Category Archives: Health
Daily new COVID-19 cases in Israel approach January peak
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — New daily coronavirus infections in Israel are approaching record levels, despite the country's largely successful vaccination campaign and the recent rollout of the world's first widespread booster shot.
NRA cancels annual meeting in Texas due to COVID concerns
HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Tuesday it has canceled its annual meeting, which had been set to be held next month in Houston, due to concerns over COVID-19.
Tech exec sentenced to 2 years for $1.8 million COVID fraud
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state tech executive has been sentenced to two years in prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal COVID-19 disaster relief loans.
Case of 76 in veterans home who died of COVID lands in court
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two former top officials at a Massachusetts veterans home where nearly 80 residents died in one of the country’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in a long-term care facility appeared in court Tuesday in an effort to have
Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre, the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity by an African court after his government was accused of killing 40,000 people, has died in Senegal. He
TV Academy revokes Cuomo’s Emmy amid scandal, resignation
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat Tuesday, losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.
New Brunswick expands COVID-19 vaccination to 11-year-olds turning 12 this year
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is expanding COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include children who are turning 12 this year. Education Minister Dominic Cardy said today the change will help support healthy and safe schools by allowing a greater number ...
Quebec issues mask mandate in schools across nine regions, including Montreal
MONTREAL — Elementary and high school students will be required to wear masks inside classrooms when schools resume across nine regions of Quebec, including Montreal, the province's education minister said Tuesday. Jean-François Roberge said the Delta ...
P.E.I. to maintain border screening for unvaccinated visitors until October
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island say they'll maintain targeted border screening, testing and self-isolation for unvaccinated travellers until at least the middle of October. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison s...
‘Passport to freedom’: Quebec says vaccine passports available for download Wednesday
MONTREAL — The smartphone applications that will run Quebec's vaccine passport system will be available for download starting Wednesday, one week before the government's latest health order goes into effect, according to Health Minister Christian Dubé....
