How did numbers connected to the Cargill meat plant outbreak increase so drastically over a period of days? That's the obvious question posed after Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced new numbers Friday.Households with connections to the Cargill plant in High River — about 60 kilometres south of Calgary — now represent…
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Cross Country Checkup·SUNDAY ON CHECKUPIt's been roughly a month since Canadians were told en masse to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. How have you been handling the time indoors?Call 1-888-416-8333 or email checkup@cbc.caCBC Radio · Posted: Apr 19, 2020 12:04 PM ET | Last Updated: April 19A boy makes paintings on windows…
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Three more people have died from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the province to seven as of Saturday.The latest three people to have died from COVID-19 were residents at the Northwood Halifax Campus, according to a provincial media release. (Robert Guertin/CBC)Three more people have died from…
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In just 44 days since South Africa confirmed its first Covid-19 case, 108 021 people have been tested for the virus, and around 900 000 have been screened by health workers. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, speaking during a virtual press briefing late on Saturday night, said he was satisfied for now that the number of…
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We will use your email address to send you newsletters. Please see ourPrivacy Noticefor more information on how we use your data and your data protection rights.Invalid EmailAn adviser has blasted Boris Johnson for skipping five Cobra meetings on coronavirus as the outbreak in China worsened and Covid-19 spread around the world. Amid criticism that…
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Three more people have died from COVID-19 in B.C., health officials said Saturday while announcing 29 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The deaths are all linked to long-term care facilities, 20 of which are continuing to see outbreaks across the province, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said.Yet the number of…
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Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership. Rt.live is an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each state. “Rt” measures the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. The higher above the number 1,…
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NEW DELHI: India is set to locally produce 10 lakh kits per month each of RT-PCR testing and rapid antibody detection tests for Covid-19 from May, reducing dependence on imports amid soaring global demand caused by the pandemic. Efforts in areas of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines are also being monitored on a war footing, health…
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Shelters in the Western Cape have not experienced the expected influx of women and children seeking refuge from situations of gender-based violence during the lockdown.This is according to Bernadine Bachar, chairperson of the Western Cape Women's Shelter Movement and director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children.On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa reported in…
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There are now calls from politicians in both Canada and the U.S. for investigations into global entertainment giant Live Nation over its refusal to immediately refund all ticket-holders for thousands of concerts and live events disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has left the world’s largest entertainment company scrambling to deal with angry fans…
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