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• WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

  The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a 'variant of interest' but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants.

  

• Supreme Court of Canada refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling

  The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from three British Columbia churches that argued their constitutional rights were violated when provincial restrictions banned indoor religious services at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

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  WATCH | Canada will likely see rise in COVID cases by late August: infectious disease expert

  A new COVID-19 variant descended from the Omicron strain has emerged and an infectious disease expert believes that Canada will likely see a rise in cases by late August or early September.

  

• A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far

  A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.

  

• The new COVID-19 variant EG.5 is in Ontario. Here's what that means for you

  A new COVID-19 variant that’s become the dominant strain in the United States has made its way to Ontario, according to public health officials.

• What's the future of wastewater testing for COVID-19?

  Wastewater testing became an important surveillance tool for COVID-19 spread early on in the pandemic. But it's unclear how long current levels of government funding will continue, and experts are calling on the federal government to create a standardized surveillance system for all of Canada.

• B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months probation for coughing at grocery employee during pandemic

  A British Columbia judge has sentenced a Vancouver Island woman to 18 months of probation for deliberately coughing in the face of a grocery store employee and shoving her shopping cart into another worker during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Get another COVID-19 booster in the fall, Canada's immunization panel recommends

  Canadians should get another COVID-19 vaccine booster in the fall if it's been at least six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said on Tuesday.

• This device can detect the presence of COVID-19 in the air in just five minutes

  Researchers have created an air monitoring device that can detect the presence of COVID-19 in the air within just five minutes of being in a room, potentially revolutionizing long-term management of the virus.

• U.K. was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says

  Britain was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic exit from the European Union without a deal, the U.K.'s former health secretary told an inquiry Tuesday.

• Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

  The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions.

• Nurse and surgeon left without paycheques due to vaccine status

  While other COVID-19 regulations have loosened at Ontario hospitals this year, mandatory vaccination is still a requirement for healthcare workers.