Coronavirus Q&A: Testing in high schools

Parents are concerned about plans to test students for COVID-19 in high schools. Dilshad Burman speaks with Toronto’s Associate Medical Officer of Health about how and why testing might be conducted and your right to refuse.

Sep 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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