COVID-19 could set the province back “quite a bit in being able to control the pandemic,” according to one infectious disease expert.Chief medical officer of health Dr.

Deena Hinshaw announced on Thursday that contact tracers are unable to keep up with the sharp rise in cases in the province, and therefore contact tracing is being focused on cases linked to high-priority settings, such as a schools, health-care facilities or group events.

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Sri Lanka to consider vaccinating kids below 12

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said that it is conducting a study on the possibility of vaccinating children below the age of 12.Deputy Director-General of Health Services, Dr. G.

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International tensions causing higher gas prices stateside, experts say

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices continue to climb across the nation as experts claim rising tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border is pushing up the cost of crude oil. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas jumped roughly 7 cents last week. Closer to home, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.44."Financially, yeah, it hurts," said Fatima Robinson, a Lyft driver from Fairmount.

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CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

PHILADELPHIA - As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stood by its recommendation for students to wear masks in school, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said this week that individual districts will have the power to set mask rules after Mar.

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DWP updates PIP guidance for assessments involving people with mental health conditions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

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India adds 71,765 new cases of coronavirus, 1,217 deaths in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "We have made up our minds," she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in adherence to Covid protocol. "It is essential for the people to wear masks and observe social distancing," Pednekar also said.

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Mahindra Lifespaces offers group health insurance for homebuyers

₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The Group Care 360 policy is underwritten by Care Health Insurance. This scheme will ensure access to quality healthcare services for all homeowners in the project.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User ex PHILADELPHIA - Devin Booker never tires of watching Chris Paul do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins.Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East — first, Chicago and then Philadelphia — and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs."You’re a cold piece of work, CP3," Booker said.Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10.Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks."Our goal is what everybody knows it is," coach Monty Williams said.

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from his office to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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14-hour Water Cut for multiple areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (9)

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that a 14-water cut will be experienced from 4 PM on Wednesday (9) for many areas in the Gampaha District.The areas that will be affected are:Ekala, Kotugoda, Udammita, Thudella to 20th Mile Post along Raja Mawatha, Wahatiyagama, Delatura, Katunayake, Seeduwa, Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Katunayake Air Force Camp, Katunayake Free Trade Zone, and Katana South.

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2 men shot inside Overbrook bar, police say

OVERBROOK - Philadelphia Police are investigating after two men are shot inside a bar in Overbrook.The shooting happened Tuesday night, around 8:15, on the 6600 block of Lansdowne Avenue.Police were called to the bar on the report of gunshots inside the establishment.Arriving officers found a 31-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to his leg. He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center by police and placed in stable condition.A second man, 54, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his buttocks.

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Alberta restaurants, gyms have mixed feelings about scrapping vaccine passport

Starting Wednesday, Alberta restaurants, gyms and concert venues will no longer be required to ask for proof of vaccination. As Morgan Black explains, owners have mixed feelings about scrapping the restrictions exemption program.

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Alberta removes Restrictions Exemption Program effective at midnight: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Restrictions Exemption Program will end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2022.

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Kenney: Turning public health policy into ‘political football’ not helpful

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about municipalities and the provincial governments being on the same page when it comes to COVID-19 policy.

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Businesses can continue using COVID-19 QR codes as long as they are issued: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says businesses who want to continue to use the Alberta COVID-19 vaccination QR code are allowed to do so as long as they are issued.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Alberta will continue lifting COVID-19 restrictions in phased approach: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney announces the final two steps in relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta based on hospitalizations.

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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for youth

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces expanded eligibility for youth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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The COVID-19 trends that will decide B.C.’s path forward

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks at what COVID-19 trends B.C. officials will take into account, when deciding on which restrictions to ease.

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Philadelphia man accused of road rage shooting in Montgomery County

WHITEMARSH TWP, Pa. - A Philadelphia man is accused of shooting a driver in an apparent road rage incident last month on a highway in Montgomery County. Keith Choice, 31, was taken into custody on Tuesday after police said he shot another driver on the northbound side of State Route 309 in late January. According to investigators, a 65-year-old man was driving in the far left lane when Choice pulled up next to him and fired a single shot that hit the victim in the right upper arm. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice said the bullet narrowly missed striking the victim's neck.

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Alberta records 644 new cases of COVID-19, 7 new deaths on Monday

In the last five days alone, there have been 3,700 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta — where Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the province has discussed a short, “circuit breaker” lockdown to clamp down on the spike in COVID-19 cases.

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Hinshaw says it is ‘essential’ to consider COVID-19 in any Diwali celebration or event

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw asks anyone planning to celebrate Diwali to consider COVID-19.

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COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 3 Calgary shelter sites

COVID-19 have been linked to outbreaks at two Calgary shelters.Two people have been confirmed to have COVID-9 at the Alpha House shelter, with another five at a transitional housing unit in the city, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said.At the Calgary Drop-In Centre, Hinshaw said 11 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, however the shelter reported 16 active cases.

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Hinshaw calls vaccine announcement ‘encouraging’ but warns it is still months away

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, discusses a possible COVID-19 vaccine and why the news doesn’t mean citizens should relax COVID-19 precautions.

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Hinshaw says metrics set in spring are ‘not sufficient’ now as Alberta ICU rate crosses threshold

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses why restrictions were not put in place after Alberta’s ICU rate from COVID-19 passed the threshold set out in the spring.

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Hinshaw asking Albertans to commemorate Remembrance Day safely amid COVID-19

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is asking Albertans to commemorate Remembrance Day safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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‘We really have to work together with Albertans’: Hinshaw discusses mandatory restrictions

Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses why the province has not put in mandatory restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to stay high, and why she says it’s about working together with Albertans.

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Alberta declares COVID-19 outbreaks at Calgary Drop-In Centre and Alpha House

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces details about COVID-19 outbreaks at the Calgary Drop-In Centre and Alpha House.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give update on COVID-19 after record-high weekend in Alberta

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.

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Alberta reports 8 additional deaths from COVID-19

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.

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Kenney, Hinshaw to speak to Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon

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.

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COVID-19: Alberta contact tracing teams facing challenges, will only contact high-priority settings

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces changes to Alberta’s contact-tracing protocol as higher numbers are putting a strain on teams.

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Alberta adds about 800 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, contact tracing changes coming

Alberta has confirmed about 800 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours and Dr. Deena Hinshaw said contact tracers will have to start focusing on priority cases because they can’t keep up. Julia Wong reports.

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Human case of rare swine flu likely a one-off: Alberta infectious disease expert

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.

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Alberta to provide live COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 update from the province’s chief medical officer of health Thursday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta health officials must determine ‘largest factor’ fuelling new COVID-19 cases to slow spread: doctor

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.

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COVID-19: Triple-layer masks now recommended, what does that mean for Albertans?

COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, the province’s chief medical officer of health is weighing in on federal recommendations that a two-layer face mask isn’t adequate protection anymore.On Tuesday, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam made a new recommendation that people should be wearing triple-layer non-medical masks now, with one of those layers being a filter-like fabric.

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Why is Alberta not cracking down on unknown sources of COVID-19 spread?

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.

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Should Albertans be using triple layer cloth masks to prevent COVID-19 risk?

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said most of the cloth masks distributed to Alberta schools are three-layers when talking about new federal recommendations for people to wear cloth masks with three layers of fabric or add disposable filters to their two-layer masks.

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Union wants better protections, pandemic pay reinstated for Alberta meat plant, grocery store workers

Alberta records 2,268 new cases of COVID-19, 15 deaths since Friday “The second wave of this pandemic is in full swing,” union president Thomas Hesse said in a news release Monday.“We are seeing a sharp increase in positive COVID-19 cases and further workplace outbreaks, including multiple cases at a Superstore in Calgary.“These trends are terrifying, especially for workers who are still being told they are too essential to ‘stay home’ and that they no longer deserve pandemic pay premiums.”On Tuesday, Alberta Health confirmed, on average, 567 new COVID-19 cases per day over the last four days. The total number of active cases in Alberta hit 6,110 Tuesday. Dr.

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Hinshaw urges Albertans not to let guard down in fight against COVID-19

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there were, on average, 567 new cases identified per day over the last four days. As Sarah Offin reports, she’s calling it a “large and troubling number.”

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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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