WASHINGTON : What's all this talk about a “second wave" of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn't a Coronavirus 'Second Wave'" that the nation is winning the fight against the virus.Many public health experts, however, suggest it's no time to celebrate.

About 120,000 Americans have died from the new virus and there are worrisome recent increases in reported cases in the South and West.But there is at least one point of agreement: “Second wave" is probably the wrong term to describe what's happening.“When you have 20,000-plus infections per day, how can you talk about a second wave?" said Dr.

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Sri Lanka to go Carbon-Net Zero country by 2050

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Minister on Monday (14) granted approval to prepare a road map and strategic plan to make Sri Lanka a Carbon-Net Zero country by 2050.The Department of Government Information in a statement said that ” If a country is to reach a carbon-Net zero, it must primarily reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and increase its carbon dioxide-absorbing ecosystems.”According to the statement, the Cabinet had identified the need to develop the road map and strategic plan to achieve the goal of making Sri Lanka Carbon-Net Zero.Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Environment to design a road map that is revised every 05 years after reviewing the progress and to formulate a five-year strategic plan, and appoint a committee of experts to do so.

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Cabinet considering to integrate cycling into National Transport System

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers had extensively discussed the need to integrate non-motorized modes of transport, especially cycling, into the national transport system.“The use of non-motorized transport has a positive effect on reducing air pollution as well as on health, air quality, environment, climate change, and personal finances,” said the Department of Government Information on Tuesday (15).Therefore, it has been identified that non-motor systems should be integrated with existing transport systems to maximize economic and environmental benefits, it added.Accordingly, taking into consideration the submissions made by the Minister of Environment, the relevant Ministries and Institutions agreed to take the following steps under a joint approach.– Marking of bicycle lanes suitable for existing roads and upgrading of existing pedestrian lanes– Steps to include bicycle and pedestrian lanes for future roads– Taking necessary measures to encourage the use of bicycles for the staff of government offices– Providing necessary facilities for office cyclists including parking and access.

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Scots singer who became voice of The Masked Dancer credits Covid lockdown for the gig

Lockdowns were tough for most musicians – but for one Scot, they provided the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Philadelphia may rely on new metrics to guide COVID-19 mandates

PHILADELPHIA - As COVID-19 numbers continue to trend down in Philadelphia, city officials who have been hesitant to pull back restrictions may be ready to take a small step forward.Senior Director of Operations for Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association Ben Fileccia said he expects Philadelphia officials to make an announcement Wednesday about metrics they will use to determine appropriate mandates going forward. The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday night reported that the city could end its vaccine requirement to dine indoors as early as this week, and the indoor mask mandate may lift soon after.Several states across the country have announced an end to universal mask mandates over the last several weeks, including nearby Delaware. New Jersey Gov.

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Judge rules injunction to renew possible sale of 2 shuttered Chester County hospitals

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A Chester County judge granted an injunction against Tower Health on Monday which breathed new life into the potential sale of two recently shuttered hospitals.Texas-based Canyon Atlantic sought to buy Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals last year, but Tower Health officials said the deal fell through, and both hospitals closed in Dec. and Jan. The closure raised concerns among residents and county officials alike that Chester County Hospital would have a hard time managing the influx of new patients. "This is a huge void now, and it’s going to create some serious challenges for patients that would normally be 10 minutes away are going to have to go 30 minutes away, it’s going to put a lot of pressure on EMS," Former Director of Pastoral Care at Brandywine Hospital Reverend Garry Fowler said. Chester County Hospital vouched for a modular emergency room in its parking lot to add additional beds, a move that was unanimously supported by the West Goshen Township Board of Supervisors.Tower Health closed Brandywine Hospital on Monday night, leaving the Chester County community concerned about the availability of healthcare.

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Covid-19: India adds 27,409 new cases, 347 in 24 hrs; tally surges to 4.26 cr

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Community outrage prompts quick closure of Radnor Township CBD shop

CBD Kratom in Wayne, Pennsylvania has been shut down after opening in close proximity to two schools. WAYNE, Pa. - A CBD shop inside a former Starbucks in Wayne, Pennsylvania, has been shut down after township officials said it should have never opened in the first place. Residents in the town were shocked when they saw a big cannabis leaf outside the old Starbucks store in town. CBD Kratom, located at 218 E Lancaster Avenue, opened up in close proximity to Radnor Middle School and St. Katharine of Siena School. Less than one day after it opened, township officials say they shut it down alleging no business, building or construction permits were applied for.

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US moves Ukraine embassy operations out of Kyiv amid fears of Russian invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is relocating its embassy operations in Ukraine from the nation’s capital in Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, officials announced Monday. The move comes amid a "dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces," at the Ukrainian border."We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces. The Embassy will remain engaged with the Ukrainian government, coordinating diplomatic engagement in Ukraine.

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Sheriff: Baby killed by speeding tow truck driver in northwest Harris County

HOUSTON - A tow truck driver has been arrested Sunday after crashing into another car with a baby inside in northwest Harris County, authorities said. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSAccording to Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, it happened in the 6600 block of Cunningham near W.

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Assam govt abolishes all Covid curbs; reopens school, colleges today

Assam government had tightened Covid curbs to contain the transmission of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The state prohibited the entry of non-vaccinated people to public places, except hospitals. It said that all people are required to carry proof of being fully vaccinated while visiting public places/spaces. The state had allowed classes 9-12 on alternate days and had suspended offline classes up to Class 8.

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In Mumbai, Omicron found in 95 per cent of latest covid samples

Omicron variant that triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis, the city civic body said on Monday.

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Conestoga High School switches back to remote learning after school threatened over mask policy

Conestoga High School switched back to remote learning on Feb. 14 after the school received threats over its mask policy. BERWYN, Pa - Conestoga High School switched back to remote learning Monday after the school reported receiving threats. School officials updated the community with a special announcement from Superintendent Dr.

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Alberta students return to class with no mask mandate

Alberta kids who went back to class on Monday had one less thing to pack: a face mask. Morgan Black has more on the first day of the masking mandate in schools being dropped.

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The Ontario government has announced it will be fast tracking its reopening plans. Restaurant and gym owners react to the lifting capacity limits and vaccine mandates.

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Majority of Canadians want anti-mandate protestors to go home now: poll

New polling suggests Canadians have had enough of the protests, and while most indicate they’re tired of the mandates, few are happy with the way things have unfolded. Keith Baldrey has more on that side of the story.

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Ontario lays out plan to ease province’s COVID-19 public health restrictions

As hospitalizations linked to the Omicron variant decline, Ontario has unveiled its fast-tracked plans to remove pandemic restrictions on most businesses. Caryn Lieberman breaks down what rules are being lifted, which public spaces are affected, and the questions over what’s really motivating Premier Doug Ford.

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Edmonton police criticized for how convoy counter-protest was handled: ‘this is an operational choice’

Some people in Edmonton are angry with the way police handled the other side of the trucker convoy response on the weekend. While many drivers got away with blaring their horns and making noise in violation of a noise injunction, a large group of Edmonton Police Service officers showed up to threaten counter-protests with arrests and fines.

Premier Kenney steps up fight to win UCP leadership review

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is stepping up the fight to win his UCP looming leadership review. His chief of staff is stepping down to run a campaign to convince party members to keep Kenney.

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EPF & ETF NOT included in Surcharge Tax, assures Basil

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday (14) assured the Cabinet of Ministers that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) as well as 9 other funds will be exempted from the 25% Surcharge Tax proposed in the 2022 Budget.It had been proposed in the 2022 Budget to impose a 25% Surcharge Tax on individuals or companies earning an annual taxable income of Rs. 2,000 million or more.Concerns were voiced by experts, opposition politicians as well as members of the government itself that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) would also be subjected to the surcharge tax.They cited that any fund that exceeds Rs.

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Coronavirus: Italy sees drop in deaths as cases in China stabilize

China has extended COVID-19 tests to newly reopened salons amid a drop in cases, while South Korea continues to face new infections after it eased social distancing rules to lift the economy.In the U.S., Vice-President Mike Pence called off off a planned campaign bus tour in Florida following a surge in confirmed cases there. Hard-hit Italy, meanwhile, registered the lowest day-to-day tally of COVID-19 deaths Saturday in nearly four months.No positive cases were found in Beijing‘s beauty and barber shops in a further sign that the city’s recent outbreak has been largely brought under control.

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Pence cancels planned bus tour of Florida after coronavirus cases surge

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens as U.S.

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Coronavirus: U.S. federal government’s mixed messages on masks creates confusion

Donald Trump and the federal government have done a number on them.First there was the don’t-do-it phase. Then the nice-but-not-for-me dissonance.

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COVID-19 cases among US young adults spike

Half of the new COVID-19 cases detected in recent weeks have been in adults under 35, Vice President Mike Pence said today during a press conference held by the White House coronavirus task force—the first press conference by the group in nearly 2 months.

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Pence says it’s ‘a good thing’ younger Americans make up portion of new coronavirus cases

Mike Pence said it’s “a good thing” that nearly half of the new coronavirus cases proliferating in 16 states are young Americans, since they’re less likely to become seriously ill.Pence, who is leading the country’s coronavirus task force, told reporters Friday that, “at a certain level, very encouraging news” that “roughly half of the new cases are Americans under the age of 35.”“As we know so far, younger Americans are less susceptible to serious outcomes of the coronavirus,” he said. “The fact that we’re finding more younger Americans who have contracted the coronavirus, is a good thing.” More young people in Ontario are getting COVID-19.

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Texas halts reopening as US virus cases soar

Texas has halted steps to reopen its economy after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, as the United States hits some of its highest infection rates since the start of the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Mike Pence touts U.S. COVID-19 response

In his remarks at a Lordstown Motors facility in Lordstown, Ohio on Thursday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence touted America’s coronavirus response.

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US facing 'critical' coronavirus surge

Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert has warned, as the death toll in Latin America passed 100,000.

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Fauci worries about surge in COVID-19 cases, community spread in U.S.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, has warned Congress about a new surge in COVID-19 cases. As Jennifer Johnson reports, it comes as U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be focusing on his re-election campaign instead.

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U.S. covid cases up 1.6%. California, Texas hit records

U.S. states, with California, Texas and Arizona reporting their biggest daily jumps.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021

WASHINGTON - The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, and warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherWith coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.Dr.

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Coronavirus: Dr. Fauci refutes Trump claim, says nobody ever asked to slow down COVID-19 testing

American infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says neither he nor any members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force have been asked to slow down testing.

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Coronavirus: Dr. Fauci calls current U.S. COVID-19 situation a ‘mixed bag’

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that in his opinion, the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the United States must be weighed against the progress made to contain the disease in other parts of the country.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously optimistic" that some will be ready at the end of the year.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherWith coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.Dr.

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'Disturbing' rise in infections in some US states - Fauci

The top infectious disease official in the United States has said that health officials are seeing a "disturbing surge" of Covid-19 infections in states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona.

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Fauci testifies at a fraught time for US COVID-19 pandemic response

WASHINGTON - With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherPresident Donald J.

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HBO Max developing 'Outliers' series that will focus on Dr. Anthony Fauci

HBO Max is gearing up to tell the story of Dr. Anthony Fauci and the White House Coronavirus Task Force in an upcoming anthology series.

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Fauci to testify at a fraught time for US pandemic response

WASHINGTON – With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.The government's top infectious disease expert will testify before a House committee, along with the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Fauci to testify to U.S. Congress amid coronavirus surges, misinformation

coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation’s pandemic response.The government’s top infectious disease expert will testify before a House committee, along with the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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A ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 cases? Not yet, experts say

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Amouris Coss)NEW YORK - What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S.

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A 'second wave' of coronavirus cases? Not yet, experts say

in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave'" that the nation is winning the fight against the virus.Many public health experts, however, suggest it's no time to celebrate. About 120,000 Americans have died from the new virus and there are worrisome recent increases in reported cases in the South and West.But there is at least one point of agreement: “Second wave” is probably the wrong term to describe what's happening.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Anyone making COVID-19 masks a political issue an ‘absolute moron’

Arnold Schwarzenegger has branded anyone who turns wearing protective face masks into a “political issue” during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as an “absolute moron.”The former Governor of California and Terminator movie star wrote on Twitter on Thursday evening, “Anyone making it a political issue is an absolute moron,” adding that they probably “can’t read.”The tweet came in support of current California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s latest state policy which requires that citizens wear face masks in public to help mitigate the spread of the life-threatening illness.Schwarzenegger, 72, said that having people wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in public will “help us beat” the novel coronavirus, while also expressing his belief that it

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The world will soon get coronavirus vaccine, health expert Anthony Fauci hopeful

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Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbols Once Used by Nazis

Facebook has removed campaigns ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps. Nathaniel Gleicher, the company's head of security policy, confirmed at a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday that the ads had been removed, saying Facebook does not permit symbols of hateful ideology “unless they're put up with context or condemnation.” “In a situation where we don't see either of those, we don't allow it on the platform and we remove it.

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Over half of Americans aren’t buying White House coronavirus messaging: poll

Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or poor.The Gallup and West Health survey out Thursday found that 57% of U.S.

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Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or poor.

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Mike Pence falsely claims Oklahoma ‘flattened the curve’ ahead of Trump rally

Mike Pence, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, falsely claimed on Monday that new COVID-19 infections had flattened out in the state of Oklahoma ahead of Donald Trump‘s upcoming MAGA rally in Tulsa.“In a very real sense, they flattened the curve,” Pence said during a round-table event on Monday, while sitting beside Trump. “The number of cases in Oklahoma has declined precipitously, and we feel very confident going forward with the rally this coming weekend.” Pence’s claim about coronavirus cases is false, according to government data.

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Scots could be banned from travelling to America for months

travelling to the US for months under coronavirus restrictions. Donald Trump ordered a travel ban in March as part of a contingency plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

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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

A 'second wave' of coronavirus cases? Not yet, experts say

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