The medical officers of health in Ontario’s COVID-19 hotspots are speaking out, calling on the provincial government to issue a stay-at-home order. The battles against COVID variants across the country as hospitals burst at the seams. Plus, an influx of tourists is creating environmental pressure on Russia’s Lake Baikal.

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