How are local businesses coping one year into the pandemic?
Photo by Darien Funk March 24, 2020 marked the first time that Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered all non-essential businesses to close their doors in an effort to stop the...
COVID-19 outbreak declared in all of University of Waterloo’s residences
Contributed image On Tuesday, Mar 30, the University of Waterloo announced that ten people who live on or have visited campus tested positive for COVID-19 Region of...
COVID-19 updates and vaccine access Waterloo Region
As of Tuesday, Mar 30, Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total this month to 1,183 No new deaths were reported on Tuesday...
Burnout has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Photo by Darien Funk Burnout is enough of a problem in a regular year, but amidst the COVID-19 pandemic—where workloads have increased and social interactions are few and...
A look at the Waterloo region one year after the first reported COVID-19 case
Photo by Darien Funk It’s been one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported by public health officials in Waterloo regionThe case was confirmed in a woman who...
What is the first thing you plan to do after the pandemic ends?
March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 lockdowns, and after this year of disruption, we asked some of our staff and volunteers the first thing they want to do...
Laurier students create COVID-19 “fake news detector” to combat misinformation
Photo by Darien Funk Four students at Wilfrid Laurier University have used data analysis to construct a COVID-19 “fake news detector” in an effort to combat the spread of...
30 more active COVID cases reported by Waterloo Region Public Health on Tuesday
An additional 30 cases of COVID-19 were reported by Waterloo Region Public Health officials on Tuesday Currently, there are 347 active cases in the region There was one death...
COVID-19 Updates: Mar. 3
There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo Region on Tuesday, with one virus-related death These bring the total in March to 88, and since...
BIPOC, low income earners found to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19
In a report titled “Initial Analysis of Socio-Demographic Indicators for COVID-19 Cases” released by the Region of Waterloo Public Health in Nov 2020, local data suggested...