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stanley fr ckly trace and analyze COVID-19 infections.The new $20-million system will replace the provinces integrated Public Health Information System iPHIS , a 15-year-old database that has been blamed for delays, inconsistencies and significant under-reporting in Ontarios tracking of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Officials say the new system will ensure the provinces local health units can begin case investigation and contact tracing no more than three days after a patient first provides a sample for testing.Currently, testing labs cannot enter patients results directly into iPHIS. Results are instead sent to the health units 鈥?commonly in batches sent by fax 鈥?after which the patient data must be painstakingly entered hand, a step that can take days. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Replacing iPHIS is definitely something that could have been done earlier but definitely a step in the right direction, said Todd Coleman, an epidemiologist at Wilfrid Laurier University. Coleman, who used iPHIS in his former role as a public health o
stanley termosy fficial in London, called it a really old system that couldnt keep up with the necessities to be able to manage an infectious disease outbreak efficiently. The new case and contact management system is among several new initi Pucn Barrie youth sentenced for stabbing, beating Good Samaritan
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stanley mugs ton Regional Police need the public help finding a young woman wanted for a significant theft at an Oakville LCBO.Po
stanley cup lice say the incident occurred in broad daylight at the LCBO at 251 Oak Walk Drive on March 11 just before noon, when a woman walked in and stole seven bottles of liquor with a total value of
stanley tumbler $421.80.She is in her late 20s with a small build, dyed long blond hair, large frame eyeglasses, wearing a black vest with a grey track top with hood underneath, grey track pants and white Adidas running shoes. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW She was carrying a large white carry bag and wearing a black coloured medical mask PPE. Anyone with information can call police at 905-825-4747 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
