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Ontario reports under 1,700 new coronavirus cases, 49 more deaths

coronavirus on Wednesday, the third day in a row cases are below 2,000, bringing the provincial total to 260,370.Wednesday’s case count is lower than Tuesday’s which saw 1,740 new infections. On Monday, 1,958 new cases were recorded and 2,417 on Sunday.It is also the lowest increase in daily cases since Nov.

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‘It’s a gamble’: Experts differ on merits of Quebec’s coronavirus vaccine strategy

COVID-19 booster shots — 43 days since officials started injecting people with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Dr.

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Union presidents wants meat plant workers on early COVID-19 vaccine list

COVID-19 vaccine more readily available to essential workers.Thomas Hesse of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 says he realizes there’s a shortage of the vaccine right now. But once that is remedied, he says, workers at large operations such as the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., and the JBS Canada plant in Brooks, Alta., shouldn’t have to wait too long.“In the coming months at some point someone’s going to make a decision about who gets the vaccination.

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Canada not looking at suing Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delay: minister

Pfizer over delays in delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine, Canada’s procurement minister says.Anita Anand made the comments during an emergency debate in the House of Commons Tuesday evening, after Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner asked what recourse the federal government negotiated with Pfizer before signing the contract.Last week, Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin announced the country’s entire shipment of vaccines from Pfizer would be deferred for a week.“It will start back up in the first two weeks of February,” Fortin told a press conference. Rempel Garner pointed to Italy, which is reportedly mulling whether to pursue legal action against Pfizer over the delay.

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Coronavirus: Quebec Superiour Court rules in favour of curfew exemption for homeless

coronavirus.Justice Chantal Masse thus granted a safeguard order to suspend the curfew for the homeless until Feb. 5.Under Quebec’s curfew rules, people — with a few exceptions — must remain inside their homes between 8 p.m.

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Saskatchewan reports highest number of coronavirus deaths in single day with 14

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99 people mostly linked to Barrie, Ont., nursing home outbreak test positive for COVID-19 variant

coronavirus outbreak at Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed Tuesday.The second portion of the two-part variant test is still underway to determine the exact COVID-19 strain, but the health unit says it expects the results to show the presence of the U.K. coronavirus variant.

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

COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will update Albertans on the current situation at 3:30 p.m.

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Father confirms London, Ont., 19-year-old died from COVID-19

COVID-19 and says lies are being spread on social media.On Saturday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) marked Yassin Dabeh’s death, which occurred two days prior, as being related to COVID-19, making it the region’s youngest death related to coronavirus.Two days later, medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie said the MLHU wouldn’t be able to confirm this as a medical investigation would not be conducted on the 19-year-old’s death.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 26

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday.Support staff at a special needs school in Toronto have begun a work stoppage after expressing their concern for a lack of COVID-19 safety precautions.In a letter sent to parents and subsequently shared with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Monday, the principal from Beverley School said staff have “exercised their right to being a work refusal process.”The principal continued to say that teachers remain in class and that administration from neighbouring schools were brought in to ensure there was enough staff at the school.

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Quebec reports 1,166 new coronavirus cases, 57 more deaths

coronavirus Tuesday.Health authorities say four of those deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while the others stem from earlier this month and have been retroactively added to the growing tally.The caseload of the province, which has been a hotspot for COVID-19, has now reached 256,002. Meanwhile, recoveries stand at 230,803.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The health crisis has led to the deaths of 9,577 Quebecers to date, though a death previously linked to the virus has been removed from the total following an investigation.

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Support staff begin work stoppage due to COVID-19 safety concerns at Toronto special needs school

COVID-19 safety precautions.In a letter sent to parents and subsequently shared with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Monday, the principal from Beverley School said staff have “exercised their right to being a work refusal process.” Parents of Ontario special needs students claim they’ve been given no guidance for new year “This process involves the TDSB and the Ministry of Labour discussing concerns with the impacted staff to come to a resolution,” said Danjela Malobabic.The principal continued to say that teachers remain in class and that administration from neighbouring schools were brought in to ensure there was enough staff at the school.TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird said “approximately 20 support staff … have initiated the

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McGill temporarily removes some students from residence for allegedly flouting COVID-19 rules

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“The university has been very clear that students living in residences are expected to abide by these new rules and regulations,” the statement reads.“Unfortunately, despite several warnings and/or reprimands, a number of students have faced short-term measures for non-compliance to public health authorities and McGill COVID-19 regulations in residences, and some have recently faced exclusion from residences for a period not exceeding 10 days.”Quebec unlikely to ease restrictions as premier credits curfew for drop in COVID-19 casesFabrice Labeau, McGill’s deputy provost of student life and learning, issued a public statement to the university community on Monday

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Ontario reports 1,740 new coronavirus cases, 63 more deaths

coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 258,700.Tuesday’s case count is lower than Monday’s which saw 1,958 new infections. On Sunday, 2,417 new cases were recorded and 2,359 on Saturday.It is also the lowest increase in daily cases since Dec.

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Coronavirus: Quebec media outlets join forces, denounce limited access to health network

coronavirus pandemic continues.In an open letter published Tuesday and signed by Global News, media representatives argue that showing the reality of what is going on in Quebec hospitals and long-term care facilities is paramount.“It is of utmost of importance for Quebecers to hear directly from embattled doctors, nurses and orderlies, as well as the patients they are treating, in order to accurately report the harsh realities being experienced behind those closed doors,” the letter reads.“Health-care workers, after all, are the primary witnesses to what goes on inside our health institutions.

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Canada adds 4,630 new coronavirus cases as global infections near 100M

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 753,011.To date, the novel coronavirus has claimed 19,238 lives in Canada, with the majority of fatalities occurring in Ontario and Quebec. Coronavirus tracker: how many new cases of COVID-19 in Canada today? However, over 671,000 Canadians have recovered after falling ill, and more than 21.3 million tests for COVID-19 have been administered.In a series of tweets Monday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Minister Dr.

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Mexican president’s coronavirus diagnosis fuels new criticism of pandemic response

Mexican president’s announcement he had COVID-19 just a few hours after taking a commercial flight unleashed renewed criticism of his handling of the pandemic, which has left the country with the fourth-highest death toll worldwide.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has a history of heart problems and high blood pressure, said Sunday evening he was being treated for mild symptoms of COVID-19 after attending meetings and public events in preceding days.

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45 deaths now reported in connection with Roberta Place nursing home COVID-19 outbreak

coronavirus outbreak at Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., where the local health unit has confirmed the presence of the U.K. COVID-19 variant.As of Monday afternoon, 44 residents and one essential caregiver have died as a result of the nursing home outbreak.

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Western University Chancellor Linda Hasenfratz to keep position after out-of-country vacation

Coronavirus: Does Canada need tighter travel restrictions to control COVID-19? Hasenfratz recently travelled internationally on holiday, against government and public health advice.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]News of the trip was first reported by The Globe and Mail last week.The story, published on Jan. 19, said the newspaper received information Hasenfratz, CEO of the manufacturing company Linamar, vacationed in Barbados.

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Coronavirus: Video shows maskless crowd inside Aylmer, Ont., church

COVID-19 measures after the latest in a series of alleged incidents involving the Church of God in Aylmer, Ont.A video posted to YouTube on Jan. 24 begins outside with what appears to be a physically-distant choir singing, but ends inside with roughly 100 people standing in the pews.

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Coronavirus patients back over 200 as 7-day average of new infections falls

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Ease lockdown rules in Quebec regions with few COVID-19 cases, mayors say

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Much of Quebec has been under some form of lockdown since October, when in-person dining at restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues were closed. But in early January, following a rise in COVID-related hospitalizations, the premier ordered all non-essential businesses across the province to close and imposed an 8 p.m.

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Lack of supply teachers during the pandemic puts ‘burden’ on teachers, says teaching association

COVID-19 cases on the rise in southeastern New Brunswick, some schools may have to shut down“We are probably going to reach the point if it continues the way it is that we are going to have to cancel some schools just because we don’t have enough supply teachers,” said Ingersoll.

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Guelph reports 95 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths from the weekend

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the city’s death toll to 20 during the pandemic.Guelph has now seen seven people die in January due to factors related to the novel coronavirus. University of Guelph COVID-19 outbreak grows to 31 cases The city also reported 95 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing its total case count to 2,156.Monday’s data encompasses the entire weekend as active cases increased by four from Friday to 304, while another 89 people have recovered, bringing the total resolved cases to 1,832.Four people are in the hospital being treated for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Along with seven deaths, Guelph has reported 823 new COVID-19 cases since Jan.

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Quebec ‘needs more vaccines’ as rollout slowly begins in seniors’ residences amid shipment delays

COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan for private seniors’ residences (RPAs), which are part of the province’s next phase of priority inoculations.A spokesperson for Health Minister Christian Dubé told Global News in a statement Monday that the province’s “director of immunization is working to review the schedule.” So far, about 9,000 out of 140,000 residents in those RPAs have been vaccinated.“Due to the large reduction in Pfizer doses that we will receive over the next two weeks, we have had to review the vaccination schedule, particularly for RPAs,” the spokesperson wrote.Quebec has prioritized inoculating residents in long-term care homes, which were particularly hard hit during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as well as

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Alberta health minister to join Dr. Deena Hinshaw for COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

COVID-19 on Monday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m., and will be joined by Health Minister Tyler Shandro.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 25

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday.It was Jan. 23, 2020, when a 56-year-old man, who had just arrived back in the Toronto area from Wuhan, China, became Canada’s first case of COVID-19 — though the illness wasn’t yet called that, and it would take the medical team a few days to confirm it was indeed a case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.“I remember receiving the call.

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Quebec adds 1,203 new coronavirus cases, 43 deaths as hospitalizations continue to dip

coronavirus health crisis Monday.Health authorities say 12 of those deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, while 31 of them took place between Jan. 18 and 23.The caseload has reached 254,836, while recoveries have topped 228,000 to date.

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Ontario updates COVID-19 vaccine plan as Pfizer delays continue

COVID-19 vaccination plan for the province as the delays with Pfizer continue, with no allocations of the vaccine being provided the week of Jan. 25.The plan was provided by the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force Monday morning, who said the Pfizer delay is due to the company retooling their plant in Belgium, with the hope to create up to two-billion vaccines in a year, up from 1.3 billion.

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University of Guelph COVID-19 outbreak grows to 31 cases

COVID-19 outbreak at the University of Guelph that was announced last week has spiked over the weekend.The university reported seven positive coronavirus tests on Thursday but as of Sunday, there were 31 cases connected to the outbreak. Waterloo Region church held in person service despite court order, police say University president Charlotte Yates called it a “serious situation” on campus.“Unfortunately, the numbers may rise as more test results are returned,” Yates said in a statement.

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Ontario reports under 2,000 new coronavirus cases, 43 more deaths

coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 256,960.Monday’s case count is lower than Sunday’s which saw 2,417 new infections. On Saturday, 2,359 cases were recorded.It is also fewer than 2,000 new cases as Canada marks the one-year anniversary of the first known COVID-19 case in the country.“Locally, there are 727 new cases in Toronto, 365 in Peel and 157 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.The death toll in the province has risen to 5,846 after 43 more deaths were reported.

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COMMENTARY: Why COVID-19 messaging should focus on policy successes, not fear

act.“We are in a crisis. That is how I can describe it.

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Mexico’s president says he tested positive for coronavirus

COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.Mexico’s president, who has been criticized for his handling of his country’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public, said on his official Twitter account that he is under medical treatment. Canada’s taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints have spiked amid coronavirus pandemic “I regret to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19,” he tweeted.

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Police say COVID-19 positive woman ticketed for disobeying public health order

Regina Police Service (RPS) says a 31-year-old woman has been issued a ticket for disobeying Saskatchewan’s Public Health Act.A complaint of a woman who was COVID-19 positive and not following a self-isolation order was reported at around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, according to a press release.

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Saskatchewan’s total coronavirus infections pass 22K, 3 new deaths

COVID-19 have died, bringing Saskatchewan’s total up to 253.One of the recently deceased was reported in their 60s from the far north east zone. The two others were in Regina and reported to be in their 60s and the 80-plus age group, according to a press release.

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Demonstrators call for end to Quebec’s curfew as advocates ask Superior Court to exempt homeless

are a sign the curfew is working, a claim disputed by some health experts who say it’s still too early to know.

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Quebec reports1,457 new COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths as hospitalizations drop

COVID-19 on Sunday as well as 41 additional deaths linked to the virus.Twelve of the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, while the rest occurred earlier or at an unknown date.Hospitalizations declined for the fifth straight day, down by 56 to 1,327.Of those patients, 219 were in intensive care, an increase of three.Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter that the numbers are encouraging but Quebecers need to maintain their efforts to reduce cases, hospitalizations and deaths.A total of 253,633 Quebecers have tested positive for COVID-19 and 9,478 have died since the pandemic began.

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Drug users at higher risk of dying amid coronavirus 2nd wave as services scale back

Ottawa’s peppy ByWard Market nearby.Users filter into the brick building — dubbed “the trailer,” a nod to the service’s former digs — offering up greetings and grins en route to 16 basement booths, each furnished with a chair, a shatter-resistant mirror and a needle disposal box.

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Canada’s taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints have spiked amid coronavirus pandemic

Canada Revenue Agency was up 93 per cent in December from the same month in 2019.Urgent requests, for people in dire financial straits, are up 120 per cent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, he says.

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Canada reports 146 more COVID-19 deaths as feds approve rapid PCR test

Health Canada approves 1st rapid PCR coronavirus test, Spartan Bioscience says The rapid test, according to its developer Spartan Bioscience, is an on-site “point-of-care” kit made to be administered by health-care professionals.A press release Saturday from the the company said that it was the first “truly mobile, rapid PCR test for COVID-19 for the Canadian market.”Health Canada’s approval of the test also comes amid further warnings from the country’s top doctor, who said that the virus continued to strain health-care systems despite a decline in average daily case counts from several hard-hit areas.3/3 Strong, consistent efforts are needed to sustain a downward trend in #COVID19 activity across

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COVID-19 outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital grows to third unit

COVID-19 outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital NICU declared over The units have been closed to new patients and transfers, and access has been restricted.

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Canada Post workers isolating after coronavirus outbreak at Mississauga facility

COVID-19 outbreak at a key mail facility in Mississauga.The postal service says in a statement that Peel Public Health recommended the precautionary measure as the most effective way to control further spread at the Gateway facility on Dixie Road.It says afternoon-shift workers who were at the facility Friday evening were told to leave and self-isolate for 14 days, while those who were not there Friday were told to self-isolate for 14 days from the last day they were at work.

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Health Canada approves 1st rapid PCR coronavirus test, Spartan Bioscience says

coronavirus test has been approved for use by Health Canada.In a press release issued Saturday, the company said this test is the first “truly mobile, rapid PCR test for COVID-19 for the Canadian market.”A PCR test is designed to detect minute amounts of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, usually through a swab up the nose or in the mouth.

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Nova Scotia reports no new coronavirus cases, 20 active cases remain

COVID-19 on Saturday and said 20 active cases remain in the province.“Nova Scotians can be proud of the work they’re doing to keep our case numbers low,” said Premier Stephen McNeil in a press release.“We need to stay the course — following public health protocols and being kind to each other — to keep the virus from spreading like we’ve seen in other provinces during the second wave of the pandemic.”Recognizing the challenges of the pandemic, the province said a change has been made to allow mental health and addictions support groups to meet in groups of up to 25 instead of just 10, with social distancing. This comes into effect Monday.Since Oct.

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Hospitalizations drop as Quebec reports 1,685 new COVID-19 cases, 76 new deaths

COVID-19 cases Saturday as daily counts continue to decline.The province is also reporting 76 new deaths attributed to COVID-19, for a total of 9,437.The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped by 43 to 1,383.The drop in case numbers comes after the Quebec government implemented an 8 p.m. curfew province-wide on Jan.

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Mobile health units to provide drop-in testing for residents of Wolfville, surrounding communities

COVID-19 testing, and in response to the recently announced case in Wolfville.A student at Acadia University tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday after following the province’s mandatory 14-day self-isolation period.According to the province, the incident is a result of the individual becoming infectious late into their quarantine period.Nova Scotia Health said drop-in testing will be available at the mobile units this weekend at the Acadia Festival Theatre, located at 504 Main St., in Wolfville, from 10 a.m.

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Coronavirus deaths in long-term care underscore need for home supports, advocates say

COVID-19 on long-term care residents in Canada has underscored the need for increased public funding for home care, advocates say.Most seniors want to stay at home for as long as possible, and their families want to support them to do so, but the cost and limited availability of home care forces many to “give up” and place their loved ones in long-term care, said Sue VanderBent, CEO of Home Care Ontario.

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Canada adds 206 new COVID-19 deaths while officials consider mandatory hotel quarantine

Coronavirus tracker: how many new cases of COVID-19 in Canada today? Current health protocols require people flying into the country to present a negative COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours of boarding a plane bound for Canada as well as a mandatory two-week quarantine on arrival, but the government is still considering further options to make it harder to return from trips abroad in light of the pandemic.News of Canada considering further restrictions on incoming travelers comes as the country’s top doctor warned that easing the country’s virus restrictions could rapidly cause new case of the virus to increase again.“Every day we are one step closer and better times are ahead. But there is no fast track.

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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