Singapore may lift its circuit breaker when community cases fall to zero or single digits over a sustained period, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in Parliament on Monday (May 4) in a ministerial statement on the COVID-19 pandemic. “For any reopening of our borders, we are likely to start small and selectively, and to continue to impose a mix of isolation and test requirements, to protect ourselves from new imported cases leading to community spread,” he said. Read more: https://cna.asia/2KYFuhe
On The Listening Post this week: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro and COVID-19 misinformation. Plus, how well has the WHO performed as a key information source during the pandemic?
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: Turning COVID-19 denial into media spectacle
A president at odds with his advisers and scientists over COVID-19, who has said the virus is no worse than the flu, and whose supporters accuse the media of hyping up the story. Not Donald Trump, but Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
Even as deaths in Brazil surpass China, President Bolsonaro continues to downplay the pandemic. After firing his health minister, he went on to attend a “protest” demanding military intervention to lift the lockdown. He also has the support of two of Brazil’s biggest media players, Record TV and SBT. Whether Bolsonaro is in denial, or just playing politics, they are standing firmly by his side.
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams released the province’s latest COVID-19 numbers on Saturday, confirming that there were 511 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 17,119.
He added that there were 55 new deaths reported in the province, bringing the total fatalities attributed to the virus to 1,176.
Over 11,300 cases are considered revolved, which makes up 66.5 per cent of all confirmed cases in Ontario.
Saturday’s report marks an increase in cases of 3.1 per cent compared to the day prior, while Friday saw an increase of 2.6 per cent.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Saturday the province is busy preparing for flooding season even as it continues to deal with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Ford was joined by Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry John Yakabuski, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and Health Minister Christine Elliott during a briefing on Saturday, May 2.
The premier said his government has set up a command centre in Peterborough, Ont., where water flow levels are monitored and has also sent surveillance flights over the northern parts of the province to monitor ice breaks.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw held a briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday.
During the briefing, Kenney released details of its relaunch strategy, which includes a plan to re-open some medical services, parks, golf courses and businesses.
It’s a phased approach, Kenney said, with the start date of each subsequent phase based on the success of the previous phase.
Should hospitalizations remain stable, scheduled surgeries would resume May 4, along with some health services like dental. Golf courses would be able to open on May 4 and restaurants will be able to open at half capacity on May 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered remarks on protecting America’s seniors in the East Room on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring May to be “Older Americans Month,” and also announced steps that the U.S. is taking to protect seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be sending supplemental shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE) to all Medicaid and Medicare-certified nursing homes in the country. He also stated that nursing homes will have to begin reporting information about COVID-19 cases directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), residents and their family members, aiming for testing data to be posted online.
British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday.
Dr. Henry reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and two additional deaths. There are 2,112 total cases, with 1,322 having recovered.
She also said that the province won’t have any large groups gathering this summer, but people can look at making their contact circles “slightly bigger.”
The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak continues to upend life around the world. President Trump signed an executive order compelling meat processors to remain open to head off shortages in the nation’s food supply chains, despite mounting reports of plant worker deaths due to covid-19. More than 1 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States.
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British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix gave an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Wednesday.
Henry reported 34 new cases of COVID-19, including single cases at two additional long-term care homes.
She also said the province’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 109 people, with more than half of them in long-term care or assisted-living facilities. Henry reported that four more residents of B.C.’s long-term care homes had died of COVID-19.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, alongside Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that Ontario would be expanding its list of those eligible for emergency child care.
Lecce said those now eligible would also include grocery store workers, pharmaceutical workers, retirement home staff, Ontario truckers, the Canadian Armed Forces, and those who support those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Ontario reported 347 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the lowest single-day increase in more than three weeks, bringing the provincial total to 15,728 cases.
British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix gave an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and to discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Tuesday.
Henry confirmed 55 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. and two additional deaths. There are 2,053 confirmed cases of the disease in the province, and 1,190 of those have fully recovered. The death toll stands at 105.
Ninety-four people are in hospital — a decrease of three patients from Monday — while 37 patients are in intensive care.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the province’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
During the briefing, Yaffe announced that as of 4 p.m. on Monday, there were 525 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, bringing the total number of cases to 15,381. In addition, there have been an additional 59 deaths in the province, which brings the death toll to 951 people.
The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak continues to upend life around the world. President Trump has downplayed the dangers of the pandemic, pressing that some Americans could return to work despite the advice of health experts. More than 1 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States.
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Alberta’s revised coronavirus projection models released on Tuesday predict the province will reach its peak in the number of COVID-19 cases by mid-May.
Premier Jason Kenney unveiled the updated modelling on Tuesday, which included a new “low” modelling scenario, during a daily briefing with health officials.
Under the new low forecast, an estimated 298 Albertans will require hospitalization and 95 will need critical care when the virus reaches its peak.
Kenney said hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units (ICU) remain “well below” initial model predictions.
Premier Doug Ford, joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 response and made an announcement.
Sarkaria announced the launch of an online portal called COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers, which is intended for the province to collect feedback from Ontarians, including small business owners or health-care workers, on the best response during the pandemic. He said “particularly, we are looking for temporary rule or regulation changes to assist our health-care system and meeting emergency needs.”
British Columbia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province and the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Henry said the province is making plans to ease restrictions amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The doctor also reported 50 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths since her last report on Saturday.
There are now 1,998 confirmed cases of the disease in the province, and 1,190 of those have fully recovered. The death toll now stands at 103.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Sunday that all publicly-funded schools in the province will remain closed until at least May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an extension of the previous order. The provincial government made the decision to extend the closures based on advice from Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, and the command table. Lecce indicated May 29 in the media briefing, as May 30 and 31 fall on a weekend.
Lecce clarified that all private schools and daycare centres will also remain closed, but those are managed under the province’s emergency order.
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U.K. Environment Secretary George Eustice and Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England provided an update on the COVID-19 battle in the U.K. on April 26.
Eustice said that the country now had a total of 152,840 COVID-19 cases and that 20,732 people had died in total. He said there were more than 669,000 tests that had been carried out. Eustice said in terms of reducing social distancing measures, the government must be confident they’ve met the five benchmarks laid out last week by First Secretary Dominic Raab.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will issue an Executive Order allowing pharmacists to conduct diagnostic testing for COVID-19.
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Ontario reported 476 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday morning, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 13,995. Forty-eight new deaths were reported, bringing the total fatalities attributed to the virus in the province to 811. Over 7,500 cases are considered resolved, which makes up over half of all confirmed cases.
British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 95 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in B.C. to 1,948.
Henry said that 40 of the new 95 cases reported in B.C. are at or related to the Mission Federal Correctional facility, bringing the total number of inmates testing positive to 10 in addition to 12 staff members.
The doctor also reported two new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 100.
The provincial government announced a $4 per hour raise over the next four months for front-line workers who are helping fight COVID-19.
Workers will also receive a monthly bonus of $250 if they work more than 100 hours in a month over the next four months.
The premier said the bonus will be eligible for workers with long-term care homes, retirement homes, emergency shelters, supportive housing, social services congregate care settings, corrections institutions and youth justice facilities, home and community care providers and some staff in hospitals.
