RAPID TESTS KEY TO REOPENING SCHOOLS: WILLIAMS

Ontario plans to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to its schools but online learning for some students may need to continue until that measure can be implemented, the province's top doctor said Friday. Dr. David Williams said the rapid tests will allow for greater surveillance of the virus and will help students return to in-person learning across the province. Schools in several regions of southern Ontario — including the Greater Toronto Area and Windsor — have been entirely online since the beginning of January. Williams said the rapid testing may not be available by Premier Doug Ford's Feb. 10 reopening target. The province is working with all health units to set up the system, he said, adding he wants it to be convenient for parents, unlike the long lineups seen at COVID-19 testing centres last fall.