Omicron Spread

• Don’t treat Omicron COVID-19 variant like the flu, WHO warns

  Evidence, however, is emerging that Omicron is affecting the upper respiratory tract more than the lungs, causing milder symptoms than previous variants.

  World

  Jan 11, 2022
  
• Alberta’s isolation period for COVID-19 cases drops from 10 days to 5

  Health Minister Jason Copping said in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, the move was based on evidence that fully immunized people have shorter infectious periods.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2022
  
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• Alberta tech company hopes air decontamination device will help mitigate Omicron variant spread

  An Alberta-based tech company is hoping its new air decontamination device can help mitigate the airborne transmission of the Omicron variant along with other air pollutants.

  Science

  Jan 2, 2022
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• Federal government deeply concerned by rising Omicron cases, says Public Safety Min.

  Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the rising case counts across Canada are deeply concerning and the federal government will work with the provinces.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2021
• Omicron variant multiplies 70 times faster in airways than Delta: study

  Compared to the earlier Delta variant, Omicron multiplies itself 70 times more quickly in tissues that line airway passages, which may facilitate person-to-person spread

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
• Omicron and social gatherings. Here’s 4 questions to ask before you go

  Experts warn that Canadians should cut back on social contacts in the coming weeks, due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2021
• Alberta makes ‘very modest’ changes to COVID-19 gathering rules ahead of holidays

  Alberta's premier announced minor changes to indoor gathering rules ahead of the holidays. The premier also announced an expansion to the rapid test and booster programs.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
• Quebec, Ontario, P.E.I., introduce new measures to slow Omicron spread

  PM Trudeau and the premiers agreed that the key to moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is to ensure that as many Canadians as possible, get vaccinated booster shots.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2021
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• Omicron driving up Canada’s R value at ‘unprecedented’ rate. Here’s what that means

  The reproductive rate of the Omicron variant in Ontario is almost four times as much as the Delta variant, which experts say could result in an overwhelmed health-care system.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Omicron COVID-19 variant spreading, but will it become more dominant than Delta?

  Some scientists, poring over data from South Africa and the United Kingdom, suggest omicron could emerge the victor over the delta variant.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2021