Day: 13 March 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 March 13, 2022, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Sunday, health officials in Mexico logged 5,605,636 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.6 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 87.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 203 Covid-related deaths for a total of 6,352 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Ontario, no masks in schools: the controversy starts

TORONTO – “School trustees are not doctors so they should simply follow the advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Kieran Moore.” Without mincing words, the premier of the province Doug Ford discourages the school boards from asking for extensions to the revocation of the obligation to use the mask set for March 21 and triggers the controversy. Trustees from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) have formally requested that the province suspend the decision indefinitely due to concerns about the potential spread of Covid-19 when students return to school after the March Break.