Ontario's top doctor to provide additional COVID-19 update today
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Ontario's top doctor is expected to provide an additional update on COVID-19 in the province today.
TORONTO -- Ontario's top doctor is expected to provide an additional update on COVID-19 in the province today.
Dr. Kieran Moore is holding a news conference at 3 p.m.
The briefing comes as more local public health units are imposing stricter health measures or issuing additional guidance to residents in light of the fast-spreading Omicron variant
Peterborough is the latest region to instruct workplaces to have all non-essential staff to work from home if possible, as part of new measures set to take effect on Wednesday.
The new rules also require restaurants to ensure tables are at least two metres apart or separated by a barrier, and to set a cap on the number of patrons at each table.
Meanwhile, Ottawa Public Health is warning of a backlog in its contact-tracing system due to a surge in Omicron cases, and urging residents who test positive for COVID-19 to immediately self-isolate and alert their close contacts themselves.
