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. →
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. →
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 22.4 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on October 28, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 20,408 vaccine doses on Wednesday, down from 21,761 doses the day prior.
This week, the Federal government unveiled the minority Liberal cabinet. Jean-Yves Duclos takes on a new role as the Minister of Health. Now, the healthcare community awaits to see how campaign promises materialize into concrete policies to improve a battered healthcare system in the wake of Covid-19.
TORONTO – Fino a 50.000 lavoratori dell’istruzione in Ontario potrebbero essere licenziati se i vaccini per il Covid-19 fossero obbligatori per questo settore che deve già affrontare problemi di personale. A dirlo è stato il ministro dell’Istruzione Stephen Lecce. “Penso che dobbiamo essere realisti e garantire che ogni membro del personale che entra nella nostra scuola si sottoponga a un doppio test, un test dell’antigene negativo, per assicurare che siano al sicuro, per far sì che nelle nostre scuole ci sia personale e che i bambini possano continuare a andare a scuola tutti i giorni” ha detto Lecce…
