8,236 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In New York City, Bringing The Total To 188,694 Infected With Virus Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will issue an Executive Order directing employers to provide essential workers with cloth or surgical masks free of charge to wear when directly interacting with Read More…
Quebec Coroner Investigates 31 Deaths At CHSLD Seniors Home. All Deaths Happened Within Less Than A Month The Coroner’s office in Dorval Quebec announces that it will investigate the highly troublesome increased deaths at CHSLD Herron seniors home. Thirty-one people have lost their lives in this establishment since March 13 and only five were from COVID-19. Read More…
161 New Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Toronto, 269 Probable, 208 Are In Hospital With 85 In ICU. The City of Toronto’s COVID-19 Enforcement Team – a partnership between Toronto Police Service and the City – continues to carry out enforcement blitzes in parks across the city, enforcing closures and physical distancing to protect the Read More…
US Coronavirus Deaths Top 20,000 On Easter Lockdown. Another Grimm Milestone Reached By The United States AFP The United States passed the grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as huge swaths of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown at home. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 20,506 Read More…
Spread Of COVID-19 Virus Devastating To Refugee Communities, Putting Hundreds of Thousands of Lives At Risk Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are doing everything we can to prepare for a potential outbreak in Nduta refugee camp Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Tanzania are concerned about the threat posed by the spread of Read More…
UK Commits £200 Million To Prevent Second Wave Of COVID-19 Bringing Its Total Investment To £744 million UK aid will protect the British public and help prevent a second wave of coronavirus coming to the UK by slowing its spread in the most vulnerable countries, International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced today. A package of Read More…
Manitoba Dr Christian Petropolis Develops Superior N95 Mask That Is Silicone Based With A Higher Grade Filter The Manitoba Government is seeking submissions from local manufacturers who will be able to develop an accelerated process to scale made in Manitoba masks and begin production as soon as possible. To encourage the mobilization of local manufacturing, Read More…
Canadian Parliament Convenes To Pass Emergency Act, No.2. Bill Morneau introduced in Parliament Bill C-14 Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced in Parliament Bill C-14, The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2, which, upon receiving Royal Assent, would bring this measure into law. The legislation introduced in Saturday’s emergency session includes additional flexibilities that would provide effective support to Read More…
