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• 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.

• China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

  China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Children infected with Omicron more likely to have repeat ER visits: Canadian study

  A new study of more than 1,400 Canadian children who contracted COVID-19 has found that fever and cough were associated more heavily with Omicron and Delta variants, but that serious outcomes like hospitalization and being moved to the intensive care unit remained even across all variants.

• Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends

  Japan on Monday dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years, but hardly anything changed in the country that has had an extremely high regard for their effectiveness at anti-virus protection.

• Finding COVID-19's origins is a moral imperative: WHO's Tedros

  Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in the clearest indication yet that the UN body remains committed to finding how the virus arose.

• COVID-19 'steady' in Canada and hospitalizations have stabilized, Tam says

  Saturday marks three years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and Canada's chief public health officer says the virus has reached a relatively steady state in this country.

• Poor sleep decreases vaccine effectiveness, especially for men

  Sleeping less than six hours the night before you get the shot may limit your body's response to the vaccine, reducing protection against the virus or bacteria, according to a new study.

• COVID-19 vaccine mandate for B.C. government workers ending April 3

  The B.C. government is ending its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for many provincial employees.