Variant Of Concern

• Concerns about effectiveness, racism as Canada prepares to test travellers from China for COVID-19

  Starting Wednesday night, travellers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macao must show proof of a negative test before flying to Canada, amid concern about the new XBB 1.5 variant.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2023
  
• New COVID variant could emerge amid drop in surveillance, vaccination, WHO warns

  A growing decline in COVID-19 surveillance and vaccination could open the door to a new variant of concern, the World Health Organization says.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 cases and deaths dropping globally, WHO says

  WHO said it was also tracking an omicron variant that is a recombination of two versions: BA.1 and BA.2, which was first detected in Britain in January.

  World

  Apr 6, 2022
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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
• No Maritime cases yet, but provinces on guard for COVID-19 Omicron variant

  'The vaccine allows us to limit the restrictions we need to have, but we will certainly watch this,' says Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2021
• Omicron variant not yet detected in Saskatchewan; 40 people told to test, isolate

  Forty individuals in Saskatchewan who recently traveled from southern African regions are to quarantine for 14 days in an effort to curb the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2021
• Alberta identifies 1st case of Omicron COVID-19 variant in returning traveller

  The individual, who travelled alone, has not left quarantine since they arrived, Hinshaw said. 

  Health

  Nov 30, 2021
• No need for new restrictions yet in Ottawa amid Omicron cases: Dr. Etches

  As Omicron arrives in Ottawa, both Dr. Vera Etches and Mayor Jim Watson say it's too soon to implement new public health restrictions.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2021
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• Omicron: How does it compare with other COVID-19 variants of concern?

  The Omicron variant, first detected by South Africa, has become the latest and fifth variant of concern designated by the WHO since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Nov 30, 2021
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• 1st Omicron cases in Canada landed at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport

  The first two cases of the Omicron variant discovered in Canada entered the country through Montreal's international airport, according to Ontario's top doctor.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2021