Posts tagged COVID-19 virus

Rosie Awori (LJI) With the holiday season in full swing, officials are enacting measures to try and curb the spread of the newest COVID-19 variant, omicron. Canada is once again advising against non-essential international travel; the same advisory had been in place for most of the pandemic but was lifted in October. “To those who were planning to travel, I say very clearly — now is not the time to travel. The rapid spread of the omicron variant on a global scale makes us fear the worst,” federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said. The virus is spreading quickly and not just within …

Once the epi-centre of the coronavirus in Canada, Quebec continues to show signs of exercising control over the COVID-19 virus. And the government is showing signs of lifting the stifling protocols that have been in place across the province for several months. Premier Francois Legault is promising what he calls “a roadmap to reopening the province,” which hinges on recommendations from Quebec Public Health department. On the surface, the numbers in the third wave continue to be encouraging as positive cases in province over the past couple weeks remain just under 1000 with hospitalization and fatalities on a downward trend. …