Several Canadian provinces are bolstering their defences against COVID-19 amid signs of a sixth wave.
and Prince Edward Island extended their provincial mask mandates until later this month as they try to prevent the spread of COVID-19., Ontario and British Columbia also said they would be expanding access to fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines as the National Advisory Committee on Immunization said all provinces and territories should prepare to start offering the boosters.
The Health Department reported a 72-patient increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations Tuesday for a total number of patients with the infection of 1,479.Masking is an effective way to reduce COVID-19 transmission, said Boileau, who added that while not everyone likes having to wear a mask, the health order is an “acceptable restriction in the current situation.”P.E.I.'s chief public health officer, Dr.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer for British Columbia, said the province is in a reasonably good position. Transmissions, hospitalizations and deaths are all down.
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