As a business, charity, or non-profit in Canada who has faced deep losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible for a wage subsidy, a rent subsidy, or both through the HHBRP. Who can apply for the HHBRP Eligible organizations, regardless of their sector, may qualify for the HHBRP if they don’t qualify for the Tourism…
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Public health restrictions in Canada are being dropped. So what does this mean for vaccinated individuals in the face of Omicron?
The Omicron variant has made it easier for vaccinated individuals to catch and spread COVID-19, but experts say it’s clear people who have received two or three doses are significantly less likely to transmit the virus compared with people who are unvaccinated. The issue of transmission among vaccinatedindividuals has become increasingly heated in recent weeks, as…
How COVID-19 has reshaped our friendships
In the early days of the pandemic, Siddiqa Sadiq would pour herself a glass of wine, log on to her computer from her home south of Montreal and enjoy a weekly virtual hang-out with nine close friends. They’d chat about their day, talk about the stresses of working from home and share stories of how…
1 in 3 young people said mental health improved during COVID-19 lockdown: study
COVID-19 and the lockdowns that have come with the pandemic have been a source of stress for many around the world. But a recent study suggests that for some young people, the pandemic health measures may have helped improve mental health. Researchers from Cambridge University surveyed children and adolescents about whether they experienced any change…
Trauma, tears and bone-deep fatigue. Behind the scenes at a hospital still feeling the crush of COVID
The Star’s Megan Ogilvie and Steve Russell spent a day inside Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital to see the toll COVID has had on health workers. Genet Angesom weeps as she tells her story. The registered practical nurse is standing at the end of the hall on the fourth floor of Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, steps away…
Future infectious diseases: Recent history shows we can never again be complacent about pathogens
As we move into the third year of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, it’s important to ask what we have learned and what we have done to prepare for the next infectious-disease crisis. It could be an outbreak of Lyme disease, an epidemic of measles or another full-blown global pandemic of influenza or coronavirus….
Why are COVID-19 vaccination rates still low in some countries?
Why are COVID-19 vaccination rates still low in some countries? Limited supplies remain a problem, but experts say other challenges now include unpredictable deliveries, weak health care systems and vaccine hesitancy. Most countries with low vaccination rates are in Africa. As of late February, 13 countries in Africa have fully vaccinated less than 5% of…
Multiple COVID-19 variants may be able to infect a person at the same time: study
When a person falls ill with COVID-19, they may not just have one variant attacking them, according to a pair of new studies that suggest less dominant variants may be simultaneously present and hiding in the same infected individual. Researchers believe that several different variants of SARS-CoV-2 could be inside a person’s body at one…
The ‘grey zone’ hindering efforts to count Canada’s COVID-19 deaths
Along with a drop in the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases, Canadians have also been seeing a decline in virus-related deaths. From the end of January to the end of February, the weekly average of deaths linked to COVID-19 dropped to 0.16 from 0.44 per 100,000 people. Recent statistics, however, are showing a steady increase…
Empowering Indian women to screen for cervical cancer through storytelling
In India, there are close to 100,000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed annually, and every year, about 60,000 people die from the disease. One of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, cervical cancer is also one of the most treatable forms of cancer when there is early detection and treatment. However, in low-…