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COVID-19: MLHU adds 544 cases, LHSC caring for 59 inpatients with 10 in ICU
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04 Jan 2022 | Health -
Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada’s jails and prisons
Calls are growing for governments to release inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant spread through t…
04 Jan 2022 | Health -
4th COVID-19 shot boosts antibodies five-fold, Israeli PM says citing study
A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing …
04 Jan 2022 | Health -
Tens of thousands of non-urgent procedures expected to be delayed in Ontario in coming weeks
Tens of thousands of procedures are expected to be delayed in Ontario in the coming weeks with the province instructing hospitals to pause “non-emergent and non-urg…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 N.S. teachers union calls for remote learning as winter back-to-school approaches
The return to school after an already extended winter break is imminent for Nova Scotia students.
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
A list of the new COVID-19 measures that will take effect on Wednesday in Ontario
Ontario will reintroduce restrictions this week to blunt the spread of the Omicron variant. Here’s a look at the latest public health measures, which kick in on Wed…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario reports 13,578 new COVID cases, more people admitted to hospital and ICUs
Ontario is reporting more than 13,500 new COVID cases on Monday, as case counts continue to hover around unprecedented highs. The provincial case total now stands a…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario moves schools to online learning, bans indoor dining and issues new COVID capacity restrictions
The Ontario government has issued several new COVID-19 public health measures that includes moving schools online, closures and capacity limits for businesses as th…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 15,293 COVID-19 cases as major hospital postpones half of surgeries
Quebec is reporting 15,293 cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 15 more deaths linked to the virus.
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
N.S. top doctor says no new COVID-19 restrictions coming despite surging case count
Nova Scotia shouldn’t expect any new restrictions out of a COVID-19 briefing Monday afternoon, the province’s chief medical officer of health told Global News Morni…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario considers delaying return to in-class learning for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 spike
The Ontario government is mulling tougher COVID-19 restrictions as the province continues to witness record-number of daily new infections.
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
Omicron variant complicates what a COVID-19 endemic will look like
Pandemics do eventually end, even if Omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have t…
03 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 surge in Canada’s remote communities prompt new restrictions
The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode.
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
2 arrested after protest against COVID-19 restrictions at Alberta health minister’s home
Calgary police have made arrests after a protest was held outside Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping’s house, though details remain mum.
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
Sotrovimab COVID-19 drug: A look at how it’s being used to combat Omicron in Canada
A treatment for COVID-19 could prove pivotal as the only monoclonal antibody drug that appears to be effective against the highly transmissible Omicron variant, whi…
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario reports more than 16,700 new COVID cases, 10 more people in intensive care
Ontario is reporting more than 16,700 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and an increase of 10 people in ICUs with virus.
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
CDC considering COVID-19 test requirement for asymptomatic Americans: Fauci
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation r…
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
Twitter bans Republican Greene’s personal account over COVID-19 misinformation
Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement…
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
Netherlands: Thousands defy ban to protest COVID-19 lockdown measures
Thousands of people in the Netherlands defied a ban on assembling and demonstrated Sunday against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures, gathering on…
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
Canada ushers in 2022 with record COVID-19 cases after muted New Year’s Eve
Several parts of Canada ushered in 2022 by documenting record-setting COVID-19 case counts after a quiet New Year’s Eve dampened by tightened public health restrict…
02 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: N.S. test results could now take up to 4 days due to volume
It could take 72 to 96 hours, or three to four days, to receive PCR COVID-19 test results in Nova Scotia, the province’s health authority said Saturday.
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
Dozens of U.S. colleges switching back to online classes as COVID-19 cases soar
With COVID-19 cases surging just as students are about to return from winter break, dozens of U.S. colleges are moving classes online again for at least the first w…
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
Feds aiming to ease access for full parental leave, employment minister says
The minister in charge of Canada’s federal social safety net for workers says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get the…
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario reports 4th daily record with more than 18,400 new COVID cases
Ontario is reporting 18,445 new COVID cases on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the counts continue to break daily records for positive infections. The provincial …
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
Save on Foods recalls some combo meals over Salmonella risk
Some Save on Foods brand combo meals are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 outbreaks now reported at 7 federal prisons, more staff than inmates infected
More federal prisons are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, with the surge in new infections affecting not only inmates but also a large number of correctional officers …
01 Jan 2022 | Health -
Smaller long-term care units one lesson of COVID-19 pandemic
Rows of rooms line a long, narrow hallway where a tall aluminum cart stacked with food trays is parked as staff at the front desk register visitors and offer surgic…
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports record number of new COVID-19 cases with more than 16,700 infections
Ontario is reporting more than 16,700 new COVID-19 cases Friday.
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron hospitalization risk roughly one third of Delta variant, U.K. data shows
The risk of hospitalization with the Omicron COVID-19 variant is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than a million cas…
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pill approved by U.K. regulators
Great Britain has approved Pfizer‘s COVID-19 pill for patients over the age of 18 years who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness wo…
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Hospitalizations are rising thanks to Omicron, but future impact is uncertain: experts
Unprecedented levels of COVID-19 across Canada are driving hospitalizations as well and once again threatening many provincial health-care systems.
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Provinces adjust COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron variant continues surge
With the relentless surge of the Omicron variant now pushing COVID-19 case numbers to new highs almost daily, governments across Canada are fighting back with tough…
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Canadian cities cancel New Year’s Eve parties as celebrations move online
Canada’s major cities are set to ring in the New Year with more of a gentle chime than a resounding clang, with many official celebrations cancelled or moved online…
31 Dec 2021 | Health -
Israel OKs 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot for most vulnerable
Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming the first country to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled b…
30 Dec 2021 | Health -
WestJet cancels 15% of flights amid Omicron COVID-19 staff shortage
WestJet Airlines says it is being forced to cut 15 per cent of its flights through to the end of January as it deals with staffing shortages due to the Omicron vari…
30 Dec 2021 | Health