Hospitals failed to flag 700 positive COVID-19 tests to Ontario's public health units

Some 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Toronto area were not flagged to public health officials because of a mixup between two hospitals, CBC News has learned.

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B.C. teachers raise alarm about going back to classes after COVID-19 cases in Quebec schools

As students from across British Columbia head back to class on a voluntary basis today, some teachers say their employer is giving them little choice but to return to work in what they call an unsafe environment.

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Ombudsman launching investigation into Ontario's oversight of long-term care during pandemic

Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into the province's oversight of long-term care homes during the pandemic in the wake of a scathing military report released last week and concerns over outbreaks across the province. 

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Hand sanitizers packaged in beverage containers create alcohol poisoning risk: experts

Sherif Mohsen doesn’t consider himself to be the complaining type, but he knew he had to speak up after coming close to drinking 70 per cent alcohol thinking it was water. Turns out it was hand sanitizer packaged in beverage bottles. 

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Strange symptoms, flare-ups, weeks-long illnesses for some COVID-19 survivors

In most instances, people with COVID-19 recover at home, outside the health care system. What's growing clear, both patients and clinicians agree, is that some of those people wind up facing a long, rocky road to recovery.

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Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Monday

Britain has begun cautiously easing lockdown restrictions despite warnings from some health officials that the risk of spreading COVID-19 was still too great. In South Korea, meanwhile, the top infectious disease expert has pleaded with people over 65, pregnant women and other medically vulnerable individuals to stay at home as officials struggle to trace and stem the spread of the coronavirus amid increased public activity.

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Why doctors say it's crucial to focus on COVID-19 spread in working-class neighbourhoods

Toronto doctors say they’re optimistic politicians are beginning to turn their attention to the spread of COVID-19 in working-class neighbourhoods full of essential workers, and that Ontario's new testing strategy could help tackle one of the virus' 'last bastions' in Canada.

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