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Monkeypox Cases Rapidly Spreading In Europe, North America: 10 Facts
Europe and North America have detected dozens of cases of monkeypox, a virus that passes from infected animals such as rodents to humans. The World Health Organization said it was coordinating with health officials over the new outbreaks.
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Canada Announces To Ease Covid Health Measures For Travellers At Borders
Canadian officials announced Tuesday an easing of Covid-19 checks and rules for travelers arriving at its borders, including no longer requiring PCR tests.
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Canada Could Soon See Rapid Surge In Covid Cases As Omicron Spreads Locally
COVID-19 cases in Canada may rapidly rise in the coming days due to community spread of the Omicron variant, mirroring the situation in the country's most populous province of Ontario, Canada's top health official said on Monday.
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Canada Halts AstraZeneca Shots For Under 55 On Clot Concerns
Health officials in Canada are suspending plans to give AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine to younger people over concerns it could lead to blood clots in rare circumstances.
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Canada Detects First Coronavirus Variant Cases: Health Officials
The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in Canada, health authorities said Saturday.
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Maharashtra Surpasses Canada With 97,648 Coronavirus Cases After Biggest Jump
Maharashtra has recorded the highest single-day jump in the number of cases and fatalities with 3,607 fresh infections and over 150 deaths today. The worst-hit state in the country now has 97,648 COVID-19 cases of which 46,078 have recovered, a state health official said.
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"Can Have Serious Side Effects": Canada's Warning On Anti-Malarial Drug
Canadian health authorities have issued a warning against the use of anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus infections or prevent reinfections.
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Wife Of Canada's First Coronavirus Patient Tests Positive, 19 Under Investigation
The wife of Canada's first confirmed patient with the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus also has tested positive for it at an Ontario laboratory, and 19 other suspected cases in Canada are under investigation, public health officials said on Monday.
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First "Presumptive" Coronavirus Case Reported In Canada
Canada's first "presumptive" case of a new coronavirus has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the Chinese city where the virus first appeared, health officials announced Saturday.
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Canada Pulls Families Of Diplomats In Cuba Amid Unusual Illnesses
Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain injury, a senior Canadian government official said on Monday.
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Canada Confirms Its First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case
An Ontario resident is Canada's first confirmed case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally through sex, health officials said on Monday.
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Monkeypox Cases Rapidly Spreading In Europe, North America: 10 Facts
Europe and North America have detected dozens of cases of monkeypox, a virus that passes from infected animals such as rodents to humans. The World Health Organization said it was coordinating with health officials over the new outbreaks.
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Canada Announces To Ease Covid Health Measures For Travellers At Borders
Canadian officials announced Tuesday an easing of Covid-19 checks and rules for travelers arriving at its borders, including no longer requiring PCR tests.
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Canada Could Soon See Rapid Surge In Covid Cases As Omicron Spreads Locally
COVID-19 cases in Canada may rapidly rise in the coming days due to community spread of the Omicron variant, mirroring the situation in the country's most populous province of Ontario, Canada's top health official said on Monday.
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Canada Halts AstraZeneca Shots For Under 55 On Clot Concerns
Health officials in Canada are suspending plans to give AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine to younger people over concerns it could lead to blood clots in rare circumstances.
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Canada Detects First Coronavirus Variant Cases: Health Officials
The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in Canada, health authorities said Saturday.
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Maharashtra Surpasses Canada With 97,648 Coronavirus Cases After Biggest Jump
Maharashtra has recorded the highest single-day jump in the number of cases and fatalities with 3,607 fresh infections and over 150 deaths today. The worst-hit state in the country now has 97,648 COVID-19 cases of which 46,078 have recovered, a state health official said.
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"Can Have Serious Side Effects": Canada's Warning On Anti-Malarial Drug
Canadian health authorities have issued a warning against the use of anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus infections or prevent reinfections.
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Wife Of Canada's First Coronavirus Patient Tests Positive, 19 Under Investigation
The wife of Canada's first confirmed patient with the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus also has tested positive for it at an Ontario laboratory, and 19 other suspected cases in Canada are under investigation, public health officials said on Monday.
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First "Presumptive" Coronavirus Case Reported In Canada
Canada's first "presumptive" case of a new coronavirus has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the Chinese city where the virus first appeared, health officials announced Saturday.
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Canada Pulls Families Of Diplomats In Cuba Amid Unusual Illnesses
Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain injury, a senior Canadian government official said on Monday.
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Canada Confirms Its First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case
An Ontario resident is Canada's first confirmed case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally through sex, health officials said on Monday.
