“Even the number of 19,000 tests per day is entirely incompatible with the premier’s wish to open up the province safely. In ordering an immediate ramp-up, the premier appeared to fire a rocket at Williams and other public health officials. “We’ve heard from doctors and public health experts that the government began receiving warnings in January. Recognizing the problem, Dr. Vanessa Allen, chief microbiologist at Public Health Ontario, took it upon herself to reach out to hospital and private labs for help in processing a pending backlog that would last until early April. The testing system expanded by Allen now involves public health labs across the province.

Source: thestar May 02, 2020 11:03 UTC