Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Up to 60 pharmacies will start offering testing by appointment only

Recruitment to begin in October, increasing number of inspectors from 409 to 507 across the province

The results from a survey credit the increased savings to workers not having to commute, to buy lunches, or to pay for childcare

Ford has been facing pressure to release the plan

Canada is joining a vaccine sharing program connected to international organizations including the World Health Organization and the Vaccine Alliance of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

An online petition by members of the Ontario Medical Association says there's already "unprecedented strong interest amongst parents for the influenza vaccine"

Doctors and researchers believe there are a number of possible explanations as to why “long haulers” are experiencing chronic symptoms

A science communicator and a university professor both say public health messages targeting young people need to acknowledge that they may be engaging in more risky behaviour

An associate professor of philosophy at University of Guelph says anti-mask sentiment is likely a symbol of a larger uncertainty "of what the pandemic will do to us in the long term"

The announcement comes after Ford tightened restrictions on private gatherings