Category: Health & Medicine

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5577278.1589999203!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/northwood-halifax-campus.jpg The Nova Scotia government has announced the details of a review that will look into how and why COVID-19 was able to sweep through the Northwood facility in Halifax, as well as a separate review of infection prevention and control Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5632730.1593529946!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-19-paramedics-lynn-valley.jpg A former nurse who worked at the Lynn Valley Care Centre at the peak of its devastating coronavirus outbreak has lost his job over allegations he didn’t wear his personal protective equipment (PPE) properly around residents with COVID-19. Kenneth Chan was accused Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5492764.1586704776!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/medical-swab.jpg Nova Scotia is reporting its first new case of COVID-19 in three weeks. A news release from the Department of Health said the new case, which was identified Monday in the central region, is travel related and the individual has been self-isolating Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5632456.1593518719!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-19-masks-montreal.jpg It will be mandatory to wear a face mask on public transit in Quebec beginning July 13, Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. The new rule will apply to anyone over the age of 12. For children younger than that, wearing a Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5492764.1586704776!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/medical-swab.jpg Alberta Health Services is lifting outbreak protocols put in place Saturday at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital after a false-positive COVID-19 test led to the cancellation of some surgeries and placed the facility on alert. In a statement to CBC News, Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5025439.1550615969!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/generic-bc-ambulance-on-side-of-street-in-vancouver.jpg Paramedics in B.C. responded to 131 overdose calls Friday, “the most recorded in a single day.” B.C. Emergency Health Services tweeted the alarming number Monday afternoon. “Overdoses were across B.C., from Chilliwack to Cowichan,” the agency said in its tweet. Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5625813.1593038917!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bonnie-henry.jpg Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said news of COVID-19 exposure at Brandi’s Exotic Show Lounge should serve as a reminder that British Columbians need to stay vigilant about preventing spread of the disease. “It is a team effort that Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5295394.1593464250!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/patrick-neely.jpg A Quebec coroner’s report released Monday says communication problems, poor organization and a lack of training likely contributed to the death of a 24-year-old runner at last year’s Montreal marathon. Patrick Neely died Sept. 22 after he went into Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5557117.1588723980!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-cda-20200422.jpg Wearing masks will soon become mandatory on public transit across Quebec. While the wearing of face coverings is strongly encouraged when Quebecers are in indoor spaces or cannot leave two metres between each other, sources tell Radio-Canada that they Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5631145.1593442365!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mucci-farms-covid-19-testing-windsor-essex.jpg A single farm in Windsor-Essex, Ont. was the site of some 175 cases of COVID-19 and further testing is likely to find more cases at other farms in the region, Premier Doug Ford says. Ontario reported 257 new cases Read more …