#Canada announces new travel restrictions as the world braces for Omicron

#Canada announces new travel restrictions as the world braces for Omicron

“#Canada announces new travel restrictions as the world braces for Omicron” Politics Insider for Dec. 1, 2021: Omicron sparks new restrictions; new vaccine questions; and a political challenge Omicron measures: Canada announced Tuesday that air travellers from all countries except the United States will need to take COVID-19 tests when arriving in Canada, CBC reports, as the world…

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#The team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—’the known unknown’

#The team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—’the known unknown’

“#The team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—’the known unknown’” The CoVaRR-Net rapid response network was set up to analyze the variants quickly (Photograph by John Kealey) NOTE, Nov. 29, 2021: The print version of this article went to press before researchers identified the B.1.1.529 variant, which the WHO on Nov. 26 named “Omicron”…

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#An ode to my work-from-home dining table

#An ode to my work-from-home dining table

“#An ode to my work-from-home dining table” Pandemic life happened here: work calls by day, home-cooked meals by night, a baby’s first delightful laugh. And now it’s hard to imagine having to leave. (Photograph by Carmen Cheung) Every morning at 8:30, I’d put on a sweatshirt and yoga pants, brush my hair and slather on…

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