TORONTO — Ontario’s chief medical officer of well being is about to make an announcement in the present day, and a supply says it’s about COVID-19 and faculties.
A authorities supply with information of the announcement however who was not approved to talk publicly about it, says it will likely be about fast testing and faculties.
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The announcement comes after teams of fogeys had organized surveillance testing for his or her faculties utilizing the fast check kits, however the authorities advised businesses to cease distributing them to anybody however companies.
Chief medical officer of well being Dr. Kieran Moore has mentioned widespread asymptomatic surveillance testing in faculties isn’t really useful as a result of it isn’t an efficient software.
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However he signalled at a information convention final week that the province was engaged on an asymptomatic testing technique.
Moore can be set to carry a weekly briefing on Thursday to replace the province on the response to COVID-19.
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