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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
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SIMCOE, July 2, 2020– The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health is issuing a Heat Warning for Haldimand and Norfolk counties. A Heat Warning is issued when two consecutive days are forecasted to have a daytime high temperature of 31°C or higher and a nighttime temperature of 20°C or higher or when two consecutive […]
June 25, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at Anson Place over. Anson Place includes both a long-term care facility and retirement home. “I know this comes as welcome news for both the residents of Anson Place and their families,” says Kristal Chopp, Chair of the Board of […]
June 24, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit continues to work to resolve the outbreak at the farm. Approximately 220 migrant farm workers live in residences on the farm. Approximately 200 people have tested positive. Two workers are currently hospitalized. The approach to manage a COVID-19 case is for the person affected to […]
June 22, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Health and Social Services has identified and corrected an internal privacy issue regarding individuals who took a COVID-19 test prior to May 19, 2020. Security access on a file containing names, health card numbers and test results was inadvertently made broader than required, allowing a small number of […]
June 21, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has been notified that a migrant worker who had been in intensive care with COVID-19 has died. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, a member of the Catholic clergy, and Health Unit staff visited workers at the farm last night to personally deliver the […]