Mandatory masking is returning to Kingston’s hospitals.
Citing “rising COVID-19 prevalence” in the region, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) announced the immediate return to masking in a media release shared Thursday.
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New COVID-19 wave puts 30 patients in Waterloo Region hospitals as disease surges
The latest COVID-19 wave put 30 patients in local hospitals by Wednesday, the most in five months.
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N.L. reports 4 new deaths due to COVID-19 in monthly update
364 people in the province have died since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Some hospitals are bringing back masking – and the general public should consider it this fall too, experts say
As sniffling season falls upon us amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country, should we be bringing masking back in health-care settings and reaching for them more often in our daily lives?
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Pfizer’s updated COVID vaccine approved by Health Canada
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming fall and winter months has been granted Health Canada approval.
Pfizer’s updated vaccine is approved for people six months and older.
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Mandatory masking rules reinstated at hospitals in Kingston, Ont.
Patients, staff and visitors must now wear a mask in all public facing areas of Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ont.
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Niagara Health reinstating mask mandate for staff starting Monday
All staff at hospitals in the Niagara region will be required to wear a mask starting Monday.
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Retour du port du masque obligatoire dans cinq hôpitaux de Québec
The rise in cases of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses has prompted the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (CHU) to tighten rules regarding the wearing of masks at its five hospitals.
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Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine
Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older.
The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada.
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Rapid tests are less accessible even as COVID wave ramps up across Canada, doctors say
Changing policies and lack of communication leaves people in the dark about testing.
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New masking rules for health-care settings in B.C. coming into force Oct. 3, officials confirm
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix have announced that mandatory masking is returning to the province’s health-care facilities next week as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.
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‘Continuous’ masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics, care homes
Some health-care workers in British Columbia have started receiving notification that they will once again be expected to wear masks in medical settings, but the language is ambiguous about what exactly will be required and for whom.
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Difficile de trouver des tests rapides de dépistage de la COVID‑19
Doctors have noted that rapid tests for COVID-19 are less accessible in Canada, while the number of cases is increasing. They blame policy changes and inconsistent public health communication on access to rapid tests.
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La COVID-19 en augmentation au Nouveau-Brunswick
New Brunswick is facing a surge in COVID-19 infections.
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‘COVID was never gone’: As cases rise in B.C., so do worries about normalizing the coronavirus
New figures show COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have increased in the province.
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St. Joe’s, Hamilton Health Sciences to reinstate mandatory masking for staff
Staff at both of Hamilton’s hospital networks will be required to wear masks when facing patients starting this week.
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267 in hospital with COVID-19 as BCCDC returns to biweekly data updates
After publishing COVID-19 data just once a month over the summer, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control returned to biweekly updates this week.
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Mandatory masking is back for staff at several Ontario hospitals
Several Ontario hospitals are bringing back mask mandates for staff with COVID-19 cases on the rise once again – a clear sign the province has entered a new wave, an expert explains.
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