COVID-19 cases spike in Ontario.Tim Rutledge, the president and CEO of Unity Health Toronto, which includes St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St.
Michael’s Hospital, announced the decision in a statement Monday.“Starting December 20, we’ve made the difficult decision to put all non-essential ambulatory care and surgical procedures temporarily on hold with the exception of urgent and emergent cases,” the statement said.
Ontario reports 3,784 new COVID cases, no new deaths “We’ve also moved all non-essential ambulatory visits from in person in our clinic spaces to virtual where possible.”Rutledge said it has become “very clear that we are facing another significant surge of COVID-19 in Toronto and across Ontario.”He said Omicron presents.