Altalena Covid: i ricoveri tornano a salire in Ontario

TORONTO – Più decessi e più ricoveri: l’abbiamo spesso definita un’altalena, quella dei dati giornalieri sulla pandemia, e così è anche oggi: martedì l’Ontario ha confermato altri 11 decessi – che portano il totale in provincia, da inizio pandemia, a 13.083 – contro i 2 dell’altro ieri e 1.345 pazienti infetti, in netto aumento dai 1.122 delle 24 ore precedenti… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Elections in Ontario: useless debate, Ford resists

TORONTO – Pandemic, education, health. It was with these issues that the liberal, NDP and Green Party leaders tried to put outgoing conservative Prime Minister Doug Ford with their backs to the wall during the debate ahead of the provincial vote on June 2. A debate, this, which was supposed to be a golden opportunity to convince the electorate that the Ford era in Queen’s Park had come to an end by overturning the polls that predict the victory of the Conservative Party. But NDP leader Andrea Horwath, Liberal leader Steven Del Duca and Green leader Mike Schreiner have failed to show that they are ready to lead the next government. 

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Covid “swing” in Ontario: hospitalizations start to rise again

TORONTO – More deaths and more hospitalizations: we have often called it a “swing”, that of the daily data on the pandemic, and so it is today: on Tuesday, Ontario confirmed another 11 deaths – which bring the total to the province, from the beginning, to 13,083 – against 2 yesterday, and 1,345 infected patients, a sharp increase from 1,122 in the previous 24 hours. 

Monday’s data, however, reflected a still incomplete census as 10% of hospitals do not report data over the weekend and only update it as of Tuesday. And, in any case, hospitalizations have decreased by 13% compared to the same day last week, when 1,555 people with Covid-19 were hospitalized. Continue reading