novel coronavirus

• New vaccine facility opens in Saskatchewan

  The University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization has completed construction of its Level 3 containment facility, considered to be the largest in Canada.

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  Jun 28
  
• Alberta parents plan to drive to U.S. to access COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5

  Some Alberta parents are going to great lengths to immunize their kids under five years olds, embarking on lengthy road trips to the United States.

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  Jun 24
  
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• Alberta lifting mandatory isolation requirement for people with COVID-19 on Wednesday

  Just before midnight on Tuesday, Albertans with COVID-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate and wearing masks will no longer be required on public transit.

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  Jun 13
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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan medical health officer says risk level low, booster rates need to go up

  Dr. Cory Neudorf said the risk level could be characterized as low to low-moderate risk of COVID-19 in the community but cautioned it’s not zero.

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  Jun 9
• Quebec records 28 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again

  Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,604, a decrease of 68 compared with the previous day. This includes 96 patients in intensive care, a fall of six.

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  Feb 24
• COVID-19: 35 more deaths in Alberta while number of hospital patients declines

  The total number of COVID-19 fatalities in Alberta since the pandemic began has risen by 35 deaths, the province announced Monday.

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  Feb 14
• COVID-19 survivors praise VIDO-InterVac research on long COVID

  Dr. Alyson Kelvin with VIDO-Intervac said if health care experts can understand people's experiences with long covid, support services and treatments may be developed locally.

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  Feb 13
• Alberta records 22 more COVID-19 deaths

  According to data posted on the provincial government's website on Wednesday afternoon, 3,505 people in Alberta have now died of the disease since the pandemic began.

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  Jan 26
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• Alberta reports 41 new COVID-19 deaths, number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises

  The number of patients in Alberta hospitals who have COVID-19 rose by 113 over the weekend. 

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  Jan 25
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• ‘Why do I feel guilty?’: People tap other provinces for COVID-19 rapid tests

  Troy Weppler says he turned away from a post office employee in Saskatoon as he shoved a box of COVID-19 rapid tests into an envelope to send to family in British Columbia.

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  Jan 8