Canada Omicron Cases

• 17M Canadians got Omicron in 5 months, new federal report says

  The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force released a report illustrating how transmissible the Omicron variant and its subvariants have become as millions of Canadians were infected.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
  
• Mask mandates on planes, trains a ‘minor inconvenience’ to protect others: minister

  Dr. Theresa Tam noted during a press conference on Friday that more subvariants of the highly contagious and immune-evasive Omicron variant are circulating.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2022
  
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• Omicron cases may be dropping in Canada’s First Nations: top doctor

  Dr. Tom Wong says now is not the time for leaders to relax health rules brought in to blunt the spread of COVID-19 amid the Omicron variant's rapid surge.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2022
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• Opposition parties push for emergency health committee meeting amid Omicron surge

  The push comes as the country battles a continued surge of the highly infectious Omicron variant, which is straining healthcare systems to their limits.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2022
• Canadian officials eyed ‘high pandemic potential’ of COVID-19 travellers in Feb. 2020

  Documents obtained by Global News show public health officials believed the 'worst-case scenario' of COVID-19 in Canada would be around 7,000-11,000 cases in urban areas.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
• COVID-19: Omicron variant detected among 3 Toronto residents

  Toronto Public Health said each resident has a travel history, with two having recently returned from Nigeria and one from Switzerland.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021