COVID-19 explosion triggers uncertainty for the holidays
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 …