On December 24, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
Day: December 24, 2020
With visits to the pediatric ward limited, Santa needed a big lift this year from firefighters and the Armed Forces.
Dental professionals in Nova Scotia are seeing signs of pandemic stress in mouths, such as teeth grinding and jaw clenching.
The Government of Canada is aware that the United Kingdom (UK) is investigating a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, which has been identified in cases in areas where there is also a high incidence of COVID-19. We are also aware that another variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus has been detected in South Africa, and that this variant shares one of the same mutations found in the variant identified in the UK.
The Government of Canada is aware that the United Kingdom (UK) is investigating a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, which has been identified in cases in areas where there is also a high incidence of COVID-19. We are also aware that another variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus has been detected in South Africa, and that this variant shares one of the same mutations found in the variant identified in the UK.