Family in B.C. hoping centre for children with special needs opens during pandemic
‘I have a really special family, I have a child that I’m awaiting some diagnoses for special needs,’ says mother.
The COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
APTN News is reporting from across the country on the viral outbreak, vaccine rollout and how it is impacting Indigenous communities.
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Dr. Evan Adams
Coast Salish
Deputy Chief Medical Officer with Indigenous Services Canada
Dr. Marcia Anderson
Cree-Anishinaabe
Medical Officer of Health in Manitoba with Indigenous Services Canada
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How to stop the spread
COVID-19 is now a high risk for Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
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