Premier @jjhorgan is about to speak to officially kick off a snap pandemic #bcpoli
Here we go. Premier @jjhorgan begins his snap election address talking about his riding noting he is speaking not far from his home. Says people in #Langford are like other British Columbians who are worried about not having a stable government....
Premier @jjhorgan makes it officially official it is a snap #bcpoli election. He says he “struggled mightily” with this decision.
He is trying to tie the #COVID19 pandemic to the need for a stable government and “the needs of all British Columbians.” #bcpoli
Premier @jjhorgan says he is proud of his government’s work with @BCGreens and all they were able to accomplish - Shane’s inside voice says - and now it is time to steamroll them in an election. #bcpoli
Premier @jjhorgan admits a #COVID19 pandemic election is will be challenging but he believes it can be done safely. Horgan taking questions now.. #bcpoli
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#Denmark’s @Statsmin (PM) Mette Frederiksen is beginning a press conference about a mutation of the #coronavirus found in farmed mink leading to culling every mink in Denmark and severe restrictions for seven North Jutland municipalities
#Denmark’s @Statsmin (PM) Mette Frederiksen says the restrictions limiting movement in seven municipalities and the culling of all farmed mink means tough times for families and the industry as a whole. #COVID19
#Denmark’s @Statsmin (PM) Mette Frederiksen says the restrictions in the seven North #Jutland will stay in place until Dec 3rd. People will not be allowed to travel outside their municipality. Restaurants, sporting activities, and cultural events all shut down. #COVID19
Add #Estonia to the “no unnecessary travel” list from #Denmark Foreign Affairs due to #COVID19 infection rates. Estonia also mandates a 10 day quarantine for anyone traveling there from #Denmark.
#Denmark is reporting 1,223 #COVID19 infections, its 2nd highest daily tally to date, and four #coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. #COVID hospitalizations (182) are down (-2) ICU (24) and ventilator numbers (17) are unchanged. 65,062 corona tests administered yesterday.
#Finland has registered 189 #COVID19 infections and two more #coronavirus deaths since yesterday’s update. Finland does not update hospital stats on Thursdays.
Final #coronavirus numbers for Nov 4th. #COVID19 claimed 9,067 lives around the world yesterday. That is the highest daily global virus death toll ever in the pandemic. The world also added 571,314 new #COVID infections the 2nd highest daily number of infections yet.
Yesterday the #USA shattered its previous record high number of daily #COVID19 infections with 108,389, the 2nd time ever the U.S. exceeded 100,000 daily #coronavirus infections and it remains the only country in the world ever to do so. #Trump
While #COVID19 infections skyrocket in the #USA daily #coronavirus deaths are also increasing with another 1,201 Americans losing their lives to the #coronavirus yesterday. Also look at the #COVID surge in both #Texas and #Wisconsin.
#Denmark is reporting 936 #COVID19 infections & 1 #coronavirus death in the last 24 hours. Total to date #COVID infections now exceed 50,000. Hospital numbers (184) are up (+15) ICU (24) is also up (+2) and ventilator numbers (17) are up a well (+3). 54,876 tests done yesterday
#Sweden has added 3,198 #COVID19 infections and suffered another 28 #coronavirus deaths since yesterday’s update.
#Finland has registered 293 new #COVID19 infections and two #coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. The number if #COVID infected people in Finnish hospitals (65) is down (-5) while ICU numbers (15) are up (+2) since Monday when hospital stats were last updated.
Final #coronavirus numbers for Nov 3rd. The world added 484,509 #COVID19 infections while 8,201 #coronavirus deaths were reported worldwide, which is the 3rd highest number of daily global #COVID deaths of any day yet.
While we await a result in #Elections2020 the #USA has recorded its 2nd highest number of #COVID19 infections yet yesterday while another 1,199 Americans lost their lives to the #coronavirus. #Trump
In #Europe new #COVID19 infections in #France declined from the previous two days with 36,330 but deaths may have increased albeit there is a disparity between @Worldometers and French Gov #COVID deaths 854 to 430.