According to reports, Canada’s third wave of COVID-19 is “killing faster and younger”, and is fueled by new variants of the coronavirus.
According to an Insider Sunday report, the country’s third wave is affecting young people more severely than ever, and health experts believe it is because of strains emerging from COVID-19 mutations.
The rising tide is generating new blocks and restrictions on coronavirus across the country.
What are the details?
On Saturday, Canada surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and hard-hit areas like British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are implementing new restrictions to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus.
Dr. Theresa Tam, the country’s director of public health, recently announced a 64% increase in COVID-19 cases involving new variants of the coronavirus, 90% of which include variants B.1.1.7 and P1.
“Ontario, in particular, reported an influx of much younger patients in the ICU,” added the vehicle. “Nearly half of the ICU COVID-19 patients in the provinces are under the age of 60, officials announced this week.”
This week, Adalsteinn Brown, a senior scientific adviser to the Ontario government, announced that the variants are “killing faster and younger.”
“It is spreading much faster than before and we cannot vaccinate quickly enough to break this third wave,” said Brown.
Ontario, according to Insider, has enacted a one-month “emergency brake” in response to rising infections.
“The new restrictions will close gyms, in-house restaurants and personal hygiene services,” said the channel.
In turn, Quebec has implemented a blockade in at least three cities and closed all non-essential schools and businesses, and British Columbia has temporarily banned indoor meals, religious services and more.
Dr. Kashif Pirzada, an emergency services physician in Toronto, told CNN that the spread is alarming.
“It is spreading quickly and much faster than in the last two waves,” explained Pirzada. “The people who fill the ICU are now in their 30s, 40s and 50s.”
What else?
According to a Sunday report by CBC News, the federal government administered 6 million COVID-19 vaccines at the time of this report.
Purchasing Minister Anita Ananda told CBC on Friday: “We expect millions and millions more doses in the coming weeks and months”, and said that at least 44 million doses of vaccine should arrive by the end of June. .
In comparison, the agency reported, the United States administered at least 161,688,422 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday morning.