Premier Doug Ford urged Ontarians not to let their guard down for a second amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 3M Canada would produce personal protective equipment, including N95 masks, at an expanded facility in Brockville. Ford called the announcement, first reported Thursday by CBCContinue Reading
Ontario reported an additional 115 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, ending a week-long streak with fewer than 100 new daily cases. The slight uptick comes as the Ministry of Health announced that Windsor-Essex, the last of Ontario 34 public health units still in Stage 2 of the province’s COVID-19 reopeningContinue Reading
Canada, Britain and the United States denounced Russian hackers for trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all three countries and around the world. The joint declaration, led by Britain, said the hackers were almost certainly working for Russian intelligence and accused them of disrupting the globalContinue Reading
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report that suggested its advice on the novel coronavirus needs updating, after some scientists told the New York Times there was evidence the virus could be spread by tiny particles in the air. The WHO says the COVID-19 disease spreadsContinue Reading
Frequent handwashing and sanitizing is likely not having a negative impact on your immune system, experts said. (Troy Fleece/The Canadian Press) We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic by answering your questions. You can send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as many as weContinue Reading
People wait to check in for a flight to Dusseldorf, Germany, at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Wednesday. Several countries in the European Union are contemplating new travel rules as the number of cases of COVID-19 decreases. (Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press) The latest: Trudeau positions Canada as champion of co-ordinated global recovery plan.Continue Reading
Paula Johnson, a registered nurse, prepares to check on a COVID-19-positive patient in the intensive care unit of Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago on April 22. The International Council of Nurses wants more protection for nurses and systematic collection of reliable data. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) More than 600 nurses worldwide are knownContinue Reading
More than 1,300 people in B.C. have been given access to the province’s ‘safe supply’ of drugs in order to reduce overdose deaths amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images) More than 1,300 people have accessed safe, prescription alternatives to illicit drugs since the province announced new guidelines for prescribingContinue Reading
Campbellton doctor says he isn’t sure how he got the coronavirus and has never shown symptoms. (Guy LeBlanc/Radio-Canada) The doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Campbellton, N.B., area says he’s not sure whether he picked up the coronavirus during a trip to Quebec or from aContinue Reading
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at Residence Yvon-Brunet, a long-term care home in Montreal, May 16, 2020. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Canadian troops serving in long-term care facilities are not being uniformly tested for the novel coronavirus — an omission that alarms a leading health and safety policy expert.Continue Reading
