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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that the United States will keep its travel restrictions in place for visitors due to the spread of the highly-contagious Delta coronavirus variant as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the country.

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration open for some teens

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approved for Canadians 12 and over, Health Canada says On Wednesday, Health Canada authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12-15, meaning anyone over the age of 12 is now eligible to be vaccinated by it.COVID-19 pre-registration has also opened to anyone over the age of 49 as well.The region says the province opened the window for the age group as it is expecting an increased supply of vaccine.Other groups who recently got the green light to pre-register include pregnant women, those with at-risk health conditions, essential workers in specific sectors who cannot work from home and adults 18+ living in high-priority neighbourhoods.

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Alberta’s current COVID-19 status worse than every province and state: Former top doctor

COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta is heading in the wrong direction.The province reported more than 2,000 daily cases for three consecutive days last week, reaching the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic on Saturday, at 2,433, with a positivity rate of 12 per cent.

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COVID-19: N.S. microbiology lab plays catch-up with backlog, processes record number of tests

COVID-19 samples Sunday, something that is nothing short of remarkable, according to Dr. Todd Hatchette, the chief of microbiology for Nova Scotia Health.“It’s an incredible feat to actually scale up to that much volume,” said Hatchette.On Friday during the provincial COVID-19 briefing, Premier Iain Rankin revealed that Nova Scotia had a backlog of 45,000 COVID-19 cases waiting to be processed at the provincial microbiology lab in Halifax.Then, over the weekend, health-care specialists and lab teams worked around the clock to catch up on the testing backlog while bringing more staff on board, said Hatchette.It’s anticipated the lab will be caught up by the end of the day Monday, with a return to 48-hour turnarounds on testing results.

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Alberta reports 1,351 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, identifies 575 variant cases

COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province’s total of active cases to 11,464.Health officials have also identified 575 new cases of variants of concern, accounting for 43.2 per cent of currently active cases. Alberta doctors say new restrictions ‘not enough’ to reduce spread of COVID-19 A total of 333 people were being treated in hospitals across Alberta, with 79 of them being cared for in ICUs.One additional death was reported by Alberta Health on Wednesday: a man in his 60s living in the North zone.

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More Alberta families faced with 24-day quarantine due to COVID-19 variants

Rise in COVID-19 cases, variants ‘a wake-up call for all Albertans,’ Kenney says “Because it’s the U.K. variant, (Alberta Health Services) is obviously playing the safe side… We were told it’s very contagious,” Zeia’s father, Arnel Ayuno, told Global News.Here’s why their quarantine period is so long:Normally, when someone tests positive for COVID-19, they can relatively safely isolate in their own home by using a separate bedroom and bathroom.

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SHA expands Regina COVID-19 drive-thru testing site due to high demand

COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Regina are expanding, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said.Beginning Wednesday, the site will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.“With the increase in COVID-19 variants of concern in the Regina area, it’s more important than ever to get tested, even if you have mild symptoms or feel you’ve been in a situation where transmission has occurred,” said the authority in a press release Wednesday.

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Will Alberta further ease COVID-19 restrictions on Monday?

Step 3 of a government plan to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions.Step 3 is based on a benchmark of Alberta having fewer than 300 COVID-19 hospitalizations and declining.As of Sunday, the provincial government was reporting 5,971 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, with 282 people being cared for in hospital, including 47 people in intensive care.

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48-year-old Toronto man who spent 110 days in hospital due to COVID-19 shares vital warning

COVID-19 like coming back from a long flight or journey.“You just have to appreciate that you were able to make it through that flight or journey. Every day is a miracle.

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Surging southern Alberta COVID-19 cases impacting in-person school learning

COVID-19 cases.“I know Dr. (Deena) Hinshaw has said it’s the family and social gathers and so, (it would be) sort of encouraging if we could just get things tamed down in Lethbridge, that would be really helpful,” said Dr.

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Saskatchewan COVID-19 sports restrictions weigh on young athletes: ‘It’s mentally challenging’

Saskatchewan sports associations concerned over new provincial COVID-19 restrictions Sports in Saskatchewan were put on hold in the spring as the pandemic took hold. They restarted, modified, some as mini leagues, in the summer.

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Hinshaw to provide provincial COVID-19 data, Calgary variant update Tuesday

COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon, including on reports of variants in a Calgary school.She is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. and her remarks will be streamed in this story.On Monday evening, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health tweeted that a student in Calgary whose parent recently returned from travel “were determined to have been infectious with a variant case” while attending an unnamed school.“There’s been no evidence to date that anyone else has been infected.” Calgary student who tested positive for COVID-19 variant was at school while infectious: Hinshaw Hinshaw said she will provide an update on the case during Tuesday’s COVID-19 reporting.Dr.

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Coronavirus variants: Will COVID-19 vaccines work against new mutations?

Doctor Michelle Chester prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on December 14, 2020 in New Hyde Park on Long Island, New York. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images) Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?Experts believe so, but they're working to confirm that.A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily.

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Saskatchewan sports associations concerned over new provincial COVID-19 restrictions

Sports associations from across Saskatchewan are raising concerns with the province’s latest restrictions which will impact how people can participate in recreational activities.The restrictions, which are set to take place on Nov. 27, will see all sport, recreation and group activities suspended for all age groups.

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SHA moving Regina COVID-19 testing site entrance from Dewdney to Lewvan

Saskatchewan Health Authority announced it is moving its COVID-19 drive-thru testing site from Dewdney Avenue to the Lewvan Drive entrance of Evraz Place.Changes to the site come into effect as of Friday.

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Coronavirus pandemic fuels demand for recreational winter gear

COVID-19 pandemic appears to be a run on recreational winter gear.Located in York Region, the doors to Sanction Skate and Snow remain open. The shop already had a taste of the voracious appetite for recreational gear earlier in the year with skateboards.When asked whether he expects there to be a run on snowboards, co-owner Malcolm Vaughan said it is already taking place.

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UCP associate minister backtracks on comments suggesting Alberta is holding off COVID-19 shutdown

Despite no COVID-19 deaths reported Sunday, Alberta adds another record-breaking 1,584 cases NDP health critic David Shepherd called it “an incredibly embarrassing bozo eruption” from Luan.“He is accountable for his words, he is accountable for pushing this kind of misinformation and creating this kind of fear and anxiety in the province of Alberta,” Shepherd said Sunday.“What we see is this government continues to push mixed messaging, downplay the very reality, the real impact of COVID-19.”In his statement Sunday, Luan said the government continues to act on advice from health officials like Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw.“I truly regret any confusion my statement has caused.

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Despite no COVID-19 deaths reported Sunday, Alberta adds another record-breaking 1,584 cases

fourth consecutive day for the most COVID-19 cases reported in one day.On Sunday, the province saw 1,584 COVID-19 additional cases confirmed in Alberta.However, while Sunday marked a respite from fatalities with zero deaths, it followed what was a deadly week in the province. Alberta recorded its highest-single day of fatalities Monday with 20 deaths, and there were 70 deaths recorded from Nov.

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Coronavirus: Schools in Ontario’s big cities stay the course while New York City closes buildings

COVID-19 test positivity rate, state and city officials made good on promised measures to move all students still participating in in-class learning to remote schooling as buildings across the city are closed.“It’s a tough day, it was a tough decision,” lamented Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday.“We will bring our schools back, but we’re going to have to reset the equation.”The move, and the associated numbers, are enough to cause some on this side of the border to wonder why similar measures are not being taken in big Ontario cities cited has COVID-19 “hotspots.”New York City has a population of just under 8.4 million people with an average positivity rate hovering around three per cent.

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Calgary, Edmonton police say more COVID-19 tickets likely after Dr. Hinshaw requests enforcement

COVID-19 rules, after receiving a letter requesting enforcement from Dr. Deena Hinshaw last week.In her letter dated Nov.

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Opening of state-of-the-art Vaughan hospital to help with surgical backlog caused by coronavirus

Vaughan is a mammoth medical facility years in the making, but the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital is now just months away from opening.At a time when hospitals across Canada are being overwhelmed by capacity issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new hospital is expected to alleviate some of that pressure.Altaf Stationwala, president and CEO of Mackenzie Health, told Global News hospital staff were approached by Ontario’s minister of health several months ago to assist with surgical backlogs.Stationwala said they will not only be addressing Mackenzie Health’s own backlog, but will be providing assistance to William Osler Health System and Southlake Regional Health Centre.“When we open, we will be providing them access to some

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Carling Heights COVID-19 assessment centre moving to online appointment-booking

COVID-19 assessment centre at Carling Heights Optimist Centre will be transitioning to online appointment booking starting Sunday.In an announcement on Thursday, officials say starting Sunday, Nov. 8, tests at the Carling location can be booked through the London COVID-19 Assessment Centres’ website, which has been offering online booking for the Oakridge Arena location since mid-October.The first block of appointments at Carling booked via the internet will begin Tuesday, Nov.

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Ontario pharmacies experience shortages of flu shot amid coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic, demand for the flu shot is higher than usual, resulting in shortages across the province.“We got out the first shipment in for the Monday start and by Thursday we were already running very very low,” he said.Jill Promoli has been calling pharmacies in her neighbourhood and so far has been unable to find one with any available doses.“Everyone is tapped out … It appears that pharmacies have essentially run out,” said Promoli. “There’s never a year where we hesitate getting our flu shot.

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Coronavirus: TVDSB to honour grads in special virtual commencement ceremonies

Thames Valley District School Board’s usual commencement ceremonies for high school graduates cannot go on due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but secondary schools are planning special virtual ceremonies to make sure that students’ achievements are recognized.In-person ceremonies, which are usually held around the Thanksgiving holiday, aren’t currently possible due to provincial COVID-19 protocols on physical distancing and size gatherings, but the board says that doesn’t mean school communities can’t celebrate at all.

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Coronavirus: Patients at Toronto hospital raise concerns about waiting room experience

North York General Hospital (NYGH) emergency room on Friday, she said she got a different kind of scare. “A lady came in and she said that she had gotten a positive COVID test and she was there for retesting.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Mill Woods care centre grows to 56 cases, 5 deaths

COVID-19. 2 deaths, 24 cases in Mill Woods care centre COVID-19 outbreak That is up from 19 residents and five staff previously reported.In an update on its website, Shepherd’s Care Foundation said of the 39 residents who tested positive, all were from the third floor.

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Coronavirus: Ontario government revises school, child care centre screening guidelines

COVID-19 symptom screening guidance for the province’s schools and child care centres.The province is now asking parents to keep their children home from school for 24 hours if they have either a runny nose or headache.If a child has both of those symptoms they are asked to consult a health-care provider or have a COVID-19 test before returning to school or child care.

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Family of elderly man admitted to Foothills unit under COVID-19 outbreak watch says they weren’t told ‘the entire story’

6 more COVID-19 cases confirmed as additional Foothills units on ‘outbreak watch’ The units under watch are in addition to the ones that AHS had confirmed earlier in the week are dealing with outbreaks. Those are cardiac units 81 and 103A and general medicine unit 32.Talarico’s dad was discharged on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Okanagan church

U.S. researchers project Canada could see over 16,000 coronavirus deaths by January Interior Health says to date, four individuals are connected to the outbreak, with the latest three cases identified to public health on Sept.

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Union ‘cautiously optimistic’ COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained

COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets.

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Human rights groups concerned over Thunder Bay police’s ‘abnormally high’ access of COVID-19 data

COVID-19 database, which they say the service has accessed at the highest per capita rate in the province.Following a legal challenge that was initiated by the human rights organizations — the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Aboriginal Legal Services, the Black Legal Action Centre, and HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario — police no longer have access to the data, although the groups are still concerned about previous access and use of the information.

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15 COVID-19 cases linked to Edmonton church outbreak ‘despite precautions’

COVID-19 cases have been linked to parishioners who attended services in late July and early August.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday that the outbreak occurred even though the church followed public health guidelines.“Despite precautions being taken during in-person services, there are now 15 confirmed cases linked to the Bible Pentecostal Church in Edmonton,” Hinshaw said.“The church has about 150 members.

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Alberta government to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: Alberta dental hygienists, assistants raising alarm over reopening Similar reviews were done after the 2013 floods in southern Alberta and the 2016 Fort McMurray fire.The province said the independent review will help strengthen any future pandemic responses.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“A strong, co-ordinated response can help save lives,” read a government release. “It can prevent the wide-scale spread of disease and help jobs and the economy bounce back more quickly.”The consultant who takes on the review will be chosen by Aug.

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Northern Alberta First Nation requires masks in public after first coronavirus case

COVID-19 case.Fort McKay First Nation Chief Mel Grandjamb announced the positive test in a video message posted to Facebook on Friday, and he says that protective masks will now be necessary for everyone outside of their homes and yards in the community.

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Coronavirus: Officials concerned about possible massive Lake Erie party on Sunday

coronavirus pandemic.On the second Sunday of every July, thousands typically gather at Pottahawk Island for the annual “Pottahawk Pissup.” The island is located near Turkey Point and Long Point.Ontario Provincial Police Const. Ed Sanchuk said the event sees plenty of alcohol consumption and people grouped close together in Lake Erie.

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Public health calls on people to get tested after coronavirus outbreak at Brossard bar

coronavirus as soon as possible.According to health officials, several people who sat both inside and on the terrasse of the Quartier Dix30 bar in Brossard have tested positive for the virus. Coronavirus — Quebec reports 8 more deaths, 79 new cases The people who contracted COVID-19 were at the bar between 8 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 help flatten the curve on climate change?

One thing that has benefitted from the pandemic is our climate. There’s less pollution because we’re flying less, driving less, and industry has slowed substantially.

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‘Sesame Street’ Teams Up With CNN In Second Town Hall Explaining Coronavirus To Kids

In April, CNN joined forces with “Sesame Street” to present a special town hall to explain the COVID-19 pandemic to children.

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Coronavirus: Saskatchewan daycare operators call for increased communication from province

daycare operators think the province could improve the way they communicate relevant updates to the pandemic response.“They announce things before they let us know what’s going on,” said Regina-based First Years Learning Centre Inc. Acting Director Megan Schmidt.“They’ll announce it, the general public will see it, and if I don’t happen to catch the live broadcast then I’ve missed out on something.

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Coronavirus: Most child-care centres in Ontario unlikely to reopen on Friday, operators and advocates say

COVID-19-era rules to open with just a few days’ notice.Many centres are also likely to face financial challenges, they say, operating at reduced capacity and with long-promised government funding not yet flowing and no indication of more to come.“I honestly have no idea who would be able to open tomorrow,” said Kim Yeaman, the owner and operator of Simcoe Childcare Services in Innisfil, Ont.“This is really a two-to-three-week turnaround for redoing all of our policies and procedures, for cleaning … for training staff, for making sure we have enough staff.” Child-care operators say they received a 20-page document with all the new rules for operating on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m.

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Hamilton invites residents’ questions on COVID-19, hosts virtual town hall

Hamilton residents who have questions about the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, will have a chance to get some answers Wednesday night.

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Coronavirus outbreak: 25 Manitoba health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19, four in past week

During a provincial COVID-19 update on Wednesday, Manitoba spokesperson for Shared Health Lanette Siragusa said that 25 health care workers in the province have tested positive for the virus, with four new cases in the past week.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Alberta premier declares “Easter bunny” an essential service

During Saturday’s provincial COVID-19 briefing, Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney responded to an email he received from an 8-year-old Alberta girl who asked if the “Easter bunny will be allowed to come and hide the eggs.” Kenney said “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve declared the Easter bunny an essential service, and we ask him to observe the hygiene protocol and wash his hands for 20 seconds under hot soapy water.”

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Chief medical officer of health to provide update on COVID-19 in Alberta Friday afternoon

Alberta health officials will provide an update on COVID-19 cases in the province and the public health response at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

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Alberta health officials to update COVID-19 cases and response Thursday afternoon

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide her daily update on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

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Majority of Kingston region COVID-19 patients self-isolated before tests: public health

As of Tuesday afternoon, there are 11 cases of the novel coronavirus in the Kingston region, with eight of those cases identified in the last two days.

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Coronavirus: Brant County COVID-19 cases include Cambridge health worker, man in critical care

One of two new cases of COVID-19 in Brant County includes a man in his 50s currently being treated in critical care, according to the region’s health unit.

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3rd confirmed case of COVID-19 identified in Hastings, Prince Edward region

A woman in her 20s has contracted the novel coronavirus in the Hastings and Prince Edward region.

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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
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