Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
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[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 113 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 89 million people have recovered and more than 2.5 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 27, 2021, at 1:40pm (EST).
Gates: “Governments
unprepared for the pandemic”
[GTranslate]ROME – “Our Governments have not prepared us. They have not looked forward, they have not done the things that would have made the pandemic a secondary event”: so Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, interviewed in connection from Seattle on the Italian television program “Che tempo che fa”, where he intervened to present his book “Climate. How to avoid a disaster – Today’s solutions, tomorrow’s challenges”, released simultaneously worldwide on February 16 in over 35 countries. Continue reading→
Scuola, “March Break” posticipato al 12 aprile
TORONTO – La suspense è finita. Ieri il ministro dell’Istruzione Stephen Lecce ha tagliato la testa al toro ed ha annunciato che sì, il March Break, si farà ma non dal 15 al 19 marzo bensì dal 12 al 16 aprile. “Qualsiasi decisione verrà presa riguardo il March Break sarà guidata dai consigli medici ….. Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Maneskin, rolling stones
on the stage of Sanremo
[GTranslate]SANREMO – Riff à la Led Zeppelin, very grunge groove, swear words and final provocation on Twitter: “We dedicate this victory to that teacher who always told us to be quiet and good. # Sanremo2021”. Continue reading→
Catholic Schools can [finally] take a victory lap
[GTranslate]February 25, 2021. Thursday’s Supreme Court of Canada (SOC) decision re the Theodore school question in Saskatchewan offers an insight into constitutionally guaranteed denominational rights and the primacy of the Constitution over subordinate (inferior) legislation. Continue reading→
Update of the Covid-19 Landscape
[GTranslate]Globally, there have been over 109 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 84 million have recovered and more than 2.4 million fatalities were attributable to the virus.
Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of February 16, 2021, at 10:30am (EST).
IL COVID-19 IN CANADA: In Ontario 1.072 nuovi positivi e 44 decessi
TORONTO – Il Canada si è attestato ieri a quota 810.166 positivi al Covid-19, con un aumento di 3.007 casi in più rispetto alle 24 ore precedenti. Le vittime – su scala nazionale – hanno ieri raggiunto quota 20.992 decessi complessivi, 99 in più rispetto a martedì. In Canada erano ieri 753.729 le persone guarite. Leggi l’articolo completo nel Corriere Canadese Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
Rock triumphs
at the Sanremo Festival
[GTranslate]SANREMO – It is rock that triumphs at the 71st edition of the Sanremo Festival: after a very long final evening, which ended late at night, the Maneskin (in the pic) were proclaimed winners. The band from Rome reached the top step of the podium (in second place Francesca Michielin – Fedez, in third Ermal Meta) with the song “Zitti e buoni” signed by all four members of the band: Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio. Continue reading→
EFFECT OF COVID 19 IN EXISTING POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippines has a rather high rate of poverty – around 18 million of its 110 million people either live below the poverty level or are struggling to meet the daily necessities of life. COVID 19 just exacerbated this with reduced economic activities and the undercounts of COVID infections due to lack of healthcare and the availability of water for handwashing. Continue reading→