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 November 15, 2021, at 4:00 pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in the UK logged 39,705 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 9.6 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 81.9% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 47 Covid-related deaths for a total of 142,945 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Ontario: increase in infections, four schools closed

TORONTO – Covid-19 has started to run again. The number of active cases of Covid-19 associated with Ontario’s public schools has reached 1,006 for the first time since October 29. Since the beginning of the school year, the infections are a total of 5,626. By this time, during the 2020-2021 school year, there had been only 3,387 confirmed cases among students and school staff.  Continue reading

হাসান আজিজুল হক আর নেই

(Shomporko সম্পর্ক) একুশে পদক ও স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত কথাসাহিত্যিক হাসান আজিজুল হক আর নেই (ইন্নালিল্লাহি… রাজিউন)। সোমবার (১৫ নভেম্বর) রাত সাড়ে ৯টার দিকে রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় সংলগ্ন নিজ বাসায় মারা যান তিনি। দীর্ঘদিন ধরে বার্ধক্যজনিত নানা রোগে ভুগছিলেন খ্যাতিমান এ কথাসাহিত্যিক। রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ব্যবস্থাপনা বিভাগের অধ্যাপক মলয় ভৌমিক ও মার্কেটিং বিভাগের অধ্যাপক শাহ আজম শান্তনু এ তথ্য নিশ্চিত করেছেন … Read More in Shomporko >>> 

Trudeau-Kenney agreement: cheaper kindergartens in Alberta

EDMONTON – An agreement between “different” governments, the conservative one of Alberta and the liberal federal one, to help families: this is what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenney presented today, on the occasion of the signing of the “pact” signed to make childcare services in the province more accessible. Overall, in essence, the fees for kindergartens.  Continue reading

The roadmap for the Government between times restricted and full agenda

TORONTO – Tight deadlines, a busy agenda and tension between the parties: these are the three boxes of a government puzzle that as the days go by takes on the appearance of a real puzzle. Justin Trudeau, after the Summit of the Three Amigos with US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday, is preparing to turn the page and face the House of Commons for the first time since the vote on September 20th. The first two tasks, starting from November 22, are represented by the election of the Speaker of the House and the Speech of the Throne.  Continue reading

Ontario, active cases are close to 5 thousand

TORONTO – A hundred fewer cases. Today’s figure of infections in Ontario reassures a little: 552 new infections from Covid-19, down from the disturbing 666 on Sunday but still up from 480 a week ago. In any case, today’s total represents the highest number of cases since last September 27 when 613 new infections were reported. Not only that: the active cases are close to 5 thousand. Continue reading

A cento anni dalla scoperta dell’insulina

TORONTO – Novembre è il mese della sensibilizzazione sul diabete, un’occasione per aumentare la consapevolezza sulla malattia, sui suoi fattori di rischio, sulla sua gestione e sui cambiamenti dello stile di vita che le persone possono apportare per migliorare la propria salute. Dal 1991, la Giornata mondiale del diabete – World Diabetes Day – (14 novembre) viene celebrata ogni anno in onore del compleanno del medico e scienziato canadese, Sir Frederick G. Banting, co-scopritore dell’insulina… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

LTC, obbligo vaccino staff slitta al 13 dicembre

TORONTO – Era fissata per oggi la scadenza per essere completamente immunizzati contro il Covid-19 per i lavoratori delle case di cura a lunga degenza dell’Ontario ma il governo ha deciso di posticiparla fino al 13 dicembre. A comunicarlo è stata la portavoce del ministro del Long Term Care Rod Phillips Vanessa De Matteis: entro oggi invece lo staff di queste case deve ricevere almeno la prima dose del vaccino… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>