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COVID-19 in Canada: What we know about all the coronavirus cases so far

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Here’s what we know about all the coronavirus cases in Canada.

British Columbia

Case 1 — RECOVERED: The first case in B.C., confirmed on Jan. 27, was a man in his 40s. He had travelled to Wuhan, China, and was isolated after he was diagnosed in the Vancouver Coastal Health Unit. Officials cleared the man on Feb. 19.

Case 2 — RECOVERED: A Vancouver-area woman in her 50s was B.C.’s second case. Health officials believe she got the virus from two relatives, who had visited her from the Wuhan area. She was recovered as of Feb. 25.

Cases 3 and 4 — RECOVERED: These two, a man and woman in their 30s, were visiting from the Hubei province in China. They were visiting the woman who became case No. 2. These two, like patient No. 2, were cleared on Feb. 25.

Case 5: A woman in her 30s was announced on Feb. 14 to have contracted the virus; she had recently returned from Shanghai. The government did not specify where she lives, beyond the “B.C. interior” where she was at home in isolation.

Case 6: On Feb. 20, the government announced that a woman in her 30s who lived in the Fraser Valley health region had recently returned from Iran and was diagnosed. The government was monitoring those she had been in contact with, including passengers aboard her flight to Vancouver.

Case 7: This case, a man in his 40s, is someone who had been in contact with case No. 6. He also lives in the Fraser Valley. The case was announced on Feb. 24.

Case 8: A woman in her 60s, who was visiting family in B.C. from Tehran, was announced on Feb. 29 to have become sick with COVID-19. She did not have symptoms when she got here, but soon fell ill; she’s located in the Vancouver Coastal Health Region, the government says. This person was in contact with No. 12.

Case 9: A Fraser Valley resident, a man in his 50s, was announced on March 3 to have contracted the virus. He had recently returned home from Iran and was in isolation recovering.

Case 10: Also announced on March 3, a man in his 60s, a Vancouver resident, tested positive for COVID-19. He had also recently returned from Iran and was recovering in isolation. This person was in contact with cases 14, 15, 16 and 17.

Case 11: This person, a female Vancouver resident, whose age was not made public, also recently returned home from Iran and is in isolation recovering.

Case 12: A Vancouver resident, a woman in her 30s, who was in contact with No. 8.

Case 13: On March 4, health officials said a woman in her 80s, who had returned to Vancouver during the last week of February, was the 13th case. She had been travelling in Hong Kong and India; she was taken to Vancouver General Hospital in critical condition, where she remains in isolation.

Case 14: A close contact of No. 10. This person is a man in his 20s.

Case 15: A close contact of case No. 10. This person is a man in his 30s.

Case 16: A close contact of No. 10. This person is a woman in her 50s.

Case 17: A close contact of case No. 10. This person is a woman in her 60s.

Cases 18 and 19: These are a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s. They, say the government, “reside in a single household,” and had recently returned from Iran.

Case 20: This person is a woman in her 50s who travels frequently from Seattle to the Metro Vancouver area. She is staying with family in the Fraser Health region, the government says.

Case 21: A woman in her 50s, in the Fraser Health region, who has no recent travel history.

Alberta

Case 1: The woman, in her 50s, is in the “Calgary zone” and was aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship. She returned home on Feb. 21, and has been isolated at home since Feb. 28; she’s expected to make a full recovery. This case is presumptive, meaning as yet Alberta has confirmed it but the national lab has not.

Case 2: The second case, also presumptive, is an Edmonton-area man in his 40s who had travelled on business to Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. He returned to Alberta on Feb. 28 and is currently isolated at his home.

Ontario

Case 1 — RECOVERED: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre admitted a patient with fever and respiratory symptoms on Jan. 23. The male, with no announced age, had recently visited Wuhan. This patient has recovered.

Case 2— RECOVERED: The second case, announced on Jan. 27, is the wife of the first case. No further details have been released, though the patient has since recovered.

Case 3— RECOVERED: A woman in her 20s had no symptoms when she arrived in Toronto on Jan. 23, but began to fall ill on Jan. 24. Having travelled by “private vehicle” to London, she was assessed at the London Health Sciences Centre, and released “with follow up” by the Middlesex-London Health Unit. She has had limited exposure and was isolated since Jan. 24. She has now recovered.

Case 4 — RECOVERED: A woman who had come from China went to the North York General Hospital ER — on the advice of Telehealth Ontario — on Feb. 21. She had a “cough that was improving,” the government said. She was discharged and went into self-isolation; she has also recovered.

Case 5: A woman in her 60s who had been in Iran went to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s ER on Feb. 24. She was discharged and went home to self-isolate.

Case 6: On Feb. 27, Ontario announced that No. 5‘s husband, a man in his 60s, had tested positive for COVID-19.

Case 7: A man in his 50s who arrived in Toronto on Feb. 25. He went to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Cetnre’s ER on Feb. 26, with a travel history to Iran. He was discharged and went into self-isolation.

Case 8: A man in his 80s who had arrived on Feb. 20. This man went to Scarborough Health Network’s General Hospital’s emergency department on Feb. 27, having gone to Egypt. He was put into self-isolation, as he was feeling well. Throughout his travels, the government said, the man wore a mask.

Case 9: A 34-year-old woman went to Mackenzie Health on Feb. 27, with a travel history to Iran. She had a dry cough, runny nose, shortness of breath and headache. She was put into self-isolation.

Case 10: A woman, 51, returned to Toronto from Iran on Feb. 22. On Feb. 28, she went to a clinic in Ajax with a cough, body aches and chills. She was admitted to Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering, where she was then discharged and put in self-isolation.

Case 11: The husband, age 69, of case No. 10. He had not travelled to Iran but tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 28; he’s in self-isolation.

Case 12: A man in his 50s who’s a Toronto resident but was temporarily living in Vaughn. He’s the brother of an unspecified earlier case, who had recently been to Iran. After testing at Mackenzie Richmond Hill hospital on Feb. 28, he was put into isolation. The government says he “has had no community exposure.” The case was announced on March 1.

Case 13: The husband of case No. 9, a man in his 40s. He had travelled with his wife and toddler to Iran, but did not have symptoms. He was tested on Feb. 28 at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital; the government says he’d been self-isolated before developing symptoms and therefore had no public contact.

Case 14: A man in his 60s who had returned from Iran on Feb. 23. On Feb. 28, he went to North York General Hospital with a cough; he was discharged and went into self-isolation.

Case 15: A woman in her 70s from Newmarket, who had been in Egypt with case No. 8. She was tested at Southlake Regional Health Centre on Feb. 29, and has been in self-isolation since.

Case 16: A woman in her 60s who came home from Egypt on Feb. 20, said the Toronto Sun.

Case 17: A woman in her 70s who came home from Egypt on Feb. 20 and was with case No. 17, said the Toronto Sun.

Case 18: A man in his 60s who came home to North York from Iran on Feb. 23.

Case 19: A woman in her 70s from York region, who had been to Egypt. She arrived in Toronto on Feb. 20, and went to Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital on March 1. She was discharged and put in self-isolation.

Case 20: A man in his 50s who had come home from Iran on Feb. 25. He went to York General Hospital on Feb. 29, and put in self-isolation after being discharged.

Case 21: A woman in her 50s, who returned home March 3, had come from Italy. She went to Grand River Hospital’s emergency department, in Kitchener, and was sent home for self-isolation with mild symptoms.

Case 22: A man in his 60s who had come home from Iran on Feb. 29. He went to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, on March 3. He was discharged that same day, and went into self-isolation.

Cases 23 and 24: A married couple, a man and woman in their 60s, were aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship. They travelled to Mexico over the course of Feb. 11 to 21. They came home Feb. 28 and the couple were assessed at Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga Hospital. They are at home recovering in self-isolation, the government says.

Case 25: A man in his 50s who had come home from Iran on Feb. 27. He went to North York General Hospital’s emergency department in Toronto on March 3. He was discharged and is in isolation.

Case 26: A man in his 40s who had been to Las Vegas went to Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto on Feb. 28. He’s at home in isolation.

Case 27: A man in his 20s returned from Italy on March 3 and went to the emergency department at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He was discharged and remains in self-isolation at home.

Case 28: A Richmond Hill woman in her 60s who returned from Iran on March 2. She is now at home in isolation.

Quebec

Case 1: A Montreal-area woman, who came home from a visit to Iran, via Doha, Qatar on Feb. 25. She went into self-isolation after visiting a medical clinic.

Case 2: A resident of Mont-Laurier who had recently been to India. He was taken to Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital on March 4; the man was put in quarantine and is in stable condition.

— With files from the Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette and The Canadian Press

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What’s the greatest holiday gift: lips, hair, skin? Give the gift of great skin this holiday season

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Give the gift of great skin this holiday season

Skinstitut Holiday Gift Kits take the stress out of gifting

Toronto, October 31, 2024 – Beauty gifts are at the top of holiday wish lists this year, and Laser Clinics Canada, a leader in advanced beauty treatments and skincare, is taking the pressure out of seasonal shopping. Today, Laser Clincs Canada announces the arrival of its 2024 Holiday Gift Kits, courtesy of Skinstitut, the exclusive skincare line of Laser Clinics Group.

In time for the busy shopping season, the limited-edition Holiday Gifts Kits are available in Laser Clinics locations in the GTA and Ottawa. Clinics are conveniently located in popular shopping centers, including Hillcrest Mall, Square One, CF Sherway Gardens, Scarborough Town Centre, Rideau Centre, Union Station and CF Markville. These limited-edition Kits are available on a first come, first served basis.

“These kits combine our best-selling products, bundled to address the most relevant skin concerns we’re seeing among our clients,” says Christina Ho, Senior Brand & LAM Manager at Laser Clinics Canada. “With several price points available, the kits offer excellent value and suit a variety of gift-giving needs, from those new to cosmeceuticals to those looking to level up their skincare routine. What’s more, these kits are priced with a savings of up to 33 per cent so gift givers can save during the holiday season.

There are two kits to select from, each designed to address key skin concerns and each with a unique theme — Brightening Basics and Hydration Heroes.

Brightening Basics is a mix of everyday essentials for glowing skin for all skin types. The bundle comes in a sleek pink, reusable case and includes three full-sized products: 200ml gentle cleanser, 50ml Moisture Defence (normal skin) and 30ml1% Hyaluronic Complex Serum. The Brightening Basics kit is available at $129, a saving of 33 per cent.

Hydration Heroes is a mix of hydration essentials and active heroes that cater to a wide variety of clients. A perfect stocking stuffer, this bundle includes four deluxe products: Moisture 15 15 ml Defence for normal skin, 10 ml 1% Hyaluronic Complex Serum, 10 ml Retinol Serum and 50 ml Expert Squalane Cleansing Oil. The kit retails at $59.

In addition to the 2024 Holiday Gifts Kits, gift givers can easily add a Laser Clinic Canada gift card to the mix. Offering flexibility, recipients can choose from a wide range of treatments offered by Laser Clinics Canada, or they can expand their collection of exclusive Skinstitut products.

 

Brightening Basics 2024 Holiday Gift Kit by Skinstitut, available exclusively at Laser Clincs Canada clinics and online at skinstitut.ca.

Hydration Heroes 2024 Holiday Gift Kit by Skinstitut – available exclusively at Laser Clincs Canada clinics and online at skinstitut.ca.

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Here is how to prepare your online accounts for when you die

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LONDON (AP) — Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die?

It’s wise to draft a will spelling out who inherits your physical assets after you’re gone, but don’t forget to take care of your digital estate too. Friends and family might treasure files and posts you’ve left behind, but they could get lost in digital purgatory after you pass away unless you take some simple steps.

Here’s how you can prepare your digital life for your survivors:

Apple

The iPhone maker lets you nominate a “ legacy contact ” who can access your Apple account’s data after you die. The company says it’s a secure way to give trusted people access to photos, files and messages. To set it up you’ll need an Apple device with a fairly recent operating system — iPhones and iPads need iOS or iPadOS 15.2 and MacBooks needs macOS Monterey 12.1.

For iPhones, go to settings, tap Sign-in & Security and then Legacy Contact. You can name one or more people, and they don’t need an Apple ID or device.

You’ll have to share an access key with your contact. It can be a digital version sent electronically, or you can print a copy or save it as a screenshot or PDF.

Take note that there are some types of files you won’t be able to pass on — including digital rights-protected music, movies and passwords stored in Apple’s password manager. Legacy contacts can only access a deceased user’s account for three years before Apple deletes the account.

Google

Google takes a different approach with its Inactive Account Manager, which allows you to share your data with someone if it notices that you’ve stopped using your account.

When setting it up, you need to decide how long Google should wait — from three to 18 months — before considering your account inactive. Once that time is up, Google can notify up to 10 people.

You can write a message informing them you’ve stopped using the account, and, optionally, include a link to download your data. You can choose what types of data they can access — including emails, photos, calendar entries and YouTube videos.

There’s also an option to automatically delete your account after three months of inactivity, so your contacts will have to download any data before that deadline.

Facebook and Instagram

Some social media platforms can preserve accounts for people who have died so that friends and family can honor their memories.

When users of Facebook or Instagram die, parent company Meta says it can memorialize the account if it gets a “valid request” from a friend or family member. Requests can be submitted through an online form.

The social media company strongly recommends Facebook users add a legacy contact to look after their memorial accounts. Legacy contacts can do things like respond to new friend requests and update pinned posts, but they can’t read private messages or remove or alter previous posts. You can only choose one person, who also has to have a Facebook account.

You can also ask Facebook or Instagram to delete a deceased user’s account if you’re a close family member or an executor. You’ll need to send in documents like a death certificate.

TikTok

The video-sharing platform says that if a user has died, people can submit a request to memorialize the account through the settings menu. Go to the Report a Problem section, then Account and profile, then Manage account, where you can report a deceased user.

Once an account has been memorialized, it will be labeled “Remembering.” No one will be able to log into the account, which prevents anyone from editing the profile or using the account to post new content or send messages.

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It’s not possible to nominate a legacy contact on Elon Musk’s social media site. But family members or an authorized person can submit a request to deactivate a deceased user’s account.

Passwords

Besides the major online services, you’ll probably have dozens if not hundreds of other digital accounts that your survivors might need to access. You could just write all your login credentials down in a notebook and put it somewhere safe. But making a physical copy presents its own vulnerabilities. What if you lose track of it? What if someone finds it?

Instead, consider a password manager that has an emergency access feature. Password managers are digital vaults that you can use to store all your credentials. Some, like Keeper,Bitwarden and NordPass, allow users to nominate one or more trusted contacts who can access their keys in case of an emergency such as a death.

But there are a few catches: Those contacts also need to use the same password manager and you might have to pay for the service.

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Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficulties

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The Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a “serious public health concern” that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, with lifelong consequences.

New guidance issued Wednesday says family doctors, nurses, pediatricians and other medical professionals who care for school-aged kids are in a unique position to help struggling readers access educational and specialty supports, noting that identifying problems early couldhelp kids sooner — when it’s more effective — as well as reveal other possible learning or developmental issues.

The 10 recommendations include regular screening for kids aged four to seven, especially if they belong to groups at higher risk of low literacy, including newcomers to Canada, racialized Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. The society says this can be done in a two-to-three-minute office-based assessment.

Other tips encourage doctors to look for conditions often seen among poor readers such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; to advocate for early literacy training for pediatric and family medicine residents; to liaise with schools on behalf of families seeking help; and to push provincial and territorial education ministries to integrate evidence-based phonics instruction into curriculums, starting in kindergarten.

Dr. Scott McLeod, one of the authors and chair of the society’s mental health and developmental disabilities committee, said a key goal is to catch kids who may be falling through the cracks and to better connect families to resources, including quicker targeted help from schools.

“Collaboration in this area is so key because we need to move away from the silos of: everything educational must exist within the educational portfolio,” McLeod said in an interview from Calgary, where he is a developmental pediatrician at Alberta Children’s Hospital.

“Reading, yes, it’s education, but it’s also health because we know that literacy impacts health. So I think that a statement like this opens the window to say: Yes, parents can come to their health-care provider to get advice, get recommendations, hopefully start a collaboration with school teachers.”

McLeod noted that pediatricians already look for signs of low literacy in young children by way of a commonly used tool known as the Rourke Baby Record, which offers a checklist of key topics, such as nutrition and developmental benchmarks, to cover in a well-child appointment.

But he said questions about reading could be “a standing item” in checkups and he hoped the society’s statement to medical professionals who care for children “enhances their confidence in being a strong advocate for the child” while spurring partnerships with others involved in a child’s life such as teachers and psychologists.

The guidance said pediatricians also play a key role in detecting and monitoring conditions that often coexist with difficulty reading such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, but McLeod noted that getting such specific diagnoses typically involves a referral to a specialist, during which time a child continues to struggle.

He also acknowledged that some schools can be slow to act without a specific diagnosis from a specialist, and even then a child may end up on a wait list for school interventions.

“Evidence-based reading instruction shouldn’t have to wait for some of that access to specialized assessments to occur,” he said.

“My hope is that (by) having an existing statement or document written by the Canadian Paediatric Society … we’re able to skip a few steps or have some of the early interventions present,” he said.

McLeod added that obtaining specific assessments from medical specialists is “definitely beneficial and advantageous” to know where a child is at, “but having that sort of clear, thorough assessment shouldn’t be a barrier to intervention starting.”

McLeod said the society was partly spurred to act by 2022’s “Right to Read Inquiry Report” from the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which made 157 recommendations to address inequities related to reading instruction in that province.

He called the new guidelines “a big reminder” to pediatric providers, family doctors, school teachers and psychologists of the importance of literacy.

“Early identification of reading difficulty can truly change the trajectory of a child’s life.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2024.

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