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Summer COVID-19 transmission ticking up in Alberta

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the province’s VOC dashboard. A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant is spreading at a “very intense level” and continues to drive waves of new cases.“The virus is running freely and countries are not effectively managing the disease burden,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom told a virtual press conference from Geneva, Switzerland.The seven-day average PCR positivity rate in Alberta for the week of July 5 was 18.3 per cent, up from 15 per cent from the prior week.On Tuesday, the province announced Albertans needing a PCR test to inform medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.

The highly-accurate molecular tests remain available only to those who have clinical risk factors for severe outcomes or live and work in high-risk settings.In the weekly pandemic figures, 552 people were hospitalized, down from 568 the week before.

Sixteen people are in ICU, down from 21 the week before.In the week of July 5, 19 new COVID-19 deaths were documented but adjustments to 23 prior reports brought the pandemic death toll to 4,332.On Wednesday, Ontario expanded eligibility for fourth doses to anyone aged 18 to 59 years old amid a seventh wave driven by BA.5.Ontario joined Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Nunavut in opening up second boosters to all adults.

British Columbia will open up fourth doses in the fall to citizens over 12. Ontario expands 4th COVID vaccine doses to those aged 18 to 59 amid 7th wave Alberta remains the only province restricting fourth doses to those 70 years old and older.

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Delhi witnesses spike in Covid-19 cases: What health experts said on Delhi school closures

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Trump says FBI executed search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home

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India logs over 12,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

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Mental health patients left waiting more than 1,000 days for psychological therapies in Scotland

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New report highlights impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Philadelphia's youth

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Omicron BA.5 COVID subvariant spreading at ‘very intense level,’ WHO warns

COVID-19 cases are rising across the world as the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant of Omicron spreads at a “very intense level,” the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

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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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