Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Province preparing to expand vaccine rollout with phase 2 expected in March
Premier Doug Ford has announced that Phase One of the province's COVID-19 vaccine plan is well underway and they are getting ready to expand the vaccine rollout as soon as the supply is available. Pha...
Jan 14, 2021
Answering your COVID-19 questions: Where did the flu go?
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many questions from our listeners, including the very commonly asked- "Where did the flu go?" Southwestern Public Health is helping answer that and is hoping to...
Jan 14, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination begins for long-term care home residents in SWPH region
The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine for residents of long-term care homes in the Southwestern Public Health region began yesterday with 118 jabs at three facilities. Eligible residents at Extendicare in ...
Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19: SWPH region averaging 39 new cases per day over the past week
Ontario reported 2,961 new COVID-19 cases today with 74 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 40 new cases this morning, with 41 cases resolved. Two new deaths have been reported, neith...
Jan 13, 2021
Answering your COVID-19 questions: ICU capacity at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
As of Monday, the province said 1,563 people are hospitalized with the coronavirus, of which 387 are in an ICU unit and 268 are on ventilators. President and CEO Robert Biron says the ICU at St. Thoma...
Jan 13, 2021
Nurse who spoke at local "Freedom Rallies" now facing investigation by CNO
The governing body of Ontario nurses is investigating a London nurse who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington last week just before the Capitol was stormed. The College of Nurses of Ontario (...
Jan 13, 2021
Ontario declares second COVID-19 provincial emergency
The province has issued a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes or for essential work effective Thursday. Premier Doug Ford made the announceme...
Jan 12, 2021
COVID-19: Resolved cases again outnumber new cases in SWPH region, three deaths reported
Ontario reported 2,903 new COVID-19 cases today with 41 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 64 new cases this morning, with 79 cases resolved. Nine new cases are reported in St. Thoma...
Jan 12, 2021
Police searching for suspect after cell phones were stolen out of clerks hands at local Shoppers
St. Thomas Police are investigating following the theft of two cell phones from Shoppers Drug Mart on Elm Street. Police says that around 9 p.m., two men entered the store where one pretended to be sh...
Jan 12, 2021
LHSC fires CEO following multiple stateside trips he took during the pandemic
The board of the London Health Sciences Centre have fired president and C-E-O Paul Woods over his repeated travel to the U-S to visit family. The board had initially supported Woods when it reported o...
Jan 12, 2021
