Ontario, quasi diecimila casi attivi in meno

TORONTO – Ci sono i primissimi segnali di un assestamento del picco dell’ondata di Covid-19 “targata” Omicron, che potrebbero essere propedeutici alla discesa della curva. Il primo riguarda i ricoveri: ieri l’Ontario, nonostante un aumento del numero totale dei pazienti Covid presenti negli ospedali (da 3.448 a 3.630), ha registrato per la prima volta nelle ultime settimane un leggero calo dei ricoveri nelle terapie intensive dove i pazienti sono scesi da 505 a 500… 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 January 13, 2022, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Italy logged 184,615 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 8.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 69.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 316 Covid-related deaths for a total of 140,188 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Thousands sign up for 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec

TORONTO – It is nice to be an anti vaxxer, until they touch your wallet. It is a real boom in first doses of vaccine in Quebec two days after the announcement by Prime Minister Francois Legault on the provincial government’s intention to impose a financial penalty in the form of a “health tax” for Quebec adults who are unvaccinated and are not in possession of a valid medical exemption. 

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The pandemic’s impact on immigration and international students

Immigration is the key to economic growth in Canada. With the nation’s fertility rate on a steady decline, the Canadian government maintains that immigration is key to replenishing the population. It estimates that 75% of the country’s population growth is attributable to immigration.

Part of that growth is generated through international students. According to a Statistics Canada report (June 2021), about six in ten first-time study permit holders who worked throughout their duration of study or post graduation become permanent residents.

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মানবদেহে শূকরের হৃদপিন্ড প্রতিস্থাপনের অগ্রদূত পাকিস্তানি বংশোদ্ভূত সার্জন

সম্প্রতি যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে মানবদেহে শূকরের হৃদপিন্ড প্রতিস্থাপনের ক্ষেত্রে সর্বপ্রথম বিশ্বে যে বিজ্ঞানী অভূতপূর্ব সাফল্য দেখিয়েছেন, তিনি পাকিস্তানে জন্মগ্রহণকারী করাচীর ডও মেডিক্যাল কলেজের এমবিবিএস ডাক্তার মুহাম্মদ মনসুর মহিউদ্দিন। একই সঙ্গে তিনি ইউনিভার্সিটি অব মেরিল্যান্ডের স্কুল অব মেডিসিনের কার্ডিয়াক জেনোট্রান্সপ্ল্যান্টেশন কার্যক্রমেরও সহ-প্রতিষ্ঠাতা পরিচালক।  

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