Covid Updates
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Canada sees ‘steady increase’ in BQ variants as COVID hospitalizations, deaths declineClinical sequencing found some variants like BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 on the rise in recent weeks, but previously dominant BA.5.2 and BA.5.2.1 lineages seem to be declining.HealthNov 30, 2022
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Pandemic a ‘wake-up call’ to make lasting change to Canadian public health: TamCanada's public health system needs more staff and stable funding if it's going to take on future challenges, says chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam.HealthDec 13, 2021
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Aid groups alarmed by ‘little to no’ U.S. humanitarian assistance for COVID-19In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the groups call the delays ``devastating'' and say the window is closing to help mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic globally.WorldJun 12, 2020
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Coronavirus patients worldwide rush to join experimental drug studies"There's so much anxiety about the disease that the patients are quite interested'' and no one offered the chance has refused, said one study leader.WorldApr 6, 2020
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800,000 restaurant jobs lost in Canada in March amid COVID-19: surveyThe company said nearly one in 10 restaurants in Canada have already closed and nearly one in five expect to close if conditions don't get better in a month.CanadaApr 2, 2020
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