Canada's most populous province, Ontario, has extended its lockdown and implemented stricter measures to fight Covid, closing domestic borders and barring unnecessary travel, its leader said Friday.
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Moderna Cuts Vaccine Deliveries to Canada by 46% as Cases Soar Bloomberg 1 hr ago Danielle Bochove and Kait Bolongaro
(Bloomberg) Moderna Inc. informed Justin Trudeau’s vaccine czar that Canada will receive barely half of the Covid-19 shots that were expected to arrive by the end of April.
Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Friday shipments this month will now contain 650,000 doses instead of the planned 1.2 million doses. The manufacturer also warned that as many as 2 million of the 12.3 million shots scheduled for delivery by the end of June will instead be provided at the end of September.
“We are disappointed, and while we understand the challenges facing suppliers in the current global market for vaccines, our government will continue to press Moderna to fulfill its commitments,” Anand said by email.
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Legault softens rules for outdoor mask use following criticism 14 April 2021 at 18 h 14 min Reading time: 3 min 30 s
By Morgan Lowrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Quebec Premier Francois Legault softened some rules surrounding outdoor mask wearing on Wednesday, after opposition parties expressed concern about his government’s confused messaging.
On Tuesday, Legault reminded Quebecers about a new rule stating that any time two or more people from different households gather outside in red or orange pandemic-alert zones, they have to wear masks – except if they are sitting down at least two metres apart or doing water sports.
The rule, he said, even applied to couples walking down the street or to people playing outdoor sports.