NEW DELHI : Air travel in Asia, including India, continues to remain badly impacted by the covid pandemic as January traffic fell 94.6% from a year ago, virtually unchanged from the 94.4% decline registered in December 2020 compared to a year ago.“The region continued to suffer from the steepest traffic declines for a seventh straight month.

Capacity dropped 86.5% and load factor sank 49.4 percentage points to 32.6%, by far the lowest among regions," lobby group International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement.Total passenger demand in January (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was down 72% compared to January 2019, worse than the 69.7% year-on-year decline recorded in December.“2021 is starting off worse.

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‘Reliable scientific evidence’ needed to consider COVID-19 vaccine passports: PHAC

COVID-19 vaccine passports to reopen travel and the economy, with officials saying that they would need “reliable scientific evidence” before considering its use in Canada.In a statement emailed to Global News on Sunday, Health Canada said governments and international bodies around the world are “exploring the possible use of vaccination certificates as one tool to support the re-opening of societies and economies.”“The Government of Canada is aware that some jurisdictions are considering granting privileges to vaccinated people through a certification process,” the email reads.

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Should essential workers be given COVID-19 vaccine priority?

More COVID-19 vaccine doses are on the way for Canadian provinces, but the debate continues on who should be at the top of the list to be vaccinated.

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India’s massive Covid-19 vaccine program gets a shot in the arm from PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Almost 21 million shots have been administered in India so far, up from 5.4 million a month ago, according to data compiled as of Sunday by Bloomberg and Johns Hopkins University. The number of doses per 100 people has also climbed to 1.56 from 0.41.

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Michigan State beats No. 2 Michigan 70-64, boosts NCAA hopes

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead Michigan State to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Sunday that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo's 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.

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Indians minus Ramírez, Reyes after they break virus protocol

The Cleveland Indians have broken COVID-19 protocols for the third time in less than a year, this time costing them third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil Reyes.

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Tom Cruise in secret visit to thank frontline NHS staff fighting against Covid

HE’S known as the nicest guy in showbiz and Tom Cruise has proved that once again. I can reveal the Hollywood actor went on a secret mission to thank NHS staff at a major vaccine centre while filming in London last week.

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EU regulator urges caution on Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine

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Amy Schumer marks one year of COVID-19 lockdown with a pre-pandemic photo series

Amy Schumer is looking back on the days pre COVID-19 pandemic, as she shared a carousel of photos to Instagram on Sunday.Nostalgic for the days of family, friends, and being on the road, the 39-year-old comedienne marked one year of lockdown with some memories.Sharing snippets of the things she longed to do and places she'd rather be, Schumer posed the question 'What are you missing today?' to her 10.4M followers.

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COVID-19 pill effective in preliminary testing may be 'holy grail' of pandemic, doctor says

NEW YORK - A new possible medication to treat coronavirus-positive patients could be enough to turn the pandemic on its head, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel revealed Sunday on "Fox & Friends Weekend."First-stage testing of the experimental COVID-19 pill called Molnupiravir, by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, showed promising signs of effectiveness in reducing the virus in patients."It may be the holy grail on this because it was just studied in phase two trials and it literally stopped the virus in its tracks," he explained.

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Coronavirus: Variant of concern identified in positive test from Saunders Secondary School student

MLHU) says the positive COVID-19 test of a student at Saunders Secondary School has screened positive for a variant of concern.In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, health officials said the Saunders Secondary School community has been notified about the positive screen and public health staff will follow up with close contacts.The health unit says no additional classes will be cancelled and the school will remain open.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 114 new COVID-19 cases on the weekend, 2 deaths

COVID-19 cases on the weekend with 35 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday.The city recorded two more deaths, with one on Sunday involving a person in their 70s and the other on Saturday involving someone in their 60’s.Public health says the outbreak at Hamilton General Hospital’s Unit 5 West has had its first death. The passing at the short stay unit was reported Saturday and is connected with the outbreak that began on Feb.

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No official COVID-19 data Sunday as Alberta system updated; Hinshaw estimates 300 cases, 54 variants

Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday Hinshaw said the estimated 300 cases Sunday came from about 8,100 tests, equaling a positivity rate of approximately four per cent.We have now administered 290,391 doses of vaccine in Alberta, and there are now 90,937 Albertans who are fully immunized with 2 doses. Vaccines save lives and I encourage everyone to get immunized when it’s your turn.

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Lorraine Kelly receives Covid jab but baffles fans with name on vaccine card

Lorraine Kelly left fans confused after she told them she had her Covid 19 vaccine and showed a picture of the card they gave her.The Scots born TV host beamed proudly as she told fans: "Vaccinated! So relieved! Easy peasy - didn’t feel a thing - thanks so much to all the cheery volunteers and NHS staff who made it SO simple!!"Please please get vaccinated!! We are so lucky to have the opportunity Xxx"But as she held her vaccination card in her hand, followers on Twitter had two main questions for her regarding her identity.While some couldn't believe she was old enough to qualify for a vaccine at this stage, others were concerned by the surname on her card.Instead of Kelly, it read Smith."Who’s Lorraine Smith!!" asked one, while another

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Rita Wilson Looks Back at COVID-19 Diagnosis One Year Later

Rita Wilson says she's grateful for her health. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday to reflect on her coronavirus diagnosis, one year later.«One year ago today I was playing the Sydney Opera House @sydneyoperahouse, the next day started feeling very tired and achy, two days later hospitalized with Covid 19,» Wilson began.

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Unpredictability of COVID-19 severity may come down to antibody response, study shows

Nature Medicine, researchers might be gaining a better understanding of why an infected person would become seriously ill.As Dr. Francis Collins wrote in a blog post for the National Institute of Health, it comes down to the type of antibody response the person produces.The type of antibody response produced by an adult with mild COVID-19 is remarkably similar to the type produced by kids with mild infections, the study showed.

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Managing burnout, building resilience strategies as pandemic stretches on

Alberta just marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 in the province, and it’s safe to say life hasn’t been the same since.How do we cope as the health crisis drags on?There is a difference between being tired and burnt out. Burnout: Here’s how to recognize the symptoms “When we think about burnout, this is the mental, emotional and physical exhaustion that we are experiencing now,” Dr.

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Megan Barton Hanson visited by police and denies claims she threw birthday party amid Covid-19 lockdown

Megan Barton Hanson has been photographed speaking with police after being accused of breaking lockdown rules with a birthday party. The 27 year old, who recently installed a make up room and a huge walk-in wardrobe dressing room inside her mansion, was seen dressed in a midi off-the-shoulder skin-tight white number with her blonde mane styled down into loose waves as she spoke to cops on her Southend doorstep at 8:45pm on Saturday night.

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What you need to know as B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine bookings for people over 90 on Monday

COVID-19 vaccines for people over the age of 90 and Indigenous people over the age of 65 on Monday.On Sunday, health authorities around the province unveiled region-specific details on how to make those appointments. The qualified seniors will begin to get their shots March 15.

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Teachers, School Staff, and Childcare Workers

CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program are now giving priority to school staff and child care workers for COVID-19 vaccination during the month of March. In addition to existing state and local COVID-19 vaccination sites, teachers and staff in pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 (pre-K–12 schools) and childcare workers will be able to sign up for an appointment at more than 9,000 participating pharmacy locations nationwide.Teachers, school staff, and childcare workers who are interested in getting vaccinated shouldLearn about COVID-19 vaccines in your area.

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Coleen Rooney opens up on 'tough year' of looking after 4 children amid Covid-19

Coleen Rooney has admitted she found the recent lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic "tough".It saw her and husband and footballer Wayne Rooney have to homeschool their four children as schools across the country shut in a bid to contain and stop the spread of the deadly virus which has killed millions worldwide.

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Tam says ‘it’s been a good week’ for COVID-19 vaccines as pandemic anniversary nears

COVID-19 crisis.The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic last March 11, and Dr. Theresa Tam says it’s been a difficult 12 months marked by hardship and sacrifice.But she says it’s been “a good week” for Canada’s vaccination program thanks to the recent approvals of the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.

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Interior Health releases locations of 48 mass COVID-19 immunization clinics

COVID-19 immunization clinics that will open in B.C.’s Interior within the next few weeks.The clinics will be held at arenas, curling clubs, community halls, colleges, convention centres and health centres.You can find a clinic near you on Interior Health’s website. Coronavirus: Vaccination bookings for seniors to begin Monday, says Interior Health In the Okanagan, Kelowna’s clinics will be held at Kelowna Health Services Centre at 505 Doyle Ave.

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Saskatchewan reports youngest COVID-19 death for province

COVID-19 and died.The resident was from the north west region of the province. According to provincial data updated on Sunday, this is the first resident to die in the youngest age category.A second resident in their 40s who tested positive for COVID-19 from the far north west has also died.

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Florida reports 4,100 new cases of COVID-19 as mass vaccination efforts continue

ORLANDO, Fla. – The latest numbers suggest Florida is getting a hold on the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has swept through the Sunshine State for more than a year now.

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Health-care unions call for worker wage bump, better access to PPE in new Ontario campaign

Ontario government for increased wages and better access to personal protective equipment.The unions say the campaign will launch on Monday in workplaces across the province ahead of the Ontario budget, which is expected to be delivered later this month.They say they are asking the government to raise the wages of personal support workers in all health care settings to $25 an hour as the pandemic continues.

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Queen delivers Commonwealth Day speech hours before Harry, Meghan tell-all interview

Queen Elizabeth touted “remarkable” progress made in the fight against COVID-19 and the need for “unity” during trying times in her Commonwealth Day address just hours before Oprah Winfrey’s impending interview with Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan.The interview is set to air Sunday evening in Canada, and on Monday in the U.K. Her annual holiday speech made no mention of the interview, or of her husband, Prince Philip, who was recently transferred out of a cardiac hospital to a private facility on Friday following a successful heart procedure.

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3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise

BUCHAREST – Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest on Sunday as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of COVID-19 infections.

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Merkel's party slumps on Covid woes as German polls loom

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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill

An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. After laboring through the night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from Republicans and rejected — bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote.

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Peterborough resident running to raise funds for COVID relief

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COVID outbreak among health-care workers in Edmundston hospital, N.B. returning to yellow level

Front-line workers awaiting guidance regarding COVID-19 variant now in New Brunswick “We are currently in the process of investigating the situation. This decision has been made for preventive purposes to protect the safety of patients and staff,” said Stéphane Legacy, vice-president of outpatient and professional services with the network, in a statement.The province says both symptomatic and asymptomatic staff and patients at the hospital are being tested.

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Helen Mirren says Covid rules made her marriage 'normal' after years of jet-setting

Dame Helen Mirren says she's loved spending so much time with her husband over the past year.

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Archdiocese of Toronto calls on province to let more people go to places of worship

coronavirus restrictions.The “Open Ontario to Worship” campaign calls on residents to send an email to their local MPP, which will be shared with Premier Doug Ford and requests that the government allow all places of worship to open based on a percentage of pre-pandemic capacity.“Places of worship, regardless of whether they seat 100 or 1,000 people, must remain at a hard cap of 10 people,” Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, wrote in his “call to action” letter, in reference to areas under the grey-lockdown level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework. Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 7 “Next week, a funeral at St.

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2 more deaths, 56 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Sunday

Woman in her 20s dies, 71 new coronavirus cases in Manitoba Saturday As of 9:30 a.m.

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Mint Lite | Biden's Covid relief bill, Vietnam protest & more

Senate approves covid relief billPresident Joe Biden’s signature $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill passed the Senate 50-49 on Saturday following a more than 25-hour marathon of amendment votes completed after Democrats settled an intra-party dispute over unemployment aid. The measure, the American Rescue Plan Act, now heads back to the House, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said a vote will be held Tuesday.

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8 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex Sunday, 24 in Sarnia-Lambton

coronavirus cases on Sunday along with 10 recoveries.The update brings the regional pandemic case tally to 6,286, of which 5,962 have resolved.At least 184 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 worse for tourism industry than SARS, 9/11 and financial crisis combined: report

COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s tourism industry is facing a crisis greater than the combined impacts of Sept. 11, 2001, the SARS outbreak and the global financial crisis, according to a new report.The depth of the crisis means it will be a long recovery for the tourist industry with potential shock waves for other areas of the economy, says Destination Canada, a Crown corporation whose mandate is to promote domestic tourism.

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Quebec reports 707 COVID-19 cases, seven deaths as many restrictions set to ease

COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Sunday, as much of the province prepares to transition to the lower orange alert level of pandemic-related public health restrictions.Two of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours while the rest happened earlier or at an unknown date.Hospitalizations declined by nine to 592, with 107 people in intensive care, which is two fewer than the day before.From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrumThe Quebec government announced last week that it would ease restrictions in most of the province on March 8, with the exception of Montreal and the surrounding regions where restaurant dining rooms remain closed and an 8 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 7

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday.Sunday marks the last day of the stay-at-home order for Toronto and Peel Region as the municipalities prepare to enter the grey-lockdown zone of the province’s coronavirus response framework on Monday.The move will allow for the loosening of some restrictions, namely permitting retailers to open for in-person shopping with capacity restrictions.Bars and restaurants must remain closed to in-person dining, and most fitness facilities must also stay closed.The changes come into effect at 12:01 a.m.

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List of recent flights through British Columbia with COVID-19 exposures

COVID-19 exposures on flights through British Columbia’s airports.Since March 27 2020, health officials have not directly contacted travellers who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus on a flight, and have instead published updates listing exposure events.In some cases, seating rows where potential exposures have occurred are listed. In such cases, the B.C.

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Canada’s home prices boom amid COVID-19 as policymakers sit back

COVID-19 pandemic.Real estate agents say after months of end users driving sales, investors are again a factor in the market and flipping activity is picking up. In response, desperate buyers are over-extending themselves, paying tens of thousands more than originally budgeted just to get in.While Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem in February acknowledged “some signs of excess exuberance” in the housing market, he downplayed the need for action.

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Despite more testing, less travel needed to stem COVID-19 spread at land border: expert

From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrum He said Canada is facing a “crisis right now.”“I just think for the next two months it would be so much better if people just said ‘you know what, let’s not travel, let’s not do this,'” he said.

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France ramps up weekend COVID-19 vaccinations after slow start

France flocked to vaccination centres on Sunday as the government stepped up inoculations against the coronavirus to ease the load on hospitals and stave off further restrictions.French authorities have come under criticism for the slow vaccination rollout, which has so far targeted the most vulnerable only.

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Florida vaccine site overrun after false rumors said all could come

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A Florida vaccination site had so few eligible takers Saturday that it started inoculating any adult who wanted a shot rather than let the vaccine on hand go to waste.

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Indians' Ramirez, Reyes isolated after COVID-19 violations

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil Reyes have been isolated from their teammates at spring training after breaking COVID-19 protocols.

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Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing

Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue, the league announced about eight hours before tipoff.

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Florida boarding school soccer coach arrested on DUI charge

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A soccer coach at a Florida boarding school is facing a DUI charge after he failed multiple sobriety tests during a traffic stop, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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Grandfather reunited with his wife after year apart due to pandemic restrictions

Holding his wife’s hand and looking into her eyes, grandfather John Ross is overcome with emotion.

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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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