Canadians almost universally believe physical distancing will help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet one in four admit to not doing it as much as they should, according to an Ipsos poll for Global News.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam and Federal HEalth Minister Patty Hadju responded to news of this poll being released.

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Long-term care homes with the most coronavirus deaths in Canada

Earlier this week, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam announced half of Canada’s coronavirus deaths stem from outbreaks in long-term care facilities for seniors.

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Canada’s total coronavirus cases top 30,000

Just over 30,000 Canadians have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, according to figures from federal and provincial health officials on Thursday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada now stands at 29,826 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,048 deaths

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Thursday that as of that morning, Canada has hit 29,826 total cases of COVID-19, with 1,048 total deaths.

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Coronavirius outbreak: Dr. Tam says curve is ‘bending’ but outbreaks in long-term care homes driving up projected COVID-19 deaths

Public Health Canada now says COVID-19 projection models are now predicting between 1,200 and 1,620 deaths from COVID-19 by April 21. Last week the projections expected between 500 and 700 deaths this week, and Canada today has confirmed 1,048 deaths.

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Cruise ships have always struggled with outbreaks. Will things change after COVID-19?

When the new coronavirus began to spread in Canada in early March, the Public Health Agency of Canada recommended against “all cruise ship travel” due to the risk of contracting COVID-19.

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Kingston’s public health unit advises CRCA to open trails if COVID-19 numbers stay stable

Kingston’s medical officer of health says he penned a letter to the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), advising it to reopen trails that it closed last week over novel coronavirus concerns.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada’s top doctor says positive testing rate is within global range

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Wednesday that the increase in the overall percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Canada, now at six per cent, is within the global range of three to 12 per cent of people worldwide who test positive.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada’s top doctor says case numbers doubling over 10 days, signals epidemic slowing down

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Wednesday that there were now 27,557 cases of COVID-19 in the country, including 954 deaths.

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More than 1,000 people have died in Canada from COVID-19

As health officials work to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the pandemic reached a new milestone on Wednesday, with the virus now having claimed more than 1,000 lives in Canada.

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A second death has been reported by Waterloo Public Health at the Kitchener long-term care home with one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the country as the death toll in the region has risen to 15.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Belleville General Hospital now over

A novel coronavirus outbreak announced earlier this month at Belleville General Hospital has ended.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Federal ministers respond after Kenney threatens to go around Health Canada

Federal Health Minister Patty Hadju and Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam responded on Tuesday to comments made by Alberta Premier Jason Kenny raising the possibility his province might circumvent Health Canada’s authority.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada hits 26,631 total cases, 823 total deaths

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Tuesday that as of that morning, Canada has hit 26,631 total cases of COVID-19, with 823 total deaths.

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1 new death in Ottawa, 619 total COVID-19 cases: Ottawa Public Health

Ottawa Public Health says one more person has died as a result of the novel coronavirus in the city.

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Coronavirus outbreak: ‘Significant proportion’ of deaths in Canada linked to outbreaks in long-term care facilities: Tam

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Monday that there are now a total of 24,824 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, as well as 734 deaths, most of which are linked to outbreaks in long-term care facilities.

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Nearly half of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths linked to long-term care facilities: Tam

In Canada, nearly half of all coronavirus-related deaths happen in long term-care homes, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said.

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Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 22 at Scarborough long-term care home

Twenty-two residents of the Seven Oaks long-term care facility in Scarborough have died after contracting coronavirus, Toronto Public Health confirms to Global News.

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Coronavirus case total reaches 561 in Ottawa, 11 total deaths

The total number of lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ottawa jumped to 561 over the weekend.

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Coronavirus: Health unit reports first COVID-19 death in Peterborough

A man in his 60s is the first death related to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Peterborough, the region’s health unit reported Sunday afternoon.

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NSHA warning of potential COVID-19 exposure at Halifax restaurant

NSHA Public Health is warning of potential exposure to COVID-19 at G-Street Pizza, 2302 Gottingen Street, on April 4 and April 6.

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Two new deaths, 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa Saturday

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 30 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city, with two new deaths.

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NSHA warning of potential COVID-19 exposure on Halifax bus routes

NSHA Public Health is warning of potential exposure to COVID-19 on Halifax Transit buses after a second driver tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease on Friday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada’s top doctor says death toll has hit 600

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Saturday that the number of cases of COVID-19 had passed 22,000 and the death toll had hit 600.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Officials say RCMP enforcement of Quarantine Act additional measure

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos and chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the RCMP’s involvement in the enforcement of the Quarantine Act involving self-isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was an additional measure being taken.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Tam says projections show Canadians must ‘double-down’ on prevention measures

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Friday that the country had confirmed 21,243 cases and 531 deaths, with many deaths linked to long-term care homes.

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2 new deaths, 29 new COVID-19 cases identified in Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health says two more people have died as a result of novel coronavirus in the city, bringing the region’s death toll up to nine as of Thursday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada’s top health official urges against religious gatherings this weekend

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Coronavirus outbreak: 19,774 total cases of COVID-19 in Canada, 461 total deaths

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Thursday that Canada now has a total of 19,774 cases of COVID-19, with 461 deaths.

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Coronavirus outbreak: COVID-19 projection shows Canada still has opportunity to ‘control epidemic’

During a technical briefing laying out COVID-19 modelling projections in Canada, Dr.

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With strong controls, Canada could see 11,000 to 22,000 coronavirus deaths: officials

The coronavirus could cost 11,000 to 22,000 Canadian lives over the course of the pandemic — and that’s the best case scenario with strongest control measures.

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Kingston region sees 53 total COVID-19 cases, 23 of which have been resolved

The number of COVID-19 cases actually decreased in the Kingston, Ont., region on Wednesday, from 54 on Monday and Tuesday, to 53 on Wednesday.

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Kingston’s COVID-19 case numbers fairly accurate, says KFL&A Public Health

Dr. Kieran Moore, chief medical officer of health for KFL&A Public Health said Wednesday he was fairly certain there were a number of people with COVID-19 in the community that the health unit has not tested, but he expects that number is very low.

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1 new death, 429 total COVID-19 cases identified in Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health says one more person has died as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the city as the total number of positive cases rose to 429 Wednesday afternoon.

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Coronavirus outbreak: 18,447 total cases of COVID-19 in Canada, 401 total deaths

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Wednesday that Canada now has a total of 18,447 cases of COVID-19, with 401 deaths.

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Peterborough medical officer of health reports ‘very good job’ of flattening coronavirus curve

The medical officer of health for Peterborough Public Health says area residents are doing a “very good job” of flattening the curve of novel coronavirus cases.

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3 more COVID-19 deaths in Waterloo Region, death toll at 7: Public Health

Three more people have been killed by COVID-19 in Waterloo Region, Public Health said Wednesday.

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‘Everybody wants one’: Maritimers make non-medical masks as COVID-19 health advice evolves

Maritimers are ramping up production of non-medical masks as public health advice evolves during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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No new COVID-19 cases in Kingston region, total still at 54

As of Tuesday afternoon, KFL&A Public Health says it has not identified any new cases of COVID-19 in the Kingston region voer the last 24 hours, leaving the total cases of the novel coronavirus still at 54.

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When will the UK's coronavirus lockdown end?

The country is entering its third week of lockdown brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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35 COVID-19 cases on First Nations: Indigenous Services Canada

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) says it’s aware of 35 positive tests of COVID-19 in First Nations communities as of April 6.

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Coronavirus masks: Do you actually need to wear one?

As scientists and public health officials learn more about the novel coronavirus, new advice is emerging about the question on everyone’s minds: should you wear a mask when you leave your house?

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22 more people in Waterloo Region test positive for coronavirus

Waterloo Public Health says 22 more people within the region have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Tam advises masks not for all ages due to possible suffocation risk

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Tuesday there were now 17,063 cases of COVID-19 and 345 deaths in total in the country as of Tuesday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau stresses masks do more to protect others than the wearer

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed on Tuesday that, per chief medical officer Dr.

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2nd resident of Kitchener retirement home dies from COVID-19

Waterloo Public Health says that a second resident at a retirement home in Kitchener has died from COVID-19.

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Tuesday coronavirus update from Manitoba health officials

Manitoba health officials will update ‘Tobans Tuesday at 1 p.m. about the latest novel coronavirus situation in the province.

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B.C.’s top doctor weighs in on benefits of non-medical masks: ‘Not going to protect you’

B.C.’s provincial health officer says non-medical masks are fine to wear, but “not an alternative to the things we know work” to stop the spread of COVID-19, such as physical distancing and washing hands.

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Can masks be sterilized, reused in fight against coronavirus? Experts say yes

As health-care workers continue on the front lines of the novel coronavirus pandemic, quantities of personal protective equipment — particularly masks — have become an issue.

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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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