coronavirus, pushing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 831,582. U.S. storm delays Canada’s Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment by 1 day The new cases come as Canada races to vaccinate the population against the virus, as new, more transmissible variants threaten to cause a third wave of the pandemic.The variants — first detected in the U.K.
and South Africa — have now been identified in all of Canada’s provinces.Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is “following the situation closely.”“Nobody wants a third wave, especially not with these new variants that are far more contagious,” he said.Trudeau said all Canadians need to be making “smart choices” regarding how to.
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