CBC News: The National | Olympic protocols, Snowstorm cleanup, Omicron’s origins

Published 2022-01-19
Jan.18, 2022 | Beijing’s COVID-19 testing threshold could dash the hopes of Canadian athletes heading to the Winter Olympics and the security concerns in the Olympic app. Toronto and Ottawa try to dig out after a massive snowstorm. Plus, the virologist trying to uncover the origins of Omicron.

00:00 The National for Jan. 18, 2022
01:06 China’s Olympic COVID-19 testing
04:43 Olympic app security concerns
07:01 10,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations
07:36 Omicron forces P.E.I. into lockdown
09:55 B.C. extends some COVID restrictions
10:14 Selling the benefits of booster shots
12:32 Westjest cuts back on flights
12:55 St. John's airport cancellations
13:14 CBC News investigates 'The Liquidator'
16:00 Shovels out across Central Canada
18:24 Tonga covered in volcanic ash
18:57 Foreign affairs minister in Ukraine
22:12 5G rollout delayed near some U.S. airports
24:42 Millions of Americans lose child tax credit
28:02 Omicron’s origins and the next pandemic
36:02 COVID-19 antiviral pill approved in Canada
36:32 How will Canadians access Paxlovid?
38:04 Who won't be able to take Paxlovid?
39:17 Why Paxlovid doesn't replace vaccination
40:41 Weather wreaks havoc on B.C. roads
42:27 Carol Off stepping down As It Happens host
43:09 Bruins retire Willie O’Ree’s number
46:56 The Moment

Clarification: At 12:32, we show archival footage from April 2020, but do not indicate it on screen.

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