October 28, 2021 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo October 28, 2021August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of October 28, 2021, at 5:20 pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Russia logged 40,096 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 8.3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 86.6% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 1,159 Covid-related deaths for a total of 235,057 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Canada’s demand for Food Banks is on the rise

by Priscilla Pajdo October 28, 2021August 25, 2023

With the cost of living on the rise, more Canadians are turning to food banks for support. According to a new report, HungerCount 2021 by Food Banks Canada, in March of 2021, more than 1.3 million Canadians visited food banks. Nationally, the demand for food banks increased by 20% compared to March 2019, the steepest rise since the 2008 economic recession.

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Infections run in schools, PCR tests are coming November 15

by Mariella Policheni October 28, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Covid-19 and school. The bond, this year, seems to be stronger than in 2020. It is the numbers that give us the picture of the situation: last year at the end of October, 1,966 cases were detected in public schools since the beginning of the school year. This year the infections in the same period of time are as many as 4,454. The fault, say the doctors, is to be attributed to the variant of the Delta coronavirus that some scientists have discovered to be contagious like chickenpox. →

Ontario, more than 400 new cases and 3 deaths. Alberta, more pregnant women in ICUs

by Marzio Pelù October 28, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Ontario today reported over 400 new cases of Covid-19 and 3 deaths. 409, to be precise, new infections, compared to 321 on Wednesday but still down compared to 413 a week ago. With the three new deaths, Ontario’s death toll is now 9,865. →

Environment and pandemic: Trudeau in Holland, then stops in Rome and Glasgow

by Francesco Veronesi October 28, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Amsterdam, Rome, and Glasgow. These are the three stages of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Europe, the first since this week’s swearing-in of his new government resulting from the elections on 20 September. The pandemic and the environment will be the two main topics on the agenda, especially at the G20 weekend in Rome – the first event of its kind organized in the Italian capital – and at the Scottish summit on 1 and 2 November that will take place in Scotland. →

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Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Day: 28 October 2021

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

Canada’s demand for Food Banks is on the rise

Infections run in schools, PCR tests are coming November 15

Ontario, more than 400 new cases and 3 deaths. Alberta, more pregnant women in ICUs

Environment and pandemic: Trudeau in Holland, then stops in Rome and Glasgow

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