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'Razor blade throat' and summer viruses: what you need to know

A few months ago, COVID variant NB.1.8.1 wasn’t making headlines. However, after first being detected in China in January, reported cases have risen drastically. As of mid-May, the variant had reached...

June 26, 2025 2:09 pm EST EST

Wastewater testing restarts in Guelph to detect future infectious diseases

A program that was flushed down the drain by the provincial government back in July has been relaunched by a team of researchers out of the University of Guelph (UofG) who want to mitigate risks imposed...

December 17, 2024 4:28 pm EST EST

Stratford General Hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak in medicine unit

The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the medicine unit at Stratford General Hospital. The unit is now closed to admission until further notice according to its...

October 16, 2024 3:03 pm EST EST

COVID is dominant respiratory illness in the region: ROW Public Health

People in the region are getting sick with flu-like symptoms, but with a lack of testing, local experts are finding it hard to determine how many people are sick. David Aoki, the Director of Infectious...

September 24, 2024 10:33 am EST EST

Think you have a 'summer cold'? There's a good chance it's COVID-19, doctors say

Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19.  "I thought, ‘Really? It's summer,'" the marketing and communications professional...

August 3, 2024 11:39 am EST EST

Region pausing COVID-19 dashboard updates until the fall

Just as the province plans to wind down on wastewater surveillance next month, the Region of Waterloo Public Health has paused the dashboard that has provided information about COVID-19 and other respiratory...

June 12, 2024 11:36 am EST EST

Region will end its wastewater surveillance next month, alongside other cities

The region and the rest of the province will end testing at most wastewater facilities by July 31, an initiative that launched in 2021 and was used to quickly detect various strains of COVID-19. Since...

June 10, 2024 4:04 pm EST EST

COVID concerns at Cambridge hospital due to recent resurgence in outbreaks

Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) has been dealing with a resurgence in COVID-19 outbreaks. "It's been recently growing in the last few months. It seems to be corresponding with our cold and flu season,"...

December 12, 2023 3:18 pm EST EST

A reporter’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19

In today's Big Story podcast, in the early days of the pandemic, a conspiracy theory claimed that the virus was intentionally released from a lab. It was seized upon by the worst people and drove racist...

October 5, 2021 5:14 am EST EST

Is the restaurant industry about to change dramatically?

In today's Big Story podcast, food costs more. Employees aren't returning. Pandemic protocols are costly, but necessary. Indoor dining won't be full for some time yet. COVID-19 has altered the way restaurants...

August 13, 2021 5:29 am EST EST