Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

BRUSSELS — Belgium is planning to reopen restaurants and bars for outdoor service next month and to lift a night-time curfew as new COVID-19 cases continue to go down in the country.

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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:20 a.m. Health Canada says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will remain authorized for all adults in Canada after completing a safety review.

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 1,559 new COVID-19 cases today and another rise in hospitalizations. Health officials say hospitalizations rose by 17, to 660, and 152 people were in intensive care, a rise of two.

TORONTO — Organizers of the Juno Awards say they're postponing this year's 50th anniversary show in Toronto until June 6 as COVID-19 cases rage across the country.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's premier is urging truck drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, but the head of a regional trucking association says it's not that simple.

News of reported blood clots in a handful of American recipients of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has prompted some to wonder why certain brands of the jab are potentially causing the rare side effects while others aren't.

LONDON — Leaders from Britain's aviation industry joined forces Wednesday to urge the British government to ensure that popular European destinations face the least onerous coronavirus travel restrictions when holidays are allowed again.

BARCELONA, Spain — European countries diverged Wednesday on whether they would push ahead with giving their residents Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after reports of very rare blood clots in a handful of recipients in the United States.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health authorities reported three new cases of COVID-19 today and ruled out community transmission in the western region of the province. Chief medical officer of health Dr.