COVID Surge

• COVID-19: B.C. gears up for vaccine campaign as fall wave, new variant loom

  B.C. is home to Canada's first case of a new variant and experts are warning COVID is likely to surge again this fall. Health officials say renewing immunization will be crucial.

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  Aug 30, 2023
  
• School mask mandates again? Why some experts believe it’s a good idea

  Many health officials believe the triple threat of viruses may hit Canadians again this fall. There are also new COVID-19 variants circulating.

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  Aug 30, 2023
  
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• First Nations in northern Ontario facing COVID-19 surge amid health care worker shortage

  A public health official says First Nations in northern Ontario are in a "very dire situation" as they deal with a surge in COVID cases and a shortage of health-care workers.

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  Jul 13, 2022
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• Idaho rations health care statewide as COVID surge drags on

  Crisis care standards mean that scarce resources like ICU beds will be allotted to the patients most likely to survive.

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  Sep 16, 2021
• COVID-19 surging in B.C. as province reports 342 new cases, a two-month high

  It was nearly double the 185 cases reported last Wednesday, and brought B.C.'s seven-day average for new cases up to 219.

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  Aug 4, 2021