While RSV and flu cases steadily decline in Canada, the World Health Organization is set to announce on Monday whether it still considers COVID-19 a global health emergency, but one infectious disease specialist says we still need to keep an eye on the coronavirus.
Though the Public Health Agency of Canada said last week it’s too early to tell if the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading in Canada beyond scattered cases cropping up there’s still cause for concern and the public should be prepared by engaging in health measures, infectious disease experts say.
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