Up to 10% of healthcare workers may be affected by long COVID, according to preliminary results from an extensive epidemiological survey by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ).
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Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers affected with long COVID
Between six and 10 per cent of health-care workers in Quebec have suffered from long COVID since the start of the pandemic, preliminary data released on Thursday revealed at the first Canadian Symposium on long COVID, in Montreal.
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Retour du port du masque obligatoire dans les installations du CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS
In an internal note sent to all its staff, the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS indicates that the wearing of the procedure mask is now mandatory in all its facilities due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
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L’intestin des patients atteints de la COVID longue semble plus perméable
Individuals with the long COVID and neurological symptoms have different intestinal flora, it was heard on Wednesday at the first Canadian Symposium on Long COVID, held at the Hilton Midtown hotel in Montreal.
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Action collective pour la COVID-19: le gouvernement du Québec accusé de « gestion négligente »
The Government of Quebec’s inability to roll out its pandemic response plan, when the novel coronavirus began circulating around the world in early 2020, has resulted in preventable deaths in long-term care facilities, supported a Montreal lawyer on Monday.
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Début des audiences pour une demande d’autorisation d’action collective
A Superior Court of Quebec judge has begun to hear the application for authorization of a class action on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes (LTCH) who have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the first two waves of the pandemic.
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Class-action lawsuit application for COVID-19 response in long-term care homes begins in Quebec
A Quebec Superior Court judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic’s first two waves.
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Masking guidelines reinstated for Montreal hospital health-care workers
Face masking guidelines have been reinstated for medical health officials who work in McGill University Health Centre facilities.
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Le nombre de cas de COVID-19 dans les hôpitaux a triplé en un mois au Québec
The number of people infected with COVID-19 staying in Quebec hospitals has tripled in the past month, Health Minister Christian Dubé reported on Friday morning.
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Brace for an increase in COVID-19 cases this fall: Dubé
The number of COVID-19 cases has tripled in three weeks and could rise to as many as 2,000 to 3,000 per day in the fall, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday, reminding Quebecers that vaccination is still their best option.
Comments closedRecourse is limited for employees forced to remove their masks at work in Quebec, as the COVID-19 pandemic gathers momentum.
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Un médicament québécois démontre son efficacité contre la COVID-19
A cocktail of antibodies developed by the Quebec company Immune Biosolutions has proven its effectiveness in relieving respiratory symptoms caused by COVID-19 in the acute phase of the disease.
Comments closedThe summer wave of COVID-19 is being felt in Quebec hospitals, where there are nearly 560 patients who have contracted the virus, an increase of 30% over a week. The Legault government is not overly concerned, but will monitor the situation closely, especially the spread of the Eris variant.
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July 19, 2023
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Une première clinique de COVID longue en Outaouais
A first-ever long COVID clinic opens in the Outaouais.
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Les tests de dépistage de la COVID-19 ne seront plus gratuits au Québec
As of Monday, in Quebec, rapid tests will no longer be offered free of charge to everyone in pharmacies. Only people deemed at high risk of complications and citizens who receive free drugs, according to the public pharmacare system, will have free access to these COVID-19 tests.
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Le CIUSSS ouvre une clinique virtuelle pour les patients atteints de COVID longue
It is the turn of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean to be entitled to its clinic to treat people with long COVID. The disease is still poorly understood, but…
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Se battre contre la COVID longue et Retraite Québec
Comments closedWhy can’t I get that help? Why can’t you just give me a little breathing room? I have to fight so many battles already. My daily life is full of fights.