Day: 15 February 2022

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 February 15, 2022, at 4:15 pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Mexico logged 7,831 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.3 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 85.7% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 146 Covid-related deaths for a total of 312,965 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Emergencies Act: Conservatives divided

TORONTO – Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergency Act continues to cause controversy. And among the unpredictable effects of the prime minister’s decision-making turn, we also find yet another split in the Canadian right, which still continues to pay pledge to the rubble left by former leader Erin O’Toole. The emergency legislation, which is immediately applicable but must be confirmed by Parliament within seven days, guarantees greater power of intervention by the federal police and allows the current accounts of the protest financiers to be frozen.