COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Updates
Montreal to set up mobile clinics for COVID-19 testing
Avleen K MokhaThe health and social services for West-Central Montreal opening new COVID-19 walk-in testing clinics.However, one of the goals is to test young people ages 15 to 29 who have visited bars since July 1.Testing is...
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Wearing masks will be mandatory in malls, pharmacies, and other indoor public spaces
Avleen K MokhaThe province has announced that everyone 12 or older will need to wear masks in indoor public spaces, including most businesses, across Quebec, as of Saturday July 18.Therefore, people can be refused entry if they don't...
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Quebec reports 91 new cases in last day, Montreal urges bar customers to get tested
COVID-19 Update for Saturday, July 11Avleen K MokhaCOVID-19 refers to the disease caused by a new kind of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can affect animals and humans. The family of viruses causes respiratory illnesses.The new...
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Expecting extreme heat, Montreal enters mode 1 of its special response plan
Avleen K MokhaMONTRÉAL, /CNW Telbec/ - Following recommendations of the Direction régionale de santé publique (DRSP), the Organisation de sécurité civile de l'agglomération de Montréal is announcing that it is entering mode 1 of its Extreme heat special response plan as...
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Borough sees no new weekly deaths due to COVID-19 since start of crisis
COVID-19 Update for Sunday, July 4Avleen K MokhaCOVID-19 refers to the disease caused by a new kind of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can affect animals and humans. The family of viruses causes respiratory illnesses.The new...
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Some health sanitizers are unsafe, Health Canada says
Avleen K MokhaCitizens should stop some hand sanitizers which pose health risks, according to Health Canada. Such sanitizers include industrial-grade ethanol, an ingredient not authorized for use in hand sanitizers.Today, Health Canada is recalling six new sanitizers: Biologel,...
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COVID-19 Update for Monday, June 29
Avleen K MokhaCOVID-19 refers to the disease caused by a new kind of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can affect animals and humans. The family of viruses causes respiratory illnesses.The new kind of coronavirus was first...
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Health ministry announces new guidelines for caregivers, visitors to enter hospitals
Avleen K MokhaIn a press release released Friday, the provincial ministry for health and social services announced that caregivers and visitors can enter hospitals starting today, under new directives.Only one person can visit someone at once. Each patient can...
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This week in COVID-19: what you need to know
Avleen K MokhaCOVID-19 refers to the disease caused by a new kind of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can affect animals and humans. The family of viruses causes respiratory illnesses.The new kind of coronavirus was first...
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COVID-19 bus clinic tests 460 residents in three days
Avleen K MokhaHealth and social services (CIUSSS West Central) set up a mobile clinic from June 12 to June 14 to screen Park Extension residents for the coronavirus illness known as COVID-19. CIUSSS West Central confirms the clinic tested...
