TORONTO — Not prepared to play the role of “bad guy” in this case, Premier Doug Ford today said it was up to Eastern Ontario’s medical officer of health to impose tweaked new restrictions on…
Alexandria retirement home resident dies EASTERN ONTARIO — A second death in a congregant living environment was recorded yesterday — at The Palace Retirement Community in Alexandria — Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr….
EASTERN ONTARIO — Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis talks about the region’s rising case numbers and the potential rollback to “modified” Stage 2 restrictions in Eastern Ontario, in today’s media briefing (above). The…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis all but predicts his Eastern Ontario jurisdiction will retreat back into a modified version of Stage 2 pandemic restrictions, in his latest media update, Oct….
See Dr. Paul Roumeliotis’s complete Oct. 5 media update (above). EASTERN ONTARIO — With their home province leading the nation in COVID-19 cases, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis says Quebecers should stay out of his jurisdiction on…
Walk-in service at assessment centres ceases tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 4 EASTERN ONTARIO — The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) isn’t following the province’s lead on heightened pandemic restrictions targeted yesterday on neighbouring Ottawa and two…
CORNWALL — Dr. Paul Roumeliotis praises Ontario’s easing of the rules around allowable symptoms in children attending school and daycare, also revealing that institutions are not required to demand proof of negative COVID-19 tests but…
CORNWALL — Dr. Paul Roumeliotis updates local media on the latest COVID-19 developments in the region, reporting that September 2020 has established a new monthly peak in active cases within the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s…
CORNWALL — Eastern Ontario’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, updates the media on the latest local COVID-19 developments, Sept. 21, 2020.
EASTERN ONTARIO — The Ontario government has announced it is lowering the limits on unmonitored and private social gatherings across the province, including the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). The move comes after the province imposed…
Next step — ‘long-term recovery’ phase — on more distant horizon EASTERN ONTARIO — Yellow tape will come down from children’s play structures, dine-in restaurants and theatres will reopen and indoor and outdoor gathering limits…
EASTERN ONTARIO — In effect as of today, Eastern Ontarians are compelled by law to wear masks when visiting indoor public spaces for at least the next three months. The three-month timeline was revealed as…
EASTERN ONTARIO — This region’s incoming mandatory mask-wearing rule is set to be explained in detail during a 2:30 p.m. media conference today with the four medical officers of health whose territories extend from the…
CORNWALL — The Eastern Ontario Health Unit is voicing support for yesterday’s demonstration in Russell and a similar Black Lives Matter march planned against systemic racism 1 p.m. today in Cornwall. However, the local Medical…
RUSSELL — A young Russell child was rushed to hospital after ingesting a cannabis-laced treat. The incident prompted Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis to warn yesterday about keeping marijuana edibles out…
