How are countries around the world navigating COVID restrictions at Christmas?
by The Associated Press and CityNews staff
Posted Dec 16, 2020 5:46 pm MDT
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 3:51 pm MDT
A shopper walks past a Christmas display on Montreal’s Saint-Catherine Street in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
CANADA
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Federal forecasts predict the outbreak’s death toll could hit nearly 15,000 come Christmas Day.
Provincial public-health officials are strongly discouraging people from gathering with anyone outside their household during the holidays. In most provinces, gatherings are being limited to members of a same household. In some cases, a cross-household gathering is permitted exclusively for people who live by themselves.
Italy has eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe.
The country where the continent s pandemic began and where it rages again today climbed to a total of 65,011 deaths on Monday, compared to Britain s 64,500.
Italy and Britain are followed by France (58,282), Spain (48,013) and Russia (46,846).
The virus has flared up in Italy s south, overwhelming Campania s medical infrastructure in scenes reminiscent of the carnage in Lombardy in March and April which terrified Europe.
Italy, where the continent s pandemic began and where it rages again today, climbed to a total of 65,011 deaths on Monday, compared to Britain s 64,500
Italy overtakes UK coronavirus toll after 484 more deaths reported eveningexpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningexpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ROME (AP) Italy on Sunday eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst official coronavirus death toll in Europe.
Italy, where the continent s pandemic began, registered 484 COVID-19 deaths in one day, one of its lowest one-day death counts in about a month.
Still, those latest deaths pushed Italy s official toll up to 64,520, while Britain s stood at 64,267, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Both numbers understate the true toll of the pandemic. Counting criteria differ in the two countries, and many coronavirus deaths, especially early in the pandemic, are believed to have gone undetected, including those of elderly people in nursing homes who were not tested for COVID-19.
ROME Italy on Sunday eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst official coronavirus death toll in Europe. Italy, where the continent s pandemic began, registered 484 COVID-19 deaths in one day, one of its lowest one-day death counts in about a month. Still, those latest deaths pushed Italy s official toll up to 64,520, while Britain s stood at 64,267, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Both numbers understate the true toll of the pandemic. Counting criteria differ in the two countries, and many coronavirus deaths, especially early in the pandemic, are believed to have gone undetected, including those of elderly people in nursing homes who were not tested for COVID-19.