Covid-19

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.Some stores, such as this one in San Francisco, are requesting customers…

For the first time in a week, B.C. has recorded another death due to COVID-19. Officials also confirmed another 16 cases of the illness, for a total of 2,709 to date. Of those, 187 cases are still active.Bartenders and servers wear masks inside Earls Kitchen and Bar. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)THE LATEST: The province announced 16 new cases…

On Friday, as Alberta entered Stage 2 of its relaunch strategy, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there had been no additional deaths from COVID-19 in the province.In the past 24 hours, out of more than 7,000 tests, 30 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. That means, across Alberta, there are 386 active cases.Alberta’s chief medical officer of…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the GST Council meeting through video conferencing, from her office at North Block in New Delhi, Friday, June 12, 2020.   | Photo Credit: PTI GST Council discussed impact of COVID-19. In a relief to small taxpayers with turnover up to ₹5 crore, the GST Council on Friday halved…

The coronavirus is spiking across more than a dozen states, but many governors are signaling they have no interest in bringing back restrictive stay-at-home orders almost regardless of what happens.Even governors with detailed metrics for reopening have shown little appetite to plan for the inevitable virus surges. Public health experts say there are less drastic…

Pupils at Tom Newby Primary School. Facebook/Tom Newby Primary School Pupils have had to get used to a new normal of moving around with hula hoops to ensure they maintain physical distancing. A week into returning to class, the school says its Grade 7s have started settling in better than they were in the first two…

An ambulance drives through downtown Vancouver on April 7, 2020. JESSE WINTER/Reuters British Columbia has recorded its deadliest month for illicit drug overdoses, an increase that officials say is overwhelmingly the result of the global COVID-19 pandemic throwing drug supply chains into chaos and disrupting supports for people who use drugs. In May, as the…

A lot of U.S.companies have had near-death experiences in recent months. Among them is Branch, a 1.5-year-old, venture-backed New York-based startup that sells what it calls “exceptional office furniture, at half the price” — and which nearly went kaput because of the pandemic. After generating roughly $800,000 in revenue in the first weeks of March,…

Covid-19 deaths increase by 74 in SA. There are 55 421 confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa as of 11 June.1 210 Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded.998 400 Covid-19 tests have been conducted to date.The country breached the one million mark for Covid-19 tests, with 1 028 399 conducted as of 11 June.According to a…

OpinionScott Morrison argues protest rallies against racism only jeopardise broader community support for the issue while risking a COVID-19 spike that will delay the economy opening up.Jennifer HewettColumnistAre we there yet?NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian insists she understands community frustrations with restrictions even as she announces further easing and with more announcements "imminent"."The rolling easing of…