W. K. Lis
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The factories or plants that in Thunder Bay were owned by various companies over the decades. The same location made trains or rail vehicles.
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The factories or plants that in Thunder Bay were owned by various companies over the decades. The same location made trains or rail vehicles.
Midtown Urbanist
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They also have international clients.
AlbertC
Superstar
Lessons from a place going through their second wave:
Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo
16 April 2020
It was once seen as something of a success story - a region that worked to contain, trace and isolate the virus - leading to a huge drop in numbers. But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections.
www.bbc.com
Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo
16 April 2020
It was once seen as something of a success story - a region that worked to contain, trace and isolate the virus - leading to a huge drop in numbers. But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections.
Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections
The Japanese island, which initially saw a drop in cases, is now facing a bigger wave of virus cases.
www.bbc.com
Jasmine18
Senior Member
I don't want them in Ontario,' Doug Ford says of Americans
Will say Doug Ford straight talk during the pandemic has really increased his popularity a lot.
Shall see if this pandemic has changed him though for the rest of his politics.
Will say Doug Ford straight talk during the pandemic has really increased his popularity a lot.
Shall see if this pandemic has changed him though for the rest of his politics.
AlbertC
Superstar
Shady dealings happening in the US:
The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured
Apr 16, 2020, 12:43 PM
The coronavirus pandemic has created a desperate clamber for vital medical supplies, like N95 masks, that has led the federal government to award massive contracts to third-party vendors to help fill the gaps.
In this chaotic effort to obtain supplies, the Trump administration awarded a $55 million contract to Panthera Worldwide LLC, a company with no expertise in the world of medical equipment, for N95 masks, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Panthera's parent company filed for bankruptcy protection last fall, and one of its owners last year said it'd had no employees since May 2018, The Post reported, citing sworn testimony. It's no longer listed as an LLC in Virginia, where its main office is, after fees went unpaid, the newspaper said.
Panthera, which describes itself as a tactical training company for the US military and other government agencies, has no record of producing medical supplies or equipment, The Post said.
The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured
Apr 16, 2020, 12:43 PM
The coronavirus pandemic has created a desperate clamber for vital medical supplies, like N95 masks, that has led the federal government to award massive contracts to third-party vendors to help fill the gaps.
In this chaotic effort to obtain supplies, the Trump administration awarded a $55 million contract to Panthera Worldwide LLC, a company with no expertise in the world of medical equipment, for N95 masks, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Panthera's parent company filed for bankruptcy protection last fall, and one of its owners last year said it'd had no employees since May 2018, The Post reported, citing sworn testimony. It's no longer listed as an LLC in Virginia, where its main office is, after fees went unpaid, the newspaper said.
Panthera, which describes itself as a tactical training company for the US military and other government agencies, has no record of producing medical supplies or equipment, The Post said.
FEMA cancels controversial $55 million contract to company for N95 masks
FEMA told Insider it "does not enter into contracts unless it has reason to believe they will be successfully executed."
www.businessinsider.com
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Vulnerable seniors in assisted living will not receive COVID-19 testing
From link.
/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2020/04/16/vulnerable-seniors-in-assisted-living-will-not-receive-covid-19-testing/lisa_levin.jpg)
Assisted living continues to fly under the radar, said Lisa Levin, CEO of Advantage Ontario, which represents not-for-profit, municipal and charitable seniors’ housing.
From link.
Assisted living continues to fly under the radar, said Lisa Levin, CEO of Advantage Ontario, which represents not-for-profit, municipal and charitable seniors’ housing.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
W. K. Lis
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A "good" side-effect of COVID-19.
From link.
From link.
March 29 to April 4, 2020 (week 14)
- In week 14, the percentage of tests positive for influenza remained below 5%. This suggests that the end of the influenza season at the national level occurred in week 12 (mid-March).
- Overall, very low levels of influenza acitivity are being reported across Canada.
- The percentage of tests positive for influenza this week (0.75%) is at the lowest level ever recorded for week 14 (end of March) for the past nine seasons. This level is usually not seen until mid to late summer.
- Laboratory detections and syndromic indicators may be influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. These data should be interpreted with caution.
- This is the last weekly FluWatch report for the 2019-2020 season. Monthly reports will be published over the spring and summer on the following dates: May 15, June 19, July 24 and August 28. Weekly reporting of laboratory detections of respiratory viruses will continue via our Respiratory Virus Detections Surveillance System.
Jasmine18
Senior Member
You guys are levelheaded and rational...
So today I was having a group chat with friends and some of my friends said "China is to blame for Corona" while others said that is racist.
Now My opinion is that there is no excuse to be racist against a country however if a plane crashes you do want to know why it crashed as well?
Like cant two things be true at once?
1. The world responded badly to the pandemic and should have done a better job?
2. Safety, health and cultural practises in China allow an environment for viruses to transmit easily between animals and humans?
I find today there is a great lack of nuance in debate and it seems we want to assume the worst in people (I think I am guilty of that sometimes)
So today I was having a group chat with friends and some of my friends said "China is to blame for Corona" while others said that is racist.
Now My opinion is that there is no excuse to be racist against a country however if a plane crashes you do want to know why it crashed as well?
Like cant two things be true at once?
1. The world responded badly to the pandemic and should have done a better job?
2. Safety, health and cultural practises in China allow an environment for viruses to transmit easily between animals and humans?
I find today there is a great lack of nuance in debate and it seems we want to assume the worst in people (I think I am guilty of that sometimes)
I just had this discussion with a family member. There are a lot of nuances.
The Chinese government has been less than forthcoming with information. I don't think we can believe their numbers. That said, it would seem that a lot of governments ignored early reporting. There is plenty of blame to go around.
www.timesofisrael.com
Health crises have originated from other countries. H1N1 in 2009 came from the US, as did a strain of swine flu in 1998.
What is racist are the repercussions and attacks that Chinese Canadians are experiencing.
The Chinese government has been less than forthcoming with information. I don't think we can believe their numbers. That said, it would seem that a lot of governments ignored early reporting. There is plenty of blame to go around.
US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report
White House was reportedly not interested in the intel, but it was passed onto NATO, IDF; when it reached Israel's Health Ministry, 'nothing was done'
www.timesofisrael.com
Health crises have originated from other countries. H1N1 in 2009 came from the US, as did a strain of swine flu in 1998.
What is racist are the repercussions and attacks that Chinese Canadians are experiencing.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
China as a state is not to blame, unless rumours of Covid19 originating at a government lab are true.... and not a WMD lab, just a regular virology research facility, same as we have here. Yes, the wet markets where this may have originated were by their existence state-approved, it's not all monkeys, pangolins and bats, but the wet markets are also the nation's regular seafood market. You can't shutdown the nation's food supply.
As for the number of deaths, while it may seem like an all seeing, all knowing dictatorship, China is beset with governmental incompetence, corruption and inefficiencies. They probably have no idea how many people died, and even those well-informed apparatchiks running the local health regions don't want to give accurate numbers as they'll be scapegoated. China is wackamole country, you don't want to be the one to stick your head out, as Dr. Li Wenliang found out.
Jasmine18
Senior Member
True I think the issue this is the 2nd time from a supposed wet market.I just had this discussion with a family member. There are a lot of nuances.
The Chinese government has been less than forthcoming with information. I don't think we can believe their numbers. That said, it would seem that a lot of governments ignored early reporting. There is plenty of blame to go around.
US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report
White House was reportedly not interested in the intel, but it was passed onto NATO, IDF; when it reached Israel's Health Ministry, 'nothing was done'
Health crises have originated from other countries. H1N1 in 2009 came from the US, as did a strain of swine flu in 1998.
What is racist are the repercussions and attacks that Chinese Canadians are experiencing.
One time is just chance ...2nd time is different
AlbertC
Superstar
Farmers worry delay in arrival of temporary foreign workers will impact food production
Published Thursday, April 16, 2020 11:27PM EDT
TORONTO -- Temporary foreign workers who travel to Canadian farms for harvesting and planting seasons are some of the lesser-acknowledged essential workers, but a delay in their arrival this year due to COVID-19 could impact food production, farmers worry.
Three-hundred Jamaican workers who landed in Halifax this week are now on farms in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, weeks later than they usually would’ve been.
Some workers are at Keddy Nursery, which grows everything from strawberry plants to asparagus and sweet potatoes. Before they can work though, they must spend 14 days in isolation, which is the case for all migrant farm workers who arrived in Canada after the lockdowns began.
A federal program is aiming to keep workers paid during the waiting. Farmers like Charles Keddy are being supplied $1,500 per worker to help cover their pay for the quarantine period.
"It would have been a high expense and really no productivity, so (the money is) to offset that and the cost of the food and the extra (work of) getting the bunkhouse ready,” Keddy told CTV News. “You know, the $1,500 doesn’t offset the entire cost but certainly goes a long way to helping.”
The support came after the Canadian Federation of Agriculture pushed for Ottawa to dedicate funds to the agriculture sector in order to keep Canada fed.
Scott Biddle, president of Scotlynn Group in Vittoria, Ont., told CTV News last week that if the workers who travel from Mexico every spring to plant millions of pounds of asparagus and sweet corn can’t get to work on time, the food supply simply won’t be there come summer.
Roughly 60,000 temporary migrant workers travel to Canada every year to keep our agriculture flowing. They handle tasks that farmers cannot find domestic labour for, meaning they often work the hardest jobs for the longest hours.
Published Thursday, April 16, 2020 11:27PM EDT
TORONTO -- Temporary foreign workers who travel to Canadian farms for harvesting and planting seasons are some of the lesser-acknowledged essential workers, but a delay in their arrival this year due to COVID-19 could impact food production, farmers worry.
Three-hundred Jamaican workers who landed in Halifax this week are now on farms in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, weeks later than they usually would’ve been.
Some workers are at Keddy Nursery, which grows everything from strawberry plants to asparagus and sweet potatoes. Before they can work though, they must spend 14 days in isolation, which is the case for all migrant farm workers who arrived in Canada after the lockdowns began.
A federal program is aiming to keep workers paid during the waiting. Farmers like Charles Keddy are being supplied $1,500 per worker to help cover their pay for the quarantine period.
"It would have been a high expense and really no productivity, so (the money is) to offset that and the cost of the food and the extra (work of) getting the bunkhouse ready,” Keddy told CTV News. “You know, the $1,500 doesn’t offset the entire cost but certainly goes a long way to helping.”
The support came after the Canadian Federation of Agriculture pushed for Ottawa to dedicate funds to the agriculture sector in order to keep Canada fed.
Scott Biddle, president of Scotlynn Group in Vittoria, Ont., told CTV News last week that if the workers who travel from Mexico every spring to plant millions of pounds of asparagus and sweet corn can’t get to work on time, the food supply simply won’t be there come summer.
Roughly 60,000 temporary migrant workers travel to Canada every year to keep our agriculture flowing. They handle tasks that farmers cannot find domestic labour for, meaning they often work the hardest jobs for the longest hours.
Farmers worry delay in arrival of temporary foreign workers will impact food production
Temporary foreign workers who travel to Canadian farms for harvesting and planting seasons are some of the lesser-acknowledged essential workers, but a delay in their arrival this year due to COVID-19 could impact food production, farmers worry.
www.ctvnews.ca
gabe
Senior Member
Coming soon to a grocery store near you. They will be checking your temperature before you go in. This will be the norm soon sadly.
Longos piloting a store entry Wellness Screening program
"Starting Friday, April 17th, we will be piloting a store entry Wellness Screening program for both Team Members and Guests as a further step to help prevent the spread of COVID-19," said the notice signed by company president and CEO Anthony Longo.
www.guelphtoday.com
Longos piloting a store entry Wellness Screening program
"Starting Friday, April 17th, we will be piloting a store entry Wellness Screening program for both Team Members and Guests as a further step to help prevent the spread of COVID-19," said the notice signed by company president and CEO Anthony Longo.
Guelph Longos to start checking temperature of everyone entering store with infrared thermometer
'Wellness screening' will include being asked a series of questions before entering
www.guelphtoday.com
A friend of mine is recovering from probable COVID19 (he was unable to get tested). He was refused entry at a grocery store when they took his temperature -- that was a few weeks ago.