Covid Patients

• Kingston hospitals forced to transfer patients due to high levels of COVID-19

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre says it's transferring three patients to other hospitals due to the increased number of COVID-19 positive people requiring hospitalization.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
  
• Burnt-out health-care workers prepare to take on Alberta’s COVID-19 patients

  'It's hard seeing people go through this level of illness, trying day and night to keep them alive and failing – that takes a tremendous toll,' said Dr. Laura Hawryluck in Toronto.

  Health

  Sep 17, 2021
  
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• Alberta kids have surgeries postponed due to high COVID-19 cases in hospitals

  Full ICU beds in Alberta means that kids are missing out on life-changing surgeries — impacting some who aren't even as old as the pandemic.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
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• COVID-19: 230 new cases reported for Interior Health region, with 47 in hospital

  The Interior Health region had 230 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, along with 47 people in hospital, including 37 in critical care.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2021
• Low morale, mental health strains mounting for Manitoba nurses as pandemic continues

  The Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba says nurses are struggling with depression and other mental health issues as a result of their efforts to save coronavirus patients.

  Health

  Sep 3, 2021
• ‘ICU is becoming overwhelmed’ says Kelowna hospital emergency doctor

  Eppler told Global News the hospital is seeing far more COVID patients being hospitalized, including being admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

  News

  Aug 18, 2021
• Affordable, decades-old drug PULM-001 proves promising in the fight against COVID-19

  An affordable, decades-old drug has been reformulated and repurposed to treat COVID-19 patients following FDA and Health Canada approval.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2021
• COVID-19: Passengers begin leaving Japanese cruise ship after quarantine ends

  About 43 of the 256 Canadians aboard the ship have contracted the novel coronavirus as of Tuesday, according to latest figures from Global Affairs Canada. 

  Health

  Feb 18, 2020