Today we are reporting 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation. There are no new cases in the community, nor any linked to the Auckland February cluster.

Auckland February cases contact tracing update Other than the known cases which have been reported, all close contacts associated with the cases households, school and travel group to New Plymouth have returned negative results.

Contact tracing has identified a total of 128 close contacts associated with all cases in this cluster, aside from the positive cases which have previously been reported.

Of these, 120 of the close contacts have returned a negative test result. We are awaiting test results for eight people. Seven of these people are from the medical clinic and relate to Case C,

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UK detects six cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant

coronavirus variant have been detected in the UK, including one in an unidentified individual, Public Health England said, warning the mutation may be more resistant to vaccines.Two cases in England are from the same household in Gloucestershire with a history of travel to Brazil, while another three have been detected in Scotland, PHE said on Sunday in an emailed statement. Authorities are trying to discover the identity of a third English case who failed to complete their test registration card, making follow-up details unavailable.Also Read | Assam shakes up the micro loans universe“The P.1 variant has been designated ‘of concern’ as it shares some important mutations with the variant first identified in South Africa," PHE said.

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All school children in UK to get free Covid-19 test kits

children in school will be provided with free coronavirus home test kits as part of plans for schools to reopen beginning on March 8.Free, twice-weekly tests will be provided to children's households regardless of whether anyone has symptoms, officials said Sunday.

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Covid vaccines for over-40s 'to begin this month' as more than 20 million receive jab

Vaccines for people aged in their 40s in the UK will begin this month, reports have claimed.

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DWTS pro Witney Carson reveals she had COVID-19 when she gave birth to son Leo in January

Dancing With The Stars' Witney Carson had COVID-19 when she gave birth to son Leo at the beginning of January.The professional dancer, 27, revealed she contracted coronavirus earlier this year while doing a Q&A on her Instagram Story on Saturday.'So I've debated sharing this or not… but yes we did have Covid when Leo was born,' Carson replied to a fan.

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Trudeau faces more scrutiny over slow vaccine rollout

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing even more scrutiny after he appeared on a U.S. political talk show and conceded Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been slow.

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Navigating a tax season complicated by COVID-19

Millions of Canadians have received financial benefits since last year because of the ongoing pandemic. As Mike Le Couteur explains, COVID-19 has made tax season more complicated than ever before.

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Alcohol sales boom as Canadians cope with COVID-19

The pandemic has boosted the business of booze, as more Canadians turn to alcohol to cope with rising levels of depression, loneliness, and anxiety. As Katelyn Wilson reports, the pandemic has fuelled an increase in alcohol abuse.

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CDC signs off on Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for individuals ages 18 and older in the United States.The 12-0 vote, with one recusal for a potential conflict of interest, comes following an official emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday.

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Philadelphia to receive 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine in coming days

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is expected to receive 13,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson and Johnson single-shot coronavirus vaccine, FOX 29's Chris O'Connell has learned. The initial shipment will arrive in the coming days as Philadelphia prepares to open its federally-supported mass vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday.Unlike its counterparts from Pfizer and Moderna, the Johnson and Johnson vaccine only requires one dose to provide significant protection against COVID-19 and can be stored in refrigerated temperatures for up to three months.MORE: Delaware expecting 8,000 doses of newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next weekShortly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an

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Philadelphia to get 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine in coming days

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Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship

BRADENTON, Fla. – PGA champion Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake and played a steady hand on a Concession golf course known for calamity, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the Workday Championship.

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Budget 2021: Fears rising Rishi Sunak will betray people struggling in Covid crisis

After a year of sacrifice by workers and families in the Covid battle, many now face the prospect of being betrayed by Rishi Sunak’s plans to restore the battered economy.

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Hundreds turned away from beach beauty spot as police hand out 20 Covid fines

Hundreds of cars were told to turn around when they arrived at a beach today while police gave out 20 Covid-related fines.

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Spring games begin with fans, new faces, moment for Mancini

Nolan Arenado in his new Cardinal red, Mookie Betts back in Dodger blue. October breakout star Randy Arozarena with a hit in his first February at-bat, Buster Posey returning from an opt-out year.

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Alberta physicians continue to warn against further reopening as active COVID-19 cases rise Sunday

COVID-19 and three deaths Sunday, some physicians in the province say they remain concerned about a potentially premature approval of the Stage 2 reopening plan.“What we’ve seen happen with cases right now is that they’ve stopped decreasing and they’ve actually started to increase again, including variant cases,” said Dr. Tehseen Ladha, a University of Alberta professor and pediatrician, “which is really quite scary, knowing that the variant is so much more infectious than the regular COVID strain that we’ve been dealing with for the past year.”The number of variant cases in the province has been on the rise.

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Vancouver gender reveal party host fined $2,300 for breaking COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions against social gatherings on Saturday.Vancouver police say they were called to the condo near Robson and Hamilton streets, where officers found 17 people inside the unit. Father-to-be killed by gender-reveal explosive device Police shut the party down and issued a ticket to the host under the COVID Related Measures Act.“It shows terrible judgement and consideration for the community,” VPD Sgt.

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Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine Approved in U.S. - Here's What You Need to Know!

A third coronavirus vaccine is now approved for emergency use in the United States.

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Inside Covid intensive care unit with patients so weak they 'can't even move fingers'

A Covid intensive care unit with patients so weak they "can't even move their fingers" has opened its doors to the horror of the frontline against the disease.

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Brewing for a good cause: new Nova Scotia craft beer creations support local community

New, silver Mint coin commemorates history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia Meanwhile, Schoolhouse Brewery in Windsor, N.S., has begun creating a series of brews to support local community organizations. The first is dubbed the Community Stout and 100 per cent of proceeds will be going to the Matthew 25/Windsor Food Bank.Cameron Hartley, who is with the brewery, says they know firsthand about the financial toll of the pandemic.

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P.E.I. urges residents in their 20s to get tested for COVID-19 amid uptick in cases

Prince Edward Island becomes last province to detect U.K. COVID-19 variant P.E.I.

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CDC advisors recommend J&J COVID-19 vaccine

An outside vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today voted to recommend the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after discussing study findings and policy and clinical considerations.

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R. Kelly 'gets both doses of Covid vaccine' in jail awaiting trial on child sex abuse charges

R. Kelly has allegedly had both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine while he is in jail awaiting trial.

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Brazil Covid variant in UK: Where was it found, is it deadlier and do vaccines work?

The UK's first cases of the Brazil variant of coronavirus have been detected, with up to six people infected with the mutant strain.

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Former FDA commissioner says people ‘should be confident’ in taking Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

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Woman shares Covid symptoms after testing positive for E484K Liverpool mutation

A woman who tested positive for a new variant of coronavirus has shared her symptoms.

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COVID-19: Outbreak up to 23 cases at Peterborough student residence

COVID-19 outbreak was declared Saturday at a student residence in Peterborough.Peterborough Public Health held a news conference on Sunday afternoon to provide more details on the outbreak declared at Severn Court student residence in the city’s west end. Universities in Ontario seek government support in face of $500M shortfall due to COVID-19 The 555 Wilfred Drive residence court consists of six buildings and is home to approximately 200 students from both Fleming College and Trent University.The health unit said based on its initial investigations, several of the exposures occurred during a “private gathering” on Feb.

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A look at coronavirus measures across Canada as spring break approaches

pandemic hotspots are taking diverging approaches to handling the COVID-19 crisis, as Ontario prepares to trigger new lockdown measures in two public health units and Quebec enters a week of spring break.Ontario passed the 300,000 case mark today, as the province prepares to hit a so-called ’emergency brake’ in the Thunder Bay and Simcoe-Muskoka District health units on Monday in order interrupt transmission of COVID-19 at a time when new variants are gaining steam.

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Saskatchewan reports no new coronavirus deaths, 141 new infections

coronavirus deaths and 154 hospitalizations on Sunday.The province added 141 new COVID-19 cases and 146 recoveries. Uncertainty surrounds start date of Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 mass vaccination plan Saskatoon reported the highest amount of new infections with 38, followed by Regina with 19 new cases.The remaining cases are located in the far north west (16), far north central (1), far north east (14), north west (17), north central (13), north east (3), central west (2), central east (8), south central (8) and south east (1) zones.

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Vulnerable say they've been ‘forgotten’ as Covid vaccine goes to young and healthy

Vulnerable Brits say they have been ‘forgotten’ in the vaccines rollout as young and healthy people get jabs.

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U.S. approves third COVID-19 vaccine as Florida reports 5,000 new cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – On Saturday, the FDA cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.

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mRNA vaccine technology could be used to protect against other deadly diseases: experts

coronavirus.Now, experts say that technology could and should be harnessed to develop vaccines for other emerging or existing diseases including malaria, HIV or even cancer.What is an mRNA vaccine and how can we use the technology moving forward?Here’s a closer look at what’s going on. Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19? mRNA vaccines work by delivering the code for a virus’ protein into a human body’s cells so that it can make the protein on its own, Dr.

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NHS Grampian introduces 'additional safety measures' in bid to control Scots cases of Brazil coronavirus variant

mutant strain of coronavirus first found in Brazil.NHS Grampian released a statement to "reassure" those in the area after the Scottish Government this evening revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north east of the country.All of the people who tested positive with the strain traveled from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.The three Scottish residents all returned a positive test for the virus while they were doing their 10-day period of self-isolation.Tests were then passed to scientists who detected the so-called ‘Brazilian variant’ in the testing swabs.In a thread of Tweets, a spokesperson for NHS Grampian said health protection specialists have assessed the cases and, as part of the Test and

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Brazilian covid variant in Scotland - here's what we know about the strain so far

coronavirus found in Brazil has now entered into Scotland. Three people tested positive for the variant after arriving home from a trip to Brazil in early February, the Scottish Government confirmed this evening.

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N.S. labs complete record number of COVID-19 tests, reporting 3 new cases

‘It hurts our staff’: Halifax bars react to new early closing-time measure According to the province, all three people are self-isolating as required.This brings the province’s total to 38 active cases of COVID-19. Two people are currently in hospital, in ICU.The province also notes its labs completed 4,839 tests on Saturday, breaking its previous record of 4,125 on Nov.

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New approach on mental health support

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Lockdown has presented local mental health charities with an even greater workload but the pandemic has also helped focus the need for greater support for community mental health and shine a light on the valuable work being done.West Lothian’s Community Planning Partnership Board heard presentations from Declan Harrigan of SMILE which offers counselling services to young people aged 11 to 24.SMILE established five years ago is a key player in mental health services for young people in the county also working in local high schools and developing training services.Mr Harrigan said that the charity has developed services to include an App and

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AP source: Royals, Dozier agree to $25M, 4-year deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Royals and third baseman Hunter Dozier have agreed to a $25 million, four-year contract that includes a fifth-year option, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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People in five postcodes urged to get test after mutant Brazil Covid strain found

People living in five postcodes in England are being told to get tested for coronavirus after the UK discovered its first cases of the highly-contagious Brazilian variant.

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Companies feel betrayed due to capping of Covid-19 vaccine price: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

₹250 at private hospitals, saying vaccine companies "feel betrayed" as it is too low to sustain.Reacting to a report that the health ministry has fixed ₹250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, she tweeted, "We r (sic) crushing instead of incentivising vaccine industry."She further said, "Covid Vaccine Jab Capped At ₹250 At Private Hospitals: Government - understand vaccine cos (sic) feel betrayed as price is too low to sustain."Mazumdar-Shaw asked, "If WHO has agreed to USD 3 per dose, why beat them down to USD 2?"The government's capping of the vaccine price at private hospitals comes at a time when India is preparing to vaccinate people aged above 60 years and those over 45 with co-morbidities from March 1.The COVID-19

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Cuomo asks state AG, top judge, to launch harassment probe

State Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at New York Medical College of Touro College & University System amid COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) ALBANY, NY - New York Gov.

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Six cases of Brazilian covid strain have been found in UK - health officials have no idea where one of the carriers is

direct to your inboxSix confirmed cases of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus have been discovered in the UK.But health officials don't know where one of the carriers is. On Sunday an urgent alert was issued to find the person infected with the P.1 variant - first seen in the city of Manaus - after a positive Covid test in England came back without a name on it, the Mirror reports.

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2 more COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba, 50 new cases Sunday

Coronavirus vaccine tourism unethical, bad for business: experts The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.7 per cent provincially and 2.7 per cent in Winnipeg.As of 9:30 a.m.

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21 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex, 29 in Aylmer on Sunday

MLHU) reported 21 new coronavirus cases and 11 recoveries on Sunday.This is the largest daily COVID-19 case count since Feb. 22 when 20 cases were reported.As of Sunday, the region’s pandemic case tally stands at 6,172, of which 5,895 have resolved and 181 people have died.

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N.B. reporting 1 death, no new cases of COVID Sunday

New Brunswick is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday, but is confirming one death.According to the province, a person in their 90s died as a result of underlying complications, including COVID-19. That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 27.The person was a resident of Villa des Jardins, an adult residential facility in Edmundston.

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Travellers booking COVID-19 quarantine hotels report long wait times, lack of options

Flying back to Canada? Here’s what you can expect at the new COVID-19 quarantine hotels Travellers like Dr. Wu say they have paid the price of a chaotic rollout for the quarantine program even as they travel to Canada for reasons other than vacations.Gogul Kumar, who flew to Vancouver this week from India to start a new job, said he spent hours on hold on the phone only to be disconnected each time.

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Crowds flock to parks and beaches in sunshine despite stark Covid warning

Parks and beaches were lively for a second day running as the UK enjoyed a fine weekend of sunny weather.

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One year of Covid: 'Of all the senses, touch was the one we wanted most'

Today is the last day of February. It was the final day of the month, 29 February, last year that the first case of Covid-19 was recorded in Ireland. As she reflects on the year we have all witnessed, here are the words of journalist and broadcaster Olivia O'Leary.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 28

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday.The city of Toronto says COVID-19 vaccines will start to be administered to those experiencing homelessness in the city’s shelter system this week.In a news release issued Sunday, local officials said the province confirmed this weekend that those experiencing homelessness are part of its Phase 1 priority for vaccines.

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Trudeau says COVID-19 case counts, presence of variants being looked at with Canada-U.S. border restrictions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked during NBC News’ “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd, which aired on Sunday, about what was factoring in to a decision on Canada-U.S. border restrictions.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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