Covid-19 Infections

• Global COVID-19 cases continue rise for fifth week in a row, WHO reports

  Earlier this week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic still qualifies as a global emergency and he was “concerned” about the recent spike.

  World

  Jul 14, 2022
  
• New global COVID-19 infections continue to fall, WHO reports

  Last week's drop marked the first substantial decline for more than two months, with falling COVID-19 cases in every world region.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta’s R value dips below 1, but ‘a plateau is not enough’

  The R value explains how many people a positive case will infect. For example, if the R value is one, then one person will infect one other person.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2020
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• Reality check: Trump’s claims on coronavirus, healthcare debunked

  A look at claims the president has made over the last several weeks, downplaying the consequences of the public health emergency even as his agencies scramble to manage it.

  World

  Mar 7, 2020
• COVID-19: Canadian hospital space a concern despite lessons from SARS, experts say

  The risk of contracting the virus in Canada right now is extremely low, and public health officials have been lauded for their efforts to detect and isolate the nine cases confirmed in the country so far.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2020