Vera Etches

• Rates of COVID-19 more than 20 times higher among unvaccinated in Ottawa

  The vast majority of COVID-19 cases in Ottawa over the past month, 112 infections out of a total 168, were among unvaccinated residents.

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  Aug 19, 2021
  
• Algonquin College to grant honorary degree to Ottawa’s top doc

  Ottawa's top doctor will receive an honorary degree from Algonquin College next month to mark her contributions in keeping residents safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  May 17, 2021
  
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• Ottawa surpasses 500 COVID-19 deaths

  Ottawa Public Health is reporting five new deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the death toll of the pandemic locally to 503.

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  Apr 28, 2021
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• COVID-19: Ottawa’s Dr. Etches clarifies support for ‘low-risk’ curbside pickup

  Ottawa's Dr. Vera Etches clarified that she supports keeping curbside pickup open for businesses during the third wave of COVID-19, calling it a 'low-risk' activity.

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  Apr 22, 2021
• Closing more businesses could prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, Ottawa’s top doc says

  Ottawa's medical officer of health believes a tighter list of which businesses can open will reduce chances for COVID-19 to spread.

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  Apr 21, 2021
• Ottawa transit commission hopes to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for OC Transpo workers

  Ottawa's transit commission is hoping to get local bus and train operators higher in the COVID-19 vaccine queue given their essential roles during the pandemic.

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  Apr 21, 2021
• Ottawa Board of Health asks Ontario for more COVID-19 enforcement powers

  Ottawa's board of health passed a motion calling for additional powers to enforce COVID-19 measures in Ontario and a reduction in businesses deemed essential in the third wave.

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  Apr 20, 2021
• COVID-19: Masks will be mandatory at Ottawa playgrounds, some young kids exempt

  Ottawa's medical officer of health is issuing a new order that will make masks mandatory within five metres of play structures in local parks.

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  Apr 20, 2021
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• New rules for Ottawa businesses as COVID-19 levels hit record highs

  Friday marked a troubling day in the COVID-19 pandemic for Ottawa with a new record for single-day case counts and people in hospital with the virus.

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  Apr 9, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa Public Health contact tracers subject to ‘abusive behaviour’

  Ottawa Public Health staff have been yelled at and hung up on in the course of contact tracing the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday.

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  Mar 9, 2021