Cases, positivity and hospitalization rates are decreasing.
Control of the pandemic is improving due to current public health measures and the efforts of Ontarians.
The access to care deficit continues but high-priority surgeries are being performed at higher rates.
Maintaining progress on vaccinations and maintaining some public health measures until mid-June can help ensure a good summer:
School re-opening will create an increase in cases, but this may be manageable.
Outdoor activities are much safer than indoor activities and should be encouraged.
WeRPN Research Calls for Proposals Building on our Strategic Plan and a recently developed research strategic plan, WeRPN is pleased to issue our first Call for Academic Research Proposals request for fiscal year July 2021 - June 2022. We invite
you to review our application guidelines. The application form is available here.
Deadline for submission is June 30, 2021
RPNs Needed for Research
1. WeRPN and Western University continue to recruit volunteers to take part in a research study to describe the process of how RPNs build and sustain personal and professional resiliency during a crisis such as COVID-19 in Long Term Care. We are hoping to hear from 1000 RPNs!!
RPNs who work in LTC are invited to participate.If you are interested and agree to participate you would be asked to: complete a 30 minute online survey that includes demographic questions and questions about stress and resilience during COVID-19.
Step One An initial focus on resuming outdoor activities with smaller crowds where the risk of transmission is lower, and permitting retail with restrictions. This includes allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, outdoor dining with up to four people per table and non-essential retail at 15 per cent capacity.
Step Two Further expanding outdoor activities and resuming limited indoor services with small numbers of people where face coverings are worn. This includes outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people, outdoor sports and leagues, personal care services where face coverings can be worn
and with capacity limits, as well as indoor religious services, rites or ceremony gatherings at 15 per cent capacity.
Step Three Expanding access to indoor settings, with restrictions, including where there are larger numbers of people and where face coverings can’t always be worn. This includes indoor sports and recreational fitness; indoor dining, museums, art galleries and libraries, and casinos and bingo halls, with capacity limits.
Yesterday, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table published a new brief entitled Excess Mortality in OntarioDuring the COVID-19 Pandemic. Based on Ontario cremation data, there has been a 12.8% increase in the number of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the expected numbers of deaths informed by previous
years’ cremation data. The causes of these excess deaths include infection with SARS-CoV-2, as well as causes likely related to the pandemic but not due to COVID-19 itself.
Tuesday, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of $199.16 million in Resilience Biotechnologies Inc. This investment will support a $401.52-million project that will help develop Canada’s medical countermeasures to COVID-19 and strengthen Canada’s emergency preparedness for future pandemics.
On Monday, the Ontario government announced as of 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, individuals aged 18 and over in 2021 across Ontario will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial booking system and call centre, or directly through public health units that use their own booking system.
As of Tuesday, May 18, 2021, public health units may choose to provide vaccines to those aged 12 and over in pop-up and mobile clinics, as well as for walk-in appointments where the Pfizer vaccine is offered. This will include First Nations, Inuit and Métis clinics that offer the Pfizer vaccine. There will also be dedicated clinic times for youth during the weeks of June 14 and 21, 2021.
As of 10:30AM today, Ontario reported 517,090 confirmed cases (increase
of 2,400), 468,033 resolved cases, 8,431 deaths.
The Ministry was also reporting that 1,320 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, 721 are in ICU and 493 are vented. To view these additional details:click here Click Here to read the latest Ministry of Health Daily Report
World Health Organization Situation Reports are also available here
In the News For an interactive map tracking all cases across Canada and internationally, click here
Below are some key stories from today that may be of interest to
our members
We will continue to monitor this situation and keep you updated as more information becomes available. Thank you for the important work that you're doing and the sacrifices you're making to keep Ontarians safe. We appreciate everything that you're doing each and every day.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tiff Blair at tblair@werpn.com
Sincerely,
WeRPN Team
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