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Waterloo reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, first case of Brazil P.1 variantAnother 64 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Waterloo Region, raising its total case count to 13,003.HealthApr 15
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Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variantManitoba also reports one new death linked to COVID-19 and 153 new cases.HealthApr 15
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COVID-19 variants: Not the same diseaseIncreasingly, experts warn of the need to double down on safety measures to ward off more highly transmissible COVID-19 variants.HealthApr 14
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Brazil detects 1st case of South Africa COVID-19 variant as deaths skyrocketThe detection of additional variants adds to concerns that a brutal COVID-19 wave battering Brazil may keep breaking grim records for weeks to come.WorldApr 7
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Questions raised about how Alberta released info about P.1 COVID-19 variant outbreaksThe mayor of Edson is calling on the Alberta government to be more forthcoming with information about tweets were issued about two COVID-19 variant outbreaks in this province.HealthApr 6
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U.S. expert says Canada is missing the chance to fight the P.1 COVID-19 variantEpidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding warned in January 2020 that COVID-19 could become a "thermonuclear pandemic." He says the P.1 variant from Brazil could be even worse.HealthApr 6
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P.1 variant is spreading in Canada. What do we know about it and vaccines?The rapid spread of the P.1 variant in some parts of Canada has added new urgency to the race between variants and vaccines.CanadaApr 5
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Will the more deadly COVID-19 variants ruin our summer? Here’s what experts are sayingWhat do the new coronavirus variants mean for summer plans, such as weddings, travel and BBQ gatherings at the park?CanadaApr 5
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Brazil’s largest city begins exhuming old graves to make space for COVID-19 deadThe variant first identified in Brazil -- P1 -- is also the variant in a cluster in Whistler, B.C., that prompted health authorities to shut down the ski resort on Monday.CanadaApr 2
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Brazil hits record 100,000 COVID-19 cases in a dayBrazil's outbreak has set weekly records due to a patchy vaccine rollout, a lack of national coordination and an infectious new variant.HealthMar 25
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