(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tests positive for COVID-19Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has tested positive for COVID-19. In March, when the virus began its global spread and Canada advised against non-essential travel abroad, travel insurance providers stopped selling COVID-19 medical coverage. Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and travel agency Flight Centre have also joined in, offering free COVID-19 medical coverage to passengers booking certain international flights and vacation packages. A high vaccination rate can reduce the demand for COVID-19 testing, since the flu and COVID-19 have similar symptoms. If you have symptoms of the illness caused by the coronavirus, here's what to do in your part of the country.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2020 21:22 UTC