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The unnecessary and untimely death of Carl Reinboth, a respected harm reduction worker, mentor and advocate who was recently attacked on Somerset Street, came as a shock to the community of people he supported, and to the Chinatown neighbourhood where he was killed. We understand why, in the face of that shock, there are sudden and instinctive reactions. We also hope that in the light of day, we think more clearly about how we avoid these tragedies in the future.
We understand why, in the immediate aftermath of a senseless death, people turn to what they know. We have been told time and again that safety equals policing, and that is an idea that has been proven hard to shake. But more police, short of an officer on every street corner every hour of the day, would not have prevented what happened last month.
Fast Facts: Essential workers who cannot work from home and people with certain health conditions can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments as of 8 a.m. today. Ottawa Public Health reported its lowest one-day case count of the month on Monday. 46 per cent of all eligible adults in Ottawa have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to date. Medals honouring front-line workers, made by the Royal Canadian Mint, have raised more than $600,000 for healthy meals for kids.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 83 cases on Monday
Total COVID-19 cases: 25,446
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 81.3
Fast Facts: Elementary schools reopen in Gatineau and western Quebec for the first time since early April Ottawa Public Health reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Sunday Ottawa businesses encouraged about access to rapid COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 143 cases on Sunday
Total COVID-19 cases: 25,363
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 81.3
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 6.6 per cent (April 30 to May 6)
Reproduction Number: 0.85 (seven day average)
Testing:
Who should get a test? Ottawa Public Health says you can get a COVID-19 test at an assessment centre, care clinic, or community testing site if any of the following apply to you:
Chinese mothers of new babies grapple with parenthood in a pandemic
When the pandemic hit, Yuanyuan Zhou and Min Hu were caught half a world away from their families in China and the support they were hoping for during their first year of motherhood.
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Posted: May 09, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 9
Yuanyuan Zhou says it s been challenging juggling her studies with caring for her her baby Vincent, all without the help from her family that she d been hoping for.(Francis Ferland/CBC)
The pandemic has hit new moms in Ottawa s Chinese community especially hard, as many find themselves half a world away from their own mothers and the help they might ve contributed.
Fast Facts: Ottawa Public Health confirms new P.1 COVID-19 variant in Ottawa Canada s chief public health officer warns that full vaccination does not equal full protection from COVID-19
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 112 on Saturday
Total COVID-19 cases: 25,220
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 87.9
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 6.6 per cent (April 30 to May 6)
Reproduction Number: 0.83 (seven day average)
Testing:
Who should get a test? Ottawa Public Health says you can get a COVID-19 test at an assessment centre, care clinic, or community testing site if any of the following apply to you: