Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
Have a coronavirus question or news tip for CBC News? Email us at COVID@cbc.ca Canada reported more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Thursday as provinces stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ontario — a single-day record. The province also saw 23 more deaths. The surging cases prompted the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) on Thursday to call for a four-week lockdown in every public health unit where there is an infection rate of 40 per 100,000 people or higher in order to protect their health-care systems. "Ontario remains firmly caught...