covid testing

• U.K. to drop COVID test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers Feb. 11

  Currently, people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 arriving in Britain are required to take a lateral flow test within two days of arriving.

  Health

  Jan 24
  
• COVID-19: Growing demand in Okanagan for rapid antigen tests

  'They're hard to come by ... we've been kind of left up to our own devices to find suppliers. I can assume that most of the supply has gone to government sources.'

  Health

  Jan 20
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• A guide to COVID-19 testing in Winnipeg

  Manitobans can get tested at one of the provincial testing sites if they're experiencing symptoms, but the type of test (PCR or RAT) for which they're eligible may vary.

  Health

  Jan 14
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• ‘Can’t use your fingers’: Employee at Pearson airport testing site says freezing conditions unacceptable

  Employees are working in a pre-departure COVID testing site at Pearson airport with freezing conditions that are unacceptable, says a staff member.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• COVID-19: Province to roll out rapid antigen tests for critical Manitoba workers

  Manitoba is expected to roll out rapid COVID-19 tests to critical service workers on Monday, according to provincial officials.

  Health

  Jan 11
• N.S. reports another death related to COVID-19, 15 new hospitalizations

  Nova Scotia health officials reported 15 more hospitalizations and 16 discharges, as well as one new death of an elderly person on Tuesday.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Parents pull children out of Ontario daycares due to COVID testing changes

  As COVID-19 cases soar and testing is limited to high-risk groups, which so far doesn't include child-care centres, families are pulling their children out of daycare.

  Health

  Jan 7
• COVID-19: New Brunswick small businesses left in limbo while rapid test distribution is retooled

  Small to medium-sized businesses in New Brunswick are unable to get COVID-19 rapid test kits due to the suspension of the provincial workplace distribution program.

  Health

  Jan 6
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• Kingston Health Sciences Centre outlines new guidelines for COVID-19 testing

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre has updated its eligibility requirements for COVID-19 testing at the Beechgrove Assessment Centre.

  Canada

  Jan 4
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• Critics call on Ontario to allow COVID tests for daycare children, resume reporting cases

  Opposition politicians want the Ontario government to make COVID-19 testing available to children attending daycare and resume the reporting of cases in child care centres.

  Health

  Jan 4