This week, the plight of the Vancouver Canucks summed up a sad milestone in this lengthening COVID-19 season of discontent. The virus is raging through the team: 25 Canucks, including 21 players, have tested positive, the team reported, tracing back to a single exposure to the virus variant that originated in Brazil. And also one that heralds a warning about how tenuous the situation remains at this stage of the pandemic. “Whatever happened, this is incredible failure.” New cases in Ontario surpassed 4,200 Friday, the second-highest total since the pandemic began. In the dressing room, a single contact with a virus variant can sideline an entire team.

Source: thestar April 10, 2021 13:00 UTC