Health

HCA Healthcare Inc.’s stock fell 9% Friday, after the hospital operator’s third-quarter earnings fell short of estimates as it booked losses and lost revenue when Hurricane Helene disrupted operations at facilities in affected states. The stock was on track for its worst one-day percentage decline in more than two years, according to Dow Jones Market …

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Meanwhile, the CDC in the U.S. said Wednesday that the country is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a “constant crisis.” The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 1 p.m. European Union leaders on Thursday …

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All capacity limits in restaurants, bars, cinemas and gyms will be lifted on Thursday The Ontario government will remove its proof of vaccination system on March 1, and is moving up the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan to Thursday. The province said in a news release on Monday that, despite removing the vaccine passport system, businesses and other …

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Testing travellers is pointless due to Omicron’s ubiquitous spread, say some doctors The federal government is close to removing mandatory PCR testing for fully vaccinated Canadians who travel outside Canada, sources tell CBC News. Currently any person who travels outside of the country must provide proof of a negative molecular test (such as a PCR test) prior …

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Published Thursday, February 10, 2022  Provincial officials added another 44 virus-related deaths to Ontario’s COVID-19 death toll today as the number of people hospitalized with the virus dipped below 2,000 for the first time in more than a month. Officials say the 44 deaths logged today occurred in the last 24 days, including four on …

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The number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Ontario dropped again on Monday as the number of patients in the ICU with the disease remained stable. Right now, there are 2,155 patients in hospital with COVID-19 — a drop of 75 over Sunday’s total. The number of patients in the ICU is unchanged at 486. …

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The measure was first announced by Quebec Premier François Legault in January Ainslie MacLellan, Laura Marchand · CBC News · Posted: Feb 01, 2022 9:17 AM ET  Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will not go ahead with a proposed tax on the unvaccinated, in order to protect “social cohesion” in the province. Legault made the announcement at a news conference …

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Ontario and Quebec easing restrictions, students in P.E.I. and N.B. returning to class CBC News · Posted: Jan 31, 2022 7:42 AM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Students in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick headed back to classrooms on Monday — a move that comes amid a broader easing of restrictions in the two …

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Key updates on COVID-19 in the region CBC · Posted: Jan 25, 2022 4:00 AM ET  Ottawa Public Health’s main COVID-19 hospitalization and ICU counts rose Tuesday. It also reported five more COVID deaths, meaning 50 of these deaths have been reported in the last three weeks. In Tuesday’s daily update, OPH shared more information about people with COVID-19 …

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