Tag Archives: around

There was more financial relief for Canadians Friday but continued uncertainty over how much longer measures to combat COVID-19 would have to be in place as the number of cases worldwide climbed past half a million. CBC | World News

CORONAVIRUS is currently posing a huge threat to the UK, as the country records the sixth-highest number for how many people have died after testing positive, but the Government has been preparing for a pandemic outbreak for a number of years. Daily Express :: News Feed

Travellers returning to Canada from abroad are facing a new order requiring them to self-isolate, the latest measure from a government trying to deal with both a rise in COVID-19 cases and growing economic fallout. Here’s what’s happening in Canada and around the world. CBC | World News

The head of the World Health Organization urged the world not to “squander” the opportunity to suppress and control the coronavirus now as lawmakers in both Canada and the United States took steps to get money flowing to people affected by the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. CBC | World News

Canada’s chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says an equal number of Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus from travel and from community transmission. CBC | World News

The number of COVID-19 infections in Canada has topped 2,000 and the country’s cases continued to climb on Monday, including an additional death at a hard-hit long-term care facility in North Vancouver. CBC | World News

The longest undefended border between two countries is now closed to non-essential traffic, such as tourists and people looking to do some shopping, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.  The new normal at Canada-U.S. border crossings went into effect at midnight. CBC | World News

A Canadian has died in Japan from complications linked to COVID-19, the foreign affairs minister said Friday, ahead of a briefing from the prime minister on the federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus — including discussions with airlines about Canadians stranded abroad. Here’s a look at the latest news from Canada, the U.S., and hard-hit areas around the world. CBC ...

As many parts of the world continue to ramp up their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated that his government will provide financial help for Canadians abroad who are trying to return home. CBC | World News

Ontario and Quebec are reporting new cases of COVID-19, the infection caused by the novel coronavirus, amid a growing number of travel restrictions around the globe and a push from the Canadian government to get citizens abroad to return home. CBC | World News