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Lela Star Nov 20, 2020 · 1 min read

Today, Quebec reported 1259 new COVID-19 cases, which is an increase of 38. Now, in total, we have 129,699 cases. Uh-oh. The Institute of Public Health reports that there are 11,599 active cases, and that 1,526 more people have recovered from the disease for a total of 111,326…

Lela Star Nov 19, 2020 · 1 min read

Today, Quebec has reported 1 179 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 more deaths. This is NOT a good sign. The new daily cases are slowly inching forward. We’ve got to stop this. There are now 652 people in hospital, an increase of 14. This includes the 100 people in intensive care…

Lela Star Nov 19, 2020 · 1 min read

Quebec will permit 10-person gatherings around Christmas from December 24 to 27. But in exchange for that, the province is asking Quebecers to stay in quarantine for a week before and after the party period. However, anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should not attend any…

Lela Star Nov 6, 2020 · 2 min read

The brain is a remarkable object. It has 100 billion neurons and 10 to 50 times more glial cells. It does everything for you: it controls your breathing, your thoughts, your muscles, pretty much everything in your body! Yet, it never sees the light, not even once in its whole…

Lela Star Nov 4, 2020 · 2 min read

The long and intense election campaign is finally drawing to an end. Millions of people in the United States will either be voting to re-elect Trump or choose Biden as their next president for another four years. Now, I’m going to try to update live, but it might not be…

Lela Star Nov 3, 2020 · 1 min read

The long and intense election campaign is finally drawing to an end. Millions of people in the United States will either be voting to re-elect Trump or choose Biden as their next president for another four years. Now, I’m going to try to update live, but it might not be…

Lela Star Nov 1, 2020 · 1 min read

Today, November 1, 2020, is one of the better days: less than 1000. However, 965 COVID cases and 6 deaths in the past 24 hours is still a lot! Plus, 6 deaths in 24 hours is surprising compared to the 15 deaths in the past week. Uh-oh. Quebec has now reported 106,981 positive…

Lela Star Oct 28, 2020 · 1 min read

NOTE: This information was taken from a study that was published in the Endocrine Society’s “Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” on Tuesday. This study was created to analyze the possible relation between Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 disease severity. According…

Lela Star Oct 18, 2020 · 2 min read

My experience with COVID was rough. Most days, I would just lie in bed and couldn’t move at all because my body was sore, and it felt like I was tied down. I would get headaches looking at books, papers, computer screens and even talking. I got COVID-19 from my mom back in April…

Lela Star Oct 18, 2020 · 2 min read

If restaurants are closing in Quebec because of COVID-19, why is it still safe for schools to be open? Isn’t it better to close schools? Isn’t it safer? Well, the goal is to keep schools open whenever possible. Schools are “more important” than restaurants, said Dr. Caroline…