Upper Canada College, an all-boys’ private school in Toronto, has voluntarily closed for in-person classes after 12 people tested positive for COVID-19 since Feb. 25. Prior said as of Tuesday at 6 p.m., there are 10 active cases at the school among students in Grade 4, 8 and 12, with two cases having been resolved. Toronto Public Health has recommended that all staff and students be tested, Dubey said in a statement. “The school has decided to voluntarily close for in-person instruction until test results from schoolwide testing is completed,” Dubey said. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Since the people who have tested positive have links in the community for where they likely acquired COVID-19, an outbreak has not been declared in this school,” Dubey said.

Source: thestar March 16, 2021 14:36 UTC