Oxford County council has agreed to pay almost $7,000 for on-call fees for physicians who are dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. The physicians will treat residents and migrant farm workers and will be available if there are any outbreaks.
OXFORD COUNTY - Oxford County has taken a tentative step into an area that is normally funded by the provincial government.
After hearing a presentation from Dr. Rachel Orchard for the Oxford Ontario Health Team, County council has agreed to pay almost $7,000 for on-call fees for physicians who are dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
The physicians will treat residents and migrant farm workers and will be available if there are any outbreaks.
Councillor Marcus Ryan of Zorra said he would normally vote against such a motion because payments are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, but he will support it because of current circumstances.
(Article Submitted by retired reporter and Heart FM volunteer Brian Donlevy)

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