1 only represents the testing and reporting cycle, which leads to counting of cases, and it does not include COVID-19 contact tracing and case management; however, we recognize that testing, contact tracing and case management are intricately linked to each other in the spread of COVID-19 [...
10. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-november-10-1.6243856 Paas-Lang, C. (2021). Canada’s first cases of the omicron coronavirus variant confirmed in Ottawa. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/omicron-variant-canada-travellers-1.6265927#:...
Reported outcomes and prognoses for COVID-19 patients among youths consistently show relatively high rates of recovery and discharge. Additionally, a declining trend in the prevalence of ICU admissions and mortality has been observed year by year. Merely 3% (CI 0–6%) of cases necessitated ICU ad...
Kerry Bowman, who teaches bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto, said it’s likely Ottawa doesn’t have the information the provinces are seeking regarding the timing and quantity of vaccine deliveries, particularly if its contracts with drugmakers are conditional. But if ...
Out east, six new infections have been recorded in New Brunswick today, while Newfoundland and Labrador reported one. Nova Scotia reported 16 new cases of COVID-19, bringing its total of active cases to 138. On Sunday, the federal government announced it will extend a series of travel re...
The initial exponential growth of Covid-19 cases at the start of term in many universities has slowed down. Some of this reduction has been due to non-pharmacological interventions and university specific restrictions on student activities. However the level of Covid-19 in the community has had...
Joel Westheimeris University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa and an education columnist for CBC’sOttawa MorningandOntario Todayshows. His most recent book isWhat Kind of Citizen: Educating Our Children for the Common Good. Twitter: @joelwestheimer...
“We will continue to play the 2021-22 regular season schedule,”they said.“Although there has been a recent increase in positive COVID test results among players, coaches and hockey staff, there have been a low number of positive cases that have resulted in concerning symptoms or serious il...
In the first aspect, the representativeness of the cases, the size of the sample, the description of the rate of non-respondents, and the method for determining exposure are evaluated. In “Comparability”, it is observed whether there is control of confounding factors. Finally, in “Outcomes...
The majority of studies were cross-sectional (n = 10) and six of them scored high (either 9 or 8) in the Newcastle–Ottawa scale. In some cases, the selection of the sample was detailed, but in six of them, the non-responder rate was not justified. The ascertainment of the exposure...