COVID-19 Media Mentions: Dionne Aleman, industrial engineering specialized in pandemic planning

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  1. Mayor of Niagara Falls hopes for ‘more meaningful step’ to allow for vaccinated U.S. tourists (Global News, July 22)
  2. COVID-19 and the U.S. border, Not many Canadians want an election & There is a good reason why the Blue Origin rocket looks like that (Curious Cast // Apple Podcast, Omny FM, PlayerFM, July 21)
  3. ‘The world is watching us’: Pressure mounts for Canada to share surplus  COVID-19 vaccines (Global News, June 3)
  4. U.S. unveils COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan, Canada is a priority (Global News, June 3)
  5. A Year of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Aleman (Trinity Times, March 18)
  6. 2,250 front-line Toronto police officers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting this week (Toronto Star, March 1)
  7. There are now 18 confirmed cases of the UK COVID variant in Durham (DurhamRegion.com // Peterborough Examiner, St. Catharines Standard, February 14)
  8. ‘Significant underestimation’: Canada’s COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported (Global News // MSN News, Q107, February 12)
    • 專家:實際病例數遠高於官方報告數字 {Expert: The actual number of cases is much higher than the official report} (Sing Tao Daily, February 12)
  9. Ontario could be on course for nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily if lockdowns lift and variant digs in (Toronto Star, February 12)
  10. A third wave of COVID-19 is ‘inevitable.’ Inside the looming fight other countries have already waged (Toronto Star // DurhamRegion.com, Guelph Mercury Tribune, February 11)
  11. Peel, York and Toronto see rapid growth of variant that started in U.K. Here’s how the aggressive strain of COVID-19 is moving across the province (Toronto Star, February 11)
  12. Canada’s pandemic ‘finish line’ is not a given: experts (Global News // Best Brothers Group, COVID-19 Canada, Jump 106.9, KtTx News, Peak 95.1 FM, Soo Today, January 28, 2021; ClixkPlayNews, MSN News, Toronto Zoom, Umbrella Corp, January 29, 2021)
    • No Canadian pandemic “Finish Line” given: Expert (TimesNow Canada, January 28, 2021)
  13. Ontario’s second wave of COVID-19 hit a grim milestone Friday (Toronto Star // Brampton Guardian, Cambridge Times, DurhamRegion.comNiagara Falls Review, Orangeville.com, Simcoe.com, Toronto.com, Waterloo Chronicle, January 22, 2021)
  14. Ontario’s new lockdown is confusing. A big question remains: Will it work? (Toronto Star // DurhamRegion.com, Flamborough Review, Toronto.com, Waterloo Chronicle, January 15, 2021)
  15. Fight back with Libby Znaimer: Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling – January 12 2021 (Zoomer Radio // Stitcher, January 12, 2021)
  16. Doctors point to staffing issues as second wave of COVID-19 rips through Ontario’s nursing homes (Toronto Star, January 5, 2021)
  17. Delayed lockdown could result in 10,000 additional COVID-19 cases in Ontario (Toronto Star // New Hamburg Independent, Toronto.comWaterloo Chronicle, December 23)
  18. How will the holidays affect COVID-19 case counts? Three charts that dive into grim prospects, at home and abroad (Toronto Star // Brampton GuardianDurhamRegion.com, Inside HaltonMississauga.com, Niagara Falls Review, Orangeville.com, Toronto.com, Welland Tribune, December 14; Canada News Media, December 15)
  19. As a southwest Ontario hospital postpones some surgeries, experts warn more delays could be coming. These 4 charts sum up COVID-19 right now (Toronto Star // Mimic News, December 7)
  20. Toronto pandemic expert says holiday travelling of any kind shouldn’t happen this year (Narcity, November 24)
  21. Why this lockdown might not work, plus the growing battle inside Ontario long-term-care homes: 5 charts that show the state of the pandemic (Toronto Star // ctMobi, November 23; FR24 News, Métis Nation, November 24)
  22. COVID-19 data explained: Which numbers matter most — and when (Toronto Star // DurhamRegion.comGuelph Mercury TribuneMississauga.com, November 23)
    • Understanding COVID-19 data: How to make sense of the numbers and understand which metric matters most – and when (FR24 News, November 24)
    • Understanding COVID-19 data: How to make sense of the numbers and… (al Khaleej Today, November 24)
  23. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Black Canadians (Humber Et Cetera, November 20)
  24. Where exactly are Canadians catching COVID-19? Authorities are not totally sure (National Post // Canada.com, Cochrane TimesCold Lake SunDaily Herald Tribune, Fort McMurray TodayGoderich Signal-Star, Healthing, LondonerMayerthorpe Freelancer, Mid-North MonitorMontreal Gazette, Norfolk and Tillsonburg NewsNorth Bay Nugget, Owen Sound Sun Times, Sarnia ObserverShoreline Beacon, Sudbury StarWhitecourt StarWoodstock Sentinel-Review, WorldNews.net, November 14)
    • ¿Dónde se están generando los contagios de COVID-19 en Canadá? {Where are Covid-19 infections being generated in Canada} (Q’Pasa, November 16)
  25. COVID-19: What we know about the second wave and a targeted approach for protecting Canadians (Zoomer, October 29)
  26. How low testing on the weekend may be making it harder to control Ontario’s second wave (Toronto Star, October 28)
  27. Coronavirus: More testing needed for a true depiction of COVID-19 spread, expert says (Global News // MSN News, Yahoo! News, October 26)
  28. Guelph reports 17 new coronavirus cases from weekend, active cases at 42 (Global News // Boom 101.9CFOX, Magic 106.1, October 26)
  29. COVID-19 outbreak with 19 cases at Wilfrid Laurier University over: public health (Global News // 91.5 the BeatCJOY 1460, October 26)
  30. Do we really have a handle on COVID-19 spread in Ontario? Testing problems are leading many to question if anyone actually knows what’s happening (Toronto Star // Newscaf, October 20)
  31. Contact tracing as a strategy to combat spread of COVID-19 (Zoomer Radio, October 19)
  32. Expert in contact tracing blames provincial leadership, not health units, for shortfalls (Barrie Today // MSN News, Toronto Star, October 14)
    • Lack of funding led to contact-tracing shortfalls, say experts (Collingwood Today, October 14)
    • Local contact-tracing issues traced to ‘failing of provincial leadership’ (Orillia Matters, October 14)
    • ‘Without good contact tracing, there will be more unchecked spread of the virus,’ says doctor (Bradford Today, Innisfil Today, October 14; Midland Today, October 15)
  33. Expert suggests skipping holidays this year as COVID-19 looms over Thanksgiving dinner (City News 1130 // 660 City News, Montreal City News, Winnipeg City News, October 10)
  34. Hundreds of federal staff now helping provinces do contact tracing (iPolitics, October 5)
  35. Fight back with Libby Znaimer: Confusion around the second COVID-19 wave (Zoomer Radio // Listen Notes, Stitcher, October 1)
  36. Toronto officials push province for new restrictions as rate of new COVID-19 infections soars to highest ever (Toronto Star // Cambridge Times, Daily EchoedInside Halton, Toronto.com, YorkRegion.com October 1;  FR24 News, New Hamburg Independent, October 2)
  37. Stuck in lockdown limbo? Here’s what to expect in the second wave (Toronto Star // St. Catharines StandardToronto.com, September 30)
  38. Canada’s death toll could hit 16,000 by the end of 2020, new modelling warns (CTV News // iHeart Radio 100.3iHeart Radio CFAXiHeart Radio Pure Country, Knowledia, News AKMI, Newscaf, RokzFast, Traptown News Media, Unfold Times, WorldNews.net, WorldNewsEra, September 26)
    • New modelling data on Canadian COVID-19 death toll (CTV News video, September 26)
    • 新模型警告:加拿大的死亡人数年底可能达到16,000人 市中心三家餐馆被勒令关闭 {New model warns: The death toll in Canada may reach 16,000 by the end of the year} (Chinese News Group, September 26)
    • 按照目前的疫情 到年底加拿大可能要死这么多人 {According to a current epidemic model, many more people may die in Canada by the end of the year} (51.ca, 6 Park NewsCbeiji.com, Chinese Real Estate Weekly, iask.caLondonChinese.caSinoQuebec Media, September 27; CFC News, September 28)
    • 今年年底 加拿大可能有1.6万人将死于新冠 {By the end of this year, 16,000 people in Canada may die from the new coronavirus} (BCbay.com, September 27)
    • 最新模型预测:加拿大今年底新冠死亡16000人 {The latest model predicts: 16,000 deaths from the new coronavirus in Canada at the end of this year} (YorkBBS.ca, September 27;  Have8.tv, September 28)
    • 告急!加拿大今年可能要有1.6万人死于新冠病毒! {Urgent! There may be 16,000 deaths from the new coronavirus in Canada this year!} (CareerEngine.us, September 27)
    • 单日新增破纪录!加拿大第二波疫情或有7000人死亡 {New record for a single day! Canada’s second wave may cause 7,000 deaths} (Lahoo.ca, September 28; TW Great Daily, September 29)
    • 美国专家预测:加国明年1月前超16,000人染疫亡 {U.S. experts predict: Over 16,000 people will die in Canada by January next year} (Epoch Times, September 28)
  39. Community spread’ is driving Ontario’s second wave — here’s why that leaves more questions than answers (Toronto Star // elmoudjawebNorthumberland News, St. Catharines StandardToronto.com, September 23)
    • La propagación comunitaria está impulsando la segunda ola de COVID-19 en Ontario {Community spread is fueling second wave of COVID-19 in Ontario} (Q’Pasa, September 24)
  40. U of T Engineering community rallies together to record messages of support for Back to Skule™ (U of T Engineering News, September 10)
  41. Will my kids be safe? (Toronto Star // PressReader, September 7)
  42. Where are you most likely to encounter COVID-19 in Toronto? Check our interactive map (Toronto Star, September 3; Newscaf, World Newj, September 4)
      • Your chance of encountering COVID-19 in Toronto just went up. Check our interactive map to see where the risk is greatest (Hamilton Spectator, St. Catharines Standard, Welland TribuneWorldNews.net, September 3)
      • 这些图说明问题 相聚的人越多遭遇病人风险越大 {These figures show that the more the people, the greater the risk of encountering patients} (CFC News, September 3; iask.ca25.ca, September 10; Dawa News, September 11)
      • Estos son los vecindarios de Toronto donde hay mayor riesgo de contagio de COVID-19 {These are the Toronto neighborhoods where there is a greater risk of contagion of COVD-19} (September 4: Q’Pasa)
      • Your chance of encountering COVID-19 has increased in 69% of Toronto neighourhoods (September 18: Mimic News)
  43. Are U of T’s fall reopening plans safe? No, say some community members (The Varsity, August 28)
  44. Ontario optometrists are redirecting patients to ERs to protest underfunding (Toronto Star // The Record, Toronto.comWorldNews.net, August 10)
    • ‘Desperate’ optometrists’ wage protest costs Ontario $250K a day (Toronto Star // Press Reader, August 11)
    • Editorial: Ontario’s optometrists should stop penalizing patients in their fight over funding (Toronto Star, August 12)
      • Editorial: Eye-care tactic is out of focus (Toronto Star // Press Reader, August 13)
  45. What Doug Ford and Ontario got right – and wrong – in four months of fighting COVID-19. We asked seven experts to weigh in (Toronto Star // Guelph MercuryHamilton Spectator, Peterborough ExaminerSt. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune)
    • Ontario vs. COVID-19: What have we learned? (Toronto Star // Press Reader, July 18)
  46. COVID-19: A second wave? (Vibe 105 TO, July 10)
  47. Why Canada must stand on guard for possible second wave (Toronto Star // PressReader, June 26)
  48. Will Canada see a second wave of COVID-19? This is what other countries are seeing (Toronto Star // Hamilton Spectator, Muskokan, Northumberland NewsOur Windsor, ParrySound.comToronto.comYorkRegion.com, June 25)
  49. Is Toronto really ready to reopen? These 4 charts explain why some experts are urging caution (Toronto Star // Cambridge TimesFlamborough Review, Hamilton Spectator, New Hamburg IndependentPeterborough ExaminerThe RecordToronto.com, YorkRegion.com, June 22; Muskokan, June 23)
  50. Opinion: Why is Ontario still locked down? (The Post Millennial, June 20 // Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, June 22)
  51. After months of criticism, Ontario is overhauling COVID-19 data collection. Here’s why some say it could be a game-changer (Toronto Star // Hamilton SpectatorSt. Catharines StandardThe Record, Toronto.com, June 18; Muskokan, June 19)
    • پس از ماه ها انتقاد انتاریو overhauling COVID-19 جمع آوری داده ها. در اینجا به همین دلیل برخی می گویند این می تواند یک بازی را تغییر
      {Overhauling Covid-19 data collection after months of criticism in Ontario. This is why some people say that this can change the game} (مینرال نیوز – Mineral News, June 19)
  52. Four ways Ontario has made it harder to know how COVID-19 is hitting the province (Toronto Star // Flamborough ReviewIFP.ca, Mimic NewsNews Province, Our WindsorSt. Catharines Standard, Toronto.comYorkRegion.com, May 31; FR24 News, Muskokan, Orangeville.com, Royale Grande, June 1)
    • Quatre façons dont l’Ontario a rendu plus difficile de savoir comment COVID-19 frappe la province (FR24 News, May 31)
  53. Data collecting method called ‘among worst’ in country (Toronto Star // PressReader, June 1)
  54. Timing of reopening muddies testing’s waters: Rollout of economy may make it hard to track possible second wave (Toronto Star // Toronto Public Library – Canadian Newsstream, May 19)
  55. Why Ontario’s expanded COVID-19 testing will make it harder to assess the economy’s reopening (Toronto Star // Flamborough ReviewInside Ottawa Valley, Mimic NewsNew Hamburg Independent, NewscafOur WindsorSt. Catharines Standard, The RecordToronto.com, WorldNews.net, May 17)
    • چرا انتاریو گسترش COVID-19 تست آن را سخت تر برای ارزیابی اقتصاد بازگشایی
      {Why Ontario’s expanded COVID-19 testing makes it harder to assess the reopening economy} (مینرال نیوز – Mineral News, May 17)
    • Perché l’espansione dei test COVID-19 dell’Ontario renderà più difficile valutare la riapertura dell’economia {Why the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Ontario will make it more difficult to evaluate the reopening of economy} (Italy Newsmaker, May 18)
    • 放寬限制兼明重啟經濟 學家恐為抗疫帶來挑戰, 令省府更難監效果及跟蹤傳播 {Relaxing restrictions and restarting economies may bring challenges to fight the epidemic, making it more difficult for the provincial government to monitor the effects and follow-ups} (Ming Pao Canada, May 18)
  56. This end to COVID-19 lockdowns could only have been made in America (Toronto Star // CoronaVirusNewsLive.comFlamborough ReviewHamilton Spectator, Inside Ottawa ValleyMimic News, Muskokan, NewscafOur WindsorParrySound.com, Peterborough Examiner, The RecordToronto.comWorldNews.net, YorkRegion.com, May 8)
    • A made-in-America end to lockdown (Toronto Star // Press Reader, May 9)
    • This end of COVID-19 blockages could only have taken place in America (FR24 News, May 9)
  57. For Canada to reopen, these COVID-19 unknowns must be considered (Huffington Post Canada // MSN News, April 29; Press From, April 30)
  58. Predicting COVID-19’s path is tough. So is it fair to say Ottawa ‘botched’ it? (Toronto Star // Flamborough Review, Hamilton Spectator, Mimic NewsOur Windsor, Peterborough Examiner, St. Catharine StandardThe RecordToronto.com, WorldNews.net, April 27)
    • It is difficult to predict the trajectory of COVID-19. So is it fair to say that Ottawa botched it? (FR24 News, April 28)
  59. Tough to predict virus path, but it appears we botched it (Toronto Star // PressReader, April 26)
  60. Ontario says COVID-19 community cases peaked. What does that mean for Canada? (Global News // Big 96.3 FM, Big 101.1 FMCanada News Media, Chuck 925CJOY 1460, CoronaVirusNewsLive.comCountry 105Fresh Radio 1043, Kt Tx NewsMSN NewsSoo Today, Sound Health and Lasting WealthUpcoming World News, Wolf 101.5 FMWorldNews.net, Y108, April 21)
  61. Ontario COVID-19 community spread has peaked (CBC Radio – Ontario Today, April 20)
  62. Expert warns pandemic modelling far from exact science as B.C. prepares to release new projections (City News 1130, April 17)
    • BC计划5月放松限制 {BC plans to relax restrictions in May} (CareerEngine.US, April 18)
  63. BC公布最新数据模型 {BC announces the latest data model} (VanPeople.com, linksee.net, April 17)
  64. COVID-19: How pandemic models predict a virus spread (U of T Engineering Youtube channel, April 15)
  65. Thousands of people are still infected, and if we start relaxing the restrictions put in place to slow disease spread, the disease will just take off again (Toronto Star, April 14)
  66. ‘We should not sell out our lives for short-term economic gain’: Despite ‘glimmer of hope’ in COVID-19 battle, far too soon to return to normal, pandemic expert says (Toronto Star // Peterborough ExaminerSt. Catharines Standard, April 13; Our WindsorTheIFPToronto.com, April 16)
  67. Ottawa releases national COVID-19 projections (CTV News, April 9)
  68. Everything you need to know about grocery shopping during COVID-19 (Chatelaine // Better Parent, India JournalMaclean’s, MenyCliff CanadaMSN NewsToday’s Parent, April 8; Head Topics, April 9; CHFI 98.1, April 14)
  69. Compute Canada Federation celebrates Canadian researchers working on COVID-19 (Compute Canada Federation // Calcul QuébecCompute Ontario, WestGrid, April 6)
  70. ‘Hardest, saddest’ week (Ottawa Citizen //PressReader, April 6)
  71. Dionne Aleman, PhD, P.Eng. is using industrial engineering techniques to track COVID-19’s spread (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, April 5)
  72. The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada – Canada News (News Province, April 5)
  73. COVID-19 : Comment les chercheurs font-ils leurs projections? (Radio Canada, April 4)
  74. The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19 (Canadian Press // 570 News, 660 City News, 680 News, Airdrie TodayAlberta Prime Times, Battlefords News OptimistBattlefords NowBay Today, Beach Radio 103.1Carlyle Observer, CFJC TodayChat News TodayChronicle Journal, CHVN RadioCity News 1130CJME 980, CJVR FMCKOM 650, CKPG Today, Cochrane TodayCP24, CTV News, danilposhDeloraine Times & StarDelta Optimist, Discover HumboldtDiscover Moose Jaw, Discover WestmanDiscover WeyburnDryden Now, e-Radio.USEckville EchoEdmonton City News, Everything GP, FortSask OnlineGeorgina Post, Hamilton Spectator, In BramptonIn Halton, In Sauga, In the HammerInfoTel NewsKamloops NowKamloops This Week, Kelowna Daily Courier, Kelowna NowKenora Online, Lacombe OnlineLakeland TodayLethbridge Herald, Lethbridge News NowLillooet News, MashviralMedicine Hat News, Montreal City NewsMountain View TodayMSN News, My AlgomaMy McMurray, National NewswatchNational Post, News FlashNorth Shore News, One News Page, Okotoks OnlineOkotoks TodayOttawa CitizenOttawaMatters.com, Pembina Valley Online, Penticton HeraldPortage OnlinePowell River Peak, Power 104Press From, Prince Albert NowPrince George Citizen, Prince George MattersrdnewsNOWRegina Leader-Post, Richmond NewsRocky Mountain Outlook TodaySault Online, Soo Today, Squamish ChiefStrathmore Now, Swift Current Online, Sylvan Lake NewsThe OutlookTimes ColonistToronto City NewsToronto Star, Tricity News, Vancouver CourierVernon MattersVOCM Local News Now, West Central Online, Weyburn ReviewWinnipeg City News, Winnipeg Free PressYahoo! News, Yorkton This Week, April 4; London Free PressO.Canada.com, Steinbach Online, April 5; Canadian ManufacturingPlant.ca, April 6)
  75. Steer away of public parks if you want to survive the coronavirus pandemic (Fast News Media, April 3)
  76. Ventilators in some sites already at capacity (Toronto Star, April 3)
  77. One GTA health region has already exhausted its supply of ventilators. Experts say this should be a ‘red alert’ (Toronto Star // Hamilton Spectator, WorldNews.net, April 2; American News, Live 24×7 News, April 3)
    • A GTA health region has already exhausted its supply of ventilators. Experts say it should be a “red alert” (FR24 News, April 3)
    • 【新冠病毒】安省医院呼吸机分得唔平均 {New corona virus: Ontario hospital ventilator supply is not evenly distributed} (Ming Pao Canada, Ming Sheng Bao, April 3)
    • 多市西北地區醫院呼吸機用盡治疫設備現警報 {Alarms from exhaustion of ventilators in hospitals of many cities in the northwest region} (Ming Pao Canada, April 4)
    • 多伦多部分医院 呼吸机已经不敷应用 {Some hospitals in Toronto have insufficient ventilators to use} (have8.tv, Sing Tao Daily; Sing Tao MetropolisVanPeople.com, April 4)
  78. Coronavirus: Here’s why experts, health officials want you to stay away from public parks (Global News // Boom 101.9, CISN 103.9Fox News TodayFree Speech Daily, Fresh Radio 93.1, Fresh Radio 100.5Gavel InternationalLatest Breaking News, MSN NewsNews HeadlineSound Health and Lasting WealthQ107, Soo Today, Wolf 101.5 FM, April 1; FR24 NewsThe Leader – Nigeria, TheOneWorldNews, WebFavourites.com, April 2)
    • 冠狀病毒:這就是專家,衛生官員希望您遠離公園的原因–國家 {Coronavirus: This is why experts, health officials want you to stary away from parks} (CoronavirusNewsLive.com, April 1)
    • Coronavirus: Heres why consultants, health officials want you to stay away from public parks (MyNaijaBlog.com, April 2)
  79. New ventilators can’t come fast enough, says pandemic expert (660 City NewsCity News 1130Edmonton City NewsMontreal City NewsWinnipeg City News, April 1)
  80. Western Canada: Death of an Alberta man in his 30s underscores that young people are not immune from COVID-19 (Globe and Mail, April 1)
  81. COVID-19 kills Alberta man in his 30s as officials warn that young people are not immune (Globe and Mail, March 31; Head Topics, April 1)
  82. Who gets a ventilator in the COVID-19 crisis? (CTV News // Asset DumpCanada News, CFRA 580Get Fit Manitoba, Get Fit WinnipegHead Topics, Muddy Water ToursShredded FigureThe LoopWinnipegNews.org, WorldNews.net, March 31)
  83. U of T at the forefront of COVID-19 research (The Medium, March 29)
  84. COVID-19 : 10 000 respirateurs artificiels seront fabriqués en Ontario (Radio-Canada, March 27)
  85. What role is there for engineers in pandemic preparedness and response? (Engineers Canada, March 26)
    • Quel rôle les ingénieurs peuvent-ils jouer pour contribuer à l’état de préparation et à la réponse en cas de pandémie? (Ingénieurs Canada, March 26)
  86. Dionne Aleman, on tracking the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (Global News Radio // OMNYRadio Public, March 25)
  87. ‘Slow and steady’ approach key to preventing second wave of COVID-19: experts (CTV News // iHeart Radio – CJAD 800The Loop, Winnipeg News, March 25; Canada News, Head TopicsTimes of News, March 26)
    • Une approche «lente et régulière» pour empêcher la deuxième vague de COVID-19: des experts (LaMinute.info, March 26)
  88. ‘Early and bold interventions are best’: U of T researcher on simulating a pandemic response (Press Release Point, March 19; U of T News, March 20; Education News Canada, King Firth Health and FitnessMedical Xpress, March 23)
    • „Frühe und mutige Interventionen sind am besten‘: Forscher auf der Simulation einer Pandemie Antwort {‘Early and brave interventions are best’: Researchers on simulating a pandemic response} (NaturMedizinVideos, March 23)
  89. COVID-19 and the ‘what if machine’: How simulations and models help predict pandemic spread (U of T Engineering News // National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, March 19)
  90. Addressing the ventilator supply in Canada (CTV News, March 19)