Trudeau pressed on COVID-19 rapid tests, antiviral pills in call with premiers
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Provinces and territories are urging the federal government for more COVID-19 rapid tests and the fast approval of antiviral pills amid a rise in cases and hospitalizations.
Provinces and territories are urging the federal government for more COVID-19 rapid antigen tests and the fast approval of antiviral pills amid a rise in cases and hospitalizations driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was pressed by premiers in a private call on Monday. The first ministers’ meeting, the first since mid-December, was closed to the media.
Trudeau, who was accompanied by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, replied positively that he would take up both matters, according to aides for participating leaders.
All premiers, except for British Columbia’s John Horgan and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe, were in attendance.
An aide to one of the premiers told Global News the call was “positive and collaborative.”
The meeting came as surging COVID-19 cases threaten to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada.
As cases mount, there is growing pressure on the federal government to take steps. Members from three federal opposition parties want an emergency meeting of the House of Commons health committee by the end of this week to press the government on the need for “surge” health-care resources and its plan to respond to increasing Omicron cases.
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