Covid News Canada

• COVID-19 cases jumped 8% globally last week, WHO says

  "(COVID) surges are to be expected particularly in areas where measures to prevent transmission have been lifted," WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2022
  
• 2nd COVID death reported in Waterloo Region in as many days

  For the second day in a row, Waterloo Public Health reported a COVID death in the region.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2022
  
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• Canada ushers in 2022 with record COVID-19 cases after muted New Year’s Eve

  The trappings of COVID-era new year's festivities were evident throughout the country, but were particularly striking in Canada's eastern-most province.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2022
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• Holiday spirit manages to shine through for some as Omicron dashes Canadians’ celebrations

  Public health experts have spent recent weeks urging people to keep their gatherings small and intimate as COVID-19 cases spiked across the country.

  Canada

  Dec 25, 2021
• Provinces warn record COVID-19 cases reported are underestimations

  Health officials across the country warned the latest COVID-19 case counts are an underestimation of what is yet to come and again urged people to rethink large gatherings.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2021
• Push for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots increases as Omicron variant spreads

  The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering pandemic restrictions in provinces.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
• Omicron variant multiplies 70 times faster in airways than Delta: study

  Compared to the earlier Delta variant, Omicron multiplies itself 70 times more quickly in tissues that line airway passages, which may facilitate person-to-person spread

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
• Federal and provincial governments preparing for Omicron variant spread

  Governments across Canada are bracing for the possible effects of the Omicron variant as COVID-19 case numbers rise sharply in some provinces and around the world.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
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• Four Canadian military members challenge vaccine mandate in Federal Court

  The Federal Court is scheduled to hear arguments today from four Canadian Armed Forces members facing disciplinary action for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
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• Quebec, Ontario, P.E.I., introduce new measures to slow Omicron spread

  PM Trudeau and the premiers agreed that the key to moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is to ensure that as many Canadians as possible, get vaccinated booster shots.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2021