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More transmissible BA.2 Omicron subvariant detected in SaskatoonA researcher with the USask COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance team said they have detected the more transmissible version of the Omicron variant in Saskatoon.CanadaFeb 2, 2022
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Omicron now outpacing Delta as globally dominant COVID-19 strain, WHO saysIn the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the WHO said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than 43,000 deaths.WorldJan 12, 2022
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Omicron is less severe than Delta Ontario study suggests as COVID cases rise across CanadaIn the study, Public Health Ontario compared Omicron cases with symptoms with Delta cases and found that the risk of hospitalization or death was 54 per cent lower with Omicron.HealthDec 30, 2021
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Omicron infection may enhance immunity against Delta variant, study suggestsThe study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that people who were infected with Omicron developed enhanced immunity to the Delta variant of COVID-19.HealthDec 28, 2021
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COVID-19: Health officials confirm 95 cases of Omicron in Montreal, expect more to comeIn their COVID-19 update on Wednesday, health officials in Montreal said Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is causing concern heading into the holiday season.CanadaDec 15, 2021
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New Brunswick opposition parties question government’s pandemic responseAmid record-shattering case counts, New Brunswick political parties are doubling down on criticisms of the government's current handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthDec 10, 2021
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COVID-19 mutations make pandemic trajectory unpredictable, experts sayCOVID-19's ongoing mutations make the trajectory of the pandemic unpredictable, experts say, as nations get ready to battle the new Omicron variant.HealthDec 9, 2021
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Data suggests Omicron COVID-19 variant could overtake Delta worldwide, scientists warnOther researchers say it’s too soon to know how likely it is that Omicron will spread more efficiently than Delta, or, if it does, how fast it might take over.HealthDec 7, 2021
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Omicron found in 6 more states, but experts say Delta remains greatest threat to U.S.New Jersey, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah each reported their first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on Friday.HealthDec 4, 2021
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COVID-19: More Omicron cases crop up in Ontario amid Delta-driven surgeMore cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 cropped up in various Toronto-area public health units Friday, as Ontario recorded its highest daily case count in six months.HealthDec 3, 2021
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