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Ottawa Ends Shipments Of Rapid COVID-19 Tests To Provinces

Sign hinting that the COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on February 19, 2023. The federal government announced that is has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in the pandemic. Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious disease specialist said people are using rapid antigen tests less because there is no longer a public health strategy to deal with COVID-19. She said people are not wearing masks, and, in most instances, there is no isolation policy if someone actually tests positive. Right now, there is no strategy. We are not looking at numbers. We don't know how much COVID is out there, she said. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Date Taken	19 February 2023
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Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Health
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