Tag: covid-19

Ontario and Quebec, over 300 deaths over the weekend

TORONTO – The attention of the world of science is now entirely focused on hospitalizations and deaths. Counting infections from Covid-19 has become impossible, both due to the consequences of the limitations on access to molecular tests (now reserved for the “risk” categories, at least in Canada), and due to the fact that the vast majority of cases are asymptomatic: the virus circulates and, fact, we no longer know where, how, when and how much.

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 January 15, 2022, at 5:30 pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Mexico logged 44,293 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 4.3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 79.0% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 195 Covid-related deaths for a total of 301,107 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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 January 14, 2022, at 7:00 pm EST.

On Friday, health officials in Spain logged 162,508 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 8.0 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 64.9% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 139 Covid-related deaths for a total of 90,759 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

লকডাউনে পাত্র দেখতে এসে…

(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) বিয়ের জন্য পাত্র দেখতে এসে লকডাউনের কারণে সেই ছেলের বাড়িতেই আটকা পড়েছেন এক তরুণী। চীনের ঝেংঝু শহরে এমন ঘটনা ঘটেছে বলে বুধবার জানিয়েছে এএফপি। গত সপ্তাহে ঝেংঝু শহরে শতাধিক ব্যক্তির করোনা শনাক্ত হয়। এর পরপর কর্তৃপক্ষ গত বুধবার শহরটিতে লকডাউন ঘোষণা করে। কঠোর এই লকডাউনের মধ্যে নগরী থেকে কারো বের হওয়া কিংবা বাইরে যাওয়া সম্পূর্ণ নিষিদ্ধ। বুধবারই লকডাউন ঘোষণার আগে শহরে নিজের বিয়ের জন্য পাত্রের সঙ্গে দেখা করতে গিয়েছিলেন এক তরুণী। … Read More in Shomporko >>> 

Tassa per i no vax, è boom di prime dosi in Quebec

MONTREAL – No vax va bene, fino a quando non mi toccano il portafoglio. È un vero e proprio boom di prime dosi di vaccino in Quebec a due giorni di distanza dall’annuncio del premier Francois Legault sull’intenzione del governo provinciale di imporre una sanzione pecuniaria sotto forma di “tassa sanitaria” per i maggiorenni quebecchesi che non si vaccinano e non sono in possesso di una valida esenzione medica. Una decisione, quella dell’esecutivo della provincia francofona, dettata dalle gravi difficoltà che sta vivendo il sistema sanitario sotto il peso della variante Omicron… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Ontario, quasi diecimila casi attivi in meno

TORONTO – Ci sono i primissimi segnali di un assestamento del picco dell’ondata di Covid-19 “targata” Omicron, che potrebbero essere propedeutici alla discesa della curva. Il primo riguarda i ricoveri: ieri l’Ontario, nonostante un aumento del numero totale dei pazienti Covid presenti negli ospedali (da 3.448 a 3.630), ha registrato per la prima volta nelle ultime settimane un leggero calo dei ricoveri nelle terapie intensive dove i pazienti sono scesi da 505 a 500… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 January 13, 2022, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Italy logged 184,615 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 8.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 69.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 316 Covid-related deaths for a total of 140,188 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Thousands sign up for 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec

TORONTO – It is nice to be an anti vaxxer, until they touch your wallet. It is a real boom in first doses of vaccine in Quebec two days after the announcement by Prime Minister Francois Legault on the provincial government’s intention to impose a financial penalty in the form of a “health tax” for Quebec adults who are unvaccinated and are not in possession of a valid medical exemption.