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• Canada's stockpile of ventilators up from 500 to 27,000 after push to procure them

  Canada's race to procure ventilators for COVID-19 patients in the early days of the pandemic had researchers, scientists, industry and a notable astrophysicist working 'night and day' to design machines that could be quickly manufactured domestically.

  

• Superbug fungus cases in U.S. rose dramatically during pandemic

  U.S. cases of the dangerous fungus Candida auris tripled over just three years, and researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the COVID-19 pandemic is likely partly to blame. More than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study.

  

• Patients seeking PRP therapy for COVID-related hair loss, but does it work?

  Experts say a growing number of people are seeking out platelet-rich plasma therapy to treat COVID-19-related hair loss. But how well does the treatment actually work?

  

• Ontario to get rid of temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homes

  The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario will not extend its temporary paid sick day program.

  

• Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

  When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn't ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock, and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage space.

• 'Unfortunate' that data on potential animal vector of COVID wasn’t revealed sooner: Bogoch

  Last week, it was revealed that genetic material collected at a wet market in China suggests that raccoon dogs may have played a role in the origin of the COVID-19 virus, but it`s 'pretty unfortunate' that it took this long to receive this data, according to Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

• WHO advisers urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research

  Advisers to the World Health Organization have urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens.

• New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

  Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international experts say.

• England to end pre-departure COVID-19 test rule for arrivals from China

  The British government said it would end the requirement for people flying from mainland China to England to provide proof of a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test from April 5.

• Canada dropping COVID testing requirements for air travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macao

  The Canadian government is dropping its COVID-19 testing requirements Friday for air travellers coming to the country from China, Hong Kong or Macao.

• COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full U.S. FDA approval

  Pfizer's COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

• The rise and fall of Canada's domestic PPE market

  Most Canadian businesses that answered federal and provincial calls during the pandemic to build up a domestic sector for personal protective equipment have collapsed.