Saskatchewan entered a new era in the fight against COVID-19 on Feb. 28 with the lifting of all provincial mandates, but many are not quite ready to ditch the mask.

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COVID-19: What you need know as Quebec lifts vaccine passport system, other measures

COVID-19 restrictions.The vaccine passport, which came into effect last September, has been gradually phased out over the past weeks. It was required to enter restaurants, gyms and bars, among other establishments.Health Minister Christian Dubé announced earlier this month that the government bumped up the timeline to eliminate the passport system by two days following discussions with public health officials.

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We are not done with pandemic: Expert warns on emergence of new COVID variants

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Covid-19 update: India reports 3,614 fresh cases, 89 deaths in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases continued the declining trend with the country logging 3,614 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the Covid-19 tally to 4,29,87,875, as per the Union Health Ministry updated data. Additionally, India on Saturday recorded a massive decline in Covid-19 deaths logging 89 fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 5,15,803, as per Health Ministry data.

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Local man who had near-deadly bout with COVID-19 still dealing with lingering symptoms

PHILADELPHIA - A Bucks County man who was one of the first people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the area during the onset of the pandemic said he's still experiencing symptoms long after recovering. Rico Rodriguez was in the hospital for two months with coronavirus in early 2020 and needed to be on a ventilator. He said most of his time spent in the hospital was a blur and he lost 45 pounds. "My doctor said when I first woke up that my lungs will come back, maybe not 100%, so I still do have breathing issues and shortness of breath from the longs sentence," Rodriguez said.Two years later, Rodriguez now considers himself a COVID-19 long hauler – a term for people still experiencing symptoms long after surviving the disease. Long COVID is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with COVID-19.

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China sees biggest surge in Covid-19 cases in two years, locks down Changchun city. 5 things to know

omicron variant spawning outbreaks at a scale only seen at the peak of the start of the pandemic, China’s daily Covid-19 caseload exceeded 1,000 for the first time in two years. Here is a look at what is going on in the country.

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Changes to regulated health professionals vaccine order causing confusion

The province is taking a step back on one of its COVID-19 orders and extended health care workers now only have to report their vaccination status. The previous version of the order required all workers to be vaccinated and the change is causing some confusion for those involved.

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Some Edmontonians, businesses struggle with no mandatory masking

It’s only been a few days since the City of Edmonton dropped its mandatory mask bylaw. But after two years of masking up, how are Edmontonians and businesses dealing with this new found freedom? Chris Chacon takes a look.

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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Sign Letter Highlighting Vaccine Inequity on COVID-19 Pandemic Anniversary

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are signing their names on an open letter which called out loosening COVID-19 policies across the world.

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The losses and lessons learned after 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic

After six million people died, public health measures that came and went, and an unprecedented vaccine rollout, the world is marking two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Speculative and misinformed: Govt rejects report claiming Covid-19 death toll in India much higher

Covid deaths between January 2020 and December 2021 were around eight times higher than reported.

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COVID-19: Masks still required in some indoor public spaces, despite lifting of B.C.’s mandate

Junior hockey: With mask mandate lifted, teams hoping to see increase in fans This is not the only place still requiring masks. Airports fall under federal mandates and Transport Canada regulations still state that everyone must have a mask or face covering during their journey.Kelowna International Airport director, Sam Samaddar, explains where masks must be worn.“As you enter and go through the pre-boarding screening, you will have to have a mask and really maintain that through boarding an aircraft and also on board the aircraft,” Samaddar said.Samaddar is concerned about travellers not following the rules, now that the provincial mask mandate has been lifted in most other indoor settings.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports three new deaths, fewest cases in ICU since mid-August

B.C. health officials released a written report with daily COVID-19 numbers on Friday, March 11 — the second anniversary of officials declaring the pandemic.

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Battle brewing between Ontario government and school boards over masking

Two school boards in the GTHA have indicated they want to keep masking rules in place past March 21. The Ford government is telling them to get in line, but some experts say the timeline doesn’t make scientific sense. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Toronto opera singer commemorates those lost to COVID-19

It’s been two years since the WHO made the declaration and the world was officially plunged into a pandemic. Now in 2022, there’s been much talk about moving on and returning to normal.

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Alberta surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 deaths 2 years after pandemic began

COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.More than 4,000 Albertans have lost their lives to the disease since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.In the last 24 hours, 11 deaths were reported to Alberta Health. The province’s death toll from COVID-19 has now reached 4,003.The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 declined slightly overnight, to 1,045 people.

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Q&A: Dr. Alex Summers, London-Middlesex MOH, reflects on 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 a global pandemic, changing the world overnight and marking the start of what would become one of the deadliest pandemics in world history.London had already seen one confirmed case of the virus by the time the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, while the province had recorded at least 42 cases, along with its first death. (The death wouldn’t be officially confirmed as COVID-19-related until the following week.) School boards ‘expected’ to follow province in lifting mask mandate, Ontario government says Two years later, the London-Middlesex region has seen more than 32,500 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 — an undercount due to testing eligibility changes — and has recorded more than 350 deaths, while across Ontario, more than 1.12 million people have tested positive and 12,227 have died during the pandemic.Globally, more than 454 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 while more than six million people have died, according to figures released by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University.To mark the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, 980 CFPL’s Mike Stubbs sat down with Dr.

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Former Temple business dean sentenced in rankings scandal

PHILADELPHIA - A former dean of Temple University’s business school was sentenced Friday to a year and two months in prison in a scheme to falsely boost the school’s rankings.Moshe Porat, 75, was first convicted in November of federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges.Prosecutors have said he boosted the university’s online MBA program to the top spot on the U.S. News & World Report rankings for four years in a row.

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Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once COVID-19 public health emergency ends

our health care system, serving millions of children, pregnant women, seniors, those living with disabilities and other adults, and its enrollment only skyrocketed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.However, millions of Medicaid enrollees risk losing their coverage once the official public health emergency ends in the United States. One analysis by the Urban Institute, an economic and policy think tank, projects this could be as many as 15.8 million people, depending on its end date. The analysis, co-authored by senior fellow Matthew Buettgens, aims to highlight the massive scale of coverage transition that awaits — and what happens to those losing coverage.

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Global COVID-19 deaths may be 3 times higher than recorded

Today in The Lancet researchers say excess deaths data indicate that the global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than officially record.

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McMaster researchers say new ‘repellent wrap’ appears to resist all viruses and bacteria

McMaster University researchers in Hamilton say a promising pathogen-repellent wrap they’ve created could protect against contamination on high-touch surfaces such as door handles and railings.The so-called ‘RepelWrap’ is a simple plastic wrap with a built-in microscopic structure that helps to repel things like bacteria and viruses.Dr. Leyla Soleymani, associate professor Tohid Didar and others with the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering published their first proof-of-concept research in December 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic.The inventors believe their licensed technology has huge potential amid a worldwide viral crisis that led to more than 450 million COVID-19 cases between 2020 and 2022.“So … if you touch with a contaminated hand a regular surface, contamination will get transferred to it,” Soleymani told 900 CHML’s Good Morning Hamilton.“But if you touch the repel wrap, it doesn’t get contaminated.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports death of woman in her 90s, LHSC caring for 38 COVID-19 inpatients

Last Friday, LHSC was caring for 43 COVID-19 inpatients with six in adult critical care. LHSC says five or fewer of its COVID-19 inpatients are in Children’s Hospital, while zero are in pediatric critical care. Last week, there were five or fewer COVID-19 inpatients in Children’s Hospital with five or fewer in pediatric critical care.

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Waterloo Region student immunizations set to return but suspensions a ways off: Aoki

COVID-19.While many resources were thrown at fighting the virus, other items such as school vaccinations were left in the wings. WRDSB to hold meeting Friday night to discuss provincial COVID-19 changes for schools David Aoki, Waterloo Public Health’s director of infectious diseases, who is currently leading the region’s COVID vaccination effort, says that thousands of kids need to get their other childhood vaccinations up-to-date.“We’re still doing that digging into how many shots were missed,” he told reporters on Friday, although he was able to provide an estimate for the Grade 7 shots he referred to as school program.“Because of the two years of school that we haven’t offered in-school vaccines, we’ve probably missed about 15,000 to 20,000 students that haven’t had their Grade 7 shot.”Normally, Waterloo Public Health would be providing clinics to get that age group their hepatitis B, meningitis and human papillomavirus vaccines.“We obviously haven’t been able to run those clinics since March of 2020, and actually even a little bit before if you remember some of the rotating teacher strikes.

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Chinese provincial capital locks down as country's COVID cases rise

China's COVID-19 cases today continue to rise to their highest levels since February 2020, with the capital of Jilin province, Changchun, now on lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.

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New Brunswick reports slight increase in COVID 19 hospitalizations in last daily report

New Brunswick are reporting a two-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, for a total of 103.The government’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates 14 people are in intensive care, a decrease of four patients since Thursday’s update.Officials are reporting one new COVID-19 death, bringing the total count in the province to 317. Pandemic, fuel prices contribute to New Brunswick’s booming bicycle business The new death involves someone in their 60s in the Miramichi region.Officials are reporting 403 new PCR-confirmed cases.New Brunswick now has 4,055 active reported infections.This will be the last daily report, as the province prepares to lift most COVID-19 restrictions next week.The COVID-19 dashboard will now be updated on a weekly basis every Tuesday with data up until, and including, the previous Saturday.Beginning Monday, masking will no longer be required in public spaces.

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TVDSB to encourage masking after March 21, but won’t mandate

Thames Valley District School Board says after March break, it will be up to staff and students whether they want to wear a mask.The update for families in the region comes after the Ontario government said Wednesday that it would lift COVID-19 masking mandates in most social settings on March 21.Director of Education Mark Fisher told Global News while the TVDSB will encourage masking in schools, the decision to do so will be an individual choice.“We’re asking all members of the community, no matter where they come down on this issue, to honour and respect the individual choice that people will make in this regard,” said Fisher. ‘We’ve got to move on,’ Doug Ford says as Ontario announces easing of mask mandate Public health units could potentially override the lifting of provincial mandates with the use of a Section 22 Order, but neither of the health units that cover TVDSB schools – the Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health – have announced plans to do so, according to Fisher.On Thursday, MLHU medical officer of health Dr.

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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Among Those Slamming West’s COVID-19 Policies: ‘The Pandemic Is Not Over’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing to do their bit to make sure everyone around the world is protected against COVID-19.

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Health Matters: Recombinant COVID-19 variant & new health-focused school

Health Matters March 9: A COVID-19 recombinant variant has surfaced in Europe. And an Edmonton doctor is helping to start a new K-9 school in Parkland County with a focus on health and the outdoors. Jamie Mauracher and Su-Ling Goh report.

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School board ‘expected’ to follow province in lifting mask mandate: Ontario government

Ontario are “expected” to follow the province’s plan to lift mask mandates on March 21, a statement from the education minister’s office says, despite concerns from some boards.Earlier this week, chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore announced a plan to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario, including the mask mandate in many public settings and schools after March break.“Of all the provinces to release plans to lift masking requirements in schools, Ontario has one of the most cautious timelines,” a statement from Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s office said Friday.

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Kids with asthma not at higher risk of COVID-19, study finds

Children and adolescents diagnosed as having asthma are at similar risk for COVID-19 infection as those without asthma, according to a study today in Pediatrics that controlled for factors tied to SARS-CoV-2 testing.

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Quebec adds 13 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID-19 as hospitalizations remained on the downswing Friday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,126, a drop of 36 from the previous day. This comes after 68 people were admitted and 104 were discharged.A total of 65 Quebecers were in intensive care units, a decrease of three in the last 24 hours.The province logged 1,179 new novel coronavirus cases.

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In Pics | 2-yr anniversary of Covid pandemic: A journey so far

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Everything we know about the new hybrid Covid-19 variant 'Deltacron'

Deltacron has now officially been declared a COVID-19 strain. Concerns about a mutation combining features of both the Delta and Omicron variants first arose earlier this year, following an investigation that took place in a Cyprus lab. Virologists in Paris have now confirmed its existence.

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Ontario updates reporting for COVID-related deaths, removes 411 deaths

COVID-19 has been modified to 12,227, which is down from the previous day as 411 deaths were removed.The Ontario government announced earlier this week that it was going to change and update how it reports deaths to be consistent with categorization from the World Health Organization.The province said it will exclude deaths where a person was infected with COVID-19 but the virus did not cause or contribute to the fatality.Officials said the change would take effect Friday and noted that deaths unrelated to COVID-19 were “significantly higher” in the most recent wave of the virus.The province said Wednesday that deaths due to causes unrelated to COVID-19 made up eight per cent of all fatalities in the fifth wave. Since the pandemic began, around 4.2 per cent of fatalities involving people infected with COVID-19 were not related to the virus, officials said.It is unknown how many new recent deaths there were due to the significant removal of incidental deaths.“The net change in deaths is not available today due to a planned change in reporting methods,” the report indicated.

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Canada adds 337K jobs in February, unemployment drops below pre-pandemic levels

unemployment rate fell below the February 2020 level.The unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per cent in February compared with 6.5 per cent in the first month of the year.That is the lowest it’s been since it was 5.7 per cent in February 2020 just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WRDSB to hold meeting Friday night to discuss provincial COVID-19 changes for schools

Waterloo Region District School Board has a meeting scheduled for Friday night to discuss the recent changes announced by the province with regard to COVID-19.The agenda for the meeting is unclear as the only item listed is “response to March 9, 2022, announcement from the chief medical officer of health.” Lifting of mask mandates in Ontario schools being met with mixed reaction Global News has reached out to the WRDSB for further details on the meeting.On Wednesday, the province announced it would be lifting the mandates for masks in schools on March 21, when students return from spring break. In addition, they would also lift cohorting and physical distancing requirements.“As we continue to ease public health measures, we are also working with the Ministry of Education to align measures in schools and child care with those in the community as much as possible,” said Dr.

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Delhi sees decline in new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 0.45%

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,62,641, said the state health department on Friday. The positivity rate has reached 0.45%.

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Maharashtra: 318 new Covid cases, 1 death in 24 hrs; active cases down to 2,925

Covid-19 cases in the state stand at 2,925. Total 355 patients were discharged today, taking the total tally of recovered patients to 77,19,949. The state, which has been one of the most affected in terms of Covid, has a 98.09 per cent recovery rate. Maharashtra's case fatality rate stands at 1.82 per cent.Maharashtra reports 318 fresh COVID cases, 355 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hoursTotal Active cases: 2,925 pic.twitter.com/DEGKIsD8Dl

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‘Wrong anniversary’: Two years since declaration of Covid-19 pandemic, WHO voices frustration

World Health Organization first declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. But the UN health body has voiced its frustration at people marking 11 March as the second anniversary of the public health emergency, stating that the real alarm came six weeks earlier.

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Germany in new Covid 'critical' situation: health minister

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Quebec chooses quiet, reflective day to mark 2nd anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Premier François Legault says the government did what it could to save as many lives as possible.“This day is dedicated to their memory and to their loved ones who continue to suffer from their absence,” Legault wrote in an open letter published in various media on Friday to mark the national day of remembrance for the victims of COVID-19.“It is for them that Quebecers will remember on March 11.”Unlike last year, the Legault government will not hold a ceremony to honour the memory of Quebecers who’ve succumbed to the disease since 2020. As of Thursday, 14,141 residents have died as a result of the novel coronavirus.Last year’s inaugural event brought together several dignitaries and representatives of bereaved families as part of an elaborate ceremony.

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Man jailed after spending £44,000 of COVID disaster relief on a Pokémon card

COVID disaster relief on a rare Pokémon card.Vinath Oudomsine allegedly lied to a US government loan program set up to provide funds to businesses affected by COVID-19. He claimed he ran an entertainment services business with ten employees and a turnover of $235,000 (£179,200).

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What is 'Deltacron'? New Covid variant identified as WHO issues update

"Deltacron" has been officially identified as a coronavirus variant.

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China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in COVID-19 cases

Residents queue to undergo tests for the Covid-19 in a residential area in Changchun in China's northeastern Jilin province on March 11, 2022. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) BEIJING - China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious omicron variant.Residents are required to remain home, with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and other necessities every two days.

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Kerala logs 1,175 new Covid-19 cases, active case tally at 10,511

Kerala Health department on Friday reported that the state had logged 1,175 new Covid-19 cases. The state had also seen 2 Covid- related deaths in the past twenty four hours.

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As Covid returns, China shuts schools; Builds makeshift hospitals

Omicron variant of Covid-19 is currently haunting many regions of China that pushed the country to shut schools on Shanghai streets and also directed to build hospitals to tackle the outbreak. China's zero-tolerance approach to the virus is challenged like never before as it takes up a host of new restrictions and mitigation measures.

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China locks down the city of 9 million people amid new Covid wave

Here are the key highlights of lockdown in Changchun city of China:

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Simon Harris tests positive for Covid-19

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Some Saskatchewan businesses not ready to ditch masks as COVID-19 measures lifted

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