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“In Italia i sindacati contano…”

ROMA – “In Italia il sindacato fa parte della storia e del percorso costituente del Paese: anche il colosso di Seattle deve prenderne atto”: non fanno un passo indietro i sindacati Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti e Assoespressi, nella contrattazione con Amazon, relativa al personale dipendente ed a quello che opera negli appalti dei servizi di logistica. Continue reading

In Ontario 1,092 new infected and 10 deaths

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[GTranslate]TORONTO – March 11, 2021: Canada yesterday stood at 898,824 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 2,851 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 22,363 total deaths, 31 more than on Wednesday. In Canada yesterday the number of recovered people from the coronavirus stood at 845,860. Ontario yesterday reached 313,520 overall positives, an increase of 1,092 new cases compared to Wednesday. The total number of victims in Ontario has meanwhile risen to 7,109, with 10 more deaths than the previous day. The number of recovered people in the province rose to 295,128, or 1.110 more than the previous 24 hours. There are 956 cases so far registered in Ontario of the English variant of Covid, 41 of the South African variant and 28 of the Brazilian variant. Continue reading

Update of the Covid-19 Landscape


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[GTranslate]One year ago today, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Covid-19 as a pandemic.

Globally, there have been over 118 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data.  Since the start of the pandemic, over 94 million people have recovered and more than 2.6 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 11, 2021, at 1:30pm (EST).

In Ontario 1,316 new infected and 16 deaths

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[GTranslate]TORONTO – March 9, 2021: Canada yesterday stood at 895,809 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 3,208 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 22,332 total deaths, 37 more than on Tuesday. In Canada yesterday the number of recovered people from the coronavirus stood at 843,019. Ontario yesterday reached 312,428 overall positives, an increase of 1,316 new cases compared to Tuesday. The total number of victims in Ontario has meanwhile risen to 7,099, with 16 more deaths than the previous day. The number of recovered people in the province rose to 294,018, or 1.212 more than the previous 24 hours. There are 908 cases so far registered in Ontario of the English variant of Covid, 39 of the South African variant and 17 of the Brazilian variant. Continue reading