Category: return to school

‘Generation-Defining Disruption’: Research on Harmful Impact of Lockdowns on Australian Children

February 3, 2022
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Research is emerging on the significant impact that lockdowns have had on Australian children, including physical and mental wellbeing, academic and learning development, socialisation, and more. Research conducted by SFI Health with over 2,000 Australians revealed that the majority of parents (66 percent) indicated that their children spent too much time on screens during lockdowns,…

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Quebec to Relax Some COVID-19 Measures, Tighten Others

January 13, 2022
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the province will relax some COVID-19 measures starting Jan. 17, lifting the province’s nighttime curfew and allowing students to return to in-person learning. The premier said on Jan. 13 that COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the province will reach a peak “in the next coming days,” according to public health experts. “This means…

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Quebec to Relax Some COVID-19 Measures, Extends Vaccine Passport to Big Box Retail

January 13, 2022
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the province will relax some COVID-19 measures starting Jan. 17, lifting the province’s nighttime curfew and allowing students to return to in-person learning. The premier said on Jan. 13 that COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the province will reach a peak “in the next coming days,” according to public health experts. “This means…

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Ontario to Deploy Internationally Trained Nurses to Bolster Health-Care Workforce

January 11, 2022
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Ontario is making it possible for internationally trained nurses to work in health-care settings that are strained by staffing shortages, Health Minister Christine Elliott says. Elliott announced at a press conference on Tuesday that the province is deploying internationally educated nurses to hospitals and long-term care homes that are short-staffed, part of a collaboration between Ontario Health…

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Ontario Delays Return to School for 2 More Weeks, Brings Back Tougher COVID Restrictions

January 3, 2022
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Ontario is bringing back tougher COVID-19 restrictions, which include closing schools and halting non-urgent surgeries, in an effort to “blunt the curve” of the soaring infection cases across the province and slow the spread of the Omicron variant, according to Premier Doug Ford. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5, Ontario will return to a modified…

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