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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Quebec’s Deputy Premier Genevieve Guilbault made her second appearance alongside Public Health director Dr. Horacio Arruda and Health Minister Danielle McCann on Saturday to deliver updates on the COVID-19 situation in the province.

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Kingston region sees only 1 new case of COVID-19 for second day in a row

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

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

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14 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

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58 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

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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

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

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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

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

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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: 9017 cases, 105 deaths total in Canada

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

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

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

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

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

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March 28: 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

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

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Covid-19 isolation and stepdown centre set to open at Citywest

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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

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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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First hospitalized case of COVID-19 in Peterborough: health unit

Peterborough Public Health says it has its first hospitalized case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the 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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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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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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