Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the next phase of Canada’s COVID-19 response will involve testing people with a wider range of potential symptoms.

Until recently, the government was asking people with mild symptoms to isolate at home without receiving a test. In order to get a better idea of who has the disease, Tam says Canada needs to start casting a wider net when it comes to who to test..

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Valentine’s Day deals to get back at your ex

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COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease slightly as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expires

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Rapid tests to be made available for free at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies

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B.C. bringing in vaccine mandate for all remaining health-care workers

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2 men charged in string of New Castle County residential burglaries

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COVID-19: Ontario health minister says ‘not in the clear’ yet to end proof of vaccination, masking

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The Healing: Black men yoga takes shape to combat mental health

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Camden officials distribute KN95 masks, as slow rollout of free masks nationwide begins

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Bill Kelly: Follow the advice of the experts and wear a mask

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Canada’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said Monday that as of that morning, the country has 59,844 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with the overall death toll now at 3,766.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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