Date of publication: 12 Apr 2022 • 43 minutes ago • 10 minutes reading A man enters the COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Parc Ave. in Montreal on Monday 11 April 2022. Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
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The Federal Vaccination Committee now recommends strong boosters for all adults and people 12-17 at higher risk “We have to be careful,” says Legault of the increase in COVID-19 patients The BA.2 variant is spreading “quite widely” throughout Canada Hospitalization close to the level where Quebec reduced clinical services to previous waves Opinion: At Herron, Legault has a lot to answer Video: Federal officials provide information about the pandemic Hospitalizations in Ontario increased by 276 You will soon be able to use the seat just behind the STM bus drivers Quebec reports 35 deaths as hospitalizations increase The province records 145 new COVID-19 patients – the biggest jump since January UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined for quarantine breach over COVID Opinion: Too many deaths to count on the Herron CHSLD The Kirkland facility in Héma-Québec needs blood donors As provinces ask people to manage COVID risks, experts say the public has less data Provincial health care money will come in handy, Liberals suggest US seeks to re-impose vaccination on federal staff Quebec COVID guide: Vaccinations, tests Sign up for our free nightly coronavirus newsletter
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The humble British Prime Minister apologizes after the lockdown’s birthday fine
From the Reuters news agency: The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized, but ignored the calls to resign on Tuesday, after he was fined for violating the quarantine rules due to coronavirus, attending a rally in his office to celebrate his birthday. Johnson said people had the right to expect better after he, his wife and Finance Minister Risi Sunak were fined for violating his government ‘s restrictions on COVID-19. “It never crossed my mind that, as I say, I broke the rules. “Now I humbly accept that I was,” Johnson said. “I think the best thing I can do now is, after settling the fine, is to focus on the job and that is what I will do.”
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The police investigate 12 concentrations at Johnson’s Downing Street offices and at the cabinet office, after a convicient internal investigation that has found that his staff had illegally enjoyed alcohol-friendly parties. Johnson said he had attended some of the events, which took place when social interference was strictly forbidden, but always denied that he had knowingly committed any wrongdoing. The fine on Tuesday, one of more than 50 police officers said he would issue, in connection with a rally in the Cabinet Room on Downing Street to celebrate his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020, an event that he said lasted no more than 10 minutes . “I understand the anger that many will feel that I, myself, did not fall when it came time to follow the same rules that the government I lead had introduced to protect the public,” he said in a television interview from his residence. in the province of Cheques.
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It is believed to be the first time a British leader has been found to have broken the law while in power. 3 p.m.
The Federal Vaccination Committee now recommends strong boosters for all adults and people 12-17 at higher risk
(2/3) A booster dose is recommended at least 6 months after the last dose of the primary vaccine series or 3 months after a positive test or the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. – Health Canada and PHAC (@GovCanHealth) April 12, 2022
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“We have to be careful,” says Legault of the increase in COVID-19 patients
In a brief press conference in Quebec City this afternoon, Prime Minister Francois Lego was asked what could be done to slow the increase in hospitalizations that could lead the province to cancel hospital procedures. Legault did not respond directly. “Public health tells us that we should reach 2,200, 2,300 hospitalizations in the next two weeks and then predict that we may see a drop,” he said. “So we continue to be careful, but we also have to remember that in hospitals, half of them have COVID, not COVID.” Legault reported that about half of COVID-19 patients admitted to Quebec hospitals were diagnosed with the disease, while the other half tested positive but were hospitalized for other reasons.
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The BA.2 variant is spreading “quite widely” throughout Canada
As public health measures have been lifted across the country, several COVID-19 scores are rising across Canada due to BA.2, a highly contagious subclass of the Omicron variant, the Canadian Press reports. Hospital admissions are also rising, Dr Theresa Tam, head of public health, said on Tuesday. “Across Canada, no matter where you are, it is very likely that the Omicron variant, subclass BA.2, will spread quite widely in your community. “So it does not matter where you are in Canada right now,” Tam said, advising everyone to get vaccinated, wear a mask and improve ventilation to reduce the spread. He said public access to information about where the virus spreads and who it affects needs to be improved so that people can make informed decisions.
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“We need to keep up to date with some of the epidemiological information we know,” he said. 1:20 p.m.
The James Bay Cree area has the highest infection rate
From the Canadian Press: The Quebec Institute of Public Health says the James Bay Cree area has 206 active reported infections, representing the highest infection rate in the province, with more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people. The Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-St-Laurent areas of eastern Quebec have more than 700 active cases per 100,000 people. The institute says the county has an average of about 350 active cases per 100,000 people. 1:15 p.m.
Hospitalization close to the level where Quebec reduced clinical services to previous waves
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The number of coronavirus-positive patients in Quebec hospitals rose by 145 on Tuesday – the biggest daily increase since early January. There are currently 1,938 patients with COVID-19 in hospitals, according to the latest provincial information. This means that Quebec is approaching a level at which in previous waves it had launched clinical services into an overworked hospital system – known in French as délestage. According to the instructions of the Ministry of Health, when the province reaches 2,124 patients with COVID-19, it has reached Level 4, which could lead to a severe degree of repression. In January, Dr. Lucie Opatrny, a top Quebec hospital official, warned that below Level 4, there are “even heart surgeries” being sidelined. “There are even cancers, such as prostate cancer in some cases, that can be set aside.”
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Hospital admissions have been steadily rising over the past three weeks. On Friday, when Quebec had 1,637 COVID-19 patients, Dr. Luc Boileau, the county’s interim director of public health, was asked if the county might need to increase medical services. “If this increase continues, but also if the number of health workers absent due to COVID continues to increase… there is a potential impact on the provision of services by the health and social services system,” he said. “Not only hospitals but also other services could be affected.” Boileau said there were “fragility zones that could lead to disaster for some time.” As of Friday, about 13,000 Quebec health workers were absent due to COVID.
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In Friday’s briefing, Boileau said he expects the increase in hospitalizations to continue for two weeks. 12:30 p.m.
Opinion: At Herron, Legault has a lot to answer
“Ministerial responsibility is the cornerstone of our parliamentary system. François Legault is the first minister. He is the head of government. “His government was incompetent, incompetent and incompetent during the first wave. He is still trying to deny it and will not even agree with the most obvious way to get to the truth: a full committee of inquiry. “With a few of these, the next best hope for families to learn a little from the truth will be the medical examiner’s report.” Read the latest Tom Mulcair column. 11:40 a.m.
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