Coronavirus: What’s taking place in Canada and around the globe on Sunday | CBC Information

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney introduced the launch of the province’s “Open for Summer season” vaccine lottery on Saturday. Three $1-million prizes shall be obtainable for Albertans aged 18 and over who’ve had not less than one dose.

In a video on Twitter, Kenney thanked Albertans who’ve already gotten not less than their first dose of vaccine for serving to the province overcome the spring spike of COVID-19 however famous demand for the vaccine has waned.

He mentioned the lottery will “pay for itself” if extra individuals are vaccinated, citing billions of {dollars} spent on health-care and help because of the pandemic over the previous 16 months. 

Alberta’s announcement follows a related transfer by Manitoba, which is doling out $1.9 million in money and scholarships to folks 12 and older who get a COVID-19 vaccine.

The share of Alberta residents aged 12 and older who’ve obtained not less than one vaccine dose stands at 69 per cent, simply shy of the 70 per cent mark set by the province to set off Stage 3 of its reopening plan.

In the meantime, Ontario introduced Saturday that the wait between the primary and second doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine might be shortened to eight weeks from 12 weeks.

The brand new coverage on AstraZeneca doses comes into impact on 8 a.m. ET on Monday. The entire new choices shall be supplied with the “knowledgeable consent” of a affected person, the Ontario authorities mentioned.

Canada’s Nationwide Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) just lately advisable {that a} shot of AstraZeneca might be adopted by an mRNA vaccine. In addition they discovered that dosing intervals between eight and 12 weeks are secure and exhibit a useful immune response, though an extended wait offers extra safety.

This comes because the nation’s vaccination drive plows steadily ahead, with 5.3 million mRNA vaccine doses set to reach this coming week. Moderna is predicted to ship 2.9 million doses, whereas Pfizer has promised to ship 2.4 million pictures.

What’s taking place throughout Canada

As of 9 a.m. ET on Sunday, Canada had reported 1,401,006 confirmed instances of COVID-19, with 17,599 thought-about energetic. A CBC Information tally of deaths stood at 25,914. Greater than 28.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered to date throughout the nation, in keeping with CBC’s vaccine tracker.

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In Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador moved all well being models again to Alert Stage 2 on Saturday because it registered six new infections.

New Brunswick recorded one other COVID-related dying and 7 new instances on Saturday, however inched nearer to its 75 per cent vaccination goal that may set off the primary part of reopening within the province.

Nova Scotia reported 10 new infections on Saturday, whereas Prince Edward Island didn’t report any new instances.

Quebec confirmed 182 new instances of COVID-19 and three new deaths on Saturday.

Ontario reported 502 new instances of COVID-19 and 15 further deaths on Saturday, a day after it eased restrictions round outside gatherings, patio eating and non-essential companies.

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Within the Prairies, Manitoba reported 294 new COVID-19 infections and 5 deaths on Saturday, Saskatchewan reported 106 new instances and one new dying, and Alberta registered 179 new instances and 4 extra deaths.

British Columbia doesn’t present up to date COVID-19 figures on the weekend, however Provincial Well being Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has mentioned the province is on observe to ease extra restrictions on Tuesday as deliberate.

Within the North, Nunavut was the one territory to report any new COVID-19 infections on Saturday because it recognized three new instances, together with two people related to Iqaluit’s Aqsarniit Center College.

What’s taking place around the globe

As of Sunday morning, the COVID-19 case monitoring device from Johns Hopkins College confirmed a complete of greater than 175.7 million instances reported worldwide.The worldwide dying toll stood at greater than 3.7 million.

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Within the Americas, the airline business’s restoration from the pandemic handed a milestone as greater than two million folks streamed by U.S. airport safety checkpoints on Friday for the primary time since early March 2020.

The two.03 million travellers introduced by Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) on Saturday have been solely 74 per cent of the quantity in comparison with the identical day in 2019. Nonetheless, it was 1.5 million extra travellers than the identical day final yr, in keeping with the TSA.

In Europe, the Russian capital recorded 7,704 new COVID-19 infections — a rise of greater than 1,000 from the day gone by’s tally — as Moscow heads into per week wherein many companies shall be closed below a mayoral order.

Within the Asia-Pacific area, a fleet of 60 drones has been deployed within the southern Chinese language metropolis of Guangzhou to encourage folks to take COVID-19 precautions amid a flare-up of the extra infectious delta variant of the virus, initially found in India.

The police-operated drones carry cameras and broadcast messages to folks venturing outdoor that they and others are finest protected by staying inside, whereas reminding these going out to put on masks.

South Korea will exempt some travellers who’ve obtained their COVID-19 vaccine pictures abroad from its obligatory two-week quarantine beginning July 1, well being authorities mentioned on Sunday. As of Could 5, the quarantine exemption was solely relevant to folks absolutely vaccinated in South Korea.

Within the Center East, about two-thirds of individuals eligible for inoculation in opposition to COVID-19 have now obtained two doses of the vaccine in Dubai, the vacationer and enterprise hub of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Well being Authority (DHA) mentioned.

In Africa, South African well being inspectors on Sunday mentioned they won’t launch Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that will have been contaminated throughout manufacturing at a U.S. plant.

The choice got here after the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) raised considerations over manufacturing practices on the Baltimore plant. The FDA findings would impression two million vaccines which can be awaiting launch at Aspen Pharmacare’s Gqeberha manufacturing website, performing well being minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane mentioned.