Ontario reported 1,418 new cases of coronavirus on Friday — as the province surpasses 100,000 cumulative cases since the start of the pandemic — bringing the provincial total to 100,790. Friday’s case count is an increase from Thursday which saw…
Read MoreHospitals and Health Care Workers Issue a Call to Arms for Wearing Masks
“Our shields are worn. Our resolve is being tested.” So say the most immediate, frontline health care workers in a new ad campaign as the coronavirus pandemic rages across the United States, breaking records nearly every day for deaths —…
Read MoreW.H.O. Rejects Antiviral Drug Remdesivir as a Covid Treatment
The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended against using the antiviral remdesivir, a drug that had generated intense interest as a treatment for Covid-19. An expert panel “concluded that remdesivir has no meaningful effect on mortality or on other important…
Read MoreQuebec adds 1,207 new coronavirus cases, 34 more deaths
The second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to 1,207 new cases Thursday in Quebec, bringing the total to 128,440. The province reported 34 additional deaths attributable to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In the past…
Read MoreQuebec reports 1,179 new coronavirus cases and 35 more deaths amid second wave
Quebec is reporting 1,179 new cases and 35 additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday as hospitalizations continue to rise. Health authorities say eight of those fatalities occurred in the last 24 hours, while the other deaths have…
Read MoreDanish Study Questions Use of Masks to Protect Wearers
Few public health measures have ever been as contentious as the requirement to wear masks in public. Many Americans and public health experts view the measure as a civic obligation necessary to halt the pandemic now rampant in the United…
Read MoreWho will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? – The Denver Post
Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? No decision has been made, but the consensus among many experts in the U.S. and globally is that health care workers should be first, said Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation,…
Read MoreQuebec’s coronavirus hospitalizations surge as province adds 982 new cases, 24 more deaths
Quebec’s novel coronavirus caseload has reached 126,054 after the province recorded 982 new infections Tuesday. The health crisis has led to 24 additional deaths, including five in the last 24 hours. Since March, the pandemic has claimed the lives of…
Read MoreWashington state rolls out tough new COVID-19 restrictions
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced new restrictions on businesses and social gatherings for the next four weeks as part of the state’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, a host of businesses must…
Read MoreOntario sets record as nearly 1,600 new coronavirus cases reported
Ontario reported 1,581 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 92,761. It marks the largest single-day increase in cases in the province to date, ahead of Thursday’s jump of…
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