Covid, mancano i dati per valutare i rischi

TORONTO – Gli esperti sanitari non hanno dubbi. I governi provinciali stanno chiedendo ai canadesi di valutare da soli il rischio che corrono nel contrarre il Covid ma al tempo stesso stanno riducendo la quantità di dati disponibili. “Non c’è dubbio che alle persone vengano forniti meno dati – ha affermato Tara Moriarty, docente dell’Università di Toronto – è un compito decisamente cruciale in quanto le persone sono state rese responsabili della gestione personale della pandemia”… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Impennata dei ricoveri: 276 in più in 24 ore in Ontario

TORONTO – Forte, improvvisa impennata delle ospedalizzazioni Covid in Ontario: dai 1.090 ricoverati di lunedì si è passati ai 1.366 di ieri (+276). L’ultima volta che il conteggio dei ricoveri aveva superato tale cifra risale allo scorso 16 febbraio quando, durante la prima ondata di Omicron (e quinta della pandemia), i posti-letto occupati da pazienti con il virus erano 1.403. Anche il numero delle persone ricoverate in terapia intensiva è aumentato: da 184 a 190 in 24 ore… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 April 12, 2022, at 5:15pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Italy logged 83,643 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 15.4 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 91.0% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 169 Covid-related deaths for a total of 161,032 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Covid, data are missing to assess the risks of contracting it

TORONTO – Health experts have no doubts. Provincial governments are asking Canadians to assess for themselves the risk they run in contracting Covid but at the same time they are reducing the amount of data available. “There is no doubt that people are being provided with less data – said Tara Moriarty, a lecturer at the University of Toronto – it is a decidedly crucial task as people have been made responsible for the personal management of the pandemic”. 

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Spike in hospitalizations: 276 more in 24 hours in Ontario, almost two thousand in Quebec

TORONTO – Strong, sudden surge in Covid hospitalizations in Ontario: from 1,090 hospitalized on Monday to 1,366 today (+276). The last time the hospitalization count had exceeded that figure dates back to last February 16 when, during the first wave of Omicron (and fifth of the pandemic), the beds occupied by patients with the virus were 1,403. The number of people admitted to intensive care has also increased: from 184 to 190 in 24 hours.  Continue reading→

Carpenters’ Union: “$ 3.1 billion embezzled from government: no to tax fraud”

TORONTO – The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) is relaunching its campaign against tax fraud, which began Monday and runs until April 16. “The government is estimated to lose between 1.8 billion and 3.1 billion due to tax fraud in the construction sector – explains Mike Yorke (in the pic above, from https://canada.constructconnect.com), president and director of the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario.  Continue reading→