New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday she would end the state’s mask mandate for most indoor public places except schools, health care and correctional facilities. Her state would stop requiring people to wear a mask or prove they…
New modelling from Imperial College London, using data from England, shows the Omicron COVID-19 variant largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses. It estimates the risk of re-infection from Omicron is more than five times greater than…
Ontario reported 1,824 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, a jump in cases due to a data error for one local public health unit, bringing the provincial total to 121,746. Thursday’s case count is an increase from Wednesday which saw…
People who contract the new coronavirus are most likely to be highly infectious for nine days after the onset of symptoms, a new study has found, reinforcing the need for self-isolation for at least 10 days. The peer-reviewed research, published…
COVID-19 patients have reported having strokes, delirium and a loss of senses, but how does the novel coronavirus affect people’s brains in these ways? Researchers say it’s an “ingenious” virus. They’re learning more every day about how COVID-19, once thought…
Indoor dining will be banned in Winnipeg after this weekend, as the coronavirus-stricken city shifts to red-level restrictions. Some restaurant owners say they shouldn’t be targeted, with new data pointing to different sources of the surge. Mike Le Couteur looks…
