Your eminence, a lot of things do not make sense

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“Your eminence, a lot of things do not make sense”, by the Honourable Joe Volpe, brings to light the disparity between the rights afforded religious institutions and commercial enterprises in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Church has protested feebly to the severe restrictions, while big box stores, supported by the Provincial Cabinet, have been vociferous and unrelenting.  The result is that, while large chain stores and outlet malls are now permitted to be open, even crowded, churches and mausoleums remain virtually shuttered.  Volpe laments the Cardinal’s inaction, as seen also in recent events surrounding Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

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Today Toronto enters the ‘grey area’

[GTranslate]TORONTO – After more than 100 days of lockdown, Toronto has moved into the gray zone of the classification introduced by the Ontario Government Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework (rules to keep Ontario safe and open). And with the partial relaxation of the restrictive measures, the order to “stay at home” in both Toronto and the Peel Region has also been lifted. “Toronto Public Health and Peel Public Health are making progress, but as their case rates remain high, they will return to the gray level for at least two weeks when the situation is revalued,” Premier Doug Ford said Friday. “This is not a return to normality – added Health Minister Christine Elliott, extinguishing enthusiasm – while we continue to vaccinate other Ontario residents, it remains essential for everyone to continue to follow public health measures and stay at home as much as possible to protect themselves, loved ones and their communities.” Continue reading→

In Ontario, 1,299 new infected people and 15 deaths

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Giorgio Mitolo – Reporter

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Canada yesterday stood at 886,272 positive for Covid-19, an increase of 2,186 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 22,239 total deaths, 26 more than on Saturday. In Canada yesterday there were 834,067 people healed from the coronavirus. Ontario yesterday reached 308,296 overall positives, an increase of 1,299 new cases compared to Saturday. The total number of victims in Ontario has meanwhile risen to 7,067, with 15 more deaths than the previous day. Healed people in the province rose to 290,840, or 1,105 more than the previous 24 hours. There are 828 cases so far registered in Ontario of the English variant of Covid, 31 of the South African variant and 13 of the Brazilian one. Continue reading→

Phase Two of COVID-19 Vaccination will start in April, premier Ford said

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Vaccinate at least 9 million people in Ontario by July. This is the new ambitious plan of the provincial government. The Ford government presented details of the so-called Phase Two of the vaccination campaign in the province, which according to plans by premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott is due to start in April. Continue reading→

টরন্টোয় সাড়ে তিনশ’র বেশি জায়গায় কোভিড-১৯ টিকার ব্যবস্থা হচ্ছে মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমজি নিউজ, টরন্টো

টরন্টো সিটির ২০ লাখ ৯৩ হাজার বাসিন্দার মাঝে কোভিড-১৯ টিকাদান দ্রুত ত্বরান্নয়নের লক্ষে মেয়র জন টোরি আজ জানিয়েছেন যে, একটি সমন্বিত টিকাদান কার্যক্রমের অধীনে ফার্মেসিগুলোর উপর দায়িত্ব ন্যস্ত করা হবে। তার ভাষায়, ‘এটি একটি দলবদ্ধ কর্মপ্রয়াস এবং আমি বিশ্বাস করি যে দলবদ্ধতার কথা আজ আমরা আলোচনা করছি, তা শুধুই সূচনাকারীদের জন্য, যা আপনারা দ্রুতই শহরময় দেখতে পাবেন। Continue reading→

The Covid-19 vaccine to be administered at over 350 locations in Toronto

Muhammad Ali Bukhari, CNMNG News, Toronto

In a bid to accelerate Covid-19 vaccination among Toronto City’s 2.93 million residents, Mayor John Tory said today that pharmacies will be put in charge of an integrated immunization program. In his words, “This is a team effort and I believe the rollout plans we are discussing in detail today shows you just how big the team is for starters and the fact that it will, as you would expect, deploy its efforts right across the entire city.” Continue reading→

Update of the Covid-19 Landscape


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[GTranslate]Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of March 7, 2021, at 1:00pm (EST).

Globally, there have been over 116 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data.  Since the start of the pandemic, over 92 million people have recovered and more than 2.5 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.