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COVID-19 vaccine.Mayor John Tory says he wanted to make Canada’s case after the company said it could not fulfil next week’s order from the federal government. Doug Ford says Ontario will run out of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week Tory follows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, among others, in urging the manufacturer to up production.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Tory says he initiated the conversation in consultation with Ottawa.

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‘We need the vaccine now,’ health official says as COVID-19 variant found in Ontario nursing home

COVID-19 vaccines just one day after it was announced that a variant of the virus was discovered in a Barrie, Ont., long-term care home.The nursing home Roberta Place is the site of a severe outbreak that’s seen 122 residents, 72 staff members and two essential visitors test positive for the virus as of Thursday afternoon. Nineteen people have died.

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Manitoba’s top doc, premier to give live COVID-19 update

COVID-19 restrictions Thursday.Premier Brian Pallister will join Manitoba’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, at a 12:30 p.m.

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Ontario farmers urge feds to reconsider pre-departure COVID-19 tests for migrant workers

COVID-19 test result required before the employees can fly to Canada, saying the cost of the tests in certain countries are proving to be a barrier for some.The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which represents thousands of farmers across the province, said it has been working with Ottawa to find ways to accommodate migrant workers travelling to Canada for jobs in the agriculture sector.Keith Currie, director of the group and a farmer in Collingwood, Ont., said farmers have recently been discussing the pre-departure tests, which can cost hundreds of dollars in some countries and may also be hard to access.“(The travel requirements) put in place, we understand this is for the right reasons, for health reasons, but how can we alleviate some

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Soccer stadium to accommodate 150 homeless Montrealers amid COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 but do not require hospital care.Quebec Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant, Mayor Valérie Plante, the Red Cross and Chantal Rouleau, the minister responsible for Montreal, made the announcement Thursday morning.The site will have 150 beds, which will be split into individual units that will comply with public health guidelines to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Those beds will gradually become available in the coming days.

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New COVID-19 cluster in B.C. Interior linked to ‘social events’ in Williams Lake

COVID-19 cluster in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region, after 215 people tested positive for the virus since Jan. 1.Interior Health said Wednesday 74 of the cases were in First Nations communities.

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Coronavirus: 47 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka,

coronavirus cases and one additional death in the region on Wednesday, bringing the local number of cases up to 4,866, including 92 deaths.There were also 624 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered on Tuesday.There have been 14,185 doses administered in the region since late December.

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B.C. adds 500 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths; fewest in hospital since November

COVID-19 hit a seven-week low Wednesday, as the province added another 500 cases and 14 deaths.In a written statement, officials said there were 320 people in hospital with the virus — down nine overnight and the lowest since Nov. 30.Sixty-six of those patients were in critical or intensive care — the lowest since Nov.

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Coronavirus: Delay in shipments leads Manitoba to plan fewer COVID-19 vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech will force the province to sharply reduce the number of injections planned for February.The province says it is planning for incoming supplies to be cut in half. Manitoba says it’s expecting further reductions of Pfizer vaccine The federal government announced Tuesday that Canada would not be getting any COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech next week.“We originally were told we would be receiving 18,720 doses (in the next two weeks) and our new estimate is 9,360,” Dr.

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Lab testing identifies COVID-19 variant as part of deadly Barrie, Ont., nursing home outbreak

COVID-19 variant in six swabs from Roberta Place, a long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., that has been experiencing a deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed.The variant strain testing is a two-part test, and at this time, the health unit says the first test indicates a “very high probability” that there’s a variant strain that’s of concern. Orillia hospital to temporarily lead Roberta Place nursing home in controlling COVID-19 outbreak The second part of variant testing is a whole-genome sequencing test to determine the exact strain of the virus.

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Too early to credit curfew for drop in COVID-19 cases in Quebec, health experts say

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Quebecers also got a “rude awakening,” Mâsse said, when earlier this month officials reported more than 3,100 cases in a single day, sparking public warnings from doctors who said hospitals were on the verge of rationing care.Those warnings may have shocked Quebecers into reducing their contacts, Masse explained.

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London, Ont., COVID-19 antibody test under review could allow for fast, inexpensive testing

COVID-19 antibody test that is faster and more accurate than any currently approved in Canada.A scientific article about the test, currently under peer review but available as a pre-print, says it can be completed in five minutes and can use blood or plasma samples to detect antibodies, “with 100 per cent specificity and 98 per cent sensitivity.” Potential sepsis treatment could be ready in 5 years thanks to London, Ont., researcher “My test is really quite simple, it works very similar to the typing that is actually performed very routinely in clinical labs,” says Shawn Li of the Li Lab at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.“It uses a very cheap interior called microbeads, could be made from the latex or any and those

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Nova Scotia reports 3 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As of Jan. 19, some 9,175 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Marine Atlantic ferry confirms positive COVID-19 case involving crew member

Nova Scotia reports 4 new cases of COVID-19, vaccine rollout continues to expand In the meantime, all crew members who were on the vessel and completed their shift as well as all crew members currently on the vessel will be tested.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“To facilitate the required testing, the MV Blue Puttees has been removed from service. Crew members will be tested and then isolate on the vessel until results are received.

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Guelph adds 21 new COVID-19 cases, Wellington County reports 11th death

Guelph reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the city’s total case count to 1,970.Active cases fell by one from the previous day to 264, while another 22 people have recovered, bringing total resolved cases to 1,688. Linamar CEO resigns from Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force after out-of-country trip Four people are in the hospital being treated for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Guelph’s death toll of 18 remains unchanged, with the last death attributed to COVID-19 in Guelph reported on Jan.

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Toronto shelters begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in pilot program

Toronto homeless shelters have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccines as part of a pilot project.Dr. Stephen Hwang of St.

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Coronavirus: Montreal mayor calls on premier to exempt homeless from COVID-19 curfew

COVID-19.Plante made the request Tuesday, following the death of a homeless man Sunday morning.Raphael Napa André, a 51-year-old Innu man, was found at around 3 a.m. that morning in a portable toilet near the Open Door shelter in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.“As many Montrealers, I am deeply shocked by what happened to Raphael Napa André,” Plante said.

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COVID-19 isolation, quarantine pay reinstated for Alberta registered nurses

COVID-19 exposure or illness will now be able to be paid for their time off, thanks to a recent agreement between the United Nurses of Alberta and the province’s health authority. A glimpse inside an Edmonton ICU full of COVID-19 patients In a statement on the UNA’s website, the union said an “important memorandum of understanding” was signed on Jan.

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Round 1 of COVID-19 vaccinations finished for long-term care residents in Simcoe County, Muskoka

COVID-19 vaccination doses is now complete for long-term care residents in Simcoe County and Muskoka, the local health unit announced Tuesday.The news comes as Ottawa, Durham, Toronto, York, Peel and Windsor-Essex have also administered their first round of vaccines to all long-term care homes in their respective regions. Ontario outlines how Pfizer vaccine delivery delay will affect its COVID-19 immunization plan In Simcoe Muskoka, some employees and essential caregivers at long-term care facilities have received the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.“This is a significant milestone in our immunization rollout plan,” Dr.

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Ontario premier pleads with incoming Biden administration for COVID-19 vaccine help

COVID-19 vaccines amid a shortage of doses in Canada.Ford made the comments during a press conference on Tuesday after the federal government announced that Canada will be receiving zero Pfizer doses next week.“My American friends, help us out. We need help once again, as we did with the (personal protective equipment]).

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Nova Scotia to provide COVID-19 update on Tuesday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province encourages post-secondary students returning to Nova Scotia from anywhere except Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador to book a COVID-19 test for day six, seven or eight of their 14-day self-isolation period.COVID-19 testing appointments can be booked up to three days in advance.

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Ontario outlines how Pfizer vaccine delivery delay will affect its COVID-19 immunization plan

COVID-19 vaccine will affect the province’s immunization plan.In documents released Tuesday, officials said the known delivery reductions to Ontario are “substantial” and vary week to week. Ontario to delay 2nd vaccine dose until up to 42 days due to Pfizer shipment delivery pause For the week of Jan.

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Alberta’s Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to hold a media availability at 3:30 p.m.

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Guelph reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, Wellington County reports 2 deaths

COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the city’s total case count to 1,949.Active cases increased by eight from Friday to 265, while another 30 people have recovered, bringing total resolved cases to 1,666. Guelph’s COVID-19 vaccination plan changes due to Pfizer production delay Four people are in the hospital being treated for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Guelph’s death toll of 18 remains unchanged with the last death attributed to COVID-19 in Guelph being reported on Jan.

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COVID-19 claims the life of first STM employee

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The man’s last day of work was Dec.

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Quebec reports 1,386 new cases, 55 deaths linked to COVID-19

coronavirus pandemic Tuesday.The caseload has reached 245,734, while recoveries have topped 217,575. The death toll stands at 9,142.Hospitalizations rose by nine to 1,500.

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2nd COVID-19 outbreak declared at RVH in Barrie, Ont.

COVID-19 outbreak at the Barrie, Ont., hospital’s transitional care unit, making it the second outbreak at the site this month.On Jan. 9, a coronavirus outbreak was declared at the hospital’s integrated stroke and rehabilitation unit.

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Orillia hospital to temporarily lead Roberta Place nursing home in controlling COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak that has left nine dead.According to the local health unit, 63 residents and 53 staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Testing is also being done to determine if the COVID-19 U.K. variant played a part in the Roberta Place outbreak.

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‘Old orange is the new red’: N.B. businesses feeling impacts of COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 recovery plan as of Monday.Premier Blaine Higgs said Sunday that those regions were “are all on the cusp of moving to red in the coming days.”At that same press conference, Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said “that decision will be made in the next day or two.” N.B.

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Guelph reports 110 new COVID-19 cases from the weekend, active cases at 257

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the city’s total case count to 1,911.Monday’s data encompasses the entire weekend as active cases increased by 28 from Friday to 257, while another 82 people have recovered, bringing total resolved cases to 1,636. How well has Canada fought the COVID-19 pandemic? 3 experts weigh in Four people are in the hospital being treated for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Guelph’s death toll of 18 did not change over the weekend with the last death attributed to COVID-19 being reported on Jan.

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First Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Guelph area

COVID-19 vaccine has arrived and is being sent to long-term care and retirement homes in the region.A spokesperson said 3,700 doses arrived on Friday and will be administered to residents and patients of care facilities.

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Sudbury, Ont., elementary class sent home following COVID-19 case

Some northern Ontario schools extend remote learning as COVID-19 cases rise Director of Education Joanne Benard says in a letter issued to parents on Sunday that the person with the confirmed case of the novel coronavirus is self-isolating.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She says public health officials will notify the parents of anyone considered a close contact.Benard also says all students in the class should self-isolate until Jan.

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How well has Canada fought the COVID-19 pandemic? 3 experts weigh in

COVID-19 surge across Canada, the federal government and the provinces have been imposing stricter measures to try to limit the illness’s spread.The Canadian Press interviewed three leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology, asking their thoughts on Canada’s handling of the pandemic, the new restrictions on activities — and what else can be done. Here’s what they had to say.

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Quebec reports 50 more COVID-19 deaths, partial tally of 1,744 cases

COVID-19 today as well as a preliminary total of 1,744 new cases.But the province says a delay in transmitting data from Quebec’s labs means the number of cases is incomplete and will be adjusted in a future update.Hospitalizations declined for the third straight day, down 14 to 1,460.There were also 12 fewer people in intensive care, for a total of 215.Prime minister pleads with Canadians not to travel abroad, people do it anywayWhile the number of new cases recorded in Quebec has declined slightly over the past week, Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter that it’s too soon to describe the movement as a trend.He’s urging Quebecers to keep following health measures because the battle is “not yet won.”The province has reported a

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Canada’s cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 700K

COVID-19 in Canada have now surpassed 700,000, according to a Global News tally updated with the latest data from health officials.The milestone came after Ontario reported another 3,056 cases Saturday. To date, a total of 701,466 infections have been detected in Canada, with both Ontario and Quebec recording the highest amount.

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Health Association of African Canadians addresses community mistrust of COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine for reasons that are rooted in the history of health issues in the African diaspora.“We are worried about being guinea pigs or worried about the harm this vaccine could cause. But we do have good grounds to be mistrustful of the medical system, the government and the vaccine itself, because we have a history of being mistreated.

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Nova Scotia reports 4 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, two are university students

COVID-19 on Saturday and said 30 active cases remain in the province.According to Public Health, one of the cases is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.“The person is a student at Cape Breton University in Sydney who lives off-campus and is self-isolating, as required,” the province said in a statement.The other three cases are in Central Zone. One of the cases is a close contact of a previously reported case while the other cases are both related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.

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Quebec reports 2,225 new COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths as hospitalizations decline

COVID-19 cases and 67 further deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.The number of hospitalizations dropped for a second day, this time by 22 for a total of 1,474 patients, with four fewer patients in intensive care for a total of 227.Health Minister Christian Dubé tweeted that all Quebecers need to continue to follow public health rules to ensure cases and hospitalizations go down.Prime minister pleads with Canadians not to travel abroad, people do it anywayThe province’s Health Department reported 2,430 more recoveries, for a total of 210,364.Quebec currently has 21,640 active cases.The province has now reported 240,970 confirmed infections and 9,005 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Canada records over 6,800 new COVID-19 cases as officials announce vaccine delay

coronavirus Friday as federal officials revealed that vaccine shipments to the country would be delayed for four weeks over production issues.In a press conference Friday, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said that only half of Pfizer-BioNTech’s promised COVID-19 vaccine doses would arrive in the next month.

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B.C.’s total COVID-19 case count tops 60K, with 509 new cases reported Friday

COVID-19 cases British Columbia has reported since the start of the pandemic topped 60,000 Friday, as officials reported 509 new cases.In a written statement, health officials said another nine people had died from the virus, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 1,047. B.C.

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Public Health Mobile Units returning to Truro due to demand for COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 testing.According to Public Health officials, the additional demand in testing follows the recent number of potential COVID-19 public exposure notices in the Northern Zone.The Public Health Mobile Units are in the community to add testing capacity so that more Nova Scotians can get a COVID-19 test, especially at a time when the regular Primary Assessment Centres are seeing higher than usual volumes of testing.Public Health is encouraging anyone who was at any of the potential exposure sites announced in recent days to get tested, however, they say testing is open to everyone.Drop-in testing will be available at Public Health’s Mobile Health Units on the following dates and times:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest

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No positive tests in first phase of YVR’s rapid COVID-19 test pilot project

COVID-19 test pilot project has turned up positive for the virus.The airport launched the project, which is in partnership with WestJet, UBC and Providence Healthcare, at the end of November.In the six weeks since, it says more than 300 people have opted to try the rapid testing. Rapid COVID-19 testing trialed at Vancouver International Airport According to interim results released Friday, covering 200 people who flew between Nov.

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U.K. variant of COVID-19 likely already in Windsor, Ont., hospital chief of staff says

coronavirus is present in the southwestern Ontario border city.Dr. Wassim Saad is expecting confirmation within the next “week or so.” B.C.

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First COVID-19 vaccines administered to long-term care residents in Grey Bruce

COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were administered to long-term care home residents in Grey and Bruce counties on Friday.Eleonore Kueber, a 93-year-old resident of Maple View Long-Term Care Residence in Owen Sound, Ont., is Grey County’s first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, while Nora Foster, a 71-year-old resident of Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home in Lion’s Head, Ont., is Bruce County’s first person to be inoculated.

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Guelph reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, another 37 people have recovered

COVID-19 on Friday as the city’s total case count reached 1,801.Active cases fell by 15 from the previous day to 229 but that still includes four people being treated in the hospital for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

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8 staff members test COVID-19-positive at OPP headquarters

coronavirus since Jan. 1, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.Four members have recovered and are back at work, while four are still in isolation, OPP Staff Sgt.

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Vaughan closes several outdoor amenities amid new COVID-19 provincial restrictions

coronavirus.The Ontario government implemented a stay-at-home order which came into effect Thursday and declared a second state of emergency amid a continuing increase in COVID-19 cases in the province.

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Nine Dollarama stores in Quebec face fines for COVID-19 safety violations

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Dollarama, for its part, denies being at fault and says that since the start of the pandemic, it has implemented protocols related to limiting COVID-19, which are regularly reviewed with employees.“We are very surprised and very disappointed to be targeted in this way, especially in a context where we are in regular communication with the CNESST and that at no time, over the past few weeks, have these concerns and even the existence of these statements of offence have not been brought to our attention,” said media relations manager Lyla Radmanovich.The company, which operates more than 360 stores in Quebec and employs more than 5,000 people, says it is in favour of a

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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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