Health & Living

2020-03-29

A provincial breakdown of COVID-19 in Canada: 5,576 cases and 61 dead as of Saturday

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Article Link: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/a-provincial-breakdown-of-covid-19-in-canada-5576-cases-and-61-dead-as-of-saturday?video_autoplay=true

Discussion posted by: itzfitzhere

Quebec Quebec is reporting 2,498 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and four more deaths, bringing the provincial tally to 22. Deputy Premier Genevieve Guilbault is also announcing police checkpoints as of this afternoon in eight regions outside of major Quebec cities where the population is deemed more at risk. Guilbault says only essential travel will be allowed in those regions and says Quebec provincial police have also set up checkpoints near the Canada-U.S. border to intercept snowbirds coming back to Quebec to ensure they understand there’s a 14-day quarantine. Guilbault says out of 164 people hospitalized, 57 people are in intensive care

2020-03-29

LILLEY: Trudeau does to domestic flights what he refused to do to international ones

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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-does-to-domestic-flights-what-he-refused-to-do-to-international-ones

Discussion posted by: itzfitzhere

I’m actually livid with this, Justin Trudeau is now putting in the type of screening for domestic travel that he refused to do with international travel. He said for weeks such screening wouldn’t work on international flights. He and his health officials said it wasn’t worth pursuing — and now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bringing in new measures to screen domestic travellers for COVID-19. “Starting on Monday at noon, if people try to travel by plane or through domestic means or by train, they will not be allowed to board if they have any symptoms whatsoever of COVID-19,” Trudeau said as he announced the measures Saturday morning.

2020-03-28

Woman intentionally coughed on US$35,000 in food at grocery store: Pa. police

CA Member Food & Drink, Health & Living, International, Law & Crime 0

Article Link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/woman-intentionally-coughed-on-us-35-000-in-food-at-grocery-store-pa-police-1.4869738

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

A woman purposely coughed on US$35,000 worth of food at a Pennsylvania grocery store, police said. She likely faces criminal charges for coughing, one of the primary ways the novel coronavirus spreads. The unnamed woman entered small grocery chain Gerrity’s Supermarket in Hanover Township and started coughing on produce, bakery items, meat and other merchandise, chain co-owner Joe Fasula wrote on FacebookStaff quickly removed her from the store and called Hanover Township Police, who found her a few hours later and took her into custody, Police Chief Albert Walker told CNN. Hanover Township police said the woman “intentionally contaminated” the food, and they plan to file criminal charges against her once her mental health treatment concludes.

2020-03-28

FUREY: Don’t forget, Canadian officials first under-reacted to COVID-19

IRWeasel Canada, Health & Living, Politics 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/furey-dont-forget-canadian-officials-first-under-reacted-to-covid-19

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

The past few days have seen ever-increasing and severe measures brought in to restrict Canadians’ fundamental liberties. For the most part, those measures have been received with widespread support because we understand what is at stake. That support will only last for so long though, especially if the measures get stricter and more difficult to justify. Take the news on Wednesday that the City of Toronto closed public parks and said that anyone breaking the rule was subject to a fine. This doesn’t just cover gatherings at a baseball diamond or kids climbing on playground equipment. It also bans families from, say, playing soccer together while keeping their distance from other families.

2020-03-28

BONOKOSKI: Not all First Nations are battening down the COVID-19 hatches

IRWeasel Canada, Culture & Race, Health & Living, Politics 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-not-all-first-nations-are-battening-down-the-covid-19-hatches

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

Earlier this week, like provinces, towns and cities before them, the Assembly of First Nations declared a state of emergency. This is more than understandable considering the number of remote reserves already dangling on the edge of survival. The Assembly stated that Indigenous leadership must “be fully and meaningfully involved at all decision-making tables in the development of all plans, legislation, policies, budget allocations and regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic federally and provincially.”

2020-03-28

Cat in Belgium first known to test positive for coronavirus: report

IRWeasel Health & Living, International, Nature & Environment 0

Article Link: https://www.foxnews.com/world/cat-in-belgium-first-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-report

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

A cat in Belgian has tested positive for the coronavirus after catching the potentially deadly bug from an infected owner, officials said Friday. The sick pet in Liège tested positive after showing classic symptoms of COVID-19 — including difficulty breathing — a week after its owner first fell sick, health officials told a press conference, the Brussels Times reports.

2020-03-28

China promotes bear bile as coronavirus cure

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Article Link: https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-promotes-bear-bile-as-coronavirus-cure

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

China has been promoting bear bile as a coronavirus treatment, upsetting wildlife activists. In a list published earlier this month, China’s National Health Commission recommended a number of treatments for the symptoms of the virus, including both traditional Chinese and Western remedies.

2020-03-28

Recycling collection delayed

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Article Link: https://www.recorder.ca/news/local-news/recycling-collection-delayed

Discussion posted by: itzfitzhere

City hall is suspending recycling collection in Brockville for two weeks in an effort to protect the health of front-line workers. City officials announced Friday that, for the weeks of Mar. 30 to Apr. 3, and Apr. 6 to 11, there will be no curbside collection of recyclable materials. Garbage collection will continue as scheduled. “Many blue box materials carry the risk of contamination by the coronavirus and are handled and in close contact by the collection staff,” officials said. “Therefore, to reduce the risk, recycling collection will cease for the next two weeks, and the situation will be re-assessed at that time.” “Garbage collection will continue, and any loose garbage (ie. in garbage cans) must be bagged and tied closed in order to be collected. Loose garbage will not be handled by collection staff.

2020-03-28

China donates thousands of medical masks, personal protective equipment to Canada

IRWeasel Canada, Health & Living, International 0

Article Link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/china-donates-thousands-of-medical-masks-personal-protective-equipment-to-canada-1.4872541

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

TORONTO — China has donated thousands of medical supplies to Canada to aid in the fight against the COVID-19, according to the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa. In a tweet published on Saturday morning, the embassy said it had sent 30,000 medical masks, 10,000 sets of protective clothing, 10,000 goggles and 50,000 pairs of gloves to Canada on Friday.

2020-03-28

Trump mulls coronavirus quarantine on New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

IRWeasel Business & Economics, Health & Living, International, Politics 0

Article Link: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/trump-mulls-quarantine-for-new-york-parts-of-new-jersey-and-connecticut

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

President Trump on Saturday said he is considering imposing an enforceable quarantine on New York, parts of New Jersey and parts of Connecticut as part of the efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hotspot — New York, New Jersey, maybe one or two other places, certain parts of Connecticut quarantined,” he said outside the White House.

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