Canada’s health minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, tests positive for COVID-19 – National
Canada’s well being minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, says he examined constructive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
In a tweet, Duclos says he’ll be isolating for 10 days as per public well being pointers.
Whereas isolation necessities fluctuate broadly throughout Canada on account of native conditions, most provinces solely require 5 days of isolation for totally vaccinated people who check constructive for the novel coronavirus. Those that stay in high-risk conditions or are immunocompromised could must isolate for 10 days.
The information comes only a day after the Public Well being Company of Canada (PHAC) introduced that Canadian provinces and territories will cease receiving shipments of COVID-19 speedy exams by the top of 2022.
With COVID-19 exercise dropping in a number of components of the nation, PHAC stated its response to the COVID-19 is getting into a brand new section.
Although it’s slicing shipments, Ottawa will keep a strategic reserve of 100 million speedy exams, of which 50 million can be earmarked for provinces and territories whereas the opposite 50 million can be held to handle “normal surge necessities,” PHAC instructed International Information in an e-mail Friday.
— With recordsdata from Aaron D’ Andrea
