10 COVID-19 deaths, dozens of cases at South Terrace long-term care facility in Edmonton

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The EU has urged Sri Lanka to continue reducing the use of the PTA, and to undertake further practical and administrative steps to release on bail those detained under the PTA without charges.The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8th February 2022 in Brussels.During the meeting, Sri Lanka reiterated its objective to achieve measurable, tangible, and verifiable results on the ground in meeting its commitments.In this context, the EU welcomed the submission by the Government of Sri Lanka of amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A juror in the Scott Peterson trial has been offered immunity before testifying at a hearing that could determine whether a new trial is granted, authorities said.Richelle Nice was Juror 7 in the trial that ended with Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son. However, Peterson's attorney said Nice was guilty of juror misconduct because she failed to reveal during the jury selection that she had been beaten by a boyfriend while she was pregnant. He said Peterson deserves a new trial.The offer to Nice will come before she testifies at a Feb.

Convicted rapist and murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching coronavirus in prison with reports suggesting he is "suffering badly".

Train services are set to increase again as ScotRail recovers from staff shortages following a Covid surge over the festive period.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill February 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. McConnell told reporters he disagrees with fo WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is going against the Republican National Committee calling the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemanth Herath has slammed the organizing of mass gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 spread in the island.‘This is not something that needs to be said over again.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

First nasal spray for covid-19 treatment in India: For the treatment of adult patients suffering from Covid-19, pharma company Glenmark has launched Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (FabiSpray) in India. The nasal spray was launched by the pharma company in partnership with SaNOtize. "Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated reduction of viral load of 94 per cent in 24 hours and 99 per cent in 48 hours. Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was safe and well-tolerated in COVID-19 patients. Glenmark to market NONS under the brand name FabiSpray," the company said in a statement.

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ladies tights such as pantyhose on your face could reduce the risk of getting Covid, more so than masks.A major risk identified with commonly worn face masks is that they do not fit tightly enough to block viral particles from being inhaled or exhaled significantly.Cambridge University researchers have tested seven hacks to improve the fit of masks.Their new study outlined DIY hacks people have used to make masks fit better, including using rubber bands or tape.They found the most effective tactic was to wrap pantyhose around the bottom half of the face or on top of a mask.Researchers have said that this could reduce the number of viral particles by up to seven times more than a loose mask on its own by sealing the gaps around the nose and mouth.They raised that the social and physical impact of wearing tights on your face in public was "unlikely to be tolerated for an extended period of time".Tight-fitting medical masks are great at blocking out the virus, but many describe them as uncomfortable.The study raised that the most common surgical or cloth masks are far less resistant to Covid.Cambridge researchers recruited four volunteers to try seven different mask hacks - the study looked at both surgical and KN95 masks.Other methods included tying the ear bands to make the masks fit more tightly or stuffing the gaps with bandages.Participants did seven minutes of various exercises designed to mimic real-world interactions such as talking, smiling, nodding and eating.The researchers measured how well the masks fit by monitoring the filtration efficiency and calculating a 'fit factor' score.Pantyhose and cloth tape were most effective, increasing the fit factor by 27.7 and 14.7.Surgical masks performed better if worn in

Epik High frontman Tablo has tested positive for COVID-19.OURS, Epik High’s management agency, confirmed the news through a press statement released earlier today (February 9).“Tablo experienced minor symptoms on February 3 and underwent PCR testing, and his results came back negative the next day (January 4),” the agency said, as translated by Soompi. “However, he voluntarily got tested again on February 8, and his results came back positive this morning.”The statement also noted that the rest of Epik High and staff members who were recently in contact with Tablo underwent rapid antigen testing following the hip-hop artist’s diagnosis.

New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament today, as demonstrators camped inside the Wellington legislature's grounds vowed to stay "as long as it takes".

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province’s public health restrictions will now be lifting, while a blockade of protesters demanding an end to mandates resumes at the U.S.-Canada border crossing near Coutts. Heather Yourex-West looks at the province’s plan, and whether it will be enough to satiate demonstrators.

Director Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker joins Global News’ Linda Olsen to discuss how she is using her experiences growing up Black in Calgary and how that has inspired her art.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to press hard on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. But Quebec Liberal MP Joël Lightbound is challenging his own government’s strategy, demanding Trudeau to stop driving up divisions and deliver a roadmap to end public health mandates.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers are on strike for the third consecutive day, citing several demands.The trade unions demand that the authorities eliminate existing salary disparities in the sector just as they eliminated the teacher and principal salary anomalies.Health workers across Sri Lanka including nurses, and Public Health Inspectors are on strike citing multiple demands.They resorted to the indefinite trade union action from Monday (7).As a result of the strike activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District Hospitals, and 293 MOH Officers came to a complete standstill.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Domino’s Pizza in North Philadelphia. According to police, the robbery took place on Monday around 1:00 a.m. at the location on 2628 N.

Dickens pub.On Facebook, Chris Hewitt said the curfew isn’t enough to get the COVID-19 cases under control in Alberta so he is closing temporarily for two to three weeks.“Rather than waiting — we are four figures a day for new cases — and I thought maybe we should do something ourselves and take a break,” Hewitt said. Further COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings announced across much of Alberta He said while the health regulations will be adhered up to that 11 o’clock order to close, there’s nothing stopping those people from leaving the pub to the nearest house party.“People are already going out to house parties.

COVID-19 cases were announced on Saturday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney also said amateur singing, dancing and theatre groups also have to take a two-week break.Virologist says Albertans should avoid all in-person socializing as COVID-19 cases riseSampson said he spoke to University of Calgary epidemiologists who have told him it would take 28 days to bend the curve of the spread of the virus. Sampson suggests even suspending in-person classes for students across the province if necessary.“Let’s do it and get the numbers down and then we can kick back into gear,” he said.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The RCMP noted several of the mandatory measures including having to quarantine for at least 14 days if coming into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for the coronavirus and limiting indoor and outdoor gathers to a maximum of 15 people.“Please obey these orders, and let’s do our best to keep each other and the community as safe as possible,” the RCMP statement read.The RCMP statement also encouraged anyone who suspects another community member of not isolating or quarantining to contact Alberta Health.On Saturday, the province reported 1,026 new COVID-19 cases which is the highest single day total in Alberta since the start of the pandemic.

The Roy Green Show, Kenney said the province has been focused on “education and personal responsibility” when it comes to managing the pandemic, but recent spiking numbers are concerning.“Alberta really has a culture of what I call responsible freedom,” Kenney said. “We managed to get through the first seven or eight months of the COVID period with lower levels of infections, hospitalizations and COVID deaths than the other large provinces.“I’m glad we’ve taken that approach.

records record-high cases of COVID-19, one health expert is urging caution against recommendations from the province that suggest opting for in-person dining over at-home gatherings.Virologist Jason Kindrachuk says reducing the spread of COVID-19 depends on whether safety measures are put in place and followed, regardless of whether you’re at home or at a restaurant.“The virus does not care whether we are six feet across from one another or we’re ten feet across from one another,” University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk said Saturday.“If there is the opportunity for it to spread from person to the next, it will.“People should be reducing any social contacts they have whatsoever, whether that is in their homes, whether it’s at a

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Indoor group fitness classes and team sports will be prohibited for two weeks from Nov. 13-27, Kenney said.

novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period Saturday afternoon with 1,026 new cases in the province along with an additional three deaths.Currently there are 256 people in the hospital, with 54 of those in intensive care. Coronavirus: Alberta is ‘past personal responsibility,’ needs strict measures, sociologist says Two of the deaths reported Saturday were in the Edmonton zone: a man in his 50s and a man in his 70s.The third death was a man in his 60s from the Calgary Zone.

Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave dead at 25 “My 25-year-old husband died alone,” Emily Cave wrote in a story on Thursday.“I have no clue what his last breath was like. I have yet to be able to have yet to have a funeral because of this global pandemic.”“So for goodness sake, wear a mask.

10 deaths, dozens of COVID-19 cases at South Terrace long-term care facility in Edmonton It’s one of 13 long-term care facilities and 11 supportive living locations in the AHS Edmonton Zone with a declared outbreak.On Thursday, when the province announced new restrictions, there were no new measures for seniors’ facilities.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Wright doesn’t “think it’s a wall that we need around long-term care.”Instead, she wants more to be done to manage overall community spread.“That’s something that our government has not been able to provide for us.” Alberta confirms 907 additional COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths on Friday In a statement, Tom McMillan, an assistant director of

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We’re shattered, as is everybody. We’re exhausted and we wish this darn thing would go away.” Hospital beds versus staff: Is COVID-19 overwhelming the human side of Alberta’s health system? In an interview with Global Edmonton news anchor Gord Steinke, Brindley said he and his staff will continue to battle the virus, but added public health measures are having a big impact on ICU staffing.“There is a profound knock-on effect because if somebody is exposed, then other people who are working around them have to go off work until they’re tested.

novel coronavirus was confirmed in Edmonton on Friday along with an additional five deaths.Currently there are 240 people in the hospital, with 54 of those in the ICU. Coronavirus: Alberta is ‘past personal responsibility,’ needs strict measures, sociologist says Four of the five deaths reported Friday were in the Edmonton zone.

Alberta Health Services said Friday that 1,205 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 124,055 total employees with AHS, Alberta Precision Laboratories and Covenant Health.That means about one per cent of the entire workforce has had the virus.“The majority have since recovered,” AHS spokesperson James Wood told Global News in an email.

City of Calgary is hosting a news conference on Friday morning to respond to new targeted public health measures announced by the provincial government on Thursday.The new restrictions, which go into effect on Nov. 13, are the province’s latest attempt to bring spiking COVID-19 cases under control.It means indoor group fitness classes and team sports in the Calgary area will be prohibited for two weeks from Nov.

New restrictions announced for Alberta as 860 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths reported Thursday Boutique and smaller studios are also having to close their doors for 14 days.One Alberta spin studio says it’s logged close to 35,000 visits since the re-open and has had no outbreaks. Grady Topak of YYC/YEG Cycle said its studios will comply but wonder what kind of difference it will make.“We were a little bit in shock when we heard what the plan was going to be given the track record and what we’ve experienced as business owners,” Topak said.Larger gyms are allowed to remain open but there are new limitations.

Hospital beds versus staff: Is COVID-19 overwhelming the human side of Alberta’s health system? In just under two weeks, Alberta’s data has shown a 40 per cent increase to hospitalizations, a 61 per cent increase in patients who have had to be admitted to the ICU and Alberta’s ICU capacity is at 66 per cent.But that’s not the only concern Gibney has.

COVID-19 are being discussed in Alberta, sources have confirmed to Global News.Sources said high level meetings took place Wednesday, and are continuing Thursday. Proposed restrictions are expected to affect recreational sports, dance and fitness classes.

COVID-19 situation remained serious Wednesday, with the province reporting 672 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the number of people in hospital with the virus to 217, 46 of whom were in intensive care units. 713 new cases of COVID-19, 7 deaths reported in Alberta Tuesday Seven additional deaths were reported Wednesday. Four of the fatalities were linked to COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals or long-term care homes.A man in his 90s linked to the outbreak at Mayerthorpe Extendicare in the North zone has died, as did a man in his 70s connected to the outbreak at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton.

COVID-19 restrictions are required but said it’s difficult for any one city to make rule changes that would be effective.

COVID-19 situation in the province.The update, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., comes after a record-high weekend of cases reported in Alberta.On Saturday, there were 919 new COVID-19 cases announced, which was the highest number reported in one day in Alberta since the pandemic began. Sunday saw an additional 727 cases reported, bringing the weekend total to 1,646.Over the weekend, 11 people died, all of whom were seniors in either hospitals or continuing care centres in the province.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Alberta, with 727 additional cases identified Sunday as well as six additional deaths.The six deaths reported Sunday were seniors either in hospital or in continuing care centres.Four were in the Edmonton zone: a woman in her 90s at the University of Alberta Hospital outbreak as well as three women — one in her 70s and two in their 90s — at the Edmonton General Care Centre.Two were in Calgary zone — a man and a woman, both in their 80s, at the Agecare Skypoint in Calgary zone.The COVID-19 death toll in the province has now reached 363.This weekend saw record-high case numbers reported in Alberta: on Saturday, there were 919 new cases, which was the highest number reported in one day since the pandemic

asked Albertans to voluntarily stop hosting social gatherings at home, the province has added another 919 new cases of COVID-19.There have also been another five people in the province who have lost their lives, all of whom were seniors either in hospital or living in continuing care.A man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s, both related to the outbreak at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, have died.At the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, which is also facing an outbreak, a woman in her 80s died.A woman in her 100s at the outbreak at Mount Royal Revera continuing care in Calgary zone passed away.The fifth reported death was a man in his 90s in the North zone at the Extendicare Mayerthorpe centre.That brings the total

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, updates the COVID-19 data for the province on Nov. 6, 2020. While Hinshaw said there were eight deaths, Alberta Health later clarified there were nine deaths reported over two days.

COVID-19 situation in the province on Friday afternoon.The news conference will take place at 3:30 p.m. and will be streamed live in this story.While it’s not known what Premier Jason Kenney and Dr.

1 case of rare swine flu variant confirmed in central Alberta, first of its kind in Canada Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has said the variant Influenza A H1N2 case was detected in mid-October after a patient showed up with flu-like symptoms in an emergency department.Hinshaw said it appears to be an isolated case.Saxinger says that the province’s preliminary investigation has been ongoing for weeks and it hasn’t found any evidence of spread.“It’s likely to be just an oddity that doesn’t mean anything,” she said in an interview Thursday.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Alberta, so too does the number of cases that have an unknown source of exposure — meaning officials can’t pinpoint where the person came in contact with the novel coronavirus.From Oct. 27 to Nov.

Union wants better protections, pandemic pay reinstated for Alberta meat plant, grocery store workers Elsewhere across the province, there were 224 active cases in the Central zone, 333 in the South zone and 400 active cases reported in the North zone.

Alberta Health statistics show two-thirds of Alberta’s recent new COVID-19 cases are coming from unknown spread, however Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains those daily numbers are for new lab-confirmed cases that have not necessarily gone through the contact tracing process yet.