document states. The percentage of samples identified as BA.2 rose from 12.3 percent in the week of February 13 to 54 percent in the week of March 13, he said. Meanwhile, sewage monitoring shows that cases have increased from mid to late March. The scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Advisory Group said the latest sewage data suggests that the daily incidence is around 100,000 to 120,000. Dr Peter Juni said last week that it was unclear how long this pandemic wave would last, as test limits make it difficult to know how many people are infected and have some immunity. The story goes on under the ad Admissions to COVID-19 Hospital rose 40% last week from the previous week, although they fell sharply over the weekend. Last week, the county expanded its suitability for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and over, as well as to indigenous people and adult members of their households. The fourth installments were already available to long-term care and immunocompromised residents in Ontario. © 2022 The Canadian Press
