Fact check: Can COVID-19 tests be tricked by the influenza virus and other questions answered
Misinformation about the flu and COVID-19 have been around since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but now that flu season is [...]
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Ontario reports 1,534 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
Ontario reported 1,534 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 103,912. “Locally, [...]
COMMENTARY: It’s not too late for a creative and aggressive testing and tracing strategy
We may be at the point now in Canada where anything short of more restrictive lockdown measures will be unable to stem the [...]
‘All it takes is one case’: How coronavirus cases suddenly spiked across Nunavut
It has been just over two weeks since Nunavut declared its first case of COVID-19, but it’s still unknown how 84 people were infected so [...]
Canada must reduce contacts to ‘only essential activities’ to stop 2nd wave
Canada’s top doctor is amplifying a call for Canadians to reduce their number of contacts each day to “only essential activities” or else [...]
4 provinces see record increases in COVID-19; Nunavut reports new diagnoses
Nunavut reported four new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, moving the territory’s total to eight. Territorial health authorities said in an [...]
Quebec adds 1,365 coronavirus cases, 42 additional deaths as hospitalizations rise
Quebec is reporting 1,365 new cases and 42 additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Thursday. Of those deaths, nine occurred in the [...]
Manitoba health minister to address media after Maples long-term care deaths
Manitoba’s health minister will speak to the press Sunday morning after at least 22 people died of COVID-19 at Maples Personal Care Home [...]
Montreal public health calls for gyms and libraries to reopen amid COVID-19 crisis: report
Quebec’s opposition parties are demanding the government release a document from Montreal’s health authority that is calling for gyms, museums and libraries to [...]
3-layer masks with filter now recommended, Canada’s top doctor says
Canada’s top doctor has unveiled new recommendations for non-medical masks, saying they should be made of at least three layers and stressing their [...]