Good evening, these are the top coronavirus headlines tonight:
Top headlines:
- Paxlovid continues to protect higher-risk individuals against the most dire COVID-19 consequences, a new Canadian study found
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s conversations with those facing COVID-19-related charges in court are under scrutiny
COVID-19 updates from Canada and the world
- Britain’s Queen Consort Camilla tests positive for COVID-19, and has cancelled all her public engagements for this week.
- Alberta’s Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to divulge all her conversations relating to COVID-19 court cases after she acknowledged having contact with an accused before his trial relating to a blockade at a U.S.-Canada border crossing.
- A new Canadian study has found the antiviral drug Paxlovid continued to protect higher-risk individuals against COVID-related hospital admissions and death even after the Omicron variant was in circulation.
Pandemic recovery
- The shift to virtual real estate transactions during the pandemic contributed to a rise in fraud in the Toronto area, experts say.
- Airbnb, one of the top pandemic beneficiaries, has seen its revenue growth cool lately as fewer people are booking long-term rental stays away from cities with employers urging workers to return to offices.
- Unilever is expecting a “consumption boom” in China now that lockdowns have eased, flagging $1.5-$2-trillion in “excess household savings.”
- Child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to provincial and federal government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress may be wiped out by the rising costs of living, an advocacy group says.
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Rebecca Zamon
Samantha Edwards