December 20, 2021 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo December 20, 2021August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of December 20, 2021, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in Italy logged 16,213 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.4 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 90.6% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 137 Covid-related deaths for a total of 135,778 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Vaccine boosters, booking is a nightmare

by Mariella Policheni December 20, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Booking the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has become a titanic undertaking. At least in Ontario. Since yesterday all the adults in the province who received the second dose at least three months ago can do the third dose but most of those who have tried to book online on the government portal, have been speechless: there are no places in January, the recall will be possible to do it starting from February.

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HCDSB trustee back in court tomorrow on fraud charges

by Priscilla Pajdo December 20, 2021August 25, 2023

On Tuesday, the Hamilton courts will hear the case in which Nancy Guzzo, Oakville trustee with the HCDSB, is facing twelve counts of fraud. The charges which include ten counts of fraud under $5,000 and two counts over $5,000 relate to her previous employment with the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA). (more…)

Ontario: 12,000 more active Covid-cases in seven days

by Marzio Pelù December 20, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Slight drop in new cases today in Ontario: 3,784 reports, compared to 4,177 on Sunday (when, however, more swabs were carried out), but a sharp increase compared to the 1,536 reports reported just a week ago: now the rate of positivity approaches 10%. With 44,123 tests processed in the last 24 hours, officials report a rate of 9.7%, the highest number since May 3. On Sunday the tests processed were 51,151: the positivity rate, with 4,177 detected, was 8.7% The seven-day moving average of daily cases is now 2,863: last Monday it was 1,328. (more…)

Electric vehicles: part of a global climate change solution

by Priscilla Pajdo December 20, 2021August 25, 2023

Electric vehicles (EV) may not solve the issues associated with climate change; they may play a key role in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). According to Our World in Data, the energy sector is responsible for 73% of all GHG emissions. That rate includes roughly 16% of emissions associated with transportation, of which 12% is related to road transportation.

In Canada, road transportation accounts for roughly one-fifth of the nation’s total GHG emissions. Eliminating carbon emissions from passenger vehicles is part of the national plan to reach net-zero by 2050. (more…)

Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Day: 20 December 2021

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

Vaccine boosters, booking is a nightmare

HCDSB trustee back in court tomorrow on fraud charges

Ontario: 12,000 more active Covid-cases in seven days

Electric vehicles: part of a global climate change solution

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