Rising COVID-19 case numbers means it's "more likely than not" that schools will remain closed after the end of next week's spring break, Ottawa's medical officer of health says. Dr. Vera Etches delivered that news with "a heavy heart" during a city media briefing Friday afternoon. Ottawa schools may have to close if cases keep rising, OPH says CBC News Ottawa 1:13 Dr. Vera Etches, medical officer of health, says Ottawa Public Health will likely close schools after spring break in an effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the city. 1:13School transmission stableThe fate of elementary and secondary schools would likely be decided by next Wednesday, Etches said. Etches maintained transmission in schools isn't "out of control," with the majority of cases connected to someone else who'd caught COVID-19 in the wider community.

Source: CBC News April 09, 2021 18:29 UTC