Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s public health chief, who has spent more than two years trying to protect the city from COVID-19, is infected with the virus.
has guided the city through the pandemic since early 2020, crafting and publicizing the public health advice she is now taking, issuing protective orders and advising city officials.
Under her leadership, Toronto has become one of the most heavily vaccinated big cities in the world. She recently warned that while virus levels are very low in the city, people are still at risk of infection and serious illness. Early in the pandemic, when little was known about the rapidly spreading virus, de Villa stayed in a downtown hotel to ensure she and other leaders of Toronto’s emergency response did not become infected.
Mayor John Tory, who led that response with De Villa, then-public health chair Joe Cressy and Fire Chief Matthew Pegg,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on Monday that he has become infected with COVID-19 for a second time.
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