According to reports, Canada’s third COVID-19 wave “kills faster and younger,” and is fueled by new coronavirus variants.
According to an Insider report on Sunday, the country’s third wave is affecting young people more severely than ever and health experts believe it is due to emerging strains of COVID-19 mutations.
The rising wave is causing new coronavirus blockages and restrictions across the country.
What are the details?
On Saturday, Canada surpassed one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and affected areas such as British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are applying new restrictions to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus.
Dr. Theresa Tam, the country’s head of public health, recently announced a 64% increase in COVID-19 cases related to new coronavirus variants, 90% of which include variants B.1.1.7 and P1.
“Ontario, in particular, has reported an influx of much younger patients into ICUs,” the center added. “Nearly half of the patients with COVID-19 ICU in the provinces are under 60, officials announced this week.”
This week, Adalsteinn Brown, senior scientific advisor to the Ontario government, announced that the variants “die faster and are younger.”
“It’s spreading much faster than before and we can’t vaccinate fast enough to break that third wave,” Brown revealed.
Ontario, according to Insider, has enacted an “emergency brake” for a month in response to the growing infection.
“The new restrictions will close gyms, indoor dining halls and personal care services,” the center reported.
For its part, Quebec implemented a closure in at least three cities and closed all non-essential schools and businesses, and British Columbia temporarily banned indoor dining, church services and more.
Dr. Kashif Pirzada, a Toronto emergency services doctor, told CNN the spread is not at all alarming.
“It’s spreading fast and it’s much faster than in the last two waves,” Pirzada explained. “People filling the ICU right now are between 30, 40 and 50 years old.”
What else?
According to a Sunday report by CBC News, the federal government administered 6 million COVID-19 vaccines at the time of submission of this report.
Recruitment Minister Anita Ananda told CBC on Friday: “We expect millions and millions more doses over the next few weeks and months” and said at least 44 million doses of vaccine are expected to arrive by the end of the month. June.
In comparison, according to the media, the United States administered at least 161,688,422 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of Saturday morning.