Coronavirus: What’s Happening in Canada and Around the World Tuesday

“We are turning the dials slowly, but things are going a lot better today,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, as she made the announcement in Victoria with Premier John Horgan.

Step 3 means British Columbians can host personal meetings indoors with no limit on the number of participants. Large events such as weddings will also be permitted, with a maximum of 50 guests or 50% of the venue capacity, whichever is greater.

Recreational travel to Canada will be permitted and children will be able to spend sleepovers.

Masks will still be recommended but will no longer be mandatory.

“It’s really important for us to give this agency back to people. And you wear a mask based on your own risk and based on being immune and protected, where you protect others by being immune as well,” said Henry.

The doctor urged people to “be compassionate and understand” if others continue to take precautions such as wearing masks.

As for all unvaccinated visitors coming to British Columbia, Henry said, “Our advice to them is not to come unless they are vaccinated.”

Horgan said the announcement paves the way for British Columbians to once again enjoy the “full flavor… and the bounty” of life in their province.

“We can go cheer on our kids at the football game, in the arena, in the gymnasium. We can go to a friend’s house for dinner. We can plan this wedding. We can go to the theater. We can go to a concert,” he said. he declared.

“We can re-engage in what makes life so important. It’s the interaction of people together.”

More than 78 percent of adults in British Columbia have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 30 percent have been fully immunized. The province recorded 29 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, while its seven-day average fell to 60.9 – its lowest point since August.

-From CBC News and The Canadian Press, last updated 6:05 p.m. ET

What’s happening across Canada

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As of 6:07 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Canada had reported 1,414,707 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 7,460 considered active. A CBC News death tally stood at 26,273. More than 36.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date across the country, according to The CBC Vaccine Tracker.

In the Prairies Tuesday, Saskatchewan officials said there were 52 new cases of COVID-19 and two more people had died.

Manitoba reported 61 new cases COVID-19 and no additional deaths. The provincial government has selected 25 community groups and businesses receive grants for projects that could help increase immunization rates.

In Alberta, Dr Deena Hinshaw reported 61 new cases and four more deaths from COVID-19, as she delivered what should be his last regular briefing on the pandemic.

In Atlantic Canada on Tuesday, officials from Newfoundland and Labrador said there were no new cases on Tuesday.

Prince Edward Island reported a new case of COVID-19. The new case is the only active infection reported in the province.

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New Scotland also reported a new case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. Premier Iain Rankin and top doctor Robert Strang are expected to provide a update on COVID-19 in the province later today.

New Brunswick, meanwhile, reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

In Quebec, where COVID-19 restrictions were further relaxed on Monday, health officials reported on Tuesday 71 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths.

Ontario Tuesday reported 299 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 more deaths.

In a statement, a provincial spokesperson said that due to a “data review and cleansing,” Tuesday’s figures include “90 cases from 2020 that have been included in Toronto’s case tally. “.

“In addition, 19 deaths from the previous months were also included,” the statement said.

In the North, no new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nunavut Tuesday. Health officials in the Northwest Territories and Yukon have not yet provided updates for the day. However, Yukon health officials have reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, with the majority in Whitehorse.

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-From CBC News and The Canadian Press, last updated 6:00 p.m. ET

What is happening in the world

As of early afternoon as of Tuesday, more than 181.5 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, according to a coronavirus tracking tool maintained by the American Johns Hopkins University. The death toll worldwide was over 3.9 million.

In the Americas, some COVID-19 patients in the United States are turned away from an overwhelmed southwestern Missouri hospital amid a surge in cases, while others are taken to less stressed hospitals hundreds of miles away. The Springfield News-Leaders quotes CoxHealth Chairman Steve Edwards as saying Tuesday that Springfield Cox Hospital was in “COVID diversion” as the delta variant of the coronavirus gains momentum in the region, where many large sections of residents are not vaccinated.

In the Asia Pacific region, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extended restrictions on travel and business in the capital and neighboring provinces until mid-July and maintained tighter restrictions in central and southern regions, said Tuesday a manager.

Oxygen price in indonesia capital had more than doubled and some suppliers reported shortages on Tuesday after an increase in COVID-19 cases prompted the Red Cross to warn of a coronavirus “disaster” in Asia’s largest country. South East. Indonesia, which like many other countries struggles with the most transmissible delta variant, has announced a daily record of COVID-19 infections of more than 20,000 in recent days.

As hospitals filled up in the capital Jakarta and patients turned back, some people sought oxygen for infected family members at home. The price of an oxygen tank jumped to US $ 140 from the usual US $ 50, the suppliers said.

In Europe, Russian authorities on Tuesday reported 652 new deaths from the coronavirus – the highest daily tally in the pandemic. The new record comes as Russia struggles to cope with rising infections and deaths and low vaccine uptake. Although Russia was among the first countries to announce and deploy a vaccine against the coronavirus, only around 14% of the population received at least one injection.

The French government is urging all nursing home staff across the country to get vaccinated. It is sending more doses of the vaccine to an area in the southwest where the delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly.

COVID-19 infections in Africa will likely surpass previous peaks within days, underscoring an urgent need to speed up vaccine supply and funding for the region, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

Tanzania will spend US $ 470 million to purchase vaccines and support economic sectors hard hit by the coronavirus, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said.

In the Middle East, Abu Dhabi, the oil capital of the United Arab Emirates, has announced that a wide range of public places will soon be accessible only to people vaccinated against the coronavirus in an effort to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

The UAE government said on Monday that from August 20, authorities will begin restricting access to shopping malls, restaurants, cafes, sporting activities, museums, gymnasiums, schools and universities. The unvaccinated will effectively be banned from entering any business in the city, except supermarkets and pharmacies.

Abu Dhabi already has a “green pass” system in place that limits public access to those who have received the vaccine or may present a negative virus test.

It comes as the country is increasingly betting its economic reopening on its rapid vaccination campaign. The government says at least 93% of Abu Dhabi’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

-From The Associated Press and Reuters, last updated 6:00 p.m. ET

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