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Quebec City health authorities are warning of network overflow as Omicron cases “roughly doubles every two to three days,” according to the city’s Director of Public Health.

Quebec City health authorities are warning of network overflow as Omicron cases “roughly doubles every two to three days,” according to the city’s Director of Public Health.

Article content MONTREAL — Health officials in Quebec City pleaded with residents on Friday to follow health orders after the capital region reported the highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the province for a second consecutive day. Quebec City had 449 new cases compared to 392 in Montreal, a city more than three times its size. The region south of the provincial capital, Chaudiere-Appalaches, reported 218 new cases. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshi...

Overall daily case counts continued to trend downwards, but Tam said the at least 704 cases of variants of concern could fuel a bigger third wave of the…

Winnipeg Free Press By: Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 5:02 PM CST Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 Public health officials have identified upwards of 700 cases of contagious COVID-19 variants across Canada, the nations top doctor said Saturday, a finding she said lends new urgency to her calls to maintain personal COVID-19 precautions. Chief Public Health Officer...

"Strong collective action means each one of us doing our personal best by having the fewest interactions with the fewest people, for the shortest time, at the greatest distance possible, while wearing the best-fitting face-mask," Tam tweeted Saturday. Overall daily case counts continued to trend downwards, but Tam said the at least 704 cases of variants of concern could fuel a bigger third wave of the pandemic. The vast majority of variants detected in Canada thus far are the B.1.1.7 strain ...