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 June 27, 2021 at 5:15pm EST.

On Sunday, health officials in Mexico logged 5,051 new infections. The total number of confirmed positive cases now surpass 2.5 million. Of the cumulative total, 79.4% are considered recovered. Since yesterday, Covid-related deaths increased by 175, bringing the country’s total fatalities to 232,521.

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The new guidelines for immunized: no masks in small groups

TORONTO – A small but significant step toward a return to pre-pandemic normality in Canada. This is confirmed by the new guidelines announced by the federal authorities for all people immunized against Covid-19, that is, who received the two doses of vaccine and who waited another two weeks after the recall injection. In the new protocols, there is no generalized ‘free all’. On the contrary, a long list of situations is listed in which those who have been vaccinated will have obvious advantages over those who have not yet done so. Continue reading

The water race: a first step for Mboul-Soucka. Appeal to Canadian engineers

A migrant never forgets his roots. And there are also those who, after leaving their country of origin to start a new life, try to do everything possible to improve the one of those they left behind. This is the case of Semou Diouf (in the pic above), 36, from Senegal who lives in Massa, in Tuscany (Italy) since twenty years, but, like many other young people like him, does not want to give up ties with his native country. Continue reading

La corsa all’acqua: un primo passo per Mboul-Soucka. Appello agli ingegneri canadesi

Un migrante non dimentica mai le proprie radici. E c’è anche chi, dopo aver lasciato il Paese d’origine per iniziare una nuova vita, cerca di fare il possibile per migliorare anche quella di chi si è lasciato alle spalle. E’ il caso di Semou Diouf (nella foto sopra), 36 anni, senegalese che da vent’anni vive a Massa, in Toscana, ma, come tanti altri giovani come lui, non vuole rinunciare ai legami con il suo Paese natìo. Continue reading

Ontario appoints Task Force to help empower women in the economy

Covid-19’s massive disruption to employment has had a significant impact on the economy. What is troubling is that women appear to be more affected by pandemic-related changes in the labour market than men. Ontario aims to change that.

On June 25, the provincial government announced new measures, through the creation of Ontario’s Task Force on Women and the Economy to help break down barriers women face in the economy.

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