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February 26, 2021 Eastern Ontario Health Unit Confirms First Cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern in Region
February 24, 2021 EOHU Shares Results from Provincial COVID-19 Education and Enforcement Campaign and Next Steps
February 23, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in the EOHU Region
February 18, 2021 Order from the Medical Officer of Health Directed to the Owners, Operators and Administrators of Agricultural Farms - 2021-01 (Effective February 18,2021)
February 17, 2021 COVID-19 Self-Isolation Requirements Now Extend to Household Members of High-Risk Contacts and Symptomatic Individuals
February 12, 2021 EOHU Region to Be in the “Orange-Restrict” Category of Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework as Stay-at-Home Order Ends
February 9, 2021 EOHU Region to Remain Under Shutdown and Stay-at-Home Order Until February 16th
January 28, 2021 Local Schools to Reopen for In-Person Classes on February 1st
January 22, 2021 Statement From the Medical Officer of Health on the Delay of In-Person Learning in the EOHU Region
January 13, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in EOHU Region: LTC Residents and Staff to be Immunized Starting January 13th
January 12, 2021 Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency, Issues Stay-at-Home Order and Introduces Enhanced Enforcement Measures to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives
December 23, 2020 EOHU Urges Public to Maintain Public Health Measures as Canada Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
December 22, 2020 EOHU Region Entering 28-day Shutdown Effective at 12:01 A.M. on December 26, 2020
December 18, 2020 EOHU Issues New Order for Multidepartment Retail and Grocery Stores
December 17, 2020 Order from the Medical Officer of Health Directed to the Owners and Operators of Multidepartment Retail and Grocery Stores - 2020-15 (effective at 12:01AM on December 19, 2020)
December 11, 2020 An Open Letter to the Community From the Medical Officer of Health
December 3, 2020 AMENDED December 3 2020: Order Directed to the Owners, Operators, Occupiers and Administrators of the Category 2, Category 4 and Category 5 Businesses
November 27, 2020 Provincial COVID-19 Education and Enforcement Campaign for Workplaces Coming to EOHU Region
November 19, 2020 Order from the Medical Officer of Health for Mandatory Isolation of Certain Individuals (Replaces and supersedes the order dated April 3, 2020)
November 6, 2020 EOHU Region to Be in the “Yellow-Protect” Category of New Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework