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• Ontario Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable During COVID-19

  May 13, 2020 4:02 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is making the cost of prescription drugs more affordable. Effective today, people using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program will not be required to pay any co...

  News release | Health

• Province Developing New Health Data Platform to Help Defeat COVID-19

  April 12, 2020 4:02 P.M.

  TORONTO —The Ontario government is taking steps to better detect, plan and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. In consultation with the Ontario Privacy Commissioner, the province is developi...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Increasing Public Health Units' Capacity to Stop COVID-19

  April 3, 2020 7:30 A.M.

  TORONTO — To support public health units' extensive efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, Ontario is taking further action to redirect existing resources to focus s...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Increasing Health and Safety Measures to Better Protect Frontline Nurses from COVID-19

  March 30, 2020 3:58 P.M.

  TORONTO — Ontario is taking further action to protect frontline nurses and to recognize their clinical training and experience to help to keep Ontarians and hospitals safe and healthy duri...

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• Ontario Enhancing Public Reporting about COVID-19

  March 30, 2020 10:55 A.M.

  TORONTO — Ontario is enhancing the public information it provides about the status of COVID-19. As the outbreak evolves, Ontario has launched a new d...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Significantly Enhancing COVID-19 Screening Measures and Supports

  March 23, 2020 10:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — With the increasing severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, Ontario has now launched an enhanced and in...

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• Ontario Takes Extraordinary Steps to Ensure Health Care Resources are Available to Contain COVID-19

  March 21, 2020 9:20 P.M.

  TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced a new order under the March 17, 2020 declaration of emergency to ensure health care resources are available to help prevent the spread of ...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Expands Coverage for Care

  March 20, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve globally and locally, Ontario is taking decisive and swift action to ensure the province continues to protect the health and well-bei...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Taking Another Step to Integrate the Health Care System

  March 18, 2020 9:30 A.M.

  Ontario is building healthier and safer communities by taking further steps to end hallway health care and build an integrated, connected health care system. Today, Chr...

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• Province Expanding Telehealth Ontario Resources

  March 16, 2020 8:15 A.M.

  TORONTO — As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve locally and globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province's health care system is prepared to continue to prote...

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