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NWHU Provides Update On Vaccine Distribution

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It could be a couple more weeks before the next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines reaches our area.

Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit Doctor Kit Young Hoon says initially they’ll be looking to offer vaccines to anyone who received the first dose of the vaccine last month.

“We will be focusing on second doses for those in the area who have already received their first dose,” says Doctor Young Hoon, “Vaccinating staff and essential visitors in long term care homes, elder residents, and high-priority health care workers.”

She explains they expect the shipment to arrive March 15th.

“We expect that our regions roll-out will be a few weeks behind as has been the case with other populations like long-term care home residents and staff.”

Doctor Young Hoon adds they do plan to set up mass vaccination clinics in each of the communities they serve.

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24 More Cases Of COVID-19 In The Kenora Area

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting even more cases today of COVID-19 in the Kenora area.

There are 24 positive cases and seven probable cases.

That’s on top of seven new cases yesterday.

There was also one new case in the Rainy River District.

 

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Biden-Harris Administration Wasting No Time

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It only took a few hours for the Biden-Harris Administration to be firing on all cylinders.

After taking the Oath of Office on Capitol Hill and visiting Arlington National Cemetery with three of his predecessors, President Joe Biden made his way to the White House where he wasted no time in signing over a dozen executive orders.

It’s not surprising that the first order dealt with the coronavirus pandemic and with the stroke of a pen, masks are now required on all federal property.

A good portion of the 17 orders reversed the work of now-former President Donald Trump, including lifting the travel ban on predominantly Muslim and African countries and halting all work on Trump’s border wall with Mexico.

Biden also changed course when it comes to the climate by bringing the United States back into the Paris Agreement and removing the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

When it comes to relations with Canada, new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the President’s first call with a foreign leader will be with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday.

Psaki also told reporters that the White House plans on holding daily briefings from Monday to Friday which is something that has not happened for quite some time.

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Canadian Premier League Heads To P.E.I.

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The Canadian Premier League will play their 2020 season on Prince Edward Island.

The league made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, with all games to be played behind closed doors at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Alumni Field in Charlottetown.

The second season for the league will be very different from what fans saw in 2019, with the multi-stage competition being called ‘The Island Games’.

The first stage of play will have a total of 28 games, with every team playing each other once.

The top four teams will then advance to a six-game second group stage, again with everyone playing each other once.

The top two teams from stage two will then meet in a one-off championship final, with the winner awarded the North Star Shield and named as 2020 Canadian Premier League champions.

The tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 13th with Hamilton’s Forge F.C. taking on Calgary’s Cavalry F.C., a rematch of the 2019 finals.

The complete schedule has not yet been announced, though the league says The Island Games will wrap up in September.

All players and coaches will be tested for COVID-19 prior to leaving for Charlottetown on August 8th, testing to continue throughout the tournament.

International players will first make the trip to their home market and undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period, and be tested, before travelling to P.E.I.

The 2020 CPL season was originally scheduled to get underway back on April 11th.

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Canada Surpasses One Million COVID-19 Tests

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Labs across the country have now tested over one million people for COVID-19.

That’s the latest update from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Doctor Theresa Tam.

“There are now 63,895 confirmed cases, including 4,280 deaths,” says Doctor Tam, “Over 28-thousand, or 44 per-cent, have now recovered.”

She explains that the total confirmed cases work out to around six per-cent of all tests.

Doctor Tam adds that over the past week, there have been an average of over 25-thousand people tested every day.