COVID-19 is now the deadliest disaster in Canadian history. The previous record holder, The Spanish

[applegrove]

COVID-19 is now the deadliest disaster in Canadian history.
The previous record holder, The Spanish Flu, killed approximately 50,000 people.

COVID-19 has killed 52,359 as of May 23, according to the Government of Canada.

#covid19 #covid #canada #history #histodon #histodons

Mastodon

Applegrove:

Thank you to the health authorities and health care workers who kept millions safe.

[rurallib]

1. If I remember my numbers right, Canada has about 1/10th of the population

of the US. So if you had emulated the US you may have lost about 120,000.

Vice-versa if we had emulated your practices we may have lost @520,000 rather than 1.2 million

just ruminating.

[applegrove]

2. So sad. I visited my Dad at a nursing home facility and the full gown

and mask, visor and gloves were so horrible and I was just wearing them for an hour. I swear healthcare workers should be given the Nobel Peace Prize for saving so many lives.

[rurallib]

3. amen to that

[Spazito]

4. Adding my thanks to the healthcare workers who were incredibly brave...

and caring. They all deserve a medal, imo.