PRINT - Corriere Canadese - Toronto, 01/04/2020 - ARTICLE, Italian
Translated Summary: Giorgio Mitolo - There were 1,966 confirmed coronavirus infections in Ontario as of Tuesday, compared to 4,162 in Quebec. In a telephone conversation that day with his Quebec counterpart François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford mentioned a company that produces and distributes medical supplies in order to help the Francophone province confront the crisis and the growing need for masks and protective gowns. As Ford continued to call on the people to stay home as much as possible, the province decided to close all public playgrounds, beaches and off-leash dog parks.
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Ontario officials checking usability of 55 million N95 masks, stockpiled after SARS - Punjabi4/2/2020 RADIO - CJMR Parvasi - Oakville, 23/03/2020 - NEWS, Punjabi
Translated Summary: Meenakshi Saini - The Government of Ontario has confirmed they are looking at using expired medical supplies to deal with the growing coronavirus outbreak in the province. Approximately 55 million N95 respirator masks were stockpiled in Ontario after the SARS epidemic in 2002. Officials would only confirm the expiration of those masks but did not reveal how many are left in the stockpile that could potentially be deployed. On average, N95 masks expire after five years for normal use, though in a crisis situation exceptions for their use could be made. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says that the ministry is working closely with manufacturers and key partners to explore and evaluate the use of expired supplies including N95 respirators. WEB - E Awaz - Mississauga, 21/03/2020 - NEWS, Urdu
Translated Summary: No byline - Alberta has completed just over 20,000 COVID-19 tests — more than any other province in Canada. That's been possible due to existing infrastructure, the early availability of testing kits, collaboration with universities and a testing process that runs around the clock, according to Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw. RADIO - Red FM 93.1 Punjabi Morning - Vancouver, 20/03/2020 - COMMENTARY, Punjabi
Translated Summary: Harjinder Thind - The public wants Canada to be under lockdown. Various officials, including the prime minister and health officials, are delaying this decision. People are very upset with this delay. England also kept postponing its lockdown because of a lack of leadership; now when the situation has deteriorated, England is panicking. Leadership there failed to lead people in the right direction. What should not happen is that, because of a lack of leadership here in Canada as well, a lockdown is imposed only when thousands have already been hospitalized. People are aware, and when the virus initially spread, people on this show demanded that schools be shut down. Government officials did not pay heed to these demands. Now schools have had to be shut down indefinitely. Similarly, imposing a lockdown in the country is essential at this stage. British Columbia being located right at the border, it is imperative to shut down the province. This attitude of complacency and delay can end up costing a great deal. At least the provincial government should be convinced to do so. The callers on the show all agreed with the host. |