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The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Jan 21

Canada not the only country affected by the Pfizer supply chain hiccup. Ontario, Toronto welcome modest signs of improvement in battling the virus. Read more: Read more: Canada Post dealing with virus outbreak at the country s largest mail processing facility; track COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities in your region and across Canada. Health workers hold a poster measuring distance to promote physical distancing in Bogota. The mayor of the Colombian capital has announced a curfew to tackle surging coronavirus infections that threaten to overwhelm the city s hospitals. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) COVID-19 hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

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COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard Olivia Stefanovich © Peguis First Nation/Facebook A senior becomes the first in Peguis First Nation in Manitoba to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western Canada, where they make up half the number of hospitalizations in some provinces. The rising curve is alarming federal officials, who urged the provinces during a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday to continue prioritizing Indigenous populations as they roll out vaccines. So what we re saying to Canadians, to Indigenous Peoples, is now is not the time to let down your guard, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said. This is not the time to ease public health restrictions.

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