Day: 10 November 2021

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of November 10, 2021, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Wednesday, health officials in Portugal logged 1,654 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 1.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 95.2% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 5 Covid-related deaths for a total of 18,222 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Infections on the rise, Elliott does not worry but Ford is more cautious

TORONTO – No turnaround. The alarm launched by the director of the Ontario Science Advisory Table Peter Juni following the constant increase in Covid-19 infections in the province did not go well. Today the Minister of Health Christine Elliott intervened on the issue and made it clear that everything is under control, the reopening plan will not change. “An increase in cases was predicted with the arrival of cold weather since people spend more time at home, and this was taken into account by the province,” she said.  (more…)

Remembrance Day commemorations – 100 years of observances


In-person Remembrance Day services return to communities across Canada. Last year, pandemic restrictions prompted smaller, scaled down ceremonies while others were cancelled to minimize the risk of infection.

This year, things are decidedly different. The easing of restrictions and greater capacity limits mean traditional Remembrance Day ceremonies return to some semblance of normalcy, albeit with Covid-19 safety protocols in effect.

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