Canada's COVID-19 cases top 700,000
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People wearing face masks walk on a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2021 shows a closed outdoor rink in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

A customer wearing a face mask shops at a supermarket in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

A security officer wearing a face mask is seen on duty outside a closed outdoor rink in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

People wearing face masks walk on a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

People wearing face masks walk on a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

People wearing face masks walk past a closed toboggan hill in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2021. Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)