Because the Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the pandemic seems to be peaking in some provinces, prompting plans to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, others are nonetheless coping with surging instances pushing hospitals to the brink.
With a document 1,377 COVID sufferers in hospital, emergency wards in Alberta face lengthy wait occasions and a number of pink alerts, which implies no ambulances can be found at a given time.
The provincial well being authority confirmed Tuesday {that a} affected person died whereas ready for care in an emergency ward.
The Baffin Island neighborhood of Igloolik, which has a inhabitants of about 1,600, is underneath a strict lockdown, with all places of work and colleges closed and journey restricted as COVID-19 spreads quickly amongst households.
Youth sports activities tournaments in B.C. might be allowed to renew on Feb. 1, however provincial well being officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is extending the usage of the proof-of-vaccine card till June 30, calling it an essential device to permit eating places, health centres, and occasions to proceed to function.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the province will slowly start to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions, starting Monday with eating places in a position to resume in-person eating at half capability and not more than 4 folks, or two completely different households, at a desk.
College students in Newfoundland and Labrador returned to in-person lessons Tuesday after studying from dwelling since Jan. 4, though the province’s lecturers affiliation says its members really feel it is not but protected to open colleges.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 26, 2022.
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