Ontario reports nearly 3,700 new cases of COVID-19 as number of patients in ICUs surpasses 800
Ontario is reporting nearly 3,700 new instances of COVID-19 but there may be some signs that case counts are finally starting to stabilize after weeks of exponential growth.
The Ministry of Health says that there were 3,682 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus confirmed on Wednesday, along with another 40 deaths.
B1617 variant has been detected in Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec region
A first case of B1617, a COVID-19 variant first detected in India, has been identified in Quebec’s Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec region, according to public health authorities.
This is thought to be the first case of this type of variant detected in Quebec. The Mauricie region is between Montreal and Quebec City.
The infected person was already in isolation during screening because another person in their home had tested positive, says the region’s health authority, the CIUSSS de Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec.
Ottawa consulting on stricter border measures, won’t stop flights from India
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is indicating the federal government is looking at additional COVID-19 measures to protect international borders but won’t stop flights into Canada from India.
In an interview with Global News Wednesday, Trudeau said community spread continues to be the main concern and not international travel.
I’m not sure which country Justin and his cronies are working for only that it isn’t Canada.
