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Although the flu continues to circulate across the country, it has “declined sharply,” according to a new report from Canada’s public health agency. After previously seeing a peak in cases, most surveillance indicators of influenza…

A majority of Canadians remain concerned about COVID-19, however, their anxieties toward the virus have softened and vary depending on age, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News between Dec. 14…

XBB.1.5, a new COVID-19 strain that has been spreading rapidly in the United States is now the “most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet,” the World Health Organization says. The subvariant of Omicron has been detected…

As Canadians close the door to 2022 and look ahead to the new year, many may be hopeful they can also look forward to good news when it comes to COVID-19. But will 2023 be the year the emergency phase of the pandemic is declared over…

The World Health Organization is urging Chinese health officials to share more detailed and timely information on the COVID-19 situation in the country amid concerns from a number of countries about a lack of transparency from…

The new year may bring with it an uptick in COVID-19 activity in Canada, the country’s top doctor is warning. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, told reporters during a Wednesday news conference in Ottawa that…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is “extremely worried” about the realities facing children and families across Canada as high levels of respiratory illness among kids continue to swamp pediatric hospitals across the country. The…

World health authorities are closer than ever to being able to declare the emergency phase of COVID-19 over, but a growing decline in surveillance and vaccination could open the door to a new variant of concern, says the World Health…

There has been a steady increase in immune-evasive Omicron variants across Canada, Health Canada’s latest COVID-19 epidemiology report shows. Clinical sequencing found some variants like BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 on the rise in recent…

North and South America are experiencing a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses with rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV – a situation that should be have all countries on “alert,” the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…