Created: January 01, 2021 12:24 PM
The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has surpassed 20 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
That s nearly twice as many as the No. 2 country, India, and nearly one-quarter of the more than 83 million cases globally.
The U.S. continued to surpass other countries in COVID-19 cases as it reached 20 million at the start of the new year, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University.
COVID-19 deaths have also increased in the country, now totaling more than 346,000.
India and Brazil trail behind the U.S. in coronavirus cases at over 10 million and 7 million, respectively.
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A look at news events in April 2020:
1 – Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced a $71-billion price tag on the Liberal wage subsidy program for large and small businesses. That’s expected to offset the cost of emergency benefits for workers, and reduce spending on those benefits to $24 billion.
1 – Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs. She stated that governments around the globe have not been spending enough money on public-health preparedness. Hajdu said the federal government is working hard to procure scarce equipment at a time when governments around the world are doing the same thing.
A look at news events in July 2020:
01 – Canada, the U.S. and Mexico officially enacted the new North American free-trade deal, after months of gruelling negotiations and several setbacks.
01 – The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unusual celebration of Canada’s 153rd birthday, with backyard gatherings and digital events replacing large ceremonies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent part of the morning with his family harvesting broccoli at a farm operated by the Ottawa Food Bank.
02 – The Supreme Court of Canada announced the dismissal of a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court dismissed the appeal from the Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, the Ts’elxweyeqw Tribes and Coldwater Indian Band, effectively ending the years-long legal battle over the project.