Tag: covid-19

“Omicron and mild symptoms? That’s a myth, it’s very dangerous”

TORONTO – The threat posed by Omicron is frightening. The new variant has created a climate of great concern in the international scientific community, although at the moment there is no unequivocal assessment of this new threat. On the one hand, in fact, we have numerous virologists who have highlighted how the first data coming from South Africa and Europe have highlighted a greater transmissibility of the coronavirus and, at the same time, the presence of generally milder symptoms for the infected compared to the Delta strain and the other variants that have characterized this pandemic. 

Contagi in salita, dal 4 gennaio il via alla terza dose per tutti

TORONTO – Dosi di richiamo a tutti gli abitanti dell’Ontario a partire dal 4 gennaio e codice QR richiesto come prova di vaccinazione. L’aumento dei casi di Covid-19 e le preoccupazioni per la variante Omicron, a detta dei virologi ancor più infettiva delle precedenti, hanno spinto il governo dell’Ontario ad apportare delle modifiche al piano di contenimento del virus… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Covid in Ontario, oltre diecimila i casi attivi

TORONTO – L’impennata dei contagi già registrata la scorsa settimana in Ontario non accenna a placarsi: ieri la provincia ha riportato 1.476 nuovi casi di Covid-19 e 8 decessi. Sabato le infezioni erano state 1.607 (il numero più alto in sette mesi) e venerdì 1.452. La media mobile di casi giornalieri calcolata su sette giorni è ora pari a 1.236 (sabato era 1.194, una settimana fa 761)… 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 December 12, 2021, at 5:30 pm EST.

On Sunday, health officials in Greece logged 3,225 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 1.0 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 91.7% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 88 Covid-related deaths for a total of 19,245 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Weight of the pandemic and new expenses on the fiscal update

TORONTO – Take stock of the health of Canadian finances and understand if the conditions exist to plan a return from the long-term deficit. These are the two central themes on the eve of the presentation of the new tax update by the federal government, also in light of the additional expenses approved to cope with the Covid-19 emergency and the growing uncertainty linked to the development of the new Omicron variant in Canada and the rest of the world. 

Covid in Ontario, over ten thousand active cases. Quebec close to two thousand a day, Alberta breathes

TORONTO – The surge in infections already recorded last week in Ontario shows no sign of decreasing: today the province reported 1,476 new cases of Covid-19 and 8 deaths. Infections were 1,607 on Saturday (the high number in seven months) and on Friday 1,452. The seven-day moving average of daily cases is now 1,236 (Saturday it was 1,194, a week ago 761). 

Status update for 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 December 11, 2021, at 4:00 pm EST.

On Saturday, health officials in Italy logged 21,042 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.2 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 92.2% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 96 Covid-related deaths for a total of 134,765 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 December 10, 2021, at 6:30 pm EST.

On Friday, health officials in the UK logged 58,194 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 10.7 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 87.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 120 Covid-related deaths for a total of 146,255 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.