City to end dedicated COVID-19 response, cuts pandemic hires
Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, told the board of health Ottawa Public Health will return to pre-pandemic levels for programming.
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![Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, says respiratory viruses are high the city heading into the holidays so she expects trends to get worse in January. Dr. Vera Etches sits at a desk wearing a blue mask, a blue plaid jacket looking at the camera and holding a pen poised over a notebook.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6693227.1671582614!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dr-vera-etches.jpg)
Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, told the board of health Ottawa Public Health will return to pre-pandemic levels for programming.