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Some long COVID patients suffering symptoms including fatigue and shortness of breath are showing signs of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, suggests a Canadian study that builds on similar findings elsewhere.

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Asymptomatic Ontario hospital workers exposed to COVID need not isolate if they test negative

COVID-19 need not stay home from work, so long as they continue to test negative for the virus daily.The province has made the recommendation in an effort to safeguard hospital staffing levels as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Omicron variant.A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says hospital workers who have been in contact with a positive case must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and repeat the test on Day 7.

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B.C. reports 742 new COVID-19 cases over 4 days as total case count tops 150K

COVID-19 over the past four days along with one death.There were 160 cases from Friday to Saturday, while 196 cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, 185 from Sunday to Monday and 201 from Monday to Tuesday. Two of the cases were epi-linked.More than half of the new cases were in the Interior Health region, which recorded 395 infections.

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Asymptomatic Covid-19 testing for South Ayrshire residents as restrictions ease further

Maybole for people without symptoms from Monday. Residents who don’t have any of the three Covid-19 symptoms – a new continuous cough, high temperature, loss or change in sense of taste or smell – are encouraged to get tested.Lisa Davidson, assistant director of public health for NHS Ayrshire & Arran, said: “With the restrictions easing, it is great to be able to mix more with family and friends.

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Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

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Asymptomatic Covid testing site available in Maybole next week

Maybole from tomorrow.Residents who don’t have any of the three COVID-19 symptoms – a new continuous cough, high temperature, loss or change in sense of taste or smell – are encouraged to get tested. Testing is available at Maybole Town Hall, High Street, Maybole, KA19 7BZ between 10am and 6pm from Monday, June 28 to Sunday, July 4.

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Waterloo Region’s 3 largest COVID-19 vaccination clinics were closed Monday

COVID-19 vaccination in Waterloo Region appears to be much brighter, Monday was a dose of reality as there were just over 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered while three of the major clinics in the area remained shuttered.A spokesperson for the vaccine distribution task force told Global News that limited supply was to blame as there were just 1,006 doses administered. Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration opens up to all residents aged 12 and up “Our largest clinics were all closed on Monday (Cambridge Pinebush, The Boardwalk, Health Sciences Campus Kitchener).

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Waterloo Public Health reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in over a month

Waterloo Public Health reported 43 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, lifting the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 14,898.This is the lowest new number of new cases identified since April 4, when the agency reported 41 new positive tests.

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration opens up to all residents aged 12 and up

Almost 36 per cent of Waterloo Region residents have had a dose of COVID-19 vaccine It notes that Health Canada recently approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for anyone aged 12-15 while the Moderna vaccine remains eligible for those over the age of 18.The region says that vaccinations remain off the table for anyone under the age of 12 as no vaccines have been approved for use.It says that while the window has opened for everyone to pre-register, it still may take four to six weeks to be notified that it is time to book an appointment.

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Where you can find asymptomatic Covid testing in East and South Ayrshire

Ayrshire is available for people without symptoms.Residents who don’t have any of the three COVID-19 symptoms – a new continuous cough; high temperature; loss or change in sense of taste or smell – are encouraged to get tested.There is no need to book and testing is available at the following locations in East and South Ayrshire:•The Strand building, 15 Strand Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU from 10am to 6pm until Thursday, April 29.•Ballantrae Community Centre, The Vennel, Ballantrae, KA26 0NH from 10am to 6pm between Monday, April 19 and Sunday, May 2. These sites are only for people without symptoms.

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Rise in COVID-19 cases, variants ‘a wake-up call for all Albertans,’ Kenney says

COVID-19 cases in Alberta.Speaking in Lethbridge Wednesday afternoon, the premier said Albertans should be concerned about the recent spike in cases of COVID-19, particularly variant cases of the virus.“We are very close to the end of this thing and we should be very concerned about the new variant-driven growth in cases,” Kenney said.“It will start significantly to show up in our hospitals, there is no doubt about that.“I will have more to say about exactly that tomorrow with Dr. Hinshaw.” 576 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta Tuesday, including 332 variant cases On Tuesday, Alberta recorded its highest single-day number of variant cases of COVID-19 to date with 332 new cases identified.

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccination pre-registration opens to those in their 60s

Waterloo Region’s vaccination pre-registration portal now open for those in their 70s It also includes faith leaders who provide pastoral care in hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes or other vulnerable settings.The new list also includes those who are in the following variety of high-risk settings:The region also says that one essential caregiver for residents in the following high-risk congregate settings can also not pre-register for a vaccination: Waterloo COVID-19 pre-registration opens up to groups with health complications The region says that another over the age of 60 who fall into the aforementioned categories is should pre-register immediately and when their turn arrives to book an appointment, they should do so right

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Mumbai: BMC looks to release asymptomatic Covid patients to ensure beds for needy

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to discharge the Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic in order to vacate hospitals beds for those with serious symptoms, reported PTI.The civic body said in an order that no asymptomatic Covid-19 patients without comorbidity would be allotted a hospital bed in any public or private hospitals.It described the "needy" patient as the one with "mild or serious symptoms or a Covid-19 patient with comorbidities".BMC commissioner S Chahal has empowered assistant commissioners to take decisions at the ward-level and stressed activation of war rooms for better management of available beds, ICU beds, ventilators among others, as per the order.Chahal stated that all admissions should be routed

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Rapid antigen tests unreliable in asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: study

COVID-19 that detect proteins on the virus are better at diagnosing the disease in patients with symptoms than in those without symptoms, according to data pooled from 64 studies.The analysis, published on Wednesday by The Cochrane Library, found that on average, “antigen tests” correctly identified 72 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 cases but only 58 per cent of cases in people without symptoms. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine plant approved in U.S.

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London’s public school board launches asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

coronavirus testing next week.Voluntary testing of students and staff in the public board who do not have obvious symptoms of COVID-19 will begin on Wednesday.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing now available for school staff in Waterloo Region

coronavirus is now available at pharmacies for school staff in Waterloo Region, Waterloo Public Health announced Wednesday.The agency says it worked with the province on expanding the testing to include those who work in schools.

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Mamata's nephew equates Suvendhu Adhikari to an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient

Diamond Harbour: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday equated turncoat former West Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari with an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient who "betrayed" the party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and was "sabotaging" it from inside.The TMC youth wing chief, who is also Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, alleged that his former party colleague has performed a sudden political somersault to join the BJP to stop getting hounded by the CBI and the ED."There were some people in the party who were like asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. We tracked their activities and identified them.

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Nova Scotia extends deadline to book appointment for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

book an appointment for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing until Dec. 18.The province’s previous deadline was for Sunday.Asymptomatic, rapid testing has been one of the tools Nova Scotia has been using to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the province during the second wave of the virus.

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Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing pilot project

COVID-19 testing program that discovered the virus in local schools.The open letter signed by union representatives for Toronto teachers and education workers says the program should extend to all schools in the city.An outbreak of more than 20 people was discovered last month at Thorncliffe Park Public School, the first school where the program was deployed.

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Nova Scotia introduces booking for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 on Tuesday.The province says it is a procedure mainly recommended for people who have had a lot of close social interaction or many social contacts.“This is an opportunity for Nova Scotians to help keep each other safe, especially as we approach the holiday season,” said Dr.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Saskatchewan sports associations concerned over new provincial COVID-19 restrictions

Sports associations from across Saskatchewan are raising concerns with the province’s latest restrictions which will impact how people can participate in recreational activities.The restrictions, which are set to take place on Nov. 27, will see all sport, recreation and group activities suspended for all age groups.

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Pressure grows for Alberta and B.C. to join COVID Alert app as cases surge

coronavirus cases surge to record levels, the pressure is growing on Alberta and British Columbia to adopt Canada’s COVID-19 exposure notification app.The two provinces have skirted the federal system since its launch in July. Both have their reasons for not signing on, but with contact tracing resources stretched to the max, experts say the merit behind those reasons is weakening.“We’ve seen B.C.

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Alberta ending all asymptomatic COVID-19 testing due to low positive results

As Alberta added an additional 323 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced the province will no longer offer any asymptomatic testing, including at pharmacies.

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Alberta pauses asymptomatic COVID-19 testing amid cold and flu season

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces Alberta is pausing asymptomatic COVID-19 testing as cold and flu season is expected to increase demand.

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Kingston, Belleville pharmacies offer asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

coronavirus.In Kingston, if you are not showing symptoms of COVID-19, then you can be tested at the Shoppers locations at 775 Strand Blvd. and at 1201 Division St.

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5 Alberta Walmart pharmacies offering asymptomatic COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 test have five new locations to choose from, depending on where they live, for their test.Walmart pharmacies in four different Alberta cities joined the more than 400 pharmacy locations across the province already offering the tests on Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Ontario to expand asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in pharmacies

Ontario will be expanding COVID-19 for asymptomatic individuals in pharmacies, announced Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott on Wednesday.

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Studies explore asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, racial inequities

Today, PLOS Medicine published two large COVID-19 studies, one a meta-analysis of 79 international studies showing that most infected patients eventually have symptoms, and the other a study of 5.8 million US Department of Veterans Affairs patients revealing that blacks and Hispanics were more likely to be infected—but not to die within 30 days—than whites.

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Murphy, Cuomo, Lamont oppose new CDC recommendation to limit asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)TRENTON - In a joint statement issued Thursday, Governors Phil Murphy, Andrew Cuomo and Ned Lamont said their states will continue to prioritize asymptomatic testing in opposition of new recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This 180-degree reversal of COVID-19 testing guidelines is reckless, and not based on science and has the potential to do long-term damage to the institution’s reputation," the statement read.The CDC previously had advised local health departments to test people who have been within 6 feet of an infected person for more than 15 minutes.

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Human rights groups concerned over Thunder Bay police’s ‘abnormally high’ access of COVID-19 data

COVID-19 database, which they say the service has accessed at the highest per capita rate in the province.Following a legal challenge that was initiated by the human rights organizations — the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Aboriginal Legal Services, the Black Legal Action Centre, and HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario — police no longer have access to the data, although the groups are still concerned about previous access and use of the information.

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Spike in Alberta COVID-19 cases in younger people cause for concern: Hinshaw

Alberta confirms 82 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, no new deaths Gordon and Kathleen Conrod visited Calgary from Edmonton and said that 17 Avenue, which is a strip of restaurants, bars and shops, was hard to navigate responsibly.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We’ve seen young people walking in larger groups, walking four or five on the sidewalk making it hard to socially distance,” Kathleen said.Her husband said he hoped that the new numbers won’t mean that the province will have to lock down restaurants and services again.“We’ve kind of all put in a lot of effort into reaching the state we are,” Gordon said.“To step back would be very unfortunate and I don’t want that.” COVID-19 was not on

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Lethbridge pharmacy announces asymptomatic COVID-19 testing despite province keeping quiet

COVID-19 testing, according to its owner.The province announced the pilot project on June 25, which saw 20 pharmacies across the province start offering testing for anyone without symptoms of the virus. The move was made in an effort to make testing more accessible.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced last month the locations were mostly in Calgary and Edmonton.However, the province did not disclose which locations were selected, to avoid overwhelming the individual pharmacies.

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Alberta to offer asymptomatic COVID-19 testing at 20 pharmacies

Alberta will soon begin offering COVID-19 asymptomatic testing at 20 community pharmacies, mainly in Calgary and Edmonton, and more locations will be added in the weeks to come. Julia Wong has more from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s Thursday update.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing and what you should know

In Alberta, everyone is eligible for COVID-19 testing whether they’re showing symptoms or not. Tom Roulston takes us through the testing process and explains who should consider receiving one.

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Now, asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh can go home early

LUCKNOW : The Uttar Pradesh government has now relaxed the condition for the discharge of asymptomatic coronavirus patients from hospitals, saying they will be permitted to go home after 10 days but remain quarantined at their residences for seven more days.Till now, such patients had to spend 14 days in institutional quarantine and wait for two consecutive tests to be negative.However, symptomatic patients still have to test negative on the 12th day for discharge.Health principal secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said: "Patients with no symptoms can be discharged after 10 days but will have to stay in home quarantine for seven days.

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WHO clarifies evolving assessment of asymptomatic COVID-19 spread

World Health Organization (WHO) officials today clarified comments from a media briefing yesterday that portrayed asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 as rare, triggering concerns among epidemiologists and health providers about the accuracy of the information and unclear messaging for the public.

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Are asymptomatic COVID-19 patients safe or silent carriers?

Beijing: China said 300 symptomless carriers of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, had not been found to be infectious, in a bid to reassure people as countries ease restrictions. But some experts say asymptomatic infections are common, presenting a huge challenge in the control of the disease.

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Coronavirus: Are asymptomatic Covid-19 patients safe or silent carriers?

BEIJING : China said 300 symptomless carriers of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, had not been found to be infectious, in a bid to reassure people as countries ease restrictions. But some experts say asymptomatic infections are common, presenting a huge challenge in the control of the disease.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will be available to anyone in Alberta

Starting next week, anyone in Alberta who wants to be tested for COVID-19 can be, regardless of whether they have symptoms. Julia Wong has that, plus other details from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s update.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing happening in Manitoba as two new cases announced

Manitoba has started testing asymptomatic people for coronavirus as just two new cases were announced on Friday.

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Alberta health officials pursue asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

There is a growing push to increase COVID-19 testing efforts, as more provinces begin to reopen. Heather Yourex-West explains why Alberta is taking the initiative to track down people who have the virus but are not showing any symptoms.

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Wider testing, surveillance needed to catch asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: experts

As Canada slowly eases some of its novel coronavirus restrictions, experts say wider testing and increased surveillance is needed in order to identify those who have COVID-19 but do not show any symptoms.

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Mobile app to help monitor asymptomatic COVID-19 patients at home

INDORE : In a bid to keep an eye on asymptomatic coronavirus patients, the city civic body has improvised its already existing mobile app 'Indore 311' and added some new features to it which will also facilitate treatment of such patients at their homes, an official said.

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Study: Many asymptomatic COVID-19 cases undetected

More than half of residents of a Seattle-area nursing home had no symptoms when they tested positive for COVID-19 and had probably already spread the disease, according to a study published late last week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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Concerns for DTES after U.S. testing finds asymptomatic COVID-19 outbreaks among homeless

Advocates for B.C.’s homeless population say the surprising results of COVID-19 testing among Boston’s homeless add new urgency to the need for housing.

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Majority of Kingston region COVID-19 patients self-isolated before tests: public health

As of Tuesday afternoon, there are 11 cases of the novel coronavirus in the Kingston region, with eight of those cases identified in the last two days.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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