I wonder exactly when we agreed that it is more of a priority to gather with strangers than to meet loved ones? You might chart a number of moments, but the presumption seems to have become fixed.
“China eats weird animals disease”
GOLDSTEIN: WHO blasts China’s pandemic secrecy — but far too late
More than a year after the fact, with 2.8 million people dead world-wide from COVID-19, including almost 23,000 in Canada, the World Health Organization is finally calling out China for its lack of openness and transparency regarding the origins of the pandemic.
So is Canada, as part of a 14-nation alliance.
An empty gesture meant to keep the corrupt Tedros and his cohorts on the gravy train.
Rex Murphy: Canadians have been patient during the pandemic. That’s not necessarily a good thing
How long, Oh Lord, how long?
Canadians are famously — or notoriously — a patient bunch. We are not tuned to exaggerated response. “Steady as she goes” might be the national motto. Which saves us a lot of needless drama. Yet, is it always a virtue?
And Tucker Carlson on Boy Justin
Ontario Reports 2,557 New Covid Cases – and pulls the Emergency Brake
Ontario is reporting more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 today and 23 more deaths, marking the highest daily case count reported in the province since late January.
Provincial health officials confirmed 2,557 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, up from 2,333 on Wednesday and 2,336 on Tuesday.
It is the highest daily case count recorded since January 22, which 2,662 new infections were logged.
Ontario hits ‘emergency brake’ as province enters month-long COVID shutdown
“The entire province will move to emergency brake shutdown,” a senior government source said Wednesday night speaking on condition of anonymity.
Premier Doug Ford will announce that the measures take effect at the end of Friday, at midnight, with a new wrinkle — non-essential retail stores can remain open at 25 per cent capacity.
But despite the improving spring weather, some freedoms will disappear.
“No more patios, no more indoor dining anywhere,” said the source, adding barbershops, hair and nail salons now open in parts of the province not under lockdown will have to close.
LI woman tests positive for COVID-19 after second dose of Moderna vaccine
A Long Island woman tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday — more than a month after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine meant to protect against the virus, a report said.
h/t Mom
Pandemic’s third wave hits people in their 20s, 30s, with more illness, and blame
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Quebec Premier Francois Legault have been among those to suggest increasing infections and hospitalizations among younger age groups are at least partly because of failure to adhere to public health guidelines.
Upon reading any MSM news, your first thought should be, “Cui bono?”
Vaccine passports launched in Las Vegas but privacy, choice still concerns
Las Vegas is no stranger to exclusive VIP lists, but there’s a new way of limiting guest access coming to town: vaccine passports.
These digital credential systems can show whether someone has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and can help businesses limit access to those who have been inoculated. The systems were designed to increase health and safety at various venues, but experts warn of pushback over concerns on privacy and personal choice.
Ontario government moves to activate 4-week, provincewide COVID-19 ’emergency brake’
The Ontario government is moving to activate an “emergency brake” for four weeks across the entire province in response to rising COVID-19 cases and strained capacity at intensive care units, multiple sources tell Global News.
While the move came after an hours-long meeting of the Ontario cabinet on Wednesday, several health-care professionals in the province have pleaded for government intervention in recent weeks.
‘Medical battery’: Ontario threatened with lawsuit over four month delay for COVID booster shot
Two Ontario seniors are threatening to take Canada’s pandemic authorities to court over the country’s unprecedented decision to prescribe four-month gaps between doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The pair provided written consent for their first dose in early March, when official Ontario guidelines said that the vaccine comprised “2 doses given 21 days apart.”
28 Day Lockdown?
#BREAKING The @fordnation cabinet is considering these options: either the whole province will go into a 28 day “shutdown” or specific regions like Toronto & Peel will. No word on schools yet, but boards across the province are preparing for remote learning. Developing. #onpoli
— Toronto Sun (@TheTorontoSun) March 31, 2021
Ford says ‘stay tuned’ for announcement tomorrow as COVID-19 ICU admissions hit new high
Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario’s intensive care units (ICUs) have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said Wednesday, as the province reported another 2,333 cases of the illness.
There are now 421 patients with the virus in ICUs across the province, according to Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO), which puts together daily internal reports for hospitals and health organizations. That number includes 32 people admitted Tuesday, CCSO said, after a single-day record of 46 Monday.
You’ve got questions, and they’ve got answers!
You’ve got questions, and they’ve got answers! Tune in as our country’s top doctors – Dr. Tam (@CPHO_Canada), Dr. Njoo, Dr. Sharma, and Dr. Adams – sit down with @HeyScienceSam and @DanielleSipsTea to answer some of your questions about #COVID19Vaccines: https://t.co/hvAlZp1CD9
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 31, 2021
Ontario reports 2,333 new Covid cases … and another lockdown looms
Ontario is reporting 2,333 cases of #COVID19 and over 52,500 tests completed. Locally, there are 785 new cases in Toronto, 433 in Peel, 222 in York Region, 153 in Hamilton, 124 in Ottawa and 120 in Durham.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 31, 2021
Tight lockdown coming soon for Toronto, predicts member of Ontario’s science advisory table
With COVID-19 infections surging, and younger adults filling up intensive care units, the Toronto area is almost certainly heading back into tight lockdown, predicts a member of Ontario’s science advisory table.
“I’d be shocked if we were not in lockdown shortly before or after this weekend,” said Dr. Nathan Stall, a researcher and geriatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital.
“There are many things in jeopardy — not just people’s lives and health-care capacity. The school year is in jeopardy, businesses are in jeopardy if they’re facing a prolonged lockdown. Everyone is going to suffer. Even the summer is in jeopardy now — day camps and overnight camps for kids.”
Covid Capitalism Triumphs!
Ottawa, province to kick in millions to help fund new vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto
The funding will help Sanofi build a new facility that will expand its influenza vaccine production capacity, while giving it the tools to fill-and-finish other vaccines on a mass scale.
The project, expected to be completed in 2027, will enable Sanofi to produce enough influenza vaccine for the entire population of Canada in six months. It will also enable Sanofi to implement fill-and-finish capacity that could be used to create vaccines for coronaviruses and other diseases in the future.
Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report
In Canada, between March 2020 and February 2021, more than 80,000 residents and staff members of long-term care homes were infected with the coronavirus. Outbreaks occurred in 2,500 care homes, resulting in the deaths of 14,000 residents, according to the report.
Masks used in Quebec schools may have been toxic
Health Canada has issued a warning after face masks issued to schools and daycares in Quebec were found to contain a toxic chemical.
Where did these masks come from? As if we need to ask.