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  1. Britain has become the first country to approve a variant-adapted vaccine that targets both the original and Omicron versions of the virus
  2. Public inquiry hearings into the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to begin Sept. 19
  3. The Canadian government is allowing COVID-19-vaccinated travellers entering the country by land a one-time exemption if they fail to enter their information on the ArriveCan app

An increasing number of health agencies have changed how they're reporting data on the coronavirus. A look at the current numbers in Canada for reported cases, deaths from COVID-19 and for hospitalizations can be found here.


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