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Ontario opposition parties call for masking rules, PCR access to be ... (Globalnews.ca)

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for the government to either reinstate mandatory masking in public places or explain why they won't.

Meanwhile, Ontarians aged 60 and older can start booking appointments for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine today. She also says masks should be required in schools and the mandate should not be lifted for hospitals, long-term care homes and public transit on April 27 as planned. Hospitalizations are up 40 per cent week over week and wastewater surveillance suggests COVID-19 activity is higher than it was at the peak of the fifth wave in January.

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'Huge mistake': Ontario opposition parties call for masking rules ... (CBC.ca)

Ontario's two main opposition parties are calling for the government to reinstate or continue several public health measures, such as mandatory masking, ...

Meanwhile, 66 per cent of people in ICU were admitted because of COVID-19, while the rest were admitted for other reasons and then tested positive for the virus. The expansion of vaccine eligibility comes as administration of third doses has slowed. Of those hospitalized, 159 patients are in intensive care. "There's no cause for panic," Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Wednesday when asked about the COVID-19 situation at an unrelated news conference. "Health care workers are exhausted, and becoming infected with COVID at an alarming rate. According to the Ministry of Health, 47 per cent of people hospitalized were admitted specifically for treatment of symptoms brought on by the virus, while the rest were admitted for other reasons and then tested positive.

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