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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for everyone — from physical distancing to new rules and regulations in place to prevent the virus from spreading further. But for those in care homes, social options have been further reduced. Visits were outright prohibited for a period of time in some care homes in Saskatchewan, and residents' movements were severely…

TORONTO -- The World Health Organization (WHO) reported another record single-day number of COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the total topped 200,000 for the fourth day in a row. The United Nations health agency said Sunday afternoon that it had recorded 230,370 cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, narrowly beating the previous record number from two days earlier. There had not…

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY -- Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines to be imposed by Hungary. Hungarian authorities said Sunday that they would put countries in three categories -- red, yellow and green -- based on their rate of new coronavirus…

PARIS -- There is little chance of a 100-per cent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously. "A vaccine is several years in development," said epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet, a member of the team of scientists advising the government on the crisis, speaking on BFMTV television. "Of…

The Canadian Brewhouse employee in Saskatoon whose COVID-19 infection prompted a Saskatchewan health alert Thursday did not contract the virus in the workplace, a company official says. "[The Saskatchewan Health Authority] is conducting their investigation and through that process we've been able to link that to an outside source," said Peter VanGurp, the restaurant…