Worldwide stats provided by worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 11,586,780. (Deaths: 537,372 and Recovered: 6,553,127) I emphasize reported because there is a wide variance in testing and manner of reporting from country to country and place to place.
As of 6:28 a.m. ET on Monday July 6, 2020:
From Global News, Canada reported 105,516 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (Up 943 from last friday)
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 35,794 total confirmed cases (up 424 from last friday) and 2,689 total deaths. Currently, there are 139 people are in hospital with 39 in ICU. 31,266 cases have been resolved. There are some really cool tracking charts in this article.
Quebec continues to have the highest reported cases in the country with 55,863.
The Region of Durham reported 1,715 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (Up 12 from last friday) The site also reports 1 current outbreaks at Hospitals, LTCF's and Retirement Homes with 33 outbreaks having been "concluded." Currently, Clarington sits at 96 total cases.
In international news,
Yesterday, the WHO reported a record level of new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase so far. The World Health Organization said its member nations reported more than 212,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest single-day total and increase since the start of the pandemic. The UN health agency said more than half of the new confirmed infections were reported in Brazil and the United States; the two countries that also have the highest COVID-19 death tolls in the world.
From the "isn't it ironic?" file, Mexico closed the US border in Arizona to stop July 4th visitors, citing COVID-19 fears. As coronavirus cases surge across the U.S., one Mexican state is closing itself off from its northern neighbor out of concern for safety, outlets report. Officials in Sonora, Mexico moved quickly to slam the border shut before the start of the July Fourth weekend, traditionally a peak tourism time as Americans flock south to celebrate, the Arizona Daily Star reported. Officials have not announced a reopening date.
Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, and are asking the WHO to revise recommendations. Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks. In an open letter to the agency, which the researchers plan to publish in a scientific journal next week, 239 scientists in 32 countries outlined the evidence showing smaller particles can infect people, the NYT said. The WHO did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
From the United Kingdom, Britain's police said Sunday that revellers who packed London's Soho district the night pubs finally reopened made it "crystal clear" that drunk people cannot socially distance. England's hospitality sector sprung back to life after a three-month coronavirus hiatus on what the media dubbed as either "Super Saturday" or "Independence Day". Pubs and restaurants were allowed to start seating clients and barbers could get their clippers out for the first time since March. The head of Britain's police federation said he ended up dealing with "naked men, happy drunks, angry drunks, fights and more angry drunks" while on shift. "What was crystal clear is that drunk people can't/won't socially distance," John Apter told London radio. He said his own police department in the southern city of Southampton "managed to cope".
The Epoch Times reported At least four drug manufacturers in China are developing vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus. On the packaging of the vaccine manufactured by Sinovac, it states clearly that the vaccine has not been approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), the state agency that regulates the manufacturing of drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and so on. But a Chinese state-run company has mandated that some of its employees take part in Sinovac vaccine trials, according to an internal document that The Epoch Times obtained. “Taking these [unapproved] vaccines is risky. The vaccine might not work. The worst-case scenario is that it may infect people with the Wuhan pneumonia [CCP virus],”
In national news,
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that WE Charity had pulled out of its agreement with the government to administer the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) after a week of mounting controversies, including accusations of cronyism, due to close ties between the WE Charity organization and Trudeau and his family. (Canadians were outraged). The WE charity scandal widens, as the National Post reported that WE Charity offered camps up to $25K each to recruit volunteers for Liberal grants. WE Charity offered Canadian summer camps up to $25,000 in grants as part of the $912-million federal student volunteer program it was awarded by the Liberal government, before cancelling the deal Friday, but only if they brought in no fewer than 75 volunteers over a few months, the National Post learned.
2 new cases in P.E.I. and in Manitoba, 5 days with no new cases.
Canada is weeks away from the first glimpse at the true rate of COVID-19 infections. The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more detailed picture of how many Canadians have been infected with the novel coronavirus within a couple of weeks. It will be much longer, however, before we know more about what kind of protection against future infection having the antibodies provides, said Dr. Timothy Evans, executive director of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Plus, said Evans, most of the people whose blood is being tested will not be informed of the results because of how the blood is being collected for testing.
In Ontario,
Two Americans have been fined for breaking Canada's COVID-19 quarantine rules after being spotted multiple times in an Ontario town, police say. Ontario Provincial Police officers in the Rainy River District, which runs along the Canada-U.S. border west of Thunder Bay, Ont., say the 66-year-old man and 65-year-old woman entered Canada on June 24. Police report that the visitors were told to drive straight to their Canadian destination and stay there for 14 days. "Both individuals failed to comply with the … Quarantine Act and were observed making stops in the Town of Fort Frances," police said Saturday in a news release. As a result of the charge, the man and woman, who police say live in Excelsior, Minn., have each been fined $1,000.
In a move to get people back to work safely, free online health and safety training will be provided for job seekers in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Friday afternoon saying the training will help employers and employees create and maintain safe workplaces and it will help build confidence. The training is being offered through Employment Ontario and will be available by going to ontario.ca/employment.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has damaged much of the Canadian economy, there is one market that appears to be thriving: the cottage industry. Ontario realtor Catharine Inniss of Cottage in Muskoka Real Estate told CTV New Channel on Sunday that the cottage market in the province has "been really, really speedy" in the last few months. "We had a delayed market for a while but now it has completely sped up and surpassed every other year though that real estate has been in existence up here," Inniss said in an interview from her home in Port Carling, Ont.
To that end, here are 9 tips on ways to work from your cabin.
In local happenings,
In terms of COVID-19, not a whole heck of a lot. Except, Masks will be mandatory indoors at public places in Durham starting Friday. Starting Friday, you’re going to have to wear a mask inside public places in Durham. On Monday, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle issued instructions to ensure the mandatory use of non-medical masks or face coverings within most public and enclosed indoor spaces. A statement from the region says there is growing public health evidence that widespread use of non-medical masks or face coverings, when used with other public health recommendations, is effective in the fight against COVID-19. There are exceptions for people with health, respiratory and sensory issues; various disabilities; are unable to remove the mask without assistance; children under the age of two; or other valid reasons. The new rule will apply to commercial establishments including, but not limited to, retail and convenience stores, malls, enclosed farmers’ markets, libraries, community centres and businesses that are open the public. Business owners will have to implement a policy for the use of masks and to use discretion to refuse entry when people are not wearing a face covering. Non-medical masks and face coverings will be mandatory while the provincial emergency orders are in force. The region says it plans to enforce the policy “in good faith.” Officials say they will be using it as an opportunity to educate people on the use of face coverings and other public health practices.
For more information, click here.
Musing,
This story is too cool not to mention. A Canadian scuba diver in Mexico accidentally discovers a vast, prehistoric industrial complex.After a vast underwater underground prehistoric ochre mine was accidentally discovered in Mexico in 2017 by cave divers, a McMaster University professor who studies the flooded caves of the Yucatan went in to map it and collect samples that demonstrate these ancient people, among the very earliest North Americans, had massive industrial capacity in mining ochre, a paint that plays a central role in the evolution of human beings.
One thing I have observed is that most people feel that COVID-19 guidelines/rules should be applied stringently; except to themselves.
Its ironic...in my community, it feels like COVID-19 is "over". But, when I look around the world (especially the U.S.A.) the exponential increase in cases every day is a constant reminder.
On this day in history....... on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson claims the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes the first African American to win a championship at London’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Do today's duty, fight today's temptation; do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them. Do today what should be done. Your tomorrow may never come. Today is the pupil of yesterday. (author unknown)
Today is NATIONAL HAND ROLL DAY – NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY
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Lakeridge Health Mental Health Clinic 905-440-7534 or toll free at 1-833-392-7363 (Monday-Friday 9am-4pm)
Live coronavirus map of Canada: Tracking every case of COVID-19 in the country.
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