February 10, 2021 Epidemiology Ottawa Public Health reports first case of variant from South Africa. Will this intensify restrictions or will measures be relaxed next week by Ontario Government?
February 2, 2021 Epidemiology First case of South African variant confirmed in Ontario’s Peel Region. Person had no history of travel. Dominance by more vaccine-resistant virus helped in part by slow vaccine rollout, incomplete public health measures and virus response to same.