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Ontario, in arrivo il passaporto vaccinale
TORONTO – Dopo i no, no e ancora no ripetuti nelle scorse settimane, il premier dell’Ontario Doug Ford starebbe valutando l’implementazione di un sistema di passaporto vaccinale. A riferirlo a CTV News Toronto è una fonte molto vicina al governo provinciale che indica la settimana appena iniziata, come quella in cui avverrà l’annuncio ufficiale della creazione di un sistema di certificati vaccinali nella provincia. Secondo la fonte che è ben a conoscenza della situazione, il certificato “sarà richiesto in ambienti non essenziali come ristoranti e cinema”: bocca cucita invece sui parametri necessari per richiedere la prova di vaccinazione e quale forma assumerà il certificato…
Ontario sopra i 700 casi, Alberta oltre i mille
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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 August 29, 2021, at 4:30pm EST.
On Sunday, health officials in India logged 43,368 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 32.7 million. Of the cumulative total, 97.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 527, bringing the total number of fatalities to 438,387.
Ontario, vaccination passport is coming
TORONTO – After the no, no and still no repeated in recent weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford would be considering the implementation of a vaccination passport system. To report it to CTV News Toronto is a source very close to the provincial government who indicates the week just begun, as the one in which the official announcement of the creation of a system of vaccination certificates in the province will take place. According to the source who is well aware of the situation, the certificate “will be required in non-essential environments such as restaurants and cinemas”: mouth sewn instead on the parameters necessary to request the vaccination test and what form the certificate will take. Continue reading→
Richmond Hill: A shifting landscape in political party support
The electoral district of Richmond Hill is located about 30 km north of Toronto in the Regional Municipality of York. It is situated between Vaughan and Markham and is shaping up to be an interesting race between two political parties. Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 20.7 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On August 29, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 29,695 vaccine doses on Saturday, down from 37,716doses the day prior.
Ontario over 700 cases, Alberta breaks through one thousand
TORONTO – They undulate, but remain around 700: this is now the average of new daily infections in Ontario. Today 740 were recorded, fewer than 835 on Saturday but up from 722 on last Sunday. The weekly average, to be precise, is now 688, compared to 564 a week ago. Of the new cases recorded today, 551 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status and 189 those who are fully vaccinated. Continue reading→
Conservatives opening up an advantage as grit support declines
TORONTO – The balance of power between the parties is changing. At the beginning of the third week of the election campaign, the Conservatives consolidate the advantage over the Liberal Party, completely overturning the balance in voting intentions in view of the electoral round on September 20th. Continue reading→
An election about Gimme, Gimme and hurt feelings
TORONTO – I respect anyone who puts her/his name on a ballot for election. It is rarely a soft exercise; most often it is at best “rough and tumble”. Our democratic institutions need people prepared to take the hits on our behalf. Democracy is not a process for the feint of heart or for those easily offended. Continue reading→
