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Good evening, here are the COVID-19 updates you need to know tonight.
Main titles:
- Ontario school boards seek answers on extending mask mandate after school break
- Deloitte rolls back COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but remains one of few major employers to do so
- WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine over ties to big tobacco
Due to changes in testing prevalence, case counts alone are no longer a reliable indicator of the spread of COVID-19. Going forward, we will only include weekly death rates and hospitalizations in the newsletter. For an overview of COVID-19 data in Canada, visit coronavirus tracker.
Over the past seven days, there have been 283 reported deaths, down 26 % over the same period. At least 3,607 people are treated in hospitals.
The inoculation rate in Canada is 13th among countries with a population of one million or more.
Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Task Force; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus explainers: Coronavirus in maps and graphs • Vaccine dose tracking • Lockdown and reopening rules
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US President Joe Biden meets Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin virtually on St. Patrick’s Day, in the Oval Office of the White House. The executives met via video after Martin tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday while visiting Washington for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.NICOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
Coronavirus in Canada
In Ottawa, Official announcement by Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Vaccinated travelers will no longer need to present a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1.
- Incoming tourists will still need to be vaccinated to visit Canada, and all incoming travelers must also upload their details to the ArriveCan app.
- Unvaccinated Canadians and other travelers who are exempt from the vaccination mandate will still need to provide a negative rapid antigen or molecular test, or an accepted form of proof of recent infection to enter the country.
- Unvaccinated travelers will also be tested on arrival, again eight days later, and must quarantine for 14 days.
Moderna Approved for Kids: Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children ages 6-11.
Vaccine made in Canada: The World Health Organization has said it plans to reject Medicago’s two-dose Covifenz COVID-19 vaccine because of the company’s ties to big tobacco.
Coronavirus around the world
Coronavirus and business
Deloitte Canada is reversing its mandatory vaccination policy for employees, being one of the few large white-collar employers so far to backtrack on vaccination mandates for employees.
- The other major accounting firms – KPMG, PWC Canada and EY Canada – are keeping vaccine requirements in place, according to statements to The Globe and Mail. All of the Big Five banks – Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – have also said they will continue to stick to a mandatory vaccination policy. for employees.
And: As provinces end the last of their COVID-19 public health restrictions, small businesses are bracing for an influx of customers — and many businesses are opting to keep masks in place, despite mandates ending.
Also today : As Canadian businesses look forward to an end to pandemic-related employment restrictions and a return to some semblance of how we worked before COVID-19, they must be prepared for new employee relationships.
More: The Globe wants to know: How do you feel about returning to the office? In this survey, share your thoughts and feelings on return to work plans, remote work and traditional 9 to 5.
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Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins University and the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Task Force; international data is from Johns Hopkins.
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