Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

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Union leaders representing thousands of healthcare workers in Alberta have asked Prime Minister Jason Kenney to use the military and the Red Cross to support a health system they say is “right around the corner due to the rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.” our eyes collapse ”. .

“It is time to call in the military to help our overwhelmed hospitals,” said a letter to the prime minister issued on Saturday warning that hospitals “have run out of staff” to handle serious cases.

It was signed by the Presidents of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, United Nurses of Alberta, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and the Head of the Alberta Federation of Labor.

The letter notes that in April, military units were deployed to assist Ontario’s long-term care facilities. Also in April, the Canadian Armed Forces dispatched dozens of service workers to help out at COVID-19 test centers in Nova Scotia.

CLOCK | Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau discusses the COVID-19 situation in Alberta, Sask .:

“We are just seeing what the wrong decisions in Alberta and Saskatchewan have led to:” Trudeau

Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, warns Canadians not to vote for the “wrong decisions” and how that could affect how we end the pandemic. 0:39

Dr. James Talbot, a former chief medical health officer for Alberta and co-chair of Alberta’s Strategic COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, issued his own dire warnings last week.

“We are in a crisis, operations are being canceled … intensive care units are more than 50 percent above normal capacity,” he said.

As of Thursday, there were 911 people with COVID-19 in Alberta’s hospitals, including 215 in intensive care beds.

Between 18 and 20 seriously ill Albertans – most of them unvaccinated – are admitted to the intensive care unit every day, said Dr. Verna Yiu, President and CEO of Alberta Health Services.

Alberta Health Services has requisitioned beds in operating theaters, recovery rooms, and observation rooms to increase ICU capacity and is ready to move Albertans to Ontario for care if necessary.

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CLOCK | Doctor holds counter-demonstration against protesters targeting hospitals:

Doctor protests against protesters targeting hospitals

Dr. Raghu Venugopal, a Toronto emergency doctor, held a counter-protest against protesters targeting Toronto General Hospital against COVID-19 measures and vaccination regulations. He says the protests are “unacceptable” and “Un-Canadian” and the government needs to legislate against demonstrations outside hospitals. 6:54

What’s happening all over the world

As of Sunday, more than 228.4 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker. The reported global death toll was more than 4.6 million.

By doing Asia Pacific Region Prime Minister Daniel Andrews presented a roadmap for easing restrictions in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday. He said the state’s week-long lockdown will end once 70 percent of those 16 and older are fully vaccinated, regardless of whether there are new cases.

Victoria is expected to reach that vaccination limit on October 26, Andrews said.

By the weekend, almost 43 percent of people in the state and just over 46 percent of people nationwide had been fully vaccinated.

Australia reported 1,607 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, while the state of Victoria registered 507 new cases.

A police officer interacts with a man in a park in Sydney, Australia on Saturday after calling for a protest against the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images)

In AsiaOn Sunday tens of thousands of worshipers filled the old palace courtyard in the heart of the Nepalese capital to celebrate the festival of Indra Jatra.

The week-long Indra Jatra precedes other festivals in the predominantly Hindu nation for months.

Armed police guarded the alleys and streets that led to the main courtyard in the capital, Kathmandu. while volunteers sprayed disinfectants and distributed masks to the faithful.

People gather for the annual Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday. The festival, celebrated by Nepalese Hindus and Buddhists, marks the end of the monsoons and the beginning of autumn. It also celebrates the end of the rice growing season. (Niranjan Shrestha / The Associated Press)

Nepal has imposed several bans and other restrictions since the pandemic broke out. There are 784,000 confirmed cases with more than 11,000 deaths, according to the country’s health ministry. Only 19 percent of the population are fully vaccinated.

By doing America, US President Joe Biden is standing before the United Nations this week to campaign for the world to act urgently against the coronavirus, climate change and human rights abuses.

A COVID-19 virtual summit he is hosting on Wednesday will urge leaders to strengthen vaccine exchange commitments, address oxygen starvation around the world, and address other critical issues related to a pandemic deal.

In EuropePope Francis expressed his closeness to the victims of a flood in Mexico on Sunday that left at least 17 people dead in a hospital in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, most of whom were infected with COVID-19. The Pope addressed believers who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for his weekly Angelus prayer.

Flooded rooms and damaged beds and equipment were seen at the public hospital in Tula, Hidalgo state, Mexico on Sept. 7. Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly inundated the hospital, killing more than a dozen patients. (Marco Ugarte / The Associated Press)

Heavy rain caused Mexico’s Tula River to overflow its banks on September 7, and more than 40 other patients at the Tula City Public Hospital were evacuated by rescue workers. An initial assessment found that around 2,000 homes had flood damage, the Mexican government said in a statement.

Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad told local media that 15 or 16 of the 17 deaths were COVID-19 patients. The media said the deaths occurred when flooding caused by days of rain lost power in the hospital.