In hindsight, vacationers to this tropical resort in the Dominican Republic regret their decision to travel during the Christmas break.

Private, rapid COVID-19 testing is available to anyone willing to pay for it, as long as they're not experiencing symptoms and haven't been in close contact with a positive case.

Starting on January 15, people will no longer be able to get a COVID-19 test for travelling in or out of the county at any London, Ont., assessment centres.

Canada will require all air passengers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test three days before arriving in the country.

As of Tuesday, the MLHU reported a record 184 new cases and a death toll now at 112.

Lower testing during the holidays has seen the test positivity rate shoot up to 12.6 per cent from 10 per cent.

Problems with testing chemicals in a U.K. lab are why more than 1,300 people got wrongly told they have COVID-19.

Taryn Bridges first felt sick in August. Then she tested positive for COVID-19. Now, nearly three months later, she's still feeling the effects of the disease.

The health minister said on Thursday that each person testing positive has about 11 contacts. 

The tests are available at test collection centres in urban areas and anywhere tests are being collected in rural areas, officials said.