Coronavirus

For the past two years, covid-19 has not been kind towards mankind. It seems like it’s still not in favour of Homo sapiens. With new years covid-19 has given us one more gift, the new variant-B.1.640.2- 46 mutations, making it more infectious and resistant to the vaccine. As the world is battling the spike in cases of Omicron, a scientist ...

As the cases of COVID-19 continue to increase at an alarming rate, the Ontario Government is imposing a shutdown in the entire province after consulting with the chief medical officer of health and other health experts. Other restrictions will be put in place that will reinforce the fact that Ontarians must stay at home as much as possible to minimize ...

Premier Doug Ford’s government has announced on Friday afternoon (Dec 18) that Toronto and Peel region will remain in the provincial lockdown category until January 4, 2021, at the time when situation will be re-evaluated The province said that the city of Hamilton entered into the lockdown category starting Monday (Dec 21) after noting that the number of hospitalizations in ...

The health regulator of Canada has expressed its hope to begin the Pfizer covid vaccination all over the country as soon as next Tuesday after the regulator approved  Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday (Dec 9). The Health Canada approved the vaccine a few days earlier of possible approval in the United States. The COVID-19 vaccine produced by ...

The Government of Quebec has revoked its decision on gatherings over the Christmas holidays in the province, in view of the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the last few days. Accompanying Health Minister Mr. Christian Dube and the province’s director of public health Dr. Horacio Arruda, Premier Francois Legault has made the announcement at a press ...

As United Airlines started operating flights last weekend to carry the shipments of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for distribution in India, Mumbai Airport which is the largest drug import and export gateway in India is preparing to have a dedicated Covid task force to handle the vaccine cargo at the airport. A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said that ...

The Mayor of Calgary, Mr. Naheed Nenshi, announced on Wednesday (Nov 25) that the City of Calgary has entered into a state of local emergency (SOLE). The step is carried out as the Alberta government tries to stop the surging pandemic. The Mayor wrote on his Twitter account, “As of today (Nov 25) at 1:31 pm, the City of Calgary ...

Senior Congress leader and the party’s top strategist Ahmed Patel passes away at the age of 71. After testing positive for COVID-19 around a month back, his health worsened and Ahmed Patel died due to multi-organ failure in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday. Confirming the news his son Faisal informed about the death of his father Ahmed Patel from multiple ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recently updated its guidelines for COVID-19 by incorporating the risk of airborne spread of the virus. By doing this, the government eventually followed the suit of World Health Organization (WHO) and other major countries, like United States, in acknowledging the possibility of the aerosol transmission of the pandemic-causing virus. The amended measure stated ...

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has confirmed on Sunday (Sept 28) that visits to the Quebec Federal Prisons have been suspended in order to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 inside the facilities. Agency spokeswoman Ms. Avely Serin said in an email that the Correctional Service of Canada is working closely with its Quebec public health partners amidst the ...