B.1.1.7 Variant

• ‘Tipping point’: A look inside Canada’s hospitals as COVID-19 variants surge

  Healthcare system is under increasing pressure, frontline workers say, with a large portion of the ICU admissions concerning new variant cases.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2021
  
• Dr. Bogoch weighs in on Ontario-wide COVID-19 lockdown possibility

  Infectious diseases specialist Isaac Bogoch discusses school closures, Ontario-wide lockdown, rising cases of the P.1 variant and more.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 6, 2021
  
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• First case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 found in Peterborough area

  A resident tested positive for B.1.1.7, sometimes called the 'U.K. variant' of the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2021
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• Coronavirus: 7 probable cases of U.K. variant on Manitoba First Nation

  Pauingassi First Nation is the site of seven probable cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, which has been found to be up to 50 per cent more transmissible.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2021
• The big picture: a timeline of increasing COVID-19 variants in Alberta

  Here is a timeline showing how quickly COVID-19 variant cases have jumped in Alberta since the first variant case was recorded two months ago.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2021
• Edmonton zone daycare with COVID-19 variant going ‘above and beyond’ AHS guidelines

  The daycare was initially notified of a positive COVID-19 case on Jan. 19. At that time, the owners shut down the entire facility for 10 days.

  Education

  Feb 4, 2021
• City of Barrie to start tracking coronavirus in municipal wastewater

  Officials said the data could help inform whether the number of people infected with COVID-19 in Barrie is increasing, decreasing or staying the same.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2021