Tag: Coronavirus
People are dying of COVID-19 in record numbers. Why don’t we notice?
COVID-19 deaths reported by the London-area health unit in 2022 have surpassed the totals in each of the past two pandemic years, even amid a considerable shift in public perceptions about the disease.
London researchers pinpoint blood data that may improve COVID treatment
London researchers are zeroing in on COVID-19’s distinct fingerprint in patients’ blood, data that could help doctors personalize drug treatments for the disease.
Aylmer Church of God takes COVID limits charter fight to appeal court
An Aylmer pastor whose church racked up nearly $275,000 in fines for defying public health measures is challenging Ontario’s pandemic gathering limits before Ontario’s top court Tuesday.
Dyer: China’s Xi in COVID trap of his own making
“Our COVID-19 policy is the most scientifically effective, the most economical, and yields the best result,” insisted China’s People’s Daily newspaper after mass public protests against Beijing’s “zero COVID” policy last weekend.
Aylmer pastor fined $5K after attending anti-lockdown London rally
The leader of an Aylmer church that became an anti-lockdown flashpoint at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has been fined $5,000 for participating in a downtown London rally last winter.
‘So random’: Western’s reversal on COVID vaccination surprises students
Western University’s sudden dropping of its vaccine mandate has left students wondering, why now?
Elf back on Grand Theatre stage after Sunday show cancelled by COVID
The Grand Theatre’s production of Elf resumes performances Tuesday after Sunday’s matinee was cancelled when two cast members tested positive for COVID-19.
Mt. Brydges, Westmount mall COVID-19 vaccine clinics closing
The London-area health unit is closing two of its COVID-19 vaccination clinics next month.
COVID border rules are gone. Punishments for those who defied them linger
About a dozen people were hit with small fines and suspensions in a Sarnia courtroom this week for violating former pandemic-related travel rules that used to be in effect at the border-crossing Blue Water Bridge.
Woman fined for breaching now-gone COVID rules at Sarnia-U.S. border
Despite most pandemic-related travel restrictions between Canada and the U.S. being lifted for months, charges handed out when they were in effect are still filtering through the courts.