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Read More >>>Sky over Belarus empty, airlines avoid this territory. Sanctions only for Belarus? And what’s next?
As you can see on the flightradar24.com map, the sky over Belarus is almost empty. Only single Russian and Belarusian passenger planes as well as Turkish and Chinese cargo planes pass through. Why is the matter of forcing an Irish airline Ryanair flight via Belarus to land on its territory important to Canada? Ireland is a neutral country. Continue reading→
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 May 26, 2021 at 5:15pm EST.
On Wednesday, health officials in Italy logged 3,937 new infections bringing the total caseload to more than 4.2 million since the start of the pandemic. Of that cumulative total, 90.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, the Department of Health reported an increase of 121 Covid-related deaths.
In Ontario 1,095 new infected and 23 more deaths
TORONTO – May 26, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,367,156 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 2,427 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 25,352 total deaths, 38 more than on Tuesday. In Canada yesterday the number of recovered people from the coronavirus stood at 1,295,531. Continue reading→
Pressure grows on Ontario government to reopen schools
As the tam tam of parents, pediatricians, psychologists and the Hospital for Sich Children calling on the government to reopen schools ‘immediately’ is growing, Health Minister Elliott has broken her silence by saying that “it is possible that the government may opt for a regional approach.” Continue reading→
Now we need a clear strategy on the second dose
TORONTO – Pressure continues on the provincial government on vaccinations. While Ontario’s mass immunization campaign is proceeding smoothly – at least in recent weeks – there have been growing calls for the executive led by Premier Doug Ford to have a clear strategy on administering the second dose of vaccine. Continue reading→
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 8.3 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On May 26, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 135,308 vaccine doses on Tuesday, up from 86,927 doses the day prior.
Un negocio doliente, el turismo médico hacia y desde Canadá
El turismo médico receptor y emisor de Canadá convulsiona y podría detenerse por completo, ya que el gobierno del primer ministro Justin Trudeau sufre una fuerte presión para continuar con el cierre de las fronteras aéreas y terrestres a los viajes internacionales. Es poco probable que el turismo médico desde y hacia Canadá regrese hasta 2022. Continue reading→
An ailing business, medical tourism to and from Canada
Canada’s inbound and outbound medical tourism is convulsing and could come to a complete halt as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government comes under heavy pressure to continue to close air and land borders to international travel. Medical tourism to and from Canada is unlikely to return until 2022. Continue reading→
Teens get vaccines in Canadian provinces
Toronto, May 25: As Canada reported partially immunizing 50 percent of residents against COVID-19, more provinces stepped up efforts to add younger age groups to be vaccinated. These provinces have already expanded vaccine eligibility to those 12 and over, including Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. Even though, nationally, new COVID-19 cases continued to trend below the third-wave peaks reported in mid-April, although case counts remained high in several provinces. Continue reading→
