24 world leaders announce international pandemic treaty to implement Great Reset agenda

“The main goal of this treaty would be to foster an all of government and all of society approach, strengthening national, regional and global capacities and resilience to future pandemics,” the leaders declared.

“This includes greatly enhancing international co-operation to improve, for example, alert systems, data-sharing, research and local, regional and global production and distribution of medical and public health counter-measures such as vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and personal protective equipment.”

Nor would it be centered purely on globalist vaccination agendas. Due to the leaders’ “One Health” approach, it would build on the principle of a connection between “the health of humans, animals and our planet.”

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Even virtual concerts are now banned under Ontario lockdown rules

Live concerts haven’t been a thing in Toronto for more than a year now, making it hard to imagine a time when they will be again, especially due to the unimaginable blow the entire industry has taken over the course of the pandemic.

And now, new lockdown restrictions have brought about another hit that seems somewhat nonsensical: the prohibition of virtual concerts livestreamed from floundering local venues.

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Ontario imposing stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail: sources

Ontario imposing stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail: sources

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet has approved a provincewide stay-at-home order and will close non-essential retail stores for all but curbside pickup, multiple sources told CBC News Tuesday night.

The move comes in the wake of criticism that restrictions announced last week — what the government called “emergency brake” measures — are insufficient to slow the spread of Ontario’s third wave of COVID-19.

Sources familiar with cabinet’s decision said the stay-at-home order would take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Thursday and last up to four weeks.

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Diane Francis: Canada is ignoring the science on second doses

A recent editorial published in the British Medical Journal makes a good case for why the Canadian government’s risky dose-delay strategy to compensate for its failure to procure COVID-19 vaccines is a bad idea. It adds to a wealth of emerging scientific data, which clearly demonstrates that elderly people who have gotten their first dose of vaccine should get their second within the recommended 21 or 28 days, not 16 weeks.

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Tougher COVID-19 restrictions on the way, Doug Ford says

Tougher COVID-19 restrictions on the way, Doug Ford says

Premier Doug Ford is signalling tougher measures — possibly including a stay-a-home order for parts of the GTA — will be revealed Wednesday as the rapid spread of COVID-19 pushes Ontario to its most dangerous point of the pandemic.

Less than a week after imposing tougher restrictions across the province, and amid criticism from health experts that they weren’t strong enough, Ford acknowledged more must be done to suppress highly contagious variants of the virus, particularly in Toronto, and in Peel and York regions.

“We’re going to have further restrictions moving forward very, very quickly,” the premier told a news conference Tuesday, noting he had discussions with chief medical officer Dr. David Williams over the Easter weekend.

“We’re going to be very clear tomorrow.”

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Toronto Public Health closing all schools starting Wednesday as city’s COVID-19 cases surge

Toronto Public Health (TPH) will force all public schools to close on Wednesday and have students learn remotely instead, it announced with Tuesday’s classes nearly done for the day.

The public health agency said in a news release the shutdown is needed to reverse a surge of new COVID-19 infections — Toronto reported 955 new cases earlier in the day.

“The spread of COVID-19 has never been greater in Toronto, with variants of concern increasing both the risk of transmission and the risk of serious illness or death,” the statement said.

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Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper

Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper

ROME (Reuters) – There is a link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown, a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday.

However, the EMA later said in a statement that its review of the vaccine was ongoing and it expected to announce its findings on Wednesday or Thursday. An AstraZeneca spokesman declined to comment on the matter.

“In my opinion, we can now say it, it is clear that there is an association (of the brain blood clots) with the vaccine. However, we still do not know what causes this reaction,” Marco Cavaleri, chair of the vaccine evaulation team at the EMA, told Italian daily Il Messagero.

h/t Uncommunist

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Ketchup reportedly suffering from latest COVID-era shortage

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a nationwide ketchup shortage that has restaurants scrambling to get ahold of America’s most popular condiment, a new report says.

In especially short supply are ketchup packets, a hot commodity for eateries that have relied on takeout orders over the past year as COVID-19 crimped their dining room capacity

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Warehouses, factories, construction sites responsible for far more workplace outbreaks than retail and restaurants, data shows

Warehouses, factories, construction sites responsible for far more workplace outbreaks than retail and restaurants, data shows

…According to data from Toronto Public Health, a full 68 per cent of all workplace COVID-19 outbreaks so far have taken place in offices, warehouses, construction sites and food processing plants — many of which have continued to operate throughout the pandemic — leading many to question why Premier Doug Ford keeps opening and closing restaurants and salons while doing little to stop the rampant transmission happening at workplaces outside of the public eye.

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Ontario reports 3,065 new Covid cases … and the malls are hoppin!

Ontario reports 3,065 new Covid cases … and the malls are hoppin!

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P.1 variant is spreading in Canada. What do we know about it and vaccines?

The rapid spread of the P.1 variant in British Columbia has added new urgency to the race between variants and vaccines. In just a matter of days, cases have surged from double to triple digits.

The variant, which was first identified in Brazil, has the potential to lower the effectiveness of some vaccines approved for use in Canada.


WARMINGTON: A shutdown? Malls, parks, beaches packed

Ontario’s third pandemic shutdown includes packed malls, beaches, and parks.

Crazy times.

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246 ‘fully vaccinated’ Michigan residents get COVID-19, three die: report

As many as 246 Michigan residents considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were later diagnosed with the virus, and three have died, state officials confirmed Monday.

The cases were reported between Jan. 1 and March 31, and the 246 had a positive test 14 or more days after the last dose in the vaccine series, said Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, in an email.

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Ontario’s Doctors say pandemic wake up call needed – calling for stay-at-home order, closure of non-essential businesses, paid sick leave and increased vaccinations.

Ontario’s doctors are concerned that we are entering the worst phase of the pandemic since last spring and urge everyone – all levels of government and every Ontarian – to take the warning seriously and do what they can to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Given the sobering new statistics being released every day – each one representing a person, with worried family and friends – the Ontario Medical Association is calling for five urgent actions:

  • a government stay-at-home order, meaning people leave their homes only for essential business such as medical appointments, grocery shopping and outdoor exercise
  • closure of all non-essential businesses, although curbside pickup should remain an option
  • immunization of all essential workers and disadvantaged workers, and residents of hotspots
  • paid sick leave for essential workers
  • every Ontarian should take the first vaccination offered to them
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Three top medical officers in Ontario call for stronger provincial measures, ‘stay-at-home’ orders and online learning where necessary

The medical officers of health for Toronto, Peel and Ottawa are urging the province to take further steps to protect their residents, saying the newly-applied “emergency brake” will not do enough to curb a new wave of virus spread in their regions.

In a letter dated April 4 to the province’s Dr. David Williams, doctors Eileen de Villa, Lawrence Loh and Vera Etches cite data provided by the province’s own science advisory table as reason for further action.

“A stay-at-home order issued by the province through an emergency order is necessary to prevent and mitigate large scale morbidity and mortality and irreparable strain on the healthcare system,” the co-signed letter says.

Peel Region shutters schools for 2 weeks, moving to remote learning amid surge in COVID-19 cases

This lockdown is never going to end is it?

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Canada’s COVID-19 death toll from first months of pandemic higher than thought, data show

…Official COVID-19 deaths in the spring and summer of 2020 were mostly limited to Ontario and Quebec. However, the rate of “excess deaths” – those over and above what would have been expected given the trend in recent years – was much more pronounced in Western Canada than virus fatalities alone can account for.

The statistics suggest some provinces may have inadvertently undercounted COVID-19 deaths by a wide margin, Dr. Moriarty said. Provincial governments themselves have argued the disparity could be caused by hundreds of ailing people dying at home while avoiding hospitals for fear of the virus.

Whatever their exact cause, the number of excess deaths shows a country that suffered much more equally than previously believed.

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