Updated on April 1, 2021 at 1:10 pm
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March 2021. A whole year into the coronavirus pandemic and the virus still impacted so many parts of our lives. In San Diego County, March 2021 brought the return of the red tier and more vaccination sites. Here s a look back at what happened in San Diego County this month as the pandemic continued.
COVID-19 Patients in San Diego County
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San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials have reported
268,627
14 reported in past 7 days
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Mayor implores Telstra to participate in a Bilpin community meeting
The Mayor of Hawkesbury, Councillor Patrick Conolly has contacted Telstra to ask the telecommunications provider to engage with Council and the Bilpin community on vital telecommunications that are currently not being provided in Bilpin.
“We are asking Telstra to meet with our community members and Council to discuss how the telecommunications network can be made more effective and resilient,” Mayor Conolly said.
“Whilst we are also seeking Telstra’s assistance and commitment towards maintaining and enhancing the current telecommunications network, a community meeting about the issue of failing telecommunications during emergencies, and regularly poor, unreliable service any other day, is imperative for our community.
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Digital ship clearance project seeks pilot port IMO-Singapore project will create a Maritime Single Window ship clearance system in a pilot port, with a view to supporting more ports in future.
”Increased digitalization supports greater efficiency which benefits the ship, the port and wider supply chain,” said Kitack Lim, IMO’s Secretary-General.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to take part in a pilot project to establish an efficient digitalized system for electronic exchange of information in ports for ship clearance.
The “Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project” will develop a system in a pilot port to allow electronic submission, through one single portal, of all information required by various Government agencies when a ship calls at a port. This concept is known as the Maritime Single Wi
People with hearing impairments have been substantially affected by the impact of social isolation
Cancellation of medical appointments, the use of face masks and the limitation in the use of technology due to hearing loss are thought to all be important factors
Around 70 per cent of people over the age of 70 have hearing loss according to the World Health Organisation
People with hearing difficulties experienced heightened self-reported depression, loneliness, and memory problems during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to an online survey of the over 70s.
The study, published in the International Journal of Audiology, was carried out by experts at the University of Sheffield, The University of Manchester andLancaster University.