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COVID-19 hot spots has raised concerns among parents who say the government has failed to implement safety measures just as contagious new variants of the novel coronavirus are taking hold.The announcement, long-awaited by many parents who have been stretched thin during a month-long period of remote learning, has raised questions about just how safe it will be when in-person classes resume in COVID-19 hot spots over the next two weeks.“I feel that I am against the wall and I have to decide between sending my kids to school and keeping my family safe,” said Fernanda Yanchapaxi, a Toronto mother of two.“I’m not saying that I don’t want them to be back. I’m dying for them to go back to school.

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Saskatchewan COVID-19 hospitalizations briefly underreported this week: province

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Novavax says ‘rolling review’ of its COVID-19 vaccine started by Health Canada

COVID-19 vaccine is undergoing a “rolling review” by several health agencies, including Health Canada, to speed up its approval process.In an announcement Thursday, the company said regulatory agencies now reviewing the vaccine include the European Medicines Agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.K.

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Coronavirus: 91 total COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 B.1.1.7. variant, which was originally discovered in the U.K., on Thursday, bringing the total in the region to 91.Meanwhile, 60 people in the region have screened positive for a “variant of concern,” although testing is still underway to determine the exact strain.

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Union says Windsor, Ont. LTC home failed to provide proper PPE during COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak.Unifor, the union representing staff at Fairfield Park long-term care home, said the staff were not provided medical-grade N95 masks, and the mistake was only rectified when the union said it discovered the issue.The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit said there are 87 total cases confirmed at Fairfield Park. 63 residents now dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie, Ont., nursing home “The pandemic has exposed the chronic and dangerous situations in our nursing homes,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President, in a statement on Thursday.

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More than half of Roberta Place residents infected with COVID-19 now dead

COVID-19 at Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., a spokesperson confirmed Thursday.On top of this, 104 staff have been infected with the novel coronavirus, although there’s now only one active resident case and 26 active staff cases, according to the spokesperson. ‘Heart-wrenching’: Families recount deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Ontario nursing home Previously, Roberta Place had reported there were 128 total resident COVID-19 cases, but on Wednesday, the home’s spokesperson, Stephanie Barber, said the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit recounted and corrected the number by one.

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Coronavirus: Ontario considering cancelling March break to curb COVID-19 spread

COVID-19.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he hopes to have a decision by next week. Coronavirus: Schools in Toronto, Peel and York Regions last for return to in-person learning He says he’s asked the province’s chief medical officer of health for his expert opinion.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]News of the potential spring break cancellation comes a day after Lecce released plans to reopen those schools still closed in the coming weeks.Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctors ask government to reopen schools before other sectorsSchools in Toronto, Peel and York are to reopen on Feb.

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Results from Ontario study on COVID-19 variant prevalence expected Thursday

COVID-19 variants in the province.Public Health Ontario has screened all positive COVID-19 tests from Jan. 20 for three variants to create a snapshot of their presence in the province.The results of that survey will be presented at a pandemic briefing later today.So far, Ontario has recorded 152 cases of a variant that first emerged in the U.K.

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Coronavirus: Remote care saving grace for many COVID-19 patients, hospitals

COVID-19 has been that the vast majority of those infected are able to recover at home, allowing hospitals to cope with what would otherwise have been a system-crushing onslaught of ill, contagious patients.Of the more than half-million cases of COVID-19 where hospitalization status is known, Canadian data show roughly 7.8 per cent of patients have needed hospital admission. Of those, fewer than one-in-five needed intensive care and an even smaller fraction required mechanical ventilation.

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Coronavirus: Guelph reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, 4th death this week

COVID-19 in the city on Thursday, bringing its death toll to 26 during the pandemic.It’s the fourth death to be reported in as many days with 12 deaths attributed to the disease reported in the city so far this year. Guelph reported 14 deaths in all of 2020.

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Quebec reports 1,093 new cases, 42 more deaths tied to COVID-19

coronavirus Thursday.Health authorities say 15 of those deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while the others have been retroactively added to the growing tally.The caseload stands at 266,672 while recoveries have topped 243,000. The health crisis has claimed the lives of 9,941 Quebecers to date, which represents nearly half of the country’s deaths related to COVID-19.The province continued to see hospitalizations drop Thursday.

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‘No basis in reality’: NDP decries Saskatchewan premier’s COVID-19 response

Coronavirus testing on the decline in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan had its deadliest month of the pandemic in January when more than 150 people died. That compares with a total of 153 deaths between last March and Dec.

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Sixteen new COVID-19 deaths, 414 new cases, as variant confirmed at B.C. high school

COVID-19 reporting since Jan. 1, with 16 deaths and 414 new cases on Wednesday.It marked the fifth consecutive day that new cases were below 500, and left the seven-day average for daily new cases at 437.In a written statement, officials also confirmed that a case of COVID-19 at Garabaldi High School in Maple Ridge was in fact the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K.“Public health teams have conducted a full investigation at Garibaldi High School.

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Front-line workers awaiting guidance regarding COVID-19 variant now in New Brunswick

COVID-19 variant has been confirmed in New Brunswick, front-line staff in both health care and the classroom are awaiting guidance on what needs to be done next to keep people safe.Three cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K., were reported by public health Tuesday.The COVID-19 pandemic has been a marathon for everyone. And one union leader is asking people to stay the course until the finish line.

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COVID-19 ads have had varying effects, with some ‘super cringeworthy’: marketers

COVID-19 pandemic, a villainous character with an active social life is the first thing that pops into her mind.Mr. Covidhead, whose virus-shaped head and malevolent grin made him a popular topic last year, was the centrepiece in ads from the Alberta government where he slow dances at house parties, digs into turkey at a family dinner and even prepares for a night out on the town.

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Coronavirus: Riverview winter carnival gets creative amid COVID-19

Polson Park transformed into winter wonderland for Vernon Winter Carnival She said the town has joined forces with Ontario snow sculptor Matt Morris to launch a snow sculpting challenge that people can do safely from their own backyards.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Get outside and have fun and participate in a community event, even if we are all a little distanced,” said Charles MacDougall who is a Riverview Community Recreation Worker.MacDougall said the town is handing out at-home snow-sculpting kits and is asking people to carve their own creations and submit pictures to the town.People are being encouraged to watch Morris’ tutorial videos online to learn how to sculpt Gnomes and various

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New COVID-19 outbreak declared at Burnaby Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak at Burnaby Hospital over, health officials say there has been a new outbreak in another unit.Fraser Health said Wednesday that nine patients in a medicine unit have tested positive for the virus. The last outbreak was declared over Feb.

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39 new cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus B.1.1.7. variant, which was originally discovered in the U.K., in the region on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases up to 90.In addition to the 90 COVID-19 U.K.

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Quebec won’t roll out COVID-19 checkpoints to curb travel between regions as reopening looms

COVID-19 to be lifted next week.Despite calls from the opposition, Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said that public health authorities don’t recommend implementing roadblocks to prevent people from moving from one area to the next.“Our police officers are at the moment already very, very busy with other measures,” she told reporters Wednesday.Guilbault specifically pointed to the police’s enforcement of the nightly curfew, which was introduced last month as part of lockdown measures. Police also have their hands full with ensuring travellers are respecting quarantine, she added.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon

COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta premier, health officials to speak about COVID-19 support for continuing care operators

COVID-19 support for continuing care operators, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities and home care providers.Kenney will be joined by Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Calgary-Fish Creek MLA Richard Gotfried and Kim O’Brien, president and CEO of United Active Living Inc., for the announcement, which is scheduled for noon.

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Guelph reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

COVID-19 in the city on Wednesday, bringing its death toll to 25 during the pandemic.It’s the third death to be reported in as many days as 11 deaths attributed to the disease have been reported in the city so far this year. Guelph reported 14 deaths in all of 2020.

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B.C. adds 429 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths as hospitalizations rise again

COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday, while eight more people have died from the virus.The province has now seen a total of 68,366 cases since the pandemic began, while the death toll stands at 1,218. ‘Hold off on the Super Bowl celebrations,’ B.C.

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32 new COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, total now at 51

COVID-19 U.K. variant in the region on Tuesday, bringing the local total number to 51.According to the health unit, 94 people have also screened positive for a coronavirus variant of concern in the region.

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4 patients dead at Waypoint mental health centre amid COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak that’s infected eight patients and eight staff members, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.One Waypoint worker associated with the outbreak tested positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern last week, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed, although testing is still underway to determine the exact variant strain. Coronavirus: 19 total COVID-19 U.K.

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Scott Moe, Dr. Saqib Shahab updating COVID-19 situation in Saskatchewan

COVID-19 situation in the province.Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, are also expected to update the vaccine situation.

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‘Kids are not all right’: Mental health among Ontario children deteriorating during COVID-19

New ‘shadow pandemic’: How COVID has contributed to a surge in eating disorders in young children There are good days and bad days.The 15-year-old says she struggled with bulimia before the pandemic, but the lockdown made it worse.“It was very hard in the beginning, especially because school gave me structure throughout the day, and it just helped me be more confident,” she says.“When you’re alone and isolated then it’s harder to figure out your feelings, figure out your emotions.”She sought help from her family doctor and a therapist, but it gave her more anxiety.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Ontario fly-in First Nations

immunizing people against COVID-19 in northern Ontario fly-in First Nations as part of an initiative called Operation Remote Immunity.The program will see those who are age 18 and older get inoculated against COVID-19 in 31 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) fly-in communities and Moosonee, Ont., over the next three months. Consent at heart of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan for remote First Nations communities On Monday, Neskantaga First Nation Chief Chris Moonias got vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

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Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to discourage non-essential travel amid COVID-19

63 residents now dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie, Ont., nursing home He says he wants to see a plan that will “stop or stymie traffic” up Highway 69, a major highway connecting northern and southern Ontario.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Bigger says there’s a need to insulate his city as more infectious variants of COVID-19 are detected in southern parts of the province.

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Guelph reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

COVID-19 in the city on Tuesday, bringing its death toll to 24 during the pandemic.Ten deaths attributed to the disease have been reported in the city so far this year.

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Quebec expected to ease some restrictions as province reports fewer new COVID-19 cases

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Several media outlets are reporting Tuesday that non-essential businesses closed since Christmas Day will be allowed to reopen — but with limited access.The premier’s 5 p.m. news conference comes as Quebec reported fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases Monday for the first time since last November.The caseload has now reached 263,473 as the province remains a hotspot for the virus.

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B.C. health officials to provide latest COVID-19 update on Monday

COVID-19 pandemic on Monday afternoon.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will announce the past three days’ cases and deaths at a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.

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Coronavirus: 19 total COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 U.K. variant in the region as of Monday, while 126 people have screened positive for a “variant of concern.”Testing is still underway to determine the exact variant strain for the 126 COVID-19 cases.

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Miramichi, N.B., woman encourages acts of COVID-19 kindness in honour of Becca Schofield

New Brunswick reports 8 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday She said she has been inspired by the Riverview teen, Becca Schofield, who the kindness movement, #beccatoldmeto.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Every time that I see somebody doing something nice or I do something nice, I always have that #beccatoldmeto,” in her mind, she said.Becca’s kindness movement using the #beccatoldmeto hashtag spread across the globe, and although it has been three years since the inspiring young woman passed away, her mother Anne Schofield said her daughter’s legacy lives on.“I still, to this day, get daily messages of how she has impacted people’s lives and how she has changed people’s views on how they live

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63 residents now dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie, Ont., nursing home

COVID-19 outbreak that’s infected all but one of the facility’s 129 residents.Currently, there are 49 active resident cases and there have been a total of 104 staff cases — 69 of which are active, a Roberta Place spokesperson confirmed Monday. ‘Heart-wrenching’ — Families recount deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Ontario nursing home Four essential caregivers — one of whom has died — and five external partners have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.More than a week ago, public health confirmed the COVID-19 U.K.

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New and active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan lowest in over a month

coronavirus cases in over a month.Health officials reported 147 new cases on Monday, raising the overall total since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to 24,011. Group parades in appreciation for Dr.

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Guelph reports 65 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death from the weekend

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the city’s death toll to 23 during the pandemic.Public health saw nine deaths in the city related to COVID-19 in the month of January.

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Saskatoon International Airport ‘decimated’ by COVID-19 pandemic

Skyxe Saskatoon Airport.Maybury, president and CEO of Skyxe, said the airport was well-positioned for growth heading into the new year. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March.“Our revenues were decimated by passengers,” Maybury said.Revenue dropped 98 per cent at one point, he said.

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Barrie, Ont., nursing home faces proposed class-action amid deadly COVID-19 outbreak

‘Heart-wrenching’: Families recount deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Ontario nursing home “As a result of the defendants’ failures to adequately and properly plan, prepare and respond to the COVID-19 virus, the virus has run rampant through the Roberta Place Long Term Care Home,” the statement of claim reads.“They failed to rectify a pattern of mismanagement, misallocation of resources and staffing, and repeated violations and cited deficiencies of infection control and prevention requirements.”A COVID-19 outbreak was declared in the facility on Jan. 8, 2021, and since then more than 200 people have contracted the virus, including all but one of the residents.

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Mandatory COVID-19 testing of international travellers takes effect in Ontario

COVID-19 test upon arrival in Ontario starting today in a bid to stop contagious new variants of the virus from further infiltrating the province.The provincial government announced the plan on Friday, the same day the federal government announced a similar program that’s to take effect in the coming weeks.Premier Doug Ford praised the prime minister for announcing the new federal testing plan, but said Ontario would conduct its own traveller testing until Ottawa’s program kicked in.

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Britain’s Captain Tom hospitalized for COVID-19 after raising millions to fight virus

Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday.Hannah Ingram-Moore revealed in a statement posted on Twitter that her father, widely known as Captain Tom, has been admitted to Bedford Hospital because he needed “additional help” with his breathing.

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Quebec to resume surgeries delayed by pandemic as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

COVID-19 as the number of people hospitalized with the virus continues to drop.Christian Dubé says on Twitter that there are 200 fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 than there were a week ago.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province is reporting 1,223 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as well as 31 additional deaths linked to the virus.Hospitalizations went down by 27 to 1,136, with 191 people in intensive care, which is 10 fewer than Saturday.The province gave only 84 vaccine doses on Saturday, and has currently administered 238,227 of the 238,100 doses it has received.The government says it is able to administer extra vaccines because some vials contain enough liquid to inoculate six people

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Coronavirus: Canada adds over 4,200 new cases, 148 COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 cases today as the country stopped just short of hitting another grim milestone amid the pandemic.As of Saturday evening, Canada’s coronavirus death toll stood at 19,942 after another 148 fatalities were announced, with the country set to pass the 20,000 mark Sunday. ‘I’m not afraid of COVID’: Why some Canadians choose to travel abroad amid a pandemic Saturday’s data brings the country’s total caseload to 774,722, of which 700,924 have recovered.

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All employees to be tested at Mississauga Canada Post facility as COVID-19 outbreak grows

COVID-19 as the facility battles a large outbreak.As of Saturday, the postal service says 273 people who work at the site have tested positive since the beginning of the month.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Canada Post says regional health authority Peel Public Health directed the mandatory testing at the Gateway facility, and employees who have already been tested must be assessed again.

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Saskatchewan reaches 300 total COVID-19 deaths, adds 258 new cases

COVID-19.Eight new deaths were disclosed Saturday, along with 258 new cases of the novel coronavirus. Regina had the most new cases with 53, followed by Saskatoon with 43 and the north west region with 40.

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Coronavirus: 30 new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London; 1 death and 12 cases in Elgin Oxford

coronavirus, officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Saturday.The region’s pandemic case tally now stands at 5,642, of which 3,787 people have recovered, an increase of four from the day before.Health unit figures show that at least 2,260 cases have been reported in the region since the beginning of the month.Roughly 1,686 cases are active in the region, according to the figures.At least 175 people have died during the pandemic.The two latest deaths reported Friday involved two women in their 70s and 90s who were both associated with a long-term care home. Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus shot appears less effective than others The health unit completed its online dashboard updates on Friday.

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Rapid COVID-19 testing in care homes could have cut deaths by half: SFU modelling

New modelling from Simon Fraser University suggests that deployment of rapid testing into long-term care homes could cut the COVID-19 death toll by 25 to 55 per cent.The research commissioned by Safe Care BC, a workplace safety organization representing the continuing care sector, found that daily screening of all visitors and staff could cut exposures in care homes by 90 per cent, and testing every three days could cut exposures by about half. B.C.

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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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