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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 23, 2021, at 5:00pm EST.
On Monday, health officials in the UK logged 31,914 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 6.5 million. Of the cumulative total, 78.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 40, bringing the total number of fatalities to 131,680.
It is alarm: political interference in science. David Fisman resigns from the Ontario Advisory Science Table
TORONTO – Dr David Fisman’s resignation from Ontario’s Covid-19 Science Advisory Table has sparked furious controversy: parties – from the NDP to the Liberals and Greens – are asking Prime Minister Ford to clarify his claims that politics “would seem to influence the final recommendations of the table”. The epidemiologist of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, publicly announced his resignation from the scientific committee on Monday with the publication of a notification letter on social media. “It is with mixed emotions that I decided to resign from the scientific and modeling committees of Ontario – tweeted Fisman (in the pic) – I wish every success to the colleagues who remain. Ontario needs a public health care system away from politics”. Continue reading→
Electoral uncertainty: at the polls the undecided will be a key factor
TORONTO – The second week of the election campaign brings with it the unknowns and the grey areas of the first. Confirming the climate of uncertainty that is accompanying the approach to the appointment at the polls on September 20th comes the new Ipsos poll that certifies that the outcome of the early elections is far from decided. On the contrary, the volatility of the electorate is much higher than in the past and, ultimately, the choice of the great mass of undecided will be the real needle in the balance at the polls. Continue reading→
Ontario, more than 600 cases for the fourth day in a row
TORONTO – For the fourth consecutive day, Ontario recorded more than 600 new cases of Covid-19 today: to be precise, 639 (zero deaths). It is true that the number is lower than on Sunday (722 cases), but it still marks a significant increase compared to the 526 infections reported last Monday. And it is also true that the tests carried out were less: 20,000, compared to 23,075 on Sunday. The seven-day average is now 580, up nearly 24% over the week and a whopping 104% over two weeks ago. But transmission growth has slowed: in early August, cases doubled every eight days. However, according to Ontario’s scientific table, every 100 people who contract the virus will transmit it on average to 119 other people, and cases will double every 22 days. Continue reading→
Kabul, women targeted by the Taliban. And the price of the burqa increases tenfold
KABUL – Women beaten, young men whipped just because they wore jeans. And burqas that sell like hot cakes. With the return of the Taliban, Kabul jumped back twenty years, despite the “good intentions” demonstrating by the militants of the Islamic Emirate upon their arrival in the country’s capital. Continue reading→
Essex: A toss up between the Conservatives and NDP
The electoral district of Essex (formerly Essex-Windsor), located in southwestern Ontario, borders onto Lake Erie. The constituency includes the towns of Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, LaSalle and parts of the Town of Lakeshore.
Chris Lewis, the current MP, is seeking re-election for the Conservatives. He has represented the riding since 2019, when he was elected with 41.4% of the vote. He beat out the then Incumbent, Tracey Ramsey, who took 34.6% of the vote.
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 20.4 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On August 23, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 22,589 vaccine doses on Sunday, down from 33,535 doses the day prior.
Taliban, ultimatum to the US: “Out”. But the Panjshir resists
KABUL – Winds of war blow over Afghanistan again. According to the Taliban, the “foreign occupation” (US and UK) must end and as of today there is a date: 31 August. “It’s a red line. President Joe Biden has announced that on August 31 the US will withdraw all its military forces. So if they decide on an extension it will mean they will be extending the occupation while there is no need”, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban, told Sky News. And then he added: “If the United States or the United Kingdom take longer to continue the transfers, the answer is ‘no’. Or there would be consequences”. Continue reading→
Il “mainstream” fa un regalo a O’Toole
TORONTO – La campagna elettorale non è ancora finita, ma la sua prima settimana è stata tutta a favore di O’Toole. Sabato abbiamo visto un altro esempio dei venti che soffiano nelle sue vele quando il gruppo che si prepara per l’unico dibattito a cui il pubblico di lingua inglese sarà testimone ha dichiarato Maxime Bernier (nella foto sopra) non idoneo a partecipare. Nella misura in cui questi dibattiti influenzano chiunque, significa che ci sarà una sola persona “conservatrice” sul palco…
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek: senza italiani si perde
TORONTO – Arrivando da Toronto il distretto elettorale di Hamilton East-Stoney Creek si trova lungo la sponda sud-ovest del lago Ontario. La circoscrizione comprende parte della città di Hamilton e un certo numero di comunità che includono Stoney Creek, a nord e a sud della Niagara Escarpment…
