Tag Archives: covid19

What Canada must learn from its flawed COVID-19 response to get ready for a second wave

What went wrong? What can Canada do to fix it before the next wave hits? This detailed look at Canada’s delayed response to the coronavirus outbreak is part of the Post’s ongoing Lessons from a Pandemic series. The winds were light, the winter clouds thickening, when a 56-year-old man was taken by paramedics to a… Read More »

Strategies to support teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as “the war of our generation.” Millions of families are bravely waging war on COVID-19 by rising to the many challenges of social distancing, including upended school and work routines, financial insecurity, and inability to see loved ones, all compounded by the uncertainty of how long this will last.… Read More »

COVID-19 can be spread by building ventilation, say Canadian researchers working on an HVAC fix

The outbreak of COVID-19 at a restaurant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was a puzzle. The suspected index patient was a visitor from the coronavirus’s epicentre in Wuhan. But the eight other customers who later tested positive were not sitting close enough for droplet transmission, and most of the patrons and staff avoided… Read More »

Trump admin delays interoperability deadlines amid COVID-19

Dive Brief: The Trump administration is rolling back select deadlines for the healthcare industry to come into compliance with two sweeping rules prohibiting information blocking and bolstering interoperability, acceding to providers asking for more time as they funnel resources into pandemic response. CMS is pushing back the implementation timeline for providers to share admission, discharge… Read More »