At the onset COVID-19 it appeared that young people were largely spared from the virus. Now, doctors believe that a rare, mysterious illness appearing in children, dubbed Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome could be linked to the Virus.
Children have died in New York and in some European countries. To find out more about this rare yet serious illness we had Dr. Bhurji a pediatrician tell us more about it.
Here is Dr Bhurji.
Air Canada will operate six special flights from Lima, Barcelona and Quito this week to enable Canadians stranded abroad to return home. The flights, operated in collaboration with the Government of Canada, are part of Air Canada's ongoing efforts to repatriate Canadians.
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The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:30 p.m. on March 25, 2020:
TORONTO - A Toronto-area non-profit is providing subsidized accommodation for health-care workers who need to isolate from their families during the COVID-19 outbreak.
As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Canada, another wave may crest within the week as rent comes due for residential tenants.
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