Monday, 3 May 2021

Nations continue to send aid as India fights a massive battle against coronavirus


WION Channel shows that the USA sends over 1,000 oxygen cylinders, and regulators, among others on Sunday; Germany sent 120 ventilators on Saturday.

The situation in India requires help from other countries.

Brazil hits 400,000 COVID deaths


Al Jazeera English Channel shows that Brazil has seen a record number of coronavirus deaths for the second straight month as it struggles with a devastating second wave.

April was the worst month of the pandemic, with more than 82,000 deaths.
Activists say the government must do more to stop the spread.
Al Jazeera's Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sunday, 2 May 2021

Health Canada holding J&J vaccines to ensure quality control


CTV News shows that Dr. Ronald St. John discusses Health Canada quality checking J&J vaccines received from a Baltimore plant to ensure it meets standards.

Fauci says Canada isn't mishandling the pandemic's 3rd wave


CBC News shows that U.S. President Joe Biden achieved 200 million vaccinations in his first 100 days. His chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 has been difficult globally, and Canada is not 'making any big mistakes' as it battles the third wave of the pandemic.

Canada: Doctors call for nationwide COVID-19 circuit breaker


CBC News shows that Dr. Anand Kumar, a critical care physician at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre, talks to CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, about an open letter he signed with other health experts calling for stronger national policies to overpower COVID-19.

Canada: Ontario ICU admissions climb to 900


CBC News in Canada shows that Ontario intensive care unit admissions have hit a record high. Overall admissions to ICUs rose to 900 for the first time. Anthony Dale, president of the Ontario Hospital Association, says hospitals across the province are 'working as hard as humanly possible' to make sure an ICU triage protocol 'never comes into effect.'

Canada: No masks, social distancing in Montreal protest


WION shows that provinces across Canada report single day records of new COVID 19 cases. Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Montreal against restrictions imposed by the government to stem a third wave of the virus in Canada.