Canada - Coronavirus COVID-19

[Sillybilly]

Coronavirus spread slowing in Canada; death rate rises due to long-term care fatalities

Canadian public health officials initially underestimated how deadly the coronavirus would be in long-term care homes and have revised their calculations in new modelling numbers shared on Tuesday.

But chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the data also shows Canada is slowing the overall spread of the first wave of the virus.

 

[LadyL]

Canada reaches 50,000 cases of COVID-19. Track them all in our interactive map

Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada

 

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You might be surprised who was left off the pandemic pay list

You might be surprised who was left off the pandemic pay list

 

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Ontario has unveiled its three-phase plan to reopen following weeks of shutdown due to the spread of COVID-19.

Ontario unveils steps to reopen. Here's what the 'new normal' will look like

 

[LadyL]

There are signs that Canada is starting to flatten its curve in the battle against COVID-19, with modeling data suggesting that some provinces have already passed the peak, prompting leaders in those areas to talk about loosening movement restrictions.

Where each province and territory stands with reopening

 

[LadyL]

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the majority of the cases announced during Tuesday's virus briefing are connected to the two poultry plant outbreaks that B.C. is still working to contain in the Lower Mainland.

B.C. announces 55 more COVID-19 cases as Canada tops 50,000 infections

 

[LadyL]

oh no!

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has declared a COVID-19 outbreak.

Toronto's SickKids Hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak

 

[LadyL]

dbm wrong thread

 

[LadyL]

Study to determine transmission of virus between humans and pets

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitc...UZxvFaHAqUbded7Wy_1xYEDnA1dtnGpAUvStHu1ERni6M

 

[dotr]

4 Toronto emergency child-care centre staff members, 8-month-old test positive for coronavirus
April 29, 2020
''The City of Toronto is reporting four staff members at a child care centre for children of critical service workers and an eight-month-old have tested positive for coronavirus.

According to a statement issued late Monday, the employees work at the Jesse Ketchum Early Learning and Child Care Centre on Berryman Street near Yonge Street and Davenport Road.''

''City staff said the Jesse Ketchum Early Learning and Child Care Centre will be closed for two weeks and it will have a “deep cleaning.” Toronto Public Health approval will be required before the centre reopens, according to the statement.''

 

[dotr]

Toronto launches ‘bloomcam’ for viewing High Park cherry blossoms
''The City of Toronto has launched a 24-hour livestream and is planning a virtual tour of the High Park cherry blossoms, which have been fenced off to prevent crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The stream reveals little more than barren trees and damp trails at the moment, but as the city is planning to physically block off access to the park starting tomorrow, it will be the only way to get your fill of the beautiful buds.

“We made the difficult decision to close the entire park because it is the only way we can keep people from gathering to see the blossoms and risking further spread of COVID-19,” Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday. “This is about protecting public health and saving lives.”

(CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn)
''In addition to the stream, the city will broadcast Indigenous Knowledge Keeper André Morrisseau’s land acknowledgement, and city parks staff will hold a virtual tour of the grounds and comment on the history of the park’s cherry blossoms.''

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''We’ll bring spring to you. High Park is closed as part of the City of Toronto's COVID-19 response, but you can watch the cherry blossoms on the 24-hour BloomCam. Live virtual tours and other experiences planned during peak bloom. Learn more: toronto.ca/cherryblossoms''

 

[dotr]

Started thread for this disgusting and dangerous, imo. act .. it has been recommended that people who used that ATM during a certain time period, contact a family doctor.
Woman wanted for spitting, wiping saliva on ATM, Toronto, 30 April 2020

 

[LadyL]

and then there's this in Ottawa:

Dear gas station customers: Please start taking COVID-19 seriously

People who spit on the cash, people who spit on my pumps, people who wipe their snot on the pay pads.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gas-station-pandemic-pov-ottawa-1.5549914?__vfz=medium=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR3drGx7VD4lEEkflprO3uwsHCp4ZI5T_E2XV7tLfrB7lKjUosNxnupf-dA

 

[musicaljoke]

Is COVID-19 baby boom a myth? How relationships might be tested during the pandemic
''CALGARY - As Canadians face the possibility of being alone with their significant other for the foreseeable future, some say marital discord is more likely than the kind of intimacy that would lead to a baby boom nine months from now.

Disaster sometimes brings people closer together - pregnancy rates were up slightly following 9/11, and after the well documented power blackout in New York in 1977 the city experienced a small surge in the birthrate.

But that's unlikely to happen here, says Tom McCormack, a business economist from Metro Economics in Burlington, Ont., who assesses recent and future metropolitan area economic and demographic change.''

''In fact, McCormack said with the uncertainty over jobs and a ban on travel, the population is likely to drop slightly until 2021.

“You're not going to get as many people moving to Canada or moving anywhere as you normally would, so the population's going to suffer in the short term,” he said.''

It will be interesting to see if pregnancies rise during this isolation period. I would be concerned about complications of CoVid early in pregnancy. It hasn't been documented much yet. I sense that families will not want to be pregnant during this uncertain time.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northern community of Beauval.

The official notice came around 9 p.m. Friday, hours after the SHA hinted it was coming duringthe daily provincial update.

In the media release, the SHA said the outbreak was linked to an increase in COVID-19 cases. A contact tracing investigation is underway.

While the health authority didn’t elaborate on the number of cases, a worker at the Beauval General Store did test positive earlier in the week.

Anyone who travelled through Beauval between April 12-27 is asked to monitor for symptoms, including fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, chills, body aches, and a diminished sense of smell.

People who notice symptoms should self-isolate immediately and contact HealthLine 811 or their community health centre.
https://www.ckom.com/2020/05/02/covid-19-outbreak-declared-in-beauval/

 

[Bravo]

Officials say efforts by Canadians to flatten the curve of COVID 19 are working

 

[dotr]

Daughter of 95-year-old Holocaust survivor uses bucket truck to say hello at Toronto nursing home
''The daughter of a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor reached new heights to say hello to her father who has been in isolation at his Toronto nursing home for nearly six weeks.

“He was waving. He was so happy. I said ‘I love you,’” Lee Minkowitz told CTV News Toronto on Friday.

Earlier this week, Lee climbed into a bucket truck and was raised about 30 feet in the air. Wearing personal protective equipment, she caught a glimpse of her father, Max Rosenbloom, who she has not seen face-to-face since his nursing home went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March.

“Hi dad,” she is heard yelling from outside his third-floor window in a video captured from below.

“I couldn’t pull out my phone, I was so scared,” she said. “I can’t say I wasn’t afraid, I was reluctant to do it, but I’ll do anything for my parents.”

 

[deugirtni]

It will be interesting to see if pregnancies rise during this isolation period. I would be concerned about complications of CoVid early in pregnancy. It hasn't been documented much yet. I sense that families will not want to be pregnant during this uncertain time.

I think it will be interesting to see the divorce stats in the period following this isolation period.

 

[LadyL]

Daughter of 95-year-old Holocaust survivor uses bucket truck to say hello at Toronto nursing home
''The daughter of a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor reached new heights to say hello to her father who has been in isolation at his Toronto nursing home for nearly six weeks.

“He was waving. He was so happy. I said ‘I love you,’” Lee Minkowitz told CTV News Toronto on Friday.

Earlier this week, Lee climbed into a bucket truck and was raised about 30 feet in the air. Wearing personal protective equipment, she caught a glimpse of her father, Max Rosenbloom, who she has not seen face-to-face since his nursing home went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March.

“Hi dad,” she is heard yelling from outside his third-floor window in a video captured from below.

“I couldn’t pull out my phone, I was so scared,” she said. “I can’t say I wasn’t afraid, I was reluctant to do it, but I’ll do anything for my parents.”

amazing!!!

 

[LadyL]

Ontario is reporting 434 new cases of COVID-19, marking a return to somewhat lower levels of new infections following a one-day spike on Saturday.

Ontario reports 434 new cases of COVID-19, another 40 deaths