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The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19.

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Guelph’s COVID-19 clinic moving to Victoria Road Recreation Centre

Guelph’s COVID-19 assessment clinic will be moving from its location on Delhi Street to the Victoria Road Recreation Road, beginning Monday.

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Coronavirus: Outbreak declared at Riverview Manor long-term care in Peterborough

A coronavirus outbreak has been declared at a second long-term care facility in Peterborough, the region’s public health unit announced Friday afternoon.

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Coronavirus outbreak: 10,466 total cases in Canada, 111 deaths

Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, announced to reporters Thursday that as of that morning, Canadian authorities had confirmed 10,466 total cases of COVID-19 in Canada, with 111 total deaths.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Cabinet ministers defend Trudeau’s statement that COVID-19 modelling requires ‘accurate data’

Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, defended Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion that accurate modelling as far as predicting the eventual number of COVID-19 deaths in Canada requires more raw data than is currently available, asserting that any prediction made at this point would not have the full weight of scientific force and fact.

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Coronavirus outbreaks declared at 3 more long-term care homes in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Public Health says 12 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while also announcing that three more outbreaks have been declared at long-term care facilities in the region.

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Hastings, Prince Edward counties see first long-term care outbreak, 13 total COVID-19 cases

As of Thursday morning, there are 13 people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the Belleville, Ont., region, and 254 probable cases of the virus, according to the local public health unit.

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Coronavirus: 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Peterborough, total now at 38

After a two-day reprieve of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Peterborough, the number of cases increased by 10, the region’s health unit reported on Thursday.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Guelph’s Homewood Health Centre

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Guelph’s Homewood Health Centre.

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Three more cases of COVID-19 in Kingston region, total up to 46

KFL&A Public Health say, as of Wednesday afternoon, there are a total of 46 cases of COVID-19 in the region.

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Public Health reports 10 new coronavirus cases in Guelph, total at 23

There are now at least 23 people in Guelph, Ont., who have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

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Coronavirus outbreak: What do the best and worst case scenarios for Canada look like?

Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Minister of Health, and Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, were both ased on Wednesday to offer their professional assessments of what a “best case” and a “worst-case” scenario looks like for Canada as it continue to grapple with the outbreak of COVId-19.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada healthcare system can’t handle a surge in COVID-19 cases, ministers say

Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Minister of Health, and Chief public health officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters Wednesday that the health care system has the potential to be overwhelmed in all of the COVID-19 scenarios projected by the federal government.

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Coronavirus outbreak: 9017 cases, 105 deaths total in Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, provided an update to the media on Wednesday as to the total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of that morning, as well as the total numbers of deaths thus far.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 outbreak declared at Orangeville, Ont., hospital

Public health officials say a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ont. after five healthcare workers and a patient tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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March 25: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ottawa recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday morning, according to the latest data from Ontario's ministry of health.

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Public health unit reports Ottawa’s 3rd COVID-19-related death

COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has claimed the life of a third person in Ottawa, the local public health unit said Tuesday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: 7708 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada, 89 total deaths

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters Tuesday that as of 9:00 am eastern that day, there were 7708 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 89 deaths.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Is Canada prepared if too many healthcare workers contract COVID-19?

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters Tuesday that the principal focus of the federal government is to protect front line healthcare workers from contracting COVID-19 at all.

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Coronavirus: Can we go hiking? Canadians are getting mixed messages

There aren’t many things Canadians can responsibly do outside the home as the novel coronavirus spreads across the country.

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Coronavirus: 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Guelph

There are now 13 people in Guelph believed to have contracted COVID-19, according to public health officials.

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8 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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Coronavirus crisis to 'get worse' over coming weeks before decline in cases, says Government’s scientific chief

The coronavirus crisis in the UK will 'get worse over the next couple of weeks' before cases then start to decrease, according to the Government's chief scientific adviser.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Dr. Tam says Canada entering crucial week in COVID-19 fight

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters Sunday how, in her opinion, Canada was entering a crucial week inn the fight to contain COVID-19.

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Kingston COVID-19 numbers more than double over the weekend, rising from 17 to 35

KFL&A Public Health has announced a total of 35 cases of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the Kingston region.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec cases rise to 2,840, deaths remain at 22

Quebec Premier Francois Legault returned on Sunday alongside Public Health director Dr. Horacio Arruda to deliver and update on the amount of COVID-19 cases in the province.

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Canada at critical juncture in coronavirus battle: Canada’s top health official

Canada’s chief public health officer says the country has reached a critical juncture in its life and death struggle with COVID-19.

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Peterborough police to fine people, businesses not complying with COVID-19 quarantine, closure orders

Peterborough police and area OPP officers say they will issue fines to people and businesses that do not comply with federal and provincial laws invoked to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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1 new case of COVID-19 in Hastings, Prince Edward counties, total rises to 6

Ontario’s Hastings Prince Edward Public Health says there are now a total of six positive cases of the novel coronavirus in their catchment area.

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Ottawa Public Health now investigating 75 confirmed coronavirus cases

Ottawa Public Health says it’s now investigating 75 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the city.

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University and college residences part of COVID-19 plan in Kingston

KFL&A Public Health says they are working on plans to house COVID-19 patients in residences at Kingston’s post-secondary institutions, if the need arrise.

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16 total cases of COVID-19 in Kingston region, 3 with no close-contacts, recent travel history

KFL&A Public Health says there are now 16 cases of COVID-19 in the Kingston region.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Canada now stands at 3409 total cases, 35 total deaths

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said that as of Thursday morning, there are 3409 active vases of COVID-19 in Canada, with 35 total deaths. Tam said over 158,000 people in Canada have been tested for the virus.

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March 25: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ottawa recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday morning, according to the latest data from Ontario's ministry of health.

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Coronavirus: Man in his 90s becomes first Ottawa resident to die from COVID-19

Ottawa Public Health says a man in his 90s is the first person in the city to die from COVID-19 since the coronavirus outbreak began.

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Coronavirus: T-shirts with portraits of Canada’s top doctors on sale for charity

A Calgary business has released three limited edition T-shirts featuring some of Canada’s top doctors, who have become the faces of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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First positive COVID-19 case confirmed in Oxford County, Ont.

Ontario’s Southwestern Public Health has confirmed a second positive case of COVID-19 in the region, the first in Oxford County.

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Coronavirus 'game changer' as home test kits will show if you have already had virus

The public will be able to conduct "game-changer" coronavirus antibody tests at home within a matter of days, MPs has been told.

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A 2nd wave of COVID-19 is possible. Here’s what that means for Canada

As countries around the world continue to work tirelessly to contain the spread of COVID-19, health officials have already warned that a second wave of the novel coronavirus that causes the disease could be imminent.

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Health care professionals at 2 clinics test positive for COVID-19 in KFL&A region

KFL&A Public Health says two health care facilities in their catchment area have had health care professionals test positive for the novel coronavirus.

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No new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ottawa recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday morning, according to the latest data from Ontario's ministry of health.

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Coronavirus: 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brings Peterborough-area total to 7

Peterborough Public Health says two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the region to seven.

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Coronavirus home tests could be available ‘in a matter of days’

People will soon be able to find out whether or not they have coronavirus with the launch of new antibody tests which can be done at home.

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Coronavirus: Testing backlog linked to shortage of essential chemicals

Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests.

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Coronavirus: 2 Guelph General Hospital employees test positive for COVID-19

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health says two employees at Guelph General Hospital have contracted the novel coronavirus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: What are the biggest risk factors for those under 50?

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam outlined for reporters Friday when some people under the age of 50 who contract COVID-19 experience only mild symptoms, while other experience dire or even fatal consequences in some cases.

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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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