Vnfm Slight jump in new COVID-19 cases with more infections in Oakville, Burlington, Milton, and Halton Hills
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.7:42 p.m. Yukon health officials are reporting nine new cases of COVID-19, reports The Canadian Press.In a news release Thursday, acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Jesse Kancir, says two of the cases are out-of-territory residents diagnosed in Yukon, three are from rural Yukon and four are from Whitehorse, according to CP. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He says the territory has seen 645 cases since the start of the pandemic, while 585 of them
stanley thermos mug have been since an outbreak started June 1.Yukon has recorded six COVID-19-related deaths, five of them were unvaccinated and one was partially vaccinated. ARTICLE CON
stanley becher TINUES BELOW Premier Sandy Silver has said more than 80 per cent of the eligible population in the territory is now fully vaccinated.The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions, includ
stanley mugs ing that self-isolation after domestic travel is no longer needed for those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated, while bars and restaurants have returned to full capacity. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 7:37 p.m. The Winnipeg Jets and Blue Bombers have told unvaccinated fans to stay home, and Toronto teams may be next, reports Star contributor Damien Cox. AR Mqrl North American stock markets move higher
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stanley cup om the United Kingdom is not being extended, replaced by a stringent COVID-19 testing program for air travellers.Canada halted most air travel from the U.K., where a mutated strain of COVID-19 had been discovered, on Dec. 20.New rules tha
stanley cup t require passengers returning from abroad to show proof of negative COVID-19 test results will prevent the virus from bleeding across borders, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said.
stanley taza ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Effective Thursday, passengers aged five and older must take a PCR test 鈥?the type of test common in Canada involving a deep nasal swab, and distinct from a rapid test.The test has to be administered less than 72 hours before the scheduled departure, or 96 hours in the cases of 28 countries and territories, mainly in the Caribbean and South America, Garneau said at a virtual press conference. The four-day timeframe for those 28 jurisdictions shrinks to three days as of Jan. 14, however. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Airlines say they were not initially consulted on the testing scheme, which they will be responsible for enforcing at check-in counters around the globe.Cabinet ministers appealed to Canadians to stay on home turf as coronavirus case counts reach new daily highs, and as some federal and provincial politicians take heat and lose jobs over holiday trips abroad. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
