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EnglishApr 08, 2020

COVID-19: BC reports 29 new cases, taking the total to 1,203, 3 new deaths reported

British Columbia medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's heartened by a decrease in the number of people being diagnosed with COVID-19. There have been 29 new cases since Friday, and Henry says if the province had continued to see the previous acceleration of about 25 per cent she would have been very concerned. She says the curve in the number of cases in B.C. appears to be flattening, which could allow for health care for those who need help both for COVID-19 and other illnesses. The province has recorded three more deaths for a total of 38 deaths among the 1,203 people diagno
EnglishApr 08, 2020

unitCOVID-19: BC reports 29 new cases, taking the total to 1,203, 3 new deaths reported

British Columbia medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's heartened by a decrease in the number of people being diagnosed with COVID-19. There have been 29 new cases since Friday, and Henry says if the province had continued to see the previous acceleration of about 25 per cent she would have been very concerned. She says the curve in the number of cases in B.C. appears to be flattening, which could allow for health care for those who need help both for COVID-19 and other illnesses. The province has recorded three more deaths for a total of 38 deaths among the 1,203 people diagnosed
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EnglishApr 08, 2020

Punjab COVID-19 patient's family refuse to claim his body, district officials perform last rites

Amritsar district administration on Tuesday performed the last rites of a COVID-19 positive victim after his family refused to claim the body. "On Monday, after a former employee of the civic body here died of coronavirus his family was informed but did not come forward for the last rites. The district administration performed his last rites today after his family refused to claim the body," said Shivdular Singh Dhillon, Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar. According to the health state department, the total count of positive cases in the state stands at 99.
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EnglishApr 08, 2020

Premier Jason Kenney: forecast models for the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta predict 400 to 6,600 deaths

Premier Jason Kenney says forecast models for the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta predict anywhere from 400 to 6,600 deaths in the months to come. The premier spoke to the province in a televised address tonight. Kenney says where the numbers go depends largely on the behaviour of Albertans. Alberta is under strict public health orders that clamp down on non-essential businesses and restrict public gatherings to no more than 15 people. Kenney says those orders will be in place at least until the end of the month, with social distancing rules likely in place until the end of May.
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EnglishApr 08, 2020

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency: 397 calls about potential COVID-19 violations

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says nearly 400 calls have come in about potential COVID-19 violations. Complaints have come in through a toll-free phone line launched by the province to handle pandemic-related questions. Since about March 28, the same week as the line officially launched, the agency says it has received 397 calls about potential violations. Police in Regina confirmed Tuesday that a 23 year old woman was ticketed nearly $3,000 for violating a health order was positive with COVID-19.
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BCApr 07, 2020

COVID-19: 25 news cases and 4 new deaths reported in BC

Four more people have died as a result of COVID-19 in British Columbia. The total number of deaths is at 43 in the province. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says 25 new cases have been diagnosed. A total of 12 hundred and 91 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in BC.
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EnglishApr 07, 2020

Emergency Response Centre opens at North Surrey Recreation

To reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, BCHousing, City of Surrey and Fraser Healthhave established atemporaryEmergencyResponseCentre at Surrey’s previouslydecommissioned North Surrey Recreation Centre (NSRC). The NSRC Emergency ResponseCentre will provide up to 110 safe spaces in the recreation centre, separated amongst thefacility’s two rinks. The Centre will be referral - only which will prioritize the support of people living on the streets,in shelters,or for people coming out of acute care who do not have a safe place to self - isolate ifthey have symptoms or test positive fo
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EnglishApr 07, 2020

COVID-19: Quebec public health officials are projecting 1,263 to 8,860 deaths by the end of April

Quebec public health officials are projecting that COVID-19 will cause 1,263 deaths in the province by the end of April under the most optimistic scenario and 8,860 deaths under the most pessimistic. They say the reality will likely fall in between the two, and much closer to the optimistic forecast than the pessimistic one. The modelling projects the pandemic will peak in Quebec on around April 18. The optimistic scenario is based on the experience of Portugal in combating the novel coronavirus while the pessimistic one is based on Italy.
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EnglishApr 07, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in ICU, but condition stable

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in stable condition in an intensive care unit and has not been put on a ventilator. Johnson spokesman James Slack says ``the prime minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits. He is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without any other assistance.'' He said Johnson was not receiving mechanical ventilation and does not have pneumonia. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital late Sunday with a fever and cough that persisted 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was moved to the intensive care unit M

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