British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Tuesday.
Health officials reported only seven new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., which is the lowest daily number since the province asked that gatherings of more than 250 people be cancelled in a bid to slow the transmission of the coronavirus.
There are now 2,360 confirmed cases of he disease in the province. Of those, 1,832 cases have fully recovered. The province also announced one new death, at a long-term care facility in the Fraser Valley, bringing B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll to 131.
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British Columbia reported one new death from COVID-19 over the weekend and 23 additional cases, bringing the total to 2,353.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix confirmed the latest numbers on Monday and spoke about efforts to slowly start reopening the economy.
Dr. Henry asked for patience as the province moves toward easing physical distancing requirements after the May long weekend, comparing B.C.’s reopening plan to a “steady stream” that is “far more successful than a rushing river that can damage things in its place.”
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update Friday on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Ontario reported 477 new cases of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 19,598 cases. The death toll has risen to 1,540, as 63 more deaths were reported. Meanwhile, 13,990 people have recovered from COVID-19, which is 71.4 per cent of cases.
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Cuomo said state health officials were reviewing 73 cases where children exposed to COVID-19 also exhibited symptoms of the syndrome, which included inflammation of the blood vessels. He said this inflammation could then in turn could cause heart problems.
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The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 masks from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million masks made in China failed to meet specifications.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as the country’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, and Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller, explained the government’s decision to suspend the shipment of N95 masks.
Trudeau said bluntly that Canada will not be paying for N95 masks which do not meet the required specifications from Public Health Canada.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to make an announcement Saturday and discuss the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott and Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Jeff Yurek.
Ontario reported 477 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 19,598 cases. The death toll has risen to 1,540, as 63 more deaths were reported.
Meanwhile, 13,990 people have recovered from COVID-19 which is 71.4 per cent of cases. Friday’s report marks an increase of 2.5 per cent in total cumulative cases. It also marks the highest number of cases in a single-day since the beginning of the week.
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During a provincial update on Friday, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed that an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, saying that “this is someone newly admitted who was exposed before they arrived.”
She said it marks the first confirmed COVID-19 case at a correctional facility in Alberta.
Hinshaw also said she would be shifting the way she presents the province’s daily COVID-19 numbers, stating that a key measure health officials are watching ahead of Alberta’s relaunch strategy is hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the province’s chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced the latest COVID-19 numbers on Friday and provided an update on the province’s response to the virus.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan’s far north continues to rise, with 12 of the 13 new cases reported in the province on Friday located in La Loche and surrounding areas.
An outbreak was declared in the La Loche area on April 17.
The far north, which as 148 cases, accounts for nearly three-quarters of the 203 active cases in the province.
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British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday.
Dr. Henry reported 33 new COVID-19 cases in the province, as well as two new deaths. Both individuals were in long term care homes.
The province’s death toll is now at 126, with a total of 2,288 confirmed cases. About 66 per cent of those patients have fully recovered.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other officials are expected to make an announcement and discuss the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.
Ford announced on Wednesday the gradual reopening of select non-essential businesses to begin at the end of this week, from nurseries and garden centres this Friday, hardware and safety supply stores on Saturday, and retail stores with street entrances will be allowed to open for curbside pickup only starting on Monday.
The government also extended all emergency orders until May 19 and hydro rate relief for residences, farmers and small businesses have been extended until May 31.
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus said the risk of returning to lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic “remains very real if countries do not manage the transition extremely carefully, and in a phased approach.”
