TORONTO – In Ontario, anyone who has received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine is currently facing a Hamletic doubt. Follow the directions of federal, provincial and city health authorities and accept the second dose of the Moderna vaccine (the only vaccine available at this time) or wait until Pfizer supplies return to constant? (more…)
TORONTO – Hesitancy is growing toward mixing Moderna and Pfizer vaccine in Ontario. As was widely expected, the unavailability of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine due to a late supply and the decision by Ontario health authorities to replace it with Moderna prompted thousands of people to cancel or postpone the appointment date for the second dose. (more…)
TORONTO – The race for the second dose of vaccine in Ontario is starting again. As of today, after the significant openings last week, the standards were changed to be able to make the reservation: the goal is to be able to progressively increase the number of people completely immunized, also in light of the threat posed by the Delta variant. From 8 a.m., all Ontario residents who received the first dose of the vaccine on May 9 and before that date can actually book the appointment to get the second one. (more…)
TORONTO – The Moderna vaccine will be available almost exclusively in Toronto and the Peel Region for at least a week. (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario is accelerating on the vaccination front. Starting next Wednesday, all residents of three other Delta variant hotspots who have already received the first dose of vaccine before May 30 will be able to book the second dose (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario sets a new vaccination record; more than 202,000, according to covid19tracker.ca, but at the same time, the problems that emerged on the second vaccination for the residents of the hotspots were not solved. In general, the mass vaccination campaign proceeds in stages dispatched according to the roadmap presented by the provincial government. (more…)
TORONTO – Tottenham, Bradford, Wasaga Beach, Orillia, Hamilton, Alliston, Innisfil, Barrie. These are some of the locations where today the availability of free places was offered for booking the second dose of vaccine to all those who live in hotspots in Ontario and who received the first dose before May 9. For Toronto residents, it’s a distance between 45 to 95 kilometres. (more…)
TORONTO – Chaos in Ontario over lack of spots for the second Covid-19 dose. Today, starting at 8 a.m., all residents of the hotspots identified by the provincial government – Toronto, Peel, Halton, Porcupine, Waterloo, York and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph – had the opportunity to access the portal to reserve the reservation of the covid vaccine recall injection. But the day was marked by delays, inconveniences, with the website overloaded with the number of requests that arrived. (more…)
TORONTO – The joint effort of the G7 countries will be aimed at ending the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022. This was reiterated today in the final communiqué of the summit in Cornwall. “The Covid-19 pandemic – reads the final message of G7 leaders – will not be under control anywhere until it is everywhere. In an interconnected world, global health and threats to health security do not respect borders.” (more…)
TORONTO – The Global fight against the pandemic, a common strategy on the vaccine front, the investigation of the origins of Covid.
This weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall, England, will revolve around these three issues. (more…)
TORONTO – The third wave of the pandemic is over. For some weeks now, the overall epidemiological picture in Ontario has been improving markedly, with the collapse of new daily cases, the sharp decrease in hospitalizations and intensive care admissions and, more generally, a mass immunization campaign that is finally travelling at full capacity. (more…)
TORONTO – Time is gentleman, as they say. The mudslinging machine – regrettably hyperactive in social media and political circles – that targeted the Corriere Canadese in recent months has begun to lose sympathy on the street. (more…)
TORONTO – Turning point on the reopening front. The Ontario government announced today that starting Friday the province will enter Step 1 of the roadmap for the reopening of the economy. Doug Ford and Christine Elliott had previously planned to loosen the restrictions from Monday, June 14, but in recent days the premier and health minister had hinted that flattening the epidemiological curve could accelerate the start of Step 1. (more…)
TORONTO – A global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent but without giving up the new taxes provided for the tech giants. Canada welcomes the agreement reached at the G7 but at the same time, through Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, reiterates that the plan signed at the weekend will not change Ottawa’s plans, which from January 2022 will impose a new tax on big tech buddies. (more…)
TORONTO – The controversy over schools in Ontario is not going away. Twenty-four hours after the provincial government’s decision to continue remote teaching until the end of this school year, it has infused the political climate, provoking accusations and poisons during the last parliamentary session in Queen’s Park before the summer break. But not only that. (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario schools will remain closed until the end of this school year, and students will have to continue with distance learning. (more…)
TORONTO – Pressure is growing on the government to loosen restrictions in Ontario. With data confirming that the third wave of the pandemic is now in the drips – yesterday there were only 699 new cases, the lowest since October 2020 – there are increasing demands for an acceleration of the reopening of the provincial economy also compared to the extremely prudent roadmap presented last week by Doug Ford and The Minister of Health Christine Elliott. (more…)
TORONTO – The provincial government tabled a motion at Queen’s Park certifying the handover between David Williams (in the pic) and Kieran Moore as Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. The changeover, as confirmed by Health Minister Christine Elliott, will take effect on 26 June. (more…)
TORONTO – The provincial government is ready to change gears on the vaccination front. Starting in the next few days, the efforts of the Ontario health authorities will be aimed mainly at intensifying the vaccination campaign especially on the second dose, which until now is still a sore point, because the numbers on the recall injection are still too low compared to the other G20 countries. The provincial government has thus announced some changes in the roadmap announced previously, with the aim of reducing the time between the first and second dose of the Covid vaccine. (more…)
TORONTO – Justin Trudeau today offered at the House of Commons an official apology for the treatment of the Italian-Canadian community in the 1940s. The mea culpa recited by the Prime Minister for the decisions taken by the government of the time led by William Lyon Mackenzie King was not limited, as was to be expected, to the narrative of the suffering and injustice suffered by 600 men and four women of Italian origin interned in concentration camps scattered throughout the country, but touched all the strings of labour and tribulations suffered by all Italian Canadians since June 1940. (more…)
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. (more…)
Articulo escrito por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Lisa Picerno
Mientras la vacunación masiva avanza según el cronograma, crece el deseo de volver a la normalidad después de un año y medio de pandemia, vivida entre encierros y restricciones. (more…)
TORONTO – More than 65 percent of Toronto adults have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine. Yesterday, the city’s own health authorities announced this important step forward, stressing that the breakthrough was possible thanks to the collaboration between the various levels of government committed to combating the pandemic. (more…)
Autor: FRANCESCO VERONESI — Video: Cristiana Petrescu
TORONTO – În timp ce vaccinarea în masă se desfășoară conform programului, dorința de a reveni la normal crește după un an și jumătate de pandemie, petrecuta între blocaje și restricții. Și această dorință de normalitate, cel puțin deocamdată, se ciocnește cu precauția necesară cu care guvernul provincial a decis să redeschidă economia din Ontario. (more…)
Por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Luis Aparicio
TORONTO — Enquanto a vacinação em massa segue o plano em curso, cresce a vontade de um regresso ao normal depois de um ano e meio de pandemia, vivido entre confinamentos e restrições. E esse desejo de normalidade, pelo menos por enquanto, esbarra na necessária cautela com que o governo provincial decidiu reabrir a economia do Ontário. (more…)
TORONTO – As mass vaccination progresses according to the roadmap, the desire to return to a normal life after a year and a half of pandemic, lived between lockdown and restrictions, grows. And this desire for normality, at least for now, comes up against the necessary caution with which the provincial government has decided to reopen Ontario’s economy. (more…)
Articulo escrito por Francesco Veronesi – Video: Lisa Picerno
Mientras la vacunación avanza en pleno proceso, Ontario aún no ha desatado el nodo AstraZeneca. El problema es que poco menos de medio millón de dosis producidas por el consorcio anglo-sueco tendrán que ser utilizadas a finales de mes, con el plazo fijado para el 31 de mayo. Todavía no hay certeza sobre este controvertido tema. (more…)
Autor – Franceco Veronesi — Video: Cristiana Petrescu
TORONTO – În timp ce vaccinarea se desfășoară fără probleme, Ontario încă nu a rezolvat dilema vccinului AstraZeneca. Problema este reprezentată de faptul că puțin sub o jumătate de milion de doze produse de consorțiul anglo-suedez vor trebui utilizate până la sfârșitul lunii: termenul este 31 mai. Încă nu există certitudini cu privire la aceasta problema controversată. (more…)
TORONTO – As vaccination proceeds in full swing, Ontario has decided what to do with AstraZeneca. The problem is that just under half a million doses produced by the Anglo-Swedish consortium will have to be used by the end of the month, with the deadline set for 31 May. (more…)
Por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Luis Aparicio
No Ontário, estamos a entrar na fase mais delicada desta batalha longa, exaustiva e sem fim contra a Covid-19. Virologistas e especialistas apontam como a saída da terceira vaga lançará as bases para o desenvolvimento da pandemia. Em essência, estamos numa encruzilhada: se formos capazes de cumprir os protocolos de saúde e segurança, poderemos evitar uma potencial quarta vaga. (more…)
TORONTO – In Ontario, we are entering the most delicate phase of this long, exhausting, never-ending battle against Covid-19. Virologists and experts point out that how the exit from the third wave will lay the foundations for the developments of the pandemic. In essence, we are at a crossroads: if we are able to comply with health and safety protocols, we could avoid a potential fourth wave. (more…)
Por Francesco Veronesi – Video: Luis Aparicio
TORONTO — Com a campanha de imunização a avançar com toda a potência, o governo provincial está pronto para aliviar as restrições anti-Covid. De acordo com o plano da comissão, as medidas atualmente em vigor permanecerão assim até 2 de junho. Agora resta entender qual a estratégia que o Premier Doug Ford vai querer adotar após essa data. (more…)
Artículo escrito por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Lisa Picerno
Con la campaña de inmunización que continúa a viajar a plena capacidad, el gobierno provincial está listo para frenar las restricciones anti- Covid. Según la hoja de ruta elaborada por el ejecutivo, las medidas actualmente vigentes seguirán siendo hasta el 2 de junio. (more…)
TORONTO – It was a long, painful and troubled birth. But eventually, after 70 years, the Canadian government will make an official apology for the internment of hundreds of Italian Canadians during World War II. The official date is May 27, 2021: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as promised in 2019, will recite the mea culpa, attempting to heal a wound that has remained open in the community for decades. (more…)
TORONTO – With the immunization campaign continuing to travel at full capacity, the provincial government is ready to loosen anti-Covid restrictions. According to the commission’s roadmap, the measures currently in force will remain so until 2 June. (more…)
Por Francesco Veronesi – V ideo: Luis Aparicio
Avanço na campanha de vacinação da Covid-19 no Ontário. A partir de hoje, todos os adultos que moram no Ontário poderão marcar a sua consulta de vacinação, independentemente da área da província em que residam. Até agora, o limite mínimo de idade só não se aplicava às 114 áreas do Ontário consideradas como hotspots, áreas onde a incidência de contágio era maior do que no resto da província. (more…)
TORONTO – Breakthrough in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Ontario. Starting tomorrow, all adults living in Ontario will be able to book their vaccination appointment regardless of the area of the province in which they live. Until now, the minimum age limit did not apply only in the 114 areas of Ontario considered hotsposts, areas where the incidence of contagion was higher than in the rest of the province. (more…)
Por Francesco Veronesi – Video: Luis Aparacio
Progresso na campanha de imunização contra a Covid-19. Enquanto que a vacinação continua sem interrupções no Ontário e em outras províncias, a nível federal, o Ministério da Saúde confirmou o crescimento exponencial no reforço de vacinas para maio e junho. (more…)
TORONTO – Progress in the immunization campaign against Covid-19. While vaccination continues non-stop in Ontario and other provinces, at the federal level the Ministry of Health has confirmed the exponential growth in vaccine supplies for this May and June. According to Health Canada data, more than 37 million doses are expected to arrive in Canada between May and June, a quantity that will allow individual provinces and territories to comply with the roadmap established in recent months. (more…)
Autor – Francesco Veronesi – Video: Cristiana Petrescu
TORONTO – Canada și Ontario încă se luptă cu vaccinul AstraZeneca. Vaccinul, deși încă considerat sigur atât de Health Canada, cât și de Comitetul consultativ național pentru imunizare (Naci), a fost suspendat ca măsură de precauție în unele provincii ale țării noastre.
TORONTO – Canada and Ontario are still grappling with the AstraZeneca node. The vaccine, although still considered safe by both Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (Naci) has been suspended as a precaution in some provinces of our country. In Ontario, as explained this week by Chief Medical Officer David Williams, the provisional stop was decided for two reasons: on the one hand the necessary caution pending new data on adverse reactions, on the other hand the lack of new supplies due to the announced delays in deliveries. (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario is accelerating on the vaccination front. In the province the government is proceeding in stages sent in its dual strategy to curb the covid-19 contagion: on the one hand the progressive lowering of the minimum age in order to book vaccination and on the other hand the sending of at least 50 percent of the doses in the 114 provincial hotspots, those areas that is, where the contagion runs faster. Yesterday the executive confirmed that 50% of adults in the province received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine. (more…)
Artículo escrito por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Lisa Picerno
Ontario acelera con el proceso de la vacunación. En la provincia de Ontario, el gobierno está avanzando en etapas enviado en su dual estrategia para frenar el contagio de Covid-19: por un lado, la progresiva reducción de la edad mínima para poder reservar la vacunación y por otro lado el envío de al menos el 50 por ciento de las dosis en los 114 puntos críticos provinciales, aquellas áreas que es donde el contagio corre más rápido. Ayer confirmó el ejecutivo que en la provincia el 50 por ciento de adultos recibieron al menos una dosis de anti-vacuna COVID-19. (more…)
Articulo escrito por Francesco Veronesi – Video: Lisa Picerno
El Covid-19 en Canadá afectó a muchisimas personas ancianas, mientras el contagio ha afectado a todos los grupos demográficos del país. La confirmación adicional proviene de los últimos datos registrados por el sitio web- salud-infobase.canada.ca. (more…)
TORONTO – Covid-19 in Canada has claimed more lives among older people, while contagion has affected all demographics in the country. The further confirmation comes from the latest data recorded by health-infobase.canada.ca, where the development of the epidemiological curve in Canada and the various provinces is monitored through the control of the main indicators such as the number of people infected, hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and deaths. (more…)
Por FRANCESCO VERONESI — Video: Luis Aparicio
TORONTO – Começar com um processo gradual de reabertura da economia ou seguir em frente com as duras restrições anti-Covid? Este é o nó que o governo provincial terá de desatar nos próximos dias, tendo em conta o fim do prazo da atual obrigação de ficar em casa – que no Ontário termina no dia 20 de maio – e a paralela longa lista de medidas restritivas colocadas em prática, em abril, para fazer frente ao aumento dos casos. (more…)
Artículo escrito por Francesco Veronesi — Video: Lisa Picerno
TORONTO: comience con un proceso de reapertura de la economía o seguir con las restricciones anti Covid? Este es el nodo que el gobierno provincial tendrá que disolver en los próximos días, en vista del vencimiento de la obligación actual, quedarse en casa – eso termina en Ontario el 20 de mayo – y el paralelo larga lista de medidas restrictivas creado en abril para hacer frente al aumento de casos. (more…)
TORONTO – Start with a gradual process of reopening the economy or move forward with the harsh anti-Covid restrictions? This is the crux of the matter that the provincial government will have to untie in the coming days, in view of the expiry of the current obligation to stay at home – which ends in Ontario on May 20 – and the parallel long list of restrictive measures put in place in April to cope with the surge in cases. (more…)
Autor: Francesco Veronesi — Video: Cristiana Petrescu
TORONTO – Cuvintul de ordine- prudență. Propunerea președintelui Statelor Unite Joe Biden privind furnizarea temporară a brevetelor pentru vaccinurile Covid-19 nu a găsit până acum nici un sprijin în comunitatea internațională. În Europa, joi, președinta Comisiei Europene, (more…)
TORONTO – Watchword, prudence. US President Joe Biden’s grand opening on the temporary provisioning of patents for Covid-19 vaccines has so far not been followed up in the international community. (more…)
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