詹嘉禮市議員 ： COVID-19每日更新 – 2020年5月14日

 

與長者的電話會議

我將會在5月15日晚上7時舉行一場電話會議，內容將談及長者如何應對COVID-19疫情的建議。請將你想在電話會議期間發問的問題提交給我的助理，她的電郵地址為This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.。有關如何參與會議的詳情將會在稍後公佈。

請致電1-416-915-6530 加入電話會議。

電話接通後，請跟隨廣播指引，然後輸入連線代碼: 285 107 646

 

這次電話會議的專家小組包括以下成員:

 

Wendy Beckles

Sheppard Village 總裁兼首席執行官

 

Helen Leung

耆暉會首席執行官

 

Dr. Eric KC Wong, MD FRCPC

St. Michael’s Hospital 和University Health Network 的長者醫療科臨床助理

 

Dr. Tammy Wong

臨床心理學家（監督執業），註冊心理治療師，註冊婚姻與家庭治療師

 

我在本週二向士嘉堡—愛靜閣的個人護理人員提供了12,000個口罩。這些個人護理人員是UNIFOR工會的成員。總共有245個車輛駛過提取口罩。

在COVID-19危機期間，個人護理工作者一直在前線照顧我們的親人和社區里最不能自理的人。更多詳情請閱: 点击这里

多倫多電力系統升級工程

 

多倫多電力公司將在六月內更換Tambrook Drive 路段的電纜和分接盒。有關詳情請閱: 点击这里

 

請將此訊息傳遞給你的家人、鄰居和朋友。如果各位希望收到我們的每日更新，請用電子郵件通知：This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

COVID-19 多倫多市累計個案

•        8,097宗累計確診病例

•        自5月12日起153宗新病例(較日前少16宗新增病例)

•        405名患者需要入院，其中97人在重症監護病房留醫

•        累計648人死亡

•        累計5,851人康復

更多詳情請參閱多倫多公共衛生部網頁

 

多倫多市政府

•        多倫多市正與本市新創公司Ritual合作，為本地企業提供一款簡便的在線和現場接受電子訂單的平台。更多詳情請瀏覽https://ritual.co/partners

•        已參與在週一啓動的ShopHere計劃的商戶將合資格終身免收傭金和免月費參與Ritual ONE。

•        ActiveTO計劃旨在為市民提供更多的空間進行運動，和改現時善社居隔離狀況。

安大略省政府

•        省政府宣佈了在在2020年5月19日（星期二）上午12:01將允許開放的零售商，季節性行業和社區服務提供商名單。完整列表請瀏覽: 点击这里

•        省政府同時宣佈將允許更多的季節性服務和活動及時在維多利亞日長週末重新投入服務。重啓最早於2020年5月16日（星期六）上午12:01進行。完整列表請瀏覽:点击这里

衛生部長Christine Elliott宣佈COVID-19測試已擴大至包括任何出現病徵的人。

從今天開始生效，使用安大略省藥物福利計劃的人直到2020年7月1日之前無需支付任何已分期分配而超過30天的處方藥的共付款額。

 

如果接受Trillium Drug Program的家庭在2019年或2020年的收入出現10%或以上的變化，他們可以遞交年度免賠額重新評估表，以申請重新計算免賠額。

加拿大和安大略省政府正在投資225萬加元，以協助農民保護他們的員工和確保健康食品的供應。

安大略省農業，食品和農村事務部（OMAFRA）現在正在接受申請，並將加快批准過程，以支持農業食品行業工作場所的健康和安全。在有足夠資金的情況下，OMAFRA將持續接收合格的申請和進行評估。

 

加拿大聯邦政府

一些國家公園將在6月初重新開放。市民將在保持社交距離的情況下使用步道和綠地。

加拿大政府通過「魚獲收割者津貼」向魚獲收割者認捐4.7億加元。

總理鼓勵所有人通過購買加拿大奶酪，肉和魚來支持加拿大食品生產商。

 

COVID-19 Updates – May 14, 2020

 

Seniors’ Teleconference

 

Tomorrow evening, May 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM I will be holding a teleconference to offer suggestions to seniors as they navigate COVID-19. Please submit questions that you would like answered during the teleconference to my assistant at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

To join the teleconference, please call: 1-416-915-6530.

Follow the prompts and then enter access code: 285 107 646

 

We will be joined by panelists who specialize in senior and long-term care:

 

Wendy Beckles

President & CEO of Shepherd Village

 

Helen Leung  

Chief Executive Officer of Carefirst’s group of organizations

 

Dr. Eric KC Wong, MD FRCPC

Geriatric Medicine (Clinical Associate), St. Michael’s Hospital and University Health Network

 

Dr. Tammy Wong

Clinical psychologist (supervised practice), registered psychotherapist, registered Marriage and Family Therapist.

On Tuesday, I was able to distribute over 12,000 free face masks to Scarborough-Agincourt’s Personal Support Workers (PSWs) and PSWs, working other locations in Toronto, who are members of UNIFOR.  Two hundred forty-five vehicles came through the mask pick-up line.

Personal Support Workers are on the front line caring for our loved ones and those who are least able to care for themselves during the COVID-19 crisis..Read More..

  

 

Toronto Hydro Upgrades – Tambrook Drive

Toronto Hydro will be replacing electrical cables and tap boxes along sections of Tambrook Drive throughout the month of June. For more details, please click here.

Please take a moment to pass along this message to your family, neighbours and friends. If you would like to sign someone up for our e-mailing list, please send me their e-mail addresses at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

COVID-19 cases reported in Toronto

 

·8,097 total cases

·153 new cases since May 12 (16 fewer new cases from day before)

·405 hospitalized with 97 in ICU

·648 deaths

·5,851 recovered

Full details from Toronto Public Health,

 

City of Toronto

·The City of Toronto is partnering with Toronto start up Ritual to provide local businesses with an easy way to accept digital orders online and onsite. For further information and to sign up, please visit https://ritual.co/partners.

o   Businesses enrolled in the City's ShopHERE program – which was launched Monday - will also be eligible for Ritual ONE and a lifetime exemption from commission and subscription fees.

o   ActiveTO is a program to provide more space for people to be physically active and improve physical distancing. For more information, please read more…

 

Government of Ontario

·The Provincial Government announced the list of retailers, seasonal businesses and health and community service providers who will be permitted to open or expand their services on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 12:01 AM. For the full list, please click here.  

·The Provincial Government also announced additional seasonal services and activities will be permitted to open as early as Saturday May 16, 2020 at 12:01 AM, in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. For the full list, please click here.

·Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced that COVID-19 testing has been expanded to include any persons experiencing symptoms of the virus.

·Effective today, people using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program will not be required to pay any co-payment until July 1, 2020 for any prescription of 30 or more days that is now being dispensed in installments

·If a Trillium Drug Program household has experienced an income change in 2019 or 2020 of 10% or more compared to their 2018 income, they can apply to have their deductible recalculated  by completing and submitting the Annual Deductible Re-Assessment Form.

·The Governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $2.25 million to help farmers protect employees and ensure the continued supply of healthy food products.

·The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is now accepting applications and will expedite the approval process to help support workplace health and safety in the agri-food sector. Eligible applications will be received and assessed on a continuous basis, while funding is available.

 

Government of Canada

·Some National Parks will partially re-open at the beginning of June. People will be able to use trails and green spaces where social distancing is possible.

·The Government of Canada pledges $470 million to fish harvesters through the Fish Harvesters Benefit.

·The Prime Minister urged everyone to support Canadian food producers by buying Canadian cheese, meat and fish.

 

 

 

Regards,

  

Jim Karygiannis,

Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt

3850 Finch Ave E G7
Scarborough Ontario M1T 3T6
(416) 392 1374 Phone
(647) 723 0287 Fax
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