The federal government announced it will send 140 million COVID-19 rapid tests to provinces and territories, saying the tests were an important tool to combat the pandemic. “I think we all understand that rapid testing is going to be part of the path through [the pandemic],” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a press conference…
Ottawa to Send 140 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests to Provinces, Territories
Omicron May Help End the Pandemic This Winter
Commentary In the 1960s, measles was devastating in many parts of the world, with the child mortality rate as high as 50 percent. Scientists isolated the virus from patients and cultivated it in chicken embryo fibroblasts. This process, called the attenuation process, made the virus less virulent. Less virulent viruses are sometimes used as vaccines, known…
Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Scrapped for Travellers Returning to England
The British government will scrap the pre-departure test for travellers returning to England and will lift the requirement to self-isolate on arrival until they receive a negative test, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Addressing the House of Commons on Jan. 5, Johnson said the pre-departure test will no longer be needed in England from…
Scottish Minister Accused of ‘Twisting Data’ to Justify COVID-19 Curbs
Scotland’s deputy first minister has been accused of “twisting data” in a “desperate” attempt to justify the region’s COVID-19 restrictions, which are significantly stricter than in neighbouring England. The Scottish National Party (SNP) administration imposed a ban on large-scale events including football matches on Boxing Day in order to slow the spread of the Omicron…
Asian Shares Skid as Rising US Yields Hit Tech Stocks
HONG KONG—Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as higher U.S. Treasury yields weighed on global tech firms and pushed the dollar to a five-year high against Japan’s yen. U.S. yields rose on Tuesday as bond investors geared up for interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve by mid-year to curb stubbornly high inflation. The shift in…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer Isolating After Husband Tests Positive for COVID-19
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is isolating from her husband in their home after he tested positive for COVID-19. Bobby Leddy, Whitmer’s spokesman, said the governor has had a negative rapid test result and was not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The Democratic governor, 50, was…
Fauci Says Omicron COVID Cases Rising in ‘Vertical Spike’ but Peak Could Come Soon
January 5, 2022
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By Dave Goldiner From New York Daily News Dr. Anthony Fauci said the new year is bringing bad news as the highly transmissible omicron variant powers a “vertical spike” in COVID-19 cases. But even as omicron drives the worst caseloads of the entire pandemic, Fauci believes the wave could peak quickly. “Cases are not going…
Hong Kong to Expand ‘Vaccine Bubble’ From Feb. 24 to Combat COVID-19 Spread
HONG KONG—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will expand a “vaccine bubble” from Feb. 24 to include venues such as gyms, cinemas, and libraries. Only vaccinated people would be allowed into those venues. Lam was speaking at a weekly press conference a day after health authorities confirmed a fifth case of…
No School Closings, Let Kids be Kids Florida Governor Says
In the wake of Omicron and COVID-19 numbers rising throughout Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Jan. 3 there is no need for “hysteria” like he is “seeing in other states.” “They’re letting hysteria drive them to doing really damaging things. We thought that people had learned,” DeSantis said of the reaction to the Omicron…
More Studies Suggest Omicron Causes Milder Symptoms, Says Top WHO Official
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday that evidence is growing that shows the Omicron variant of the CCP virus is less severe compared to previous variants due to the disease affecting the upper respiratory tract. “We are seeing more and more studies pointing out that Omicron is infecting the upper part…
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