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- 12/20/2021
Hospitals update visitor policies due to community spread amid Omicron wave
As of today, Unity Health Toronto, a hospital network consisting of St. Joseph's Health Centre, St. Michael's Hospital and Providence Healthcare, says each inpatient who has a stay fewer than seven days will not be allowed a visitor. - 12/20/2021
Omicron variant prompts additional COVID-19 measures in B.C.
Starting at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, bars, nightclubs, gyms, fitness centres and dance studios will have to close, and all seated events will be reduced to 50% capacity. - 12/20/2021
Saskatchewan forgoes holiday COVID-19 restrictions despite dire projections
The projections released by the province suggest that Omicron-driven cases and hospitalizations will increase dramatically by the end of the month without stronger interventions. - 12/20/2021
Alberta cutting capacity for large venues in half amid other new restrictions announced Tuesday night
Premier Jason Kenney says large venues that seat more than 1,000 people, including sports arenas, will be capped at half capacity. - 12/20/2021
Quebec testing centres overwhelmed by the fifth wave of COVID-19
The union representing 5,400 laboratory technicians in the province says the recent surge in demand for testing is pushing laboratories to their limits. - 12/20/2021
Tuesday's takeaways: Updates from across Canada on the fight against Omicron
In press conference after press conference, the country's public health officials made key calls on restrictions to fight COVID-19. Catch up on what happened where you are.