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COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

The “Swiss Cheese Model” uses slices of cheese to visualize how interventions work together
Rapid testing brought to Beeton's Simcoe Manor as death toll rises to 7

Rapid testing brought to Beeton's Simcoe Manor as death toll rises to 7

'It’s a critical piece to our early detection and management,' county official says of rapid testing at Beeton facility; Source of outbreak not yet determined
COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

4 schools remain under surveillance in Newmarket; 3 new school cases in York Region, with 37 schools under surveillance; Ontario school cases tally 1,312 at 483 schools
Cybercrime losses amount to $17.8M for thousands of victims, OPP say

Cybercrime losses amount to $17.8M for thousands of victims, OPP say

Phishing — an email or text message that appears to be from a legitimate person or organization but contains malicious links or attachments — accounts for the majority of reported cyber security incidents 
10 drivers charged, vehicles impounded for stunt driving, York police say

10 drivers charged, vehicles impounded for stunt driving, York police say

York Regional Police say multiple incidents of excessive speeding, stunt driving, racing occurred last weekend
Sorry, Newmarket, there's no trick or treating this Halloween

Sorry, Newmarket, there's no trick or treating this Halloween

Kids in York, Toronto, Peel and Ottawa should find other ways to celebrate this year, Ontario's chief medical officer of health advises
Local Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises $39K for Southlake

Local Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises $39K for Southlake

A national record was broken with more than $10.5 million raised for local charities
WATCH: Province to expand digital services with new action plan

WATCH: Province to expand digital services with new action plan

Announcement comes as province battles 2nd wave of COVID-19
COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario

COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario

2 new cases in Newmarket, totalling 339, of which 30 are active; York Region reports 99 new cases, as medium Rt inches down to 0.95; 704 new cases, 4 more deaths in Ontario
New podcast shines spotlight on missing persons, cold cases

New podcast shines spotlight on missing persons, cold cases

'My heart really went out to these families who I knew really had no hope,' says private investigator behind Whereabouts Unknown