Omicron
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‘I don’t want to minimize it’: Sask. doctor wary as COVID-19 measures easeDr. Alexander Wong said it's difficult to know what the immediate impact will be of the Sask. government's decision to relax some COVID-19 public health measures despite Omicron.Health7 hours
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Action launched against 3 more Toronto doctors for COVID-19 misconductAn investigation has been launched into a Toronto doctor and two more have had further restrictions imposed on their licences due to alleged COVID-19-related misconduct.Health11 hours
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BA.2 in Canada: Tam says officials are watching new Omicron subvariant ‘very closely’Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday more than 100 cases of BA.2 have been detected in the country so far since November.HealthJan 28
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Ontario reports over 1,000 deaths from COVID in January; top doc points to DeltaDr. Kieran Moore said officials are trying to ascertain what factors are causing so many Ontarians to die, including whether Delta or Omicron or a combination of the two.HealthJan 28
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Omicron COVID-19 cases appear to have peaked — but ‘prudence’ still vital: TamCanada's top doctor says she's waiting for the Omicron wave to get more data about levels of immunity and the impact on hospitalizations.HealthJan 28
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Long-term care struggling with ‘staggering’ COVID outbreaks even as Omicron stabilizesWhile vaccines have played a big role in protecting homes from the same deadly toll the first wave of COVID-19 took on residents, the impact has still been profound during Omicron.HealthJan 28
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Omicron infectivity period doesn’t appear shorter than other COVID variants: Public Health OntarioPublic Health Ontario says the period of infectivity for the Omicron variant of COVID does not appear to be shorter than other forms of the virus, and may be longer in some cases.HealthJan 28
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Some provinces begin easing COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations stabilizeSeveral Canadian provinces are revisiting COVID-19 protocols to ease restrictions as hospitalizations continue to show signs of stabilizing.CanadaJan 28
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COVID-19 reaches Pacific island of Kiribati, one of last uninfected nations on EarthA charter flight bringing Mormon missionaries home brought 36 cases to the island, which soon ballooned to 181 infections as the virus spread in the community.WorldJan 28
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‘Shoulder to shoulder’: B.C. dental hygiene students want online learning, citing crowded classes'We've been told that if we're not comfortable we can drop the program, which is kind of disheartening to hear,' one student told Global News.HealthJan 27
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