covid variant

• COVID-19 outbreaks over at Caressant Care McLaughlin, Warkworth Place; variants up in Northumberland

  The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports 32 active cases of COVID-19 on Monday afternoon.

  Health

  Mar 1
• Testing confirms 3 more COVID-19 variant cases at Surrey schools

  The province's deputy provincial health officer told Global News officials couldn't confirm transmission, but "certainly look at whether transmission is likely."

  Health

  Feb 28
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• Experts concerned over possible 3rd wave of COVID-19 in Alberta

  Worries about a possible third wave come as the province prepares to make a decision, which could come Monday at the earliest, on whether to move into Phase 2 of reopening.

  Health

  Feb 26
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• ‘Minefield’ of variants: How the California strain is different from the others

  The latest iteration of COVID-19 making waves is one first identified in California. The Western state is now teeming with the variant B.1.427/B.1.429.

  Canada

  Feb 24
• COVID-19: 3 new cases for Peterborough area, more child cases at Buckhorn daycare, Havelock school cleared

  The new cases, along with nine more resolved cases, decrease the number of active cases to 35

  Health

  Feb 23
• Feds don’t intend to set ‘official date’ to lift all COVID-19 restrictions

  Vaccines will play a 'critical role in easing public health measures,' said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's top doctor.

  Canada

  Feb 23
• First case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 found in Peterborough area

  A resident tested positive for B.1.1.7, sometimes called the 'U.K. variant' of the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Feb 23
• Canada’s hunt for COVID-19 variants to ramp up with more genomic sequencing

  An average of five per cent of COVID-positive samples are currently being analyzed in Canada to determine if there's a change in the genetic blueprint of the virus.

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• How prevalent are variants? A closer look at what — and where — they are in Canada

  Experts warn that the true number of COVID-19 variants in Canada is likely much higher than we know, and that progress seen in some provinces could quickly be reversed.

  Canada

  Feb 17
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• Variant from U.K. could ‘threaten vaccination’ and ‘sweep the world’: expert

  A few new worrying variants out of thousands have raised fears that vaccines will need to be tweaked and people may require booster shots.

  World

  Feb 11