Ottawa – A recent research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal studied 46,412 adults hospitalized for Covid-19 in Alberta and Ontario. About 18 per cent – 8,496 patients – died in hospital between January 2020 and October 2021. Among those sent home, about nine per cent returned to hospital within 30 days of leaving, while two per cent died.
California – A new study shows people with a history of certain mental illnesses may be at a higher risk of Covid-19 infections after being vaccinated. The study, done by University of California San Francisco, looked at data from 263,697 fully vaccinated patients. They accessed health care from the US Departments of Veterans Affairs between February 2020 and November 2021. …
Houston – A new study, published in the journal Pediatrics and led by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, has found that some children and teenagers previously infected with Covid-19 develop natural antibodies that can last for months.
Toronto – Toronto’s Medical Officer Health Dr. Eileen de Villa joins other public health leaders in a joint call on G20 nations to take immediate action on global COVID-19 vaccine equity. Dr. de Villa signed a joint letter with public health leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay urging some of the world’s …
BC – As of midnight March 18, people would be able to visit care homes in BC, but they must be vaccinated, wear a mask and take a Covid-19 rapid test.
Quebec – In Quebec, with the exception of mask mandates, all other rules have been ended. Restaurants, bars, casinos and other large entertainment venues are now open without capacity limits. As a result, Bell Centre was allowed to have a full house for the Montreal Canadiens hockey game on Saturday evening.
Los Angeles – ‘The Batman’ that was rolled out for world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York last week, but director Matt Reeves, could not attend the event due to Covid. He said: “Despite being double-vaccinated and boostered, I got Covid.”
Austria – Austria has decided to suspend its mandate for compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for over-18s. Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the decision would be reviewed again in three months, and could be reintroduced if a new variant made it necessary.
London – The emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant could be “first ray of light” that in the future there may be a less severe coronavirus variant that is similar to the common cold, according to a UK scientist, Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (Spi-M) and a University of Warwick professor. …
Ottawa – According to the Ministry of Health, 1,001,455 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Ontario since it was first confirmed on Jan 25, 2020. Over 92 per cent of those infections are considered resolved, while at least 65,504 are active.
