NSHA advising potential COVID-19 exposure at 2 Halifax locations
Nova Scotia Health Authority announced Thursday of a potential low-risk public exposure to coronavirus at two Halifax locations between March 5 and March 7. NSHA said people who visited the Halifax Grammar School gymnasium and the Homburg Athletic Centre gymnasium…
Read MoreFrance reports another huge spike in coronavirus deaths, raising total to 372
PARIS (Reuters) – French health authorities reported 108 new deaths from coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total to 372 or an increase of almost 41%, the toll rising sharply yet again as the country was in its third day of…
Read MoreCoronavirus testing centre in Saint John changes location
A COVID-19 testing centre in Saint John, N.B. has been relocated. The North End Wellness Centre in the city’s north end now houses the testing centre, which was supposed to be at Exhibition Park. Jean Daigle, community vice-president for Horizon…
Read MorePharmacists get billing code to screen Albertans for COVID-19; asked to limit drug supplies
The Alberta government is asking pharmacists to help assess and screen people for COVID-19, but they won’t be testing for the virus at this time. In a news release Thursday, the government said a new billing code was created for…
Read MoreTesla reduces U.S. factory personnel as Musk offers to produce ventilators
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has told employees it lowered the number of workers at its California vehicle factory to comply with government guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus, as Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company may start…
Read MoreWorld's governments draft manufacturers for virus treatment arsenal
LONDON (Reuters) – From Washington to London, Beijing to Rome, governments are drafting automakers and aerospace manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators and other medical equipment to bolster what most experts say is an inadequate arsenal of coronavirus treatment…
Read MoreECB's Lagarde: ready to increase size of asset purchase programmes amid virus outbreak
March 19 (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday the ECB is ready to increase the size of its asset-purchase programmes by as much and as long as required in the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. “We are…
Read More3 charged after Wetaskiwin RCMP seize stolen vehicles, firearms
Three people have been arrested after police seized several firearms and stolen property on March 17, in Wetaskiwin County, Alta. At 5:30 p.m., RCMP responded to calls of suspicious vehicles in the ditch along Range Road 262 and Township 470.
Read MoreSaudi king urges solidarity to overcome 'difficult period' of coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke publicly on Thursday for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, pledging to continue measures to curb its spread and urging citizens to work together to confront the global pandemic….
Read MoreJamar Lee: ‘Big Brother Canada’ fans start GoFundMe for ousted houseguest
Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) houseguest Jamar Lee was removed from the BBCAN house earlier this week by producers, but fans of the show have decided to create a GoFundMe and the hashtag. On March 17, it was announced that producers of BBCAN had…
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