Friday April 24, 2020
Coronavirus Update for Friday 24 April 20
There have been 977 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, an increase of 34 since yesterday, and 35 deaths, an increase of three.
City temporaily closes Esther By Child Care Centre after staffer fell ill [Ottawa Citizen]
Dr. Vera Etches says COVID-19 will be “part of our lives” for the foreseeable future [CFRA]
Premier Doug Ford's mother-in-law, who lives in a care home, tests positive for COVID-19 [Ottawa Citizen]
New COVID-19 clinic for pregnant women and newborns at the Ottawa Hospital [Ottawa Citizen]
Don't inject Lysol into the human body says maker, after US president Donald Trump suggested that was a thing to do [The Street]
+ Related Acting US ambassador to Canada defends defunding WHO
Canada invests $1 billion in COVID-19 vaccine research [Toronto Star]