Canada Omicron

Health Canada approved Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID-19 antiviral pill for use against COVID-19 in January this year, but with a large supply of these pills available, experts say there is a lack of awareness among the public for who…

As Canada heads towards a sixth wave of COVID-19 with rising cases and hospitalizations across the country, experts say people can still test negative on a rapid test in the first few days they have symptoms. This is partly due to how…

After nearly a month of decline, COVID-19 infections around the world have started to creep up again. New cases have shot up by eight per cent globally compared to the previous week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).…

New federal data shows that while Canada is exiting the “critical phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic, easing of public health measures could still lead to resurgence, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday. “As we…

Canadians are losing confidence in government leaders and their response to the Omicron variant-fuelled COVID-19 wave, a new poll suggests, with support for lockdowns dipping to their lowest point since the pandemic began. The…

Dr. Kieran Quinn says he’s noticed a shift in attitude among his friends, colleagues and community members during the Omicron wave of COVID-19, as preventive vigilance has eroded into resignation that infection seems inevitable.…

Several parts of Canada ushered in 2022 by documenting record-setting COVID-19 case counts after a quiet New Year’s Eve dampened by tightened public health restrictions and fears of getting sick in the latest wave of the…

A majority of Canadians say they’re still in support of another lockdown to stop the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a new poll has found. But despite more than 55 per cent of Canadians showing such support for renewed…

<!-- -->"Travelling Canadians could contract the virus or get stranded abroad," Minister said. (File)Ottawa: The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Omicron…

Canada is on track to experience a COVID-19 resurgence, and if the Omicron variant takes hold it could worsen the pandemic, new national data suggests. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) officials made that suggestion Friday…