It’s been five years since COVID-19 arrived in the London area in March 2020. We look back at LFP images from those first few months, when everything closed down due to the coronavirus: mhensen@postmedia.com druttan@postmedia.com
London Health Sciences Centre has opened extra beds during the “peak” of respiratory virus season but has avoided cancelling surgeries
A doctor whose privileges to practice at a Strathroy hospital were revoked over his COVID-19 vaccination status has lost his court challenge to get them reinstated.
COVID-19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatalities and hospital admissions high more than a year after the pandemic ended. There have 35 deaths from COVID-19 in London and Middlesex County since August and 31 people are being treated in hospital for the disease, with three admitted just
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An anti-COVID restrictions activist has been slapped with a fine and probation stemming from her participation in an anti-lockdown rally in Victoria Park in January 2022. Former London nurse Kristen Nagle, who became an outspoken anti-lockdown activist during the pandemic, was sentenced to two years probation and a $7,500
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A controversial Aylmer pastor and a former MP charged for participating in anti-lockdown protests in Southwestern Ontario amid the COVID-19 pandemic have had their charges stayed.
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A labour arbitrator has ruled against Fanshawe College in a dispute over its COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff, finding a move to enforce the rule against a fully remote worker was unreasonable. Read More
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The last original independent single-screen London movie theatre says it's "struggling" to stay open in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and has a big government loan coming due, casting its future into doubt. Read More
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The amount of COVID-19 genetic material showing up in London’s sewage is close to the all-time record and much higher than this time last year, but the virus is not hitting hospitals and long-term care homes the way it once might have. Credit community immunity for the disconnect, officials say
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London-area hospitals are bracing for a seasonal surge of patients flocking to emergency rooms and are asking people with non-urgent concerns to plan ahead and seek care elsewhere. Read More
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It’s the end of the road for London’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. Read More
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Last weekend, my wife and I decided to drive to Wheatley for a surprise birthday party for her brother. Read More