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MANITOBA – PROVINCE OPENS INTAKE FOR MANITOBA BRIDGE GRANT OF $5000
Monday, November 16, 2020
The full list and application criteria is available on the program page at: www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/programs/bridge-grant.html.
FTC Companies warned to stop selling fake COVID-19 treatments and cures
Monday, November 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP)– The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently sent warning letters to several companies that claim their products can prevent, treat, or cure COVID-19.
Senators question Freeland on transparency of aid package – Rent Relief and Wage Subsidy
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pledging to fill a gap in the government's bid to bolster hard-hit businesses with rent relief, but she faced stern questions from senators about transparency.
Ontario Updating COVID-19 Response Framework to Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Friday, November 13, 2020
The framework changes are in response to the current data and trends, and will lower the threshold for each of the five levels for: weekly incidence rates, positivity rate, effective reproductive number (Rt), outbreak trends and the level of community transmission. Based on these new thresholds, the following public health unit regions would be moved to the following levels in the framework:
Belgian researchers say vitamin D deficiency increases severe COVID-19 risk
Friday, November 13, 2020
Researchers from Belgium say that vitamin D deficiency correlates with severe coronavirus illness and an increased risk of death from COVID-19 complications.
