LIVE: Ontario chief medical officer of health update after Omicron detected in Ottawa

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Nov 29, 2021 02:43:00 PM.

Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore talks about what the arrival of COVID-19 variant Omicron means for residents across the province.

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