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Health Unit Adds Five New Cases

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 Monday.

The Dryden Health Hub recorded two positives after two days of no cases.

The Sioux Lookout district had two, while the Kenora area saw one.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is seeing its numbers drop significantly.

Only nine new cases were reported but there was one COVID related death.

The number of active cases has dropped to 163.

Ontario is recording 5,979 cases and 32 deaths over a two day period.

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Strong Request To Stay Home This Weekend

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Canada’s top doctor admits it’s going to be a weird Easter long weekend for everyone.

However, Doctor Theresa Tam says we need to break tradition, which means not inviting anyone over to your house for a meal.

She says this is the critical time to maintain physical distancing and connecting virtually over phone, e-mail and video chatting.

Health, police and government also stress the importance of not going to camp to escape until further notice.

Dr. Tam stresses the safest plan if you do have a break is quote “A Staycation for the Nation.”

She says people must avoid all non-essential travel.

The provincial government is taking action to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by ordering employers to give essential staff, including truck drivers and pharmacy and grocery store workers, the day off on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Premier Doug Ford stresses those employees have been working day and night for several weeks to keep the food and medicine we need on the shelves.