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• Seniors, advocates, slam Ontario legislation that could force patients to long-term care homes

  Seniors and advocates are terrified and livid over Ontario's move to allow hospitals to send patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing.

  

• Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for COVID-19

  The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for COVID-19 as it goes all out to contain a spiraling outbreak -- a policy drawing ridicule online and criticism from experts who say it's a "waste of resources."

  

• COVID-19 hospitalizations due to Omicron are vastly underreported: grassroots organization

  Analysis by a grassroots organization of scientists reveals hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 could be 70 per cent higher than what has been reported since December.

  

• Study finds 3 drugs, including ivermectin, did not prevent COVID hospitalization, death

  A new study has found that three drugs, including the antiparasitic ivermectin, had no significant effects in treating low oxygen levels or preventing ER visits, hospitalization or death due to COVID-19.

  

• Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort

  An anti-vaccine extremist group known as V--V. active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized government offices and tried to disrupt vaccine clinics. Facebook kicked off several accounts tied to the group last December, but it didn't stop V--V, which continues to use Facebook and other platforms.

• Discovery of 'weak spot' in COVID-19 variants could lead to better treatment options

  A discovery by a team of B.C. researchers may lead to improved COVID-19 treatment options that are effective against several variants of the disease.

• WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24 per cent; deaths rise in Asia

  New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6 per cent but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organization.

• Majority of people with Omicron don't know they have it: study

  A new study has found that more than half of people infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware they had it. Undiagnosed infections could be the reason why the variant spread so rapidly, according to researchers.

• Russia's daily COVID cases cross 30,000 for first time since mid-March

  Russia reported 33,106 new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, authorities said, the highest figure since mid-March this year.

• More than half of Canadians say the pandemic negatively impacted their children: report

  A new report has found that more than half of Canadian parents report 'negative impacts' on their children after two years of living through the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations increase, but ICU numbers remain stable

  The number of Quebecers in hospital to be treated for COVID-19 has increased by 39 in the last 24 hours, according to public health officials.

• U.S. CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes

  The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.