| Updated March 8, 2021
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The announcements of the approval (and subsequent administration) of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Modernavaccines have been met with cheers from across Canada, as people finally see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.
For University of Toronto PhD students of epidemiology Jean-Paul R. Soucy and Isha Berry, it’s meant the chance to add something more to their COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group site.
“Back in March, Isha and I noticed there wasn’t really a source for a pan-Canadian picture for COVID-19 information was scattered across different provincial websites,” Soucy told HuffPost Canada.
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Good evening, here are the coronavirus updates you need to know tonight.
Top headlines:
In Canada, there have been at least
528,354cases reported. In the last week
46,724 new cases were announced,
0.9 per cent more than the previous week.
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438,452 recoveries and
15,415,592 tests.
Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.
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The new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly throughout Britain may already be in Canada, according to a federal lab.
Scientists involved in the new coronavirus variant discovery say it should serve as a wake-up call.
In response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s complaints about testing at borders, the federal government said the country’s controls are among the strictest in the world.
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Britain’s honest attempt to track and disclose the new coronavirus variant has caused global backlash and border closings
In Canada, there have been at least
515,313cases reported. In the last week
46,452 new cases were announced,
1 per cent more than the previous week.
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