Continuing to deny covid is a real thing has to be the stupidest line of argument in a thread full of stupid arguments.
Dr. Eilieen De Villa unilaterally decides to supersede Ontario Government - Indoor Dining and Indoor Group Fitness Exercise Still Off-Limits
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People stayed in their homes except for 'essential' travel and essential workers and people who walked their dog and people who went out to parks.....
But Y's plan would require it to be worldwide and complete which isn't possible. A national total lockdown would have a significant short term effect and bring cases right down for a good while though.
“Since no quantified virus isolates of the 2019-nCoV are currently available"
take it up with the FDA and CDC they say they don't have any isolate sample of the virus
Thorncliffe Park Public School, first site of Ontario’s asymptomatic school testing, closes as cases climb
The Toronto District School Board says after advice from Toronto Public Health, an East York elementary school will be closed until at least Dec. 9.
Spokesperson Ryan Bird says the decision has nothing to do with three teachers walking off the job earlier today. He said the guidance came during Toronto Public Health's investigation following an outbreak at the school.
TPH is investigating 26 cases of COVID-19 at the school.
Bird says students who weren't already learning remotely will be transitioned to online learning for the time being.
The Toronto District School Board says after advice from Toronto Public Health, an East York elementary school will be closed until at least Dec. 9.
Spokesperson Ryan Bird says the decision has nothing to do with three teachers walking off the job earlier today. He said the guidance came during Toronto Public Health's investigation following an outbreak at the school.
TPH is investigating 26 cases of COVID-19 at the school.
Bird says students who weren't already learning remotely will be transitioned to online learning for the time being.
For all I know I caught covid
Its irrelevant since I had no symptoms beyond a flu
And for all you know you could have been spreading it around...way to be a good citizen.
Thats pretty much how a flu works right
Person A gives to Person B
Person B gives to Person C
People get sick and then its over
Only the ones neglected in cheap old age homes or who have underlying health issues have any serious repercussions
But then since they smoked for 50 years its not our problem is it?
TDSB teachers, education workers call for two-week school closure, more asymptomatic testing
Staff at Toronto’s largest school board are calling on the province to stop in-person learning for the first two weeks of January and conduct asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in all the city’s schools.
Teachers and education workers with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) made the request formally in an open letter on Wednesday to Ontario’s health and education ministries and their school board, as well as Toronto Public Health.
“We believe that out of an abundance of caution. This request, these requests, should be taken very seriously,” Leslie Wolfe, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, said on Wednesday night.
Last month, the province launched a pilot project that conducted asymptomatic and voluntary testing at some schools in Toronto, and other hot spot regions. Eight schools within the board were chosen to undergo the targeted testing.
The asymptomatic testing resulted in the identification of several cases of the disease, and the closure of two Toronto schools.
“We are calling … to extend this pilot project in order to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in schools across the city on a regular and ongoing basis,” the teachers wrote.
“In addition, we are calling … to move all Toronto schools to online learning beginning January 4, for at least the first two weeks after New Year's Day.”
The closure is to ensure that schools do not “contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the post-holiday period” and to prepare for “regular, ongoing, school-based, voluntary asymptomatic testing” when students return, the letter stated.
The letter said staff at the school board are trying to avoid the so-called “Thanksgiving affect,” which contributed to the current rise in infection numbers.
“We want you to ensure that schools cannot contribute to a similar surge-effect on positive cases after the winter holidays,” the letter stated.
“We are calling for these actions to protect the health of teachers, education workers, our students, their families, and the community at large, and to provide access to data on asymptomatic case transmission within schools.”
Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday that people between the ages of 14 to 17 represent the age group with highest number of positive cases (11.6 per cent).
Staff at Toronto’s largest school board are calling on the province to stop in-person learning for the first two weeks of January and conduct asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in all the city’s schools.
Teachers and education workers with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) made the request formally in an open letter on Wednesday to Ontario’s health and education ministries and their school board, as well as Toronto Public Health.
“We believe that out of an abundance of caution. This request, these requests, should be taken very seriously,” Leslie Wolfe, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, said on Wednesday night.
Last month, the province launched a pilot project that conducted asymptomatic and voluntary testing at some schools in Toronto, and other hot spot regions. Eight schools within the board were chosen to undergo the targeted testing.
The asymptomatic testing resulted in the identification of several cases of the disease, and the closure of two Toronto schools.
“We are calling … to extend this pilot project in order to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in schools across the city on a regular and ongoing basis,” the teachers wrote.
“In addition, we are calling … to move all Toronto schools to online learning beginning January 4, for at least the first two weeks after New Year's Day.”
The closure is to ensure that schools do not “contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the post-holiday period” and to prepare for “regular, ongoing, school-based, voluntary asymptomatic testing” when students return, the letter stated.
The letter said staff at the school board are trying to avoid the so-called “Thanksgiving affect,” which contributed to the current rise in infection numbers.
“We want you to ensure that schools cannot contribute to a similar surge-effect on positive cases after the winter holidays,” the letter stated.
“We are calling for these actions to protect the health of teachers, education workers, our students, their families, and the community at large, and to provide access to data on asymptomatic case transmission within schools.”
Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday that people between the ages of 14 to 17 represent the age group with highest number of positive cases (11.6 per cent).
8 Toronto schools to close until January due to COVID-19 outbreaks
The Toronto District School Board announced Sunday evening that eight schools will be closed until Jan 4. due to COVID-19 outbreaks at the facilities, on the advice of Toronto Public Health (TPH).
During the closure period, TPH will be investigating the outbreaks, they said.
The eight schools include Thorncliffe Park Public School and Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy which already shuttered earlier this month due to COVID-19 cases at the schools. Both schools, which are minutes apart, were set to close at least until Dec. 14 and now that has been extended until Jan 4.
The Toronto District School Board announced Sunday evening that eight schools will be closed until Jan 4. due to COVID-19 outbreaks at the facilities, on the advice of Toronto Public Health (TPH).
During the closure period, TPH will be investigating the outbreaks, they said.
The eight schools include Thorncliffe Park Public School and Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy which already shuttered earlier this month due to COVID-19 cases at the schools. Both schools, which are minutes apart, were set to close at least until Dec. 14 and now that has been extended until Jan 4.
But how???
Ford and De Villa told us we would be safe sending kids to school since schools are cleaning more frequently and kids are wearing masks
Could it be they were (*gasps) WRONG????
Coming from you a person who has been denying COVID-19 exists and downplaying the threat it represents, this is quite funny to read as once again you're contradicting yourself like a true "Stable Genius".
I think anyone with even half a brain could figure out that was sarcasmComing from you a person who has been denying COVID-19 exists and downplaying the threat it represents, this is quite funny to read as once again you're contradicting yourself like a true "Stable Genius".
You on the other hand...
Lol you’ve been downplaying the threat COVID represents since the beginning of the year, claiming it doesn’t exist, yet you’ve also claimed over and over the politicians in Ontario and Canada are doing it wrong, now all of a sudden you’re trying to claim this is sarcasm.
So is it sarcasm or do you believe Ford is wrong?
It is a pretty obvious stance and I have been consistentLol you’ve been downplaying the threat COVID represents since the beginning of the year, claiming it doesn’t exist, yet you’ve also claimed over and over the politicians in Ontario and Canada are doing it wrong, now all of a sudden you’re trying to claim this is sarcasm.
So is it sarcasm or do you believe Ford is wrong?
Just a few special members who seem to have issues
But I can spell it all out for you
1- Covid is a flu nothing more
2- It can kill the old and infirm
3- The govts reaction to it is a joke (lockdowns* / mask bylaws etc)
*it is still beyond bizarre how a kid sitting in a school surrounded by 30 other people is "safe" but 10 people in a restaurant is "deadly"
The half asses lockdowns are bizarre and arbitrary
We can let the indoor Toronto Aquarium open as "safe" but an outdoor venue like Wonderland is "deadly"
Also for the record I have bashed both Fords since day 1 as being buffoons
Trudeau is the worst PM we have ever had
Anything else your mind can not grasp?
LOL the good old "Stable Genius" nonsense
- Masks don't work
- Social distancing doesn't work
- Shutdowns have no effect
- COVID is just the Flu
But the number of cases are higher than they are contradicting your own points. "Stable Genius" I tell you.
