OTTAWA – The global Omicron wave is too severe to drop mandatory COVID-19 tests for air travelers arriving in Canada, says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, despite calls to do so from top airlines, the country’s largest airport and some health experts worried about limited test … Read More

Before Australia’s latest changes to the COVID test, it was basically straightforward to figure out when we would reach the top of cases. We looked at the number of new daily cases, diagnosed via PCR. From there, we developed a number of other key indicators … Read More

A public health specialist says he told a group of lawmakers, including several coalition members, back in August to Australia’s PCR testing system was destined to span and the government should immediately start planning the use of rapid antigen testing. Key points: Public health specialist … Read More

Catherine Bancroft, like most parents these days, describes herself as feeling “generally on some scale of being overwhelmed.” She was a therapist and social worker, trying to work from home earlier in the week while also caring for her twin children, one of whom was … Read More

The public health message is clear: stay home if you can, especially if you are ill. But as the Omicron variant puts significant pressure on Ontarios COVID-19 test capacity, important workers face a new challenge: how to prove they have caught the virus. That struggle … Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – With COVID-19 cases and the demand for tests soaring in the middle of the omicron rise, questions are being raised as to which of the two different available types of tests is best to use in case of exposure. The … Read More

The COVID increase continues to raise Americans’ travel plans, return to schoolPBS NewsHour . Read More

With some jurisdictions, PCR testing is limited to COVID-19 and others, increasingly overwhelmed by diagnostic requirements, experts have stressed that the daily number of cases no longer paints the full picture of viral levels in society. Read more: New wastewater data are expected to paint … Read More

Ontarians with positive rapid tests are struggling to get time for confirmatory PCR tests, and those who have managed to get tested are waiting days for results. But if you have $ 350 on hand, you can get your test results in an hour at … Read More

Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening in COVID news across Australia. You can jump to the COVID-19 stories you want to read by clicking below. NSW registers more than 21,000 new COVID cases, six deaths Today’s figures come from nearly 150,000 tests. (ABC News: … Read More