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MacEachern, Barbara-Ann, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 2 Apr 2020     Kawartha Lakes This Week documented the timeline of the Pinecrest Nursing Home outbreak in Bobcaygeon. The outbreak began March 26, 2020 and was declared over on May 14, 2020. 29 lives were lost due

MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 11 Mar 2020     Canada's Federal government unveiled a billion-dollar "COVID-19 response fund" to address spreading concerns about the health system's current capacity to absorb critical cases if the outbreak worsen

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 11 Mar 2020     Trillium Lakelands District School Board cancelled its 2020 Arts Camp out of increased concern of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute and Fenelon Falls Se

Rushowy, Kristin, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 12 Mar 2020     On recommendation from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, Ontario schools closed for two weeks following March Break (beginning March 23, 2020) to fight COVID-19. This closure would

kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 27 Apr 2020     Case Manor, a 96-bed long-term care home in Bobcaygeon, had an outbreak of COVID-19 in its building, affecting four residents and four workers.

MacCharles, Tonda, Toronto Star ( TorStar), 27 Apr 2020     Health Canada warned the public to be aware that there are many dicey claims about COVID-19 'cures' and they should be ignored.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 4 May 2020     The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on daily life, but residents were assured that support remained available for their general and emergency health concerns. Family doctors and nurse prac

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 4 May 2020     The local health unit reported 3 new positive COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes. This brought the total number of cases to 142. No new deaths or resolved cases were reported. Three outbreaks (Pinecres

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     The local medical officer of health announced that three residents of a long-term care home in Bobcaygeon have tested positive for COVID-19. The confirmed cases were: a male, 89, a female, 94 and a m

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     While many businesses and services closed their doors, those running area shelters did their very best to ensure theirs stayed open. A Place Called Home's 19-bed shelter was in Level 1 on its protoco

Halliday, Chris (Orangeville Banner), Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     The Province of Ontario released a list of essential service sectors that were allowed to remain open during the State of Emergency declared for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes residents who had COVID-19 symptoms and needed to be tested, but didn’t have access to a vehicle, were able to obtain in-home assessments. The Ross Memorial Hospital, in partnership wi

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     Anne Overhoff, vice-president of patient care and chief nursing officer at Ross Memorial Hospital, explained the adjustments staff at the hospital have made, but are well-prepared thanks to previous

Clysdale, Taylor, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 25 Mar 2020     The Ontario government didn't hold back in dealing with the impacts of COVID-19, promising to spend $17 billion, increasing the provincial deficit from $6.4 billion to $20.5 billion. This was part of

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Mar 2020     Three more residents passed at Pinecrest Nursing Home, bringing the number of deaths in Kawartha Lakes due to COVID-19 to 14. Jean Pollock, whose husband recently became a resident of Pinecrest, also

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Mar 2020     Medical Director Dr. Michelle Snarr trying to stop the spread of COVID-19 inside Pinecrest Nursing Home spoke about the speed 'at which this monstrous thing is moving.' The level of exhaustion for st

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Mar 2020     Lindsay’s Ross Memorial Hospital continued to take steps to ensure the safety of its patients, team and community remained a top priority. To this end the hospital established a dedicated unit to pro

Vandonk, Todd, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Mar 2020     The Central East Correctional Centre, Lindsay, housed 200 fewer inmates due to COVID-19 measures. The reduced number of inmates was due to the Ministry of the Attorney General's mandate to release ac

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 30 Mar 2020     The deaths of nine Pinecrest Nursing Home residents not only unmasked the impact of an under-funded health care system, but demonstrated the frightening potential of COVID-19, a Bobcaygeon doctor sai

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 25 Mar 2020     Stepping back from face-to-face business, realtors turned more than ever to technology to conduct their business. Realtors a number of tools at their disposal including showing homes through virtual