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Second case of measles confirmed in Toronto

Published by: CTV News
Published on: March 18, 2024
By Katherine DeClerq

A second lab-confirmed case of measles has been identified in Toronto.

The city’s public health agency said that an infant who recently returned from travel has contracted the disease. The child is recovering at home.

The first Toronto case was identified on Feb. 16.

Toronto Public Health is warning that anyone who attended the Agincourt Public Library between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on March 11 may have been exposed. Individuals should monitor for symptoms until April 1 and double check that their vaccinations are up to date.

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Canada heading toward major measles outbreak without vaccine boost, new modelling suggests

Published March 16, 2024

Published by: CBC News
Published on: March 16, 2024
By Lauren Pelley

As measles cases keep appearing in more parts of the country, new projections suggest there’s a high chance Canada may experience a “sizable outbreak” — with anywhere from dozens to thousands of people infected if the disease strikes communities with low vaccination rates.

As of Friday, at least 31 cases of measles have been reported so far this year across Canada, according to a CBC News tally of provincial and regional figures released by public health teams.

That’s already the largest annual total since 2019 and more than double the number of cases reported last year, as medical experts fear the number will rise while more Canadians travel in and out of the country this month for March break.

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Montreal

Mask mandate reinstated in some Quebec health facilities following rise in measles cases

Published March 15, 2024

Published by: CityNews
Published on: March 15, 2024
By Miguel Fowke-Quintas

New data shows Quebec with 21 measles cases as of Friday 2 p.m., including 15 in Montreal.

According to the CIUSSS de l’Est, health centres in the eastern part of the island have responded by reinstating mask mandates and launching a vaccination campaign in elementary schools.

Notre-Dame and Sainte-Justine Hospitals are also among those requiring patients to wear masks to stop the spread.

“I feel like it’s necessary, especially to protect those who are more vulnerable,” said Montrealer Selena Ringwald. “Masking really doesn’t bother me, even as someone who has breathing issues after having COVID.”

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Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise

Published March 15, 2024

Published by: The Canadian Press
Published on: March 15, 2024
By Camille Bains

It was a horrible thing to see this young girl who was brain dead. She died in that hospital. We were told that one in 1,000 people who got measles had a serious complication and one in 10,000 could die. You think that’s pretty rare but millions of kids got it before vaccination. So even though the percentage was low the absolute numbers were considerable.

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Ontario

COVID-19 : six recours collectifs contre des foyers pour aînés iront de l’avant

Published March 14, 2024

Published by: Radio-Canada
Published on: March 14, 2024
By Camille Gris Roy

The Ontario Superior Court authorizes six class actions against private operators of long-term care homes charged with negligence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The complainants allege that the operators of these homes were not at all prepared for a pandemic and did not take the necessary measures to protect their residents and visitors. More than 200 centres, owned and managed by Chartwell Retirement Residences, Extendicare, Responsive Group, Revera, Schlegel Villages and Sienna Senior Living, are subject to these class actions.

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PEI

COVID-19 outbreak in Montague hospital’s in-patient unit ends

Published March 10, 2024

Published by: CBC News
Published on: March 10, 2024
By Stephen Brun

An outbreak of COVID-19 at Kings County Memorial Hospital’s in-patient unit is over, Health P.E.I. confirmed Sunday.

The outbreak at the hospital in Montague was declared on Feb. 22. Visitor restrictions were put in place to limit the number of partners-in-care per patient.

The health agency is encouraging visitors to the in-patient unit to wear a mask and to stay away if they feel ill.

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Quebec

Deux nouveaux cas de rougeole à Montréal, pour un total de 12 au Québec

Published March 7, 2024

Published by: Radio-Canada / The Canadian Press
Published on: March 7, 2024

The Quebec Ministry of Health reports on Thursday two more cases of measles, bringing to 12 the total number of confirmed infections in the province since the beginning of the year.

The Quebec Ministry of Health indicates that since the beginning of the year, two cases of measles have been reported in Laval, north of Montreal, and another in Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec.

The Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal states that seven cases reported in its territory, including the two new infections, are due to transmission in the community. The other two cases are related to international travel.

The regional agency says it is intensifying its efforts to trace the contacts of infected people.

Authorities said last Monday that the number of cases in Quebec was worrying, noting that measles vaccination rates were sometimes as low as 30% in some schools in Montreal.

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Four provinces confirm measles cases, including rare case in fully vaccinated man

Published March 5, 2024

Published by: CTV News / The Canadian Press
Published on: March 5, 2024
By Camille Bains, Nicole Ireland

Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia — more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high school.

Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed 10 cases on Monday, almost all of them involving children and making Montreal the country’s epicentre. He said only three of the cases were linked to travel outside of the country, indicating community spread in and around the city.

Public Health Ontario confirmed five cases of measles and said all but one involved travel.

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Quebec urges measles vaccination to prevent spread of highly contagious disease

Published March 4, 2024

Published by: CTV News
Published on: March 4, 2024
By Amy Luft

Quebec public health officials are urging people to get themselves and their young children vaccinated for measles, a highly contagious disease that is making a comeback several years after its eradication.

Quebec’s public health director Luc Boileau, Montreal public health director Mylene Drouin, and pediatrician, microbiologist and infectious disease specialist Caroline Quach-Thanh are holding a news conference in Montreal Monday afternoon.

So far about 10 cases have been detected in the province, mainly in Montreal, but Boileau warns that it could be just the beginning.

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British Columbia

1st case of measles reported in B.C. over the weekend: Health Ministry

Published March 4, 2024

Published by: CTV News
Published on: March 4, 2024
By Alyse Kotyk

One case of measles was reported in B.C. over the weekend, the provincial Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement Monday morning.

This weekend’s confirmed case is the first the province has recorded since 2019. As of Feb. 29, nine other cases of the disease have been confirmed across Canada.

B.C.’s Health Ministry announced the case in a statement warning locals to confirm their immunization records, especially before going on spring break trips.

“With measles outbreaks being reported internationally and spring break on the horizon, the provincial health officer, BC Centre for Disease Control and public health officials are reminding people in British Columbia to check their vaccination records before travelling to ensure they are protected,” the statement said.

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Canada’s chief medical officer warns of March break measles risk

Published February 23, 2024

Published by: Ottawa Citizen
Published on: February 23, 2024
By Elizabeth Payne

Canada’s chief medical officer of health is warning people to make sure they have had two doses of measles vaccine, especially if they are travelling. That message, coming just before the heavy travel period of March break, is urgent this year with cases of measles spiking around the world and vaccination rates lagging, including across Canada.

It is also potentially complicated. Many adults are not aware of their vaccination status, and particularly whether they have had one or two measles vaccines. As well, a growing percentage of the population is without family doctors, making it more difficult to access care.

Measles can cause serious illness and even be deadly. Among potential severe complications are pneumonia, deafness and brain damage caused by inflammation of the brain.

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Waterloo Region

Senior dies of COVID-19, raising death toll to 11 this year in Waterloo Region

Published February 23, 2024

Published by: Waterloo Region Record
Published on: February 23, 2024
By Jeff Outhit

A man in his 70s has died of COVID-19, the regional public health unit announced Friday in a weekly update.

This raises the death toll to 11 this year where the pandemic disease was a main or contributing cause.

Hospitalizations for the disease are stable and relatively low, averaging 13 patients per day on Feb. 17. This compares to a typical day in the pandemic with 27 patients in three local hospitals.

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Ontario

More than 260 Ontario long-term care residents died after getting COVID-19 in last four months

Published January 3, 2024

Published by: CTV News
Published on: January 3, 2024
By Katherine DeClerq

Respiratory virus outbreaks in Ontario’s long-term care homes remains dominated by COVID-19, with nearly 16,000 cases of the virus reported in the last four months.

According to a newly released report by Public Health Ontario, there have been 850 confirmed outbreaks in long-term care homes since Aug. 27, 2023.

This is compared to 32 influenza outbreaks and 32 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) outbreaks.

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Waterloo Region

COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise in Waterloo Region

Published December 29, 2023

Published by: Waterloo Region Record
Published on: December 29, 2023

The number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in high-risk settings increased by more than 50 per cent this past week, according to the Waterloo Region public health unit’s weekly dashboard update.

There are 15 outbreaks in high-risk settings — up from seven last week — including two in congregate settings, such as group homes or shelters, one in hospital and 12 in long-term care/retirement homes.

One new death was reported. So far this year, COVID-19 has been a direct or contributing cause in 41 deaths reported by public health in the region.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at WRH

Published December 20, 2023

Published by: CTV News
Published on: December 20, 2023
By Melanie Kentner

Windsor Regional Hospital has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at its Ouellette Campus.

The outbreak was declared on its 8 West unit on Dec. 20, with a total of three patients affected.

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New Brunswick

COVID-19 kills 2 more in N.B., hospitalizations and nursing home outbreaks jump

Published December 19, 2023

Published by: CBC News
Published on: December 19, 2023
By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

New Brunswick reported two more deaths from COVID-19, a week-over-week jump in hospitalizations and nursing home outbreaks because of the virus, and an increase in flu cases and hospitalizations Tuesday.

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British Columbia

COVID outbreak declared on fifth floor of Nanaimo hospital

Published December 14, 2023

Published by: Times Colonist
Published on: December 14, 2023
By Carla Wilson

An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on the fifth floor of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

As of Thursday, a total of 10 hospital-acquired cases had been attributed to the outbreak. All patients are experiencing mild illness, an Island Health official said.

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Révision des mesures au sujet du port des masques à l’hôpital Dumont

Published December 8, 2023

Published by: Radio-Canada
Published on: December 8, 2023

The Vitalité Health Network said on Friday that the population should now wear a mask in the environment of direct patient care at the Centre…

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