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As KFL&A enters the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical officer of health says "the goal of containing this virus is unachievable"

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

Ontario health officials are reporting another increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations on Saturday.

With restrictions lifting across Canada as a sixth COVID-19 wave hits parts of the country, individual responsibility and personal choice appear to be the default public health measure, leaving some asking: when will it be safe to stop wearing face masks? CTVNews.ca asked health experts to weigh in.

"But this was a steep rise, and that speaks to how quickly things are changing."

Two weeks after March break and the lifting of mask mandates and gathering limits, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and outbreaks in Waterloo region are on the rise. Lee Fairclough, president of St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener, says staff are starting to be impacted by the virus again, too.

As KFL&A enters the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical officer of health says "the goal of containing this virus is unachievable"

Among other things, doctors have to attest that a patient is likely to live more than a year before they can refer them to be assessed for Paxlovid.

AsCOVID-19 cases increase in Ontario and some caution the province is entering a sixth wave, there’s an antiviral oral medication that can help keep high-risk individuals out of the hospital.

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