A worker walks into Orchard Villa Retirement Centre on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020, in Pickering, Canada. Cole Burston/Getty Images Ottawa should establish national rules and provide significant funding for long-term care to ensure high standards and avoid a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes, a group of 10 sector experts recommends. In…
The burning season is about to begin in Brazil, where Indigenous Amazonians already face a frightening rise in infections with COVID-19. The virus has been spreading rapidly through Brazil, where nearly 1.5 million cases have been reported so far. Within the country’s Indigenous communities, deaths linked to the virus have risen more than fivefold in…
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has called on Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to issue a directive to stop the demolition of homes.It says the unlawful demolition continues to frustrate South Africa’s objectives to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.SERI says attacks have been ordered and carried out despite the moratorium on evictions. The Socio-Economic…
The Department of Health has announced that a further five people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 have died. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Ireland now stands at 1,738. There have been 15 additional confirmed cases, bringing the total number of cases to 25,489. The situation with Covid-19 in this country is currently “stable”, according to…
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been hospitalized with COVID-19.A spokesman confirmed the diagnosis Thursday afternoon, describing the 73-year-old as “resting comfortably” at an Atlanta-area hospital after his symptoms became serious enough Wednesday to require care, but not a respirator. Cain’s positive June 29 test came just over a week after he appeared at…
Nersa’s Nhlanhla Gumede said a decline in electricity demand among electricity reliant industries shows power costs were still at the centre of South Africa’s economic troubles.Stats SA’s report says the mining and quarrying industry decreased by 21.5% in the first quarter while the manufacturing industry contracted by 8.5% over the same period.Stats SA released GDP…
The Liberals are up in the polls due to the federal government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the pandemic itself, the surge is almost unprecedented.Support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals has increased significantly over the last few months, more than any minority government’s support since the 1950s. (Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press)Governing parties…
The Ontario towns of Leamington and Kingsville have some of the highest rates of coronavirus infection in Canada, with large outbreaks on farms and at greenhouses. The province has started testing migrant workers, but these new measures overlook undocumented workers.The Southwestern Ontario towns of Leamington and Kingsville have some of the highest rates of coronavirus…
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said public health officials are concerned a big increase in international travel could see a second wave of Covid-19 in Ireland. He said the advice remains that all non-essential travel overseas should be avoided. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Donnelly said the Government still plans to publish a “green” list…
Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Apple is re-closing an additional 30 stores in the US as coronavirus cases spike across the country, according to CNBC.Apple will be re-closing stores in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma.The decision comes after Apple said it would close stores in Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and…
