Tag: pandemic
In Michigan, cases of whooping cough hint at post-pandemic comeback | Bridge Michigan
The infection, known for causing a canât-catch-your-breath, whoop-like cough, usually causes only a mild illness, but can be deadly to infants….
Fog lifting on hefty income increases for London-area school board brass
Some answers are in, but questions are still swirling about hefty increases in income paid out by the two big London-area school boards â both, running budget deficits â to some senior brass last year. At the Thames Valley District school board, payments to 17 senior leaders and superintendents rose by double-digit percentage amounts in […]
Local kids’ choir composed songs, while researcher observed
Members of the Georgian Bay Children’s Choir sang their own compositions Saturday afternoon, after having been studied composing them as part of a doctoral research project. Their post-pandemic effort was shared at a concert at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Owen Sound for family and friends. The youngsters, four to 14 years old, were observed […]
World Health Organization ends COVID-19 global health emergency
The global health emergency was declared 1,122 days ago.
Masks optional now at Grey Bruce Health Services, with exceptions
Masks are now mostly optional in Grey Bruce Health Services sites. They remain mandatory in emergency departments, for people visiting patient rooms and anywhere in the hospital for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. The new policy reflects updated recommendations from Public Health Ontario regarding the COVID-19 virus and hospital practice in the province, a GBHS […]