GUWAHATI : With the incessant monsoon rains during the past few days, the flood situation in Assam is worsening each passing day with 704 villages in 16 districts being inundated, affecting 2.53 lakh people while the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at many places in nine districts, officials said on Friday.Meanwhile, state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) official said that due to the heavy rainfall during the past few days, Baghjan - where its leaking oil well caught fire - and adjoining areas in Tinsukia district have been badly hit by flood water and the accident site has been inundated, affecting the efforts to douse the blaze.A massive fire broke out on June 9 at OIL's Baghjan oil well near the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park that.

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India's first coronavirus vaccine: Human trials of Covaxin on 375 people starting soon

Covaxin, India's first possible vaccine against COVID-19, will be tested on over 1,100 people in two phases, according to a report in Bloomberg. Bharat Biotech, an unlisted Indian vaccine maker, received regulatory approval to start human clinical trials for its experimental shot.

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Delhi: Covid-19 case count crosses 1 lakh, but number of recoveries past 72,000

novel coronavirus tally on Monday crosses 1 lakh-mark after 1,379 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours, making it the third place in the country to have more than a lakh cases since the outbreak after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital now stands at 1,00,823, but recoveries have also rose significantly to reach 72,088, according to authorities.There are currently 25,620 active cases while the death toll has reached 3,115 after 48 more virus-related fatalities were reported in the city in the last 24 hours, they said.Meanwhile, the total coronavirus cases in India today rose to 6,97,413 after 24,248 fresh cases were reported in past 24 hours.

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Lake County opens 3 locations for COVID-19 testing

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County is opening three COVID-19 testing locations beginning Monday and will be open to residents until Friday.Adult Medicine of Lake County is offering COVID-19 swab tests and antibody tests for residents and non-residents for $20 each. According to officials, no symptoms are required to be tested and no appointments are necessary at either location.Antibody tests are available at Adult Medicine of Lake County, located at 3619 Lake Center Dr.

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Caitlyn Jenner flouts coronavirus rules again by stepping out without mask

Caitlyn Jenner has risked the wrath of health campaigners once again by continuing to flout coronavirus restrictions.

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220 personnel of Assam Police found COVID-19 positive till now: DGP

ASSAM : At least 220 personnel of the Assam Police have tested positive for COVID-19 so far and of them, 171 are undergoing treatment at present, Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Monday.The DGP said that of those infected, one police personnel belongs to his security team."So far 220 police personnel have tested positive. Out of this, 171 are currently lodged at different COVID Care Centres (CCC).

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COVID-19 patient critical after attempting suicide at Delhi's AIIMS

NEW DELHI : A COVID-19 patient allegedly attempted suicide by jumping off the fourth floor of AIIMS Trauma Centre on Monday, Delhi Police said.The patient has been admitted in ICU and as per the doctors the condition of the patient is critical, DCP (Southwest) Devender Arya said.Earlier in the day, a 34-year-old man, who was a native of West Bengal, jumped into Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad fearing that he was suffering from coronavirus.On June 19, a 55-year-old COVID-19 positive patient committed suicide by hanging himself at a hospital in Haryana.According to the Union Health Ministry, India has reported 6,97,413 cases including, 2,53,287 active cases, 4,24,433 cured and 19,693 deaths as of Monday.

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Dame Helen Mirren wears face mask and goggles during flight amid pandemic: 'It's a look'

Dame Helen Mirren has shared a photo of herself wearing a protective face mask and safety goggles during a flight. On Sunday, the 74-year-old posted a selfie on Instagram showing her wearing PPE as she sat on board a plane.

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Archaeologists mull whether graves lie near Tropicana Field

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As Paris Fashion Week is streamed, critics look to future

PARIS – The coronavirus pandemic has instilled extra unpredictability into the already fickle Paris Fashion Week. After first canceling the July shows for menswear and Haute Couture, the French fashion federation has now organized an unprecedented schedule of digital-only events instead.Top houses such as Chanel, Dior and Hermes are set to show their new Fall-Winter couture collections or their Spring-Summer menswear collections online this week — but with no celebrity guests, no Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and none of the usual frenzied media circus.No one from the public will be allowed to see the clothes in person at all, in fact, during this on-screen-only version of fashion week that starts Monday.

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With Delhi's recovery rate at 72%, no need to panic as covid-19 numbers reach one lakh: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that despite Delhi's COVID-19 cases having almost reached the 1-lakh mark, people must not panic as the recovery rate in the national capital now stands at 72 per cent."The number of COVID-19 cases have almost reached the one lakh mark in Delhi.

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More Mask Use, Worry About Lack of Social Distancing in U.S.

practice social distancing "always" or "very often," about a quarter report a fairly lax approach to mask-wearing, saying they "sometimes," rarely" or "never" wear one, compared with 7% who said the same when the nation was at its most vigilant in early April.Heightened news media attention may explain why the majority now say they are worried about the lack of social distancing in their own communities. This includes 19% who are "very worried" and 35% "moderately worried." One-quarter are "not too worried," and 21% are "not worried at all."Gallup first began tracking this measure in its probability-based online survey in early April when COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

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Australia to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens

Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said today, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases.

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Opinion | Hit the reset, it’s time to look at a pandemic budget

₹1.7 trillion relief package to mitigate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on livelihoods of the poor, an additional outgo of ₹ 90,000 crore. In a separate development later in the week, the Kerala government increased fares of public transport by 25% to stem mounting losses as the pandemic kept most people off the roads.The two developments, seemingly unlinked, are actually different sides of the same coin: they reflect the fiscal shock and consequences accruing from mega disruptions like the covid-19 pandemic.

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3rd former Minneapolis officer facing charges related to George Floyd's death released on bail

Tou Thao was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of George Floyd. (Hennepin County Jail)MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A third former Minneapolis police officer facing charges connected to the death of George Floyd has been released on bail.Tou Thao is charged with aiding and abetting murder for Floyd's death.

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Public health calls on people to get tested after coronavirus outbreak at Brossard bar

coronavirus as soon as possible.According to health officials, several people who sat both inside and on the terrasse of the Quartier Dix30 bar in Brossard have tested positive for the virus. Coronavirus — Quebec reports 8 more deaths, 79 new cases The people who contracted COVID-19 were at the bar between 8 p.m.

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‘A devastating loss’: B.C. Charter bus companies struggling to survive pandemic

3 new COVID-19 deaths at Vancouver long-term care home “It’s truly a devastating loss,” said John Wilson, president and CEO of Wilson’s Group of Companies.“Ninety-five per cent of the motor coaches right across North America are parked right now.”Wilson runs the largest charter bus company on Vancouver Island and the second largest in the province. He shut down most of his transportation operations in mid-March, laying off more than 200 employees.

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Canadian pot producers look to cultivate cannabis outdoors

2nd retail cannabis store coming to Peterborough “I’ve always had the leadership philosophy that you should never ask anybody to do a job in your company that you would not want to do yourself.”Vennat, who visits the farm once a week during warm months, was at work on his company’s second crop of outdoor cannabis — a fairly new venture for licensed cannabis producers.While many pot producers started out with massive indoor facilities to prepare for the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a handful have turned to outdoor cultivation in order to take advantage of savings from free sunlight and lower electricity and staffing costs.Health Canada began handing out licenses to cultivate cannabis outside in 2019.

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UK deaths from coronavirus increases by 22 people in a day

coronavirus have died in the UK, according to the Department of Health and Social Care. It is one of the lowest daily number of national deaths since pre-lockdown in mid-March.

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Coronavirus like virus was sent to China's Wuhan in 2013: Report

China after six men who had been clearing out bat feces there contracted a severe pneumonia, the newspaper said.Three of them died and the most likely cause was a coronavirus transmitted from a bat, the Sunday Times reported, citing a medic whose supervisor worked in the emergency department that treated the men. The same mine in Yunnan province was subsequently studied by Shi Zhengli, an expert in SARS-like coronaviruses of bat origins at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.Shi, nicknamed “bat woman" for her expeditions in bat caves, described Covid-19 in a February 2020 paper, saying it was 96.2% similar to a coronavirus sample named RaTG13 obtained in Yunnan in 2013.

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Video purports to show moment before vehicle in Seattle hits 2 people during protest

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How people struggling with long term coronavirus symptoms are going to be helped

here Recovered Covid-19 patients have previously told the M.E.N. about experiencing a number of lingering symptoms that go beyond a cough and a fever.

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Assam secretariat to remain shut after 4 employees test COVID-19 positive

GUWAHATI, ASSAM : The Assam government on Sunday ordered most of the departments to shut their offices in the state secretariat complex and work from field units and directorates for a week after four employees working there tested positive for COVID-19.Assam Commissioner and Secretary (Secretariat Administration) M Angamuthu told PTI that four employees of the 'Janata Bhawan' complex have tested positive on Saturday and Sunday, forcing the authorities to take the drastic step for one week."After witnessing four cases in just two days, we decided to do everything possible to stop the spread of the virus in the Secretariat complex.

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Coronavirus Scotland: Nine new cases confirmed as hospital deaths remain at 2,488

How to sign up to our Scotland Now newsletterA total of 424 people are being treated for confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in hospital - 11 of which are in intensive care.The latest figures were announced by the Scottish Government today at 2pm.It come as some Scots traveled to England for their first pint since lockdown began more than three months ago.Thirsty Scots flocked over the border yesterday to savour their first pints in months as restrictions were eased.Publicans on the English side of the border have revealed that up to a third of their bookings were Scottish people looking to take advantage of the rules relaxing there first.It has also been announced that the emergency hospital the NHS Louisa Jordan, built at Glasgow's SEC, will

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Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tromped through a strawberry festival in central Florida, detailing the government's new trade pact.

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2 shootings overnight leave 4 people injured across Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Four people were shot overnight in two separate shooting incidents across Philadelphia, police said.Police in East Germantown responded to a shooting call around 10:30 p.m.

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'Drunk people can't socially distance' - British police federation

Drunk people are unable to properly socially distance, the chairman of the British Police Federation has said as pubs reopened in England for the first time since lockdown.

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NHS Louisa Jordan to welcome first patients after not being needed for coronavirus fight

Glasgow's SEC to cope with the coronavirus crisis will welcome its first patients this month. Health chiefs constructed the NHS Louisa Jordan on the events site in April to cope with an expected wave of Covid patients.

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Delhi's covid-19 tally nears 1 lakh, recovery rate at 70%

NEW DELHI : Delhi’s covid tally is inching closer to the 1 lakh mark, even as the recovery rate in the national capital stands at 70%. Of 97,200 cases reported in the city so far, 25,940 are active, while 3,004 people have succumbed to the pandemic.Among the cities, Delhi has highest number of cases in the country"Less and less people in Delhi are now requiring hospitalisation, more and more people are getting cured at home.

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Coronavirus: Sauble Beach will be closed again if social distancing ignored: mayor

novel coronavirus pandemic, but the mayor says the beach will shut down again if visitors ignore social distancing guidelines.Mayor Janice Jackson spoke with Mike Stubbs on 980 CFPL’s London Live with Mike Stubbs on Friday.She said Sauble Beach reopened for the second time on July 3 after closing down around Victoria Day.

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Another 67 people in the UK have died with coronavirus, according to latest figures

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Five more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Greater Manchester

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, July 4 is:The NHS publishes data relating to the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be validated.The figures do not include COVID-19 fatalities in the wider community - including care homes.

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Michigan village starts flood recovery, awaits funds

whose lives were upended when privately owned dams with a history of neglect failed in May, resulting in more than $200 million damage in Midland County. When the floodwaters roiled the Tittabawassee River, much of the attention focused on the larger downstream city of Midland, home to Dow Chemical Co.

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Central Florida election offices use CARES funds to help cover additional expenses during pandemic

Brevard County:The Brevard County Supervisor of Elections said they were approved to receive $588,280 after the office comes up with a 20% match. Officials said the funds will be used to cover the cost of mail ballot expansion.Seminole County:Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson said his office is receiving $531,000 in CARES Act funds.

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‘People aren’t stupid’: Mike Pence’s U.S. coronavirus spin tests his credibility

Mike Pence has long played the straight man to Donald Trump, translating the president’s bombast into more measured, calming language.His job has become even more difficult. As coronavirus cases spike across large parts of the country despite months of lockdown, Pence has spent the past week trying to convince the American public that things are going very well, even though they’re not.“Make no mistake about it, what you see today is that America is going back to work and the American people are finding a way every day to put this coronavirus farther in the past,” he told CNBC the same day the country reported more than 55,000 new virus cases, a daily record.For public health experts, the optimism has been unmoored from reality.

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Spain locks down area of 200,000 people as coronavirus second wave feared

An area in Spain's Catalonia region has been plunged into a local coronavirus lockdown to halt a new outbreak as thousands of Brits prepare to arrive in the country on holiday.

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Coronavirus: Spain locks down county of 200,000 people over COVID-19 outbreaks

Spain on Saturday ordered the lockdown of a county around the city of Lleida due to worrying outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus.Catalan regional authorities announced that as of noon local time movement will be restricted to and from El Segria, around Lleida, which is home to over 200,000 people. Residents will have until 4 p.m.

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Drone video of Trans-Canada Highway flood repair in B.C.

Drone video showing work crews along the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior, near Revelstoke, following flooding on Thursday that temporarily closed the well-travelled route.

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What sex ed can teach us about getting people to wear face masks

face masks mandatory in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.Wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the norm in some places — such as China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea — but has been polarizing in others, such as the U.S., where mixed messages have resulted in confusion about whether or not to wear one.But sex educators would like have a word with everyone.

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3 people killed in plane crash southeast of Edmonton

RCMP say three people are dead after a float plane crashed southeast of Edmonton on Friday.

COVID-19: Edmontonians can once again host garage sales

For the first time in months, Edmontonians can once again host garage sales. Sarah Ryan reports.

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Middle seats being sold again on WestJet, Air Canada

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Canada’s airlines are selling middle seats again and the regulating body for airlines says that’s not a problem. Sean O’Shea reports.

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More than 11 million people have COVID-19 across the world, according to Johns Hopkins

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Trout uncertain, All-Star Game off as MLB gets back on field

His N-95 mask squarely in place, Mike Trout stroked line drives, streaked around the bases and caught flyballs at Angel Stadium. The sport’s biggest star then let something drop — he’s not “comfortable” in this COVID-19 environment and isn’t sure he’ll play this season.At Citi Field, Mets two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom ran sprints by himself in shallow right field, then grabbed his personal bag of baseballs to throw off a bullpen mound.

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Quebec public health wants people to continue practicing COVID-19 protocols

Dr. Horacio Arruda is trying to hammer home the message that even though the numbers look good, people still need to wear masks and practice safe social distancing. Global’s Gloria Henriquez has more.

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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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