Coronavirus News

• Quebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths: lawsuit

  A Montreal lawyer says that Quebec's COVID-19 response in long-term care homes was marked by improvisation and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2023
  
• Quebec says only people at risk who haven’t had COVID-19 should get booster dose

  Boileau says because the vast majority of Quebecers have hybrid immunity, regular boosters are no longer needed, at least for this winter and spring.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2023
  
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• More than 50,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19 since pandemic began

  More than 40 Canadians are still dying from COVID-19 per day on average despite the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and overall immunity to the virus.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2023
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• Concerns about effectiveness, racism as Canada prepares to test travellers from China for COVID-19

  Starting Wednesday night, travellers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macao must show proof of a negative test before flying to Canada, amid concern about the new XBB 1.5 variant.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2023
• COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec top its emissions target: environment minister

  Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases by almost 27 per cent compared to 1990 levels between 2013-2020.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2022
• Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

  The police force says that many of those who allegedly produced false proof-of-vaccination documents were public servants or office holders.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
• ‘Stay home’: Quebec public health warns against gathering for holidays if sick

  Dr. Luc Boileau warned Wednesday, during a briefing to provide an update on the evolution of respiratory viruses in Quebec, the risk of spreading illness over the holidays is high.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit raises COVID-19 risk level to high as cases increase

  With COVID-19 cases in the area increasing, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is once again moving the region’s current overall COVID-19 Community Risk Level to high.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2022
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• Manitoba COVID-19 data now found with flu data in weekly respiratory virus report

  In Manitoba, COVID-19 data will now be made available with seasonal influenza data in a combined epidemiological report issued on Friday mornings.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Experts say Manitoba health officials need stronger messaging on masks, vaccines

  'I don't know why we're not changing our behaviour and why public health isn't asking for us to change our behaviour,' says a U of M expert of the need for COVID prevention.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022