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ONTARIO: Chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines

ONTARIO: Chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines

All health-care workers, caregivers, care providers and first responders should be tested "as soon as is feasible" if they develop any symptoms, including atypical ones, Williams wrote
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LIVE: Province launches economic recovery committee to plan for COVID-19 aftermath

LIVE: Province launches economic recovery committee to plan for COVID-19 aftermath

Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee to consist of cabinet ministers from all sectors of province's economy
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Ontario COVID-19 deaths reach 200, an increase of 26 since yesterday

Ontario COVID-19 deaths reach 200, an increase of 26 since yesterday

The province is reporting its second-highest daily caseload increase since the pandemic began (yesterday was the highest)
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COVID-19: 'Dynamic' physical distancing could help balance coronavirus fight, economy

COVID-19: 'Dynamic' physical distancing could help balance coronavirus fight, economy

One potential method could be to change the laws around how many people can gather at once, according to professor at McMaster University
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LIVE: Pandemic could last several months, hit its peak by end of spring: Trudeau

LIVE: Pandemic could last several months, hit its peak by end of spring: Trudeau

Prime minister responds to national COVID-19 projections released Thursday
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ONTARIO: Break for workers means grocery store closures this weekend

ONTARIO: Break for workers means grocery store closures this weekend

Ford says this break is a way to say thank you to grocery store and pharmacy workers as well as truck drivers
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ONTARIO: English Catholic teachers ratify agreement for new contract

ONTARIO: English Catholic teachers ratify agreement for new contract

The agreement allows the association to continue pursuing a constitutional challenge to the government's cap on compensation increases
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CANADA: Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19

CANADA: Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19

The study will include 50 Canadian institutions
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COVID-19: Answers to this week's commonly asked coronavirus questions

COVID-19: Answers to this week's commonly asked coronavirus questions

Should you wear a mask? How long can you have the virus before showing symptoms? Is it possible to get COVID-19 more than once?
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COVID-19: Pandemics often bring about social reform. Could coronavirus lead to a better future?

COVID-19: Pandemics often bring about social reform. Could coronavirus lead to a better future?

Past disease outbreaks improved the way we lived. If governments are smart, COVID-19 could do the same
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