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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 April 28, 2022, at 4:15pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Germany logged 95,041 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 24.5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 96.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 185 Covid-related deaths for a total of 135,554 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

York-Simcoe: a “safe-haven” for the Progressive Conservatives


Created in 1999, the constituency of York-Simcoe is situated on the south shore of Lake Simcoe. It covers part of the Regional Municipality of York and encompasses the towns of Georgina, Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury and part of the Township of King. The riding also includes part of the County of Simcoe and the Indigenous community of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nations Indian Reserve.

Another 21 victims and active cases still decreasing in Ontario but not in Quebec

TORONTO – The “swing” of Covid hospitalizations continues: one day they drop, the next day they increase, and so on. Today in Ontario is the day of the decline: from the 1,734 yesterday to the 1,661 today. 202 patients in intensive care compared to 211 on Wednesday. The positive note is that there is a constant good data (at least so far) and it is that of the decline in active and known cases: today 31,464 against 31,675 on Wednesday (32,747 on Tuesday, 33,905 on Monday and 34,520 on Sunday).

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 April 27, 2022, at 9:00pm EST.

On Wednesday, health officials in Greece logged 11,487 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3.3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 96.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 46 Covid-related deaths for a total of 29,002 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

The noose around the neck: why Europe depends on Russian gas

TORONTO – Europe cannot do without Russian energy products, gas first and foremost. If we do not start from this assumption, then we cannot fully understand the development of the conflict in Ukraine and the sometimes ambivalent attitude of some European states towards the Russian invasion. Just go through the official data provided by the Agency for the Cooperation of National Energy Regulators (ACER) to realize how Moscow in all these years has in fact put a noose around the neck of the EU, ready for convenience to tighten it, as is happening in the last 24 hours with the stop to gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. 

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide


Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of April 26, 2022, at 4:45pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Germany logged 96,287 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 24.3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 89.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 79 Covid-related deaths for a total of 135,061 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Nursing homes, the clash is served

TORONTO – Long-term care is the workhorse of the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP. Now, at the time of the promises in view of the June elections in Ontario, the three parties promise to heal the sector whose flaws have been laid bare by the Covid pandemic. Pandora’s box has been discovered: mistreatment, negligence and until today as many as 4,329 elderly people died in LTC.