What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 18 – CBC
Key updates on COVID-19 in the region
Jan 18, 2022
An Ottawa woman has taken contact tracing at schools and daycares into her own hands by starting an online group that arms parents with information about local positive cases of COVID-19 in those settings.
Quebec’s proof of vaccination system now extends to the province’s alcohol and cannabis stores, the SAQ and SQDC.
Health Minister Christian Dubé has called a news conference for 1 p.m. a day after it came out that many health authorities, the Outaouais included, have again used all available COVID-19 beds.
After Canada approved a new treatment for COVID-19, experts are hopeful the pill can help control a devastating Omicron-driven surge — if it’s able to be prescribed in time for the infected.
Some places are breaking down hospital data into patients admitted directly for COVID-19, and those admitted for other reasons who also test positive. But clinicians say those buckets don’t capture the reality on the ground: major pressure on hospitals, and poorer outcomes for patients.
