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TORONTO – Suddenly, or so it seems, we are no longer talking about vaccines. That is not entirely true – we are talking about mandates and the relative effectiveness or futility vaccinations. For two years, as a willing public we have trusted our political-administrative and medical-scientific leadership to make the right choices. We complied. In the last two weeks that trust has snapped.
Ontario, intensive care below four hundred. Rapid tests in Quebec: out of 80 thousand, 62,000 are positive
TORONTO – The number of patients with Covid-19 in intensive care in Ontario drops below four hundred for the first time in 2022: today, in fact, the number of people in ICU was 394. And the total number of people in the hospital still falls: 1,369 today, compared to 1,540 on Sunday. Continue reading→
Protesta, sgomberato l’Ambassador Bridge
TORONTO – Dopo quasi una settimana, è stato sgomberato l’Ambassador Brigde a Windsor. La protesta dei camionisti negli ultimi giorni si era intensificata, con la classe politica federale e provinciale che aveva sposato la linea morbida per convincere i manifestanti a terminare la protesta e permettere la riapertura del passaggio di frontiera con gli Stati Uniti. Uno snodo, quello di Windsor, vitale per l’economia canadese, con perdite stimate fino a 400 milioni di dollari al giorno per via dell’impossibilità di tir e mezzi pesanti di poter varcare il confine… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Addio a padre Vito Marziliano “Era un uomo speciale”
TORONTO – È venuto a mancare, sabato, all’età di 61 anni, padre Vito Marziliano della Parrocchia di San Patrizio. La sua improvvisa scomparsa ha gettato nello sconforto i parrocchiani e le tante persone che lo conoscevano. Molti dei suoi amici e colleghi stanno condividendo, in queste ore, i loro pensieri e le condoglianze con la sua famiglia… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Ontario, bonus di $ 5,000 agli infermieri in prima linea
TORONTO – A meno di quattro mesi dalle elezioni provinciali, il governo Ford accetta di pagare 5.000 dollari alle infermiere in prima linea dell’Ontario in strutture finanziate con fondi pubblici. L’Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) lo ha confermato in una comunicazione (11 febbraio), in cui afferma che il suo presidente, Cathryn Hoy, ha incontrato il Premier Ford e “negoziato un bonus di mantenimento a fondo perduto per tutti gli infermieri in prima linea nelle strutture finanziate con fondi pubblici “… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Ontario, ospedalizzazioni in netto calo
TORONTO – Continuano a scendere in maniera decisa le ospedalizzazioni Covid-19 in Ontario: ieri le persone ricoverate negli ospedali della provincia erano 1.540: l’altro ieri erano 1.704, venerdì 1.829 e la scorsa settimana ben 2.493. Anche il numero delle persone in terapia intensiva è sceso dalle 414 di sabato alle 402 di ieri, anche se il loro numero potrebbe essere più alto perché non tutti gli ospedali comunicano i propri dati durante il weekend. Il trend è comunque chiaro… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
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 13, 2022, at 4:20 pm EST.
On Sunday, health officials in Poland logged 22,070 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 5.4 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 85.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 31 Covid-related deaths for a total of 108,120 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.
Ontario and Quebec, Covid hospitalizations in sharp decline
TORONTO – Covid-19 hospitalizations in Ontario continue to drop significantly: today there were 1,540 people admitted to hospitals in the province, yesterday they were 1,704, Friday 1,829 and last week as many as 2,493. The number of people in intensive care also dropped from 414 on Saturday to 402 today, although their number could be higher because not all hospitals report their data over the weekend. However, the trend is clear. Continue reading→
Ontario Nurses’ Union secures “retention bonus” for front-line nurses
TORONTO – With less than four months until the Provincial election, the Ford Government agrees to pay $5,000 to Ontario’s front-line nurses in publicly funded settings. The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) confirmed this in a statement (February 11), that said its president, Cathryn Hoy had met with Premier Ford and “negotiated a good-faith retention bonus for all front-line nurses in publicly-funded facilities”.
Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 31.2 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. According to data last updated on February 13, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 37,546 vaccine doses on Saturday, down from 48,320 doses the day prior.