Hong Kong — Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid…
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Border restrictions to begin easing slowly for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers Monday
by Sue JonesEffective Monday, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents — those who have had a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada — will be able to skip the 14-day quarantine.Canadian and U.S. flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on March 21, 2020, the…
New York City is reopening after 14 months of coronavirus restrictions. Most businesses are now open at full capacity. But as Mola…
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Ford announces new restrictions as COVID-19 cases threaten to remain high all summer
by Sue JonesOntario will step up enforcement powers for police and extend its stay-at-home order to a minimum of six weeks in a bid to stem the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, but won’t institute paid sick days — despite modelling showing that cases will remain high through the summer without additional support for essential workers. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, along with…
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B.C. eases restrictions on outdoor gatherings as infection rates trend downward
by Sue JonesOntario is moving the Sarnia-Lambton region into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The province is also adjusting capacity limits for weddings, funerals, and religious services, rites or ceremonies held in regions currently in the lockdown category.Lucilia Pato, 62, receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Barbara Violo at the Junction Chemist,…
Avoiding all non-essential travel by private or public transports
The Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. Su Weizhong/Getty Images US wariness of Chinese tech firms was underlined again Friday, when…