Schwarz recalled the painful experience in a phone interview on Friday to raise awareness about the devastating impacts of COVID-19. Starting Monday, the pass will be required in France to access cafes, restaurants, long-distance travel and, in some cases, hospitals. 10:15 a.m.: Ontario is reporting 378 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, the most in any single day for nearly two months, Health Minister Christine Elliott says. The province’s seven-day average is up to 231 cases daily, or 11.1 cases per 100,000 per week. 7:30 a.m: British Columbia health officials announced circuit-breaker restrictions in the central Okanagan region amid a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infectious Delta variant.

Source: thestar August 07, 2021 13:27 UTC