SYDNEY : Australian officials plan to roll out COVID-19 booster shots soon to prevent a resurgence of cases, as residents in the two largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne begin to enjoy more freedoms after months-long curbs.

Australia has ditched its COVID-zero strategy in favour of suppressing the coronavirus, after largely stamping out infections for most of this year, and is now aiming to live with the virus through higher vaccinations.

Officials are gradually shifting their focus to booster shots as double-dose vaccinations levels in Australia's adult population nears 75%.

Almost 87% of people above 16 have received their first dose since the national rollout began in February. "We think what is going to happen is that a booster

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B.C. parents urged to register kids for COVID-19 vaccine as U.S. green lights Pfizer

Provincial health officials are encouraging parents to get their children registered for a COVID-19 immunization, as one of the three major vaccines inches towards approval in Canada. Kristen Robinson reports.

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Delta, the most dominant variant of Covid-19 found in over 99% samples in Delhi in October

Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) was set up early this year.

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143 community cases of COVID-19; more than 42,000 vaccinations yesterday; 75% of eligible population now double vaccinated

There are 143 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today, 135 in Auckland, 6 in Waikato and 2 in Northland. There are no new community cases to report in Christchurch.

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Senior Royal family members will still attend Cop26 despite concerns over the Queen’s health

Prime Minister said she was on “very good form” when they spoke. The Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to Glasgow on Monday as they fulfil the Queen’s dearly-held wish to make the climate conference a success.

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UK will have Christmas without lockdown, says PM Johnson amid rising Covid cases

Christmas this year is one Johnson will want to keep after he dramatically changed course last December and canceled plans to allow families to see each other over the holidays. There were scenes of panic at train stations, with people defying social-distancing rules to get out of London before the new rules took effect.

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Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travel begins

As of October 30, rail and air passengers in Canada require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to travel. David Akin explains what travellers will have to show, the efforts underway to have a standard national document, and what happens when the grace period ends.

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Calls to address global COVID-19 vaccine disparities at G20 summit

As the G20 summit kicks off in Rome, leaders of the world’s richest nations are facing calls to spread the wealth when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Canada has announced plans to donate $15 million to help South Africa make vaccines domestically.

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Dr. Ala Stanford withdraws candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner

PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Ala Stanford, whose work leading the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium accelerated Philadelphia's vaccine rollout, withdrew her candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner on Saturday.In a statement distributed on Saturday night, Dr.

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China’s Xi Jinping calls for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list, according to a transcript of his remarks published by the official Xinhua news agency.Speaking to the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome via video link, Xi said China had provided more than 1.6 billion COVID shots to the world, and was working with 16 nations to cooperate on manufacturing doses.

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Russia considers using ‘Sputnik Light’ as booster against COVID-19

Russia will recommend using the domestically-made Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.Russia had previously promoted Sputnik Light, which comprises the first shot of its flagship two-shot Sputnik V, as an effective standalone vaccine as well as a booster that can be combined with non-Russian vaccines.“As the Delta variant is advancing, there will definitely be changes made today to the methodological recommendations on vaccinations where it will (say): only use ‘Sputnik Light’ for re-vaccination,” Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was quoted as saying by TASS.

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COVID-19: New Brunswick reports 2 deaths, 33 new cases on Saturday

Premier Higgs examines options after CUPE strike impacts New Brunswick health care The number of hospitalizations has dropped. There are now 23 people in hospital, of whom 15 are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and seven are fully vaccinated.Thirteen people are in intensive care, 10 of whom are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and two are fully vaccinated.There have been 37 new recoveries, leaving an active total of 551.

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Biden admits to Macron US was 'clumsy' in Australian submarine deal

ROME - Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been "clumsy" in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty.Biden and Macron greeted each other with handshakes and shoulder grabs before their first face-to-face meeting since the deal was publicly announced in September, marking the latest American effort to try to smooth hurt French sensibilities.

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White House outlines plans to increase COVID-19 testing in schools

WASHINGTON - All school-aged children could soon become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the Biden administration is ready to relax screenings in schools.In fact, the Department of Education (ED) is prepared to ramp up its efforts, according to a White House Fact Sheet published on Friday."We know how to keep students safe in schools by taking the right steps to prevent or reduce transmission in schools—including getting staff and eligible students vaccinated, implementing universal indoor masking, maintaining physical distancing, improving ventilation, and performing regular screening testing of students and school staff," the fact sheet reads.RELATED: FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11On

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Quebec reports 591 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths

COVID-19 on Saturday and two additional virus-related deaths.Health officials say the number of hospitalizations declined by six to 244, while the number of patients in intensive care declined by one to 67.#COVID19 – En date du 29 octobre, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/eFjS9RYZxa— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) October 30, 2021As for vaccinations, authorities say 8,120 doses were administered in the past 24 hours, including 2,764 first shots.On Friday the province’s public health institute said 90.6 per cent of Quebec residents 12 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 87.8 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated with both shots.Authorities say there are currently 470

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Greater Manchester's latest Covid infection rates as cases fall in NINE boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in nine boroughs in Greater Manchester.

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India can produce over 5 bn Covid vaccine doses by 2022 end: PM Modi tells G20

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G20 summit: Freeland says Canada to donate 200M doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end of 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday at the G20 summit in Rome that Canada is donating 10 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations through the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and that Canada’s total contribution will be 200 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022.

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COVID-19: London and Middlesex adds 16 new cases, 13 recoveries Saturday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.In total, there have been 14,481 cases to date, including 136 active cases (an increase of five), 14,100 recoveries (an increase of 13) and 245 deaths (unchanged).The most recent death was reported Oct. 21 and involved a man in his 70s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home and who was fully vaccinated but eligible for a third dose due to a suppressed immune system.Of the 136 active cases, 48 involve kids aged 11 or under, a cohort that is not yet eligible for vaccination.Since Sept.

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Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris has received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.The vice president rolled up a sleeve on Saturday and took a third shot of the Moderna vaccine. She’d previously achieved full vaccination after receiving her first dose on Dec.

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COVID-19 vaccination: Over 106 crore doses administered in India so far

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UK could be close to 100,000 Covid cases a day due to a big underestimate in official figures

Data suggests the UK may have reached already reached almost 100,000 cases - double the current official figure.

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G20 Summit: PM Modi highlights India's contribution to fight against Covid

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Canada to donate 10M doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX, Trudeau says

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and donate $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the donation in Rome this afternoon while attending the G20 leaders’ summit.Canada also intends to increase its financial support to COVAX to buy another 63 million doses itself.

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19 states sue to block Biden administration's COVID vaccine rule

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri.

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COP26: Some activists fearful of climate summit while UK COVID-19 cases rise

LONDON (AP) - Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the U.K. ahead of the U.N.

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Russia to recommend using Sputnik Light only as booster shot against Covid-19

Sputnik Light vaccine against Covid-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.

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Ontario reports 356 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 599,615.Health Minister Christine Elliott said of the new cases, 230 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, while 126 are fully vaccinated individuals.For comparison, last Saturday 373 cases were reported, meaning the seven-day average dropped. Ontario to release plan for 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose next week Four additional deaths were also announced on Oct.

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Scots councils Covid infection rate data from Public Health Scotland as 3,867 new cases reported

Another 3,867 Covid cases have been diagnosed in Scotland within the last 24 hours.

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A Scots woman with terminal breast cancer has told of her 'shock' after being told she had to wait a week to book a coronavirus vaccine appointment due to an IT glitch.

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Scottish Government confirm 20 deaths and 3,867 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

A total of 20 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

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G20 leaders meet after two years, with climate, COVID and economy in focus

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Tonga faces lockdown after first Covid case detected

Tongans flocked to vaccination centres today after the government warned the main island Tongatapu might be plunged into lockdown next week after recording its first case of Covid-19.

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China's COVID-19 outbreak developing rapidly, health official says

SHANGHAI: China's latest COVID-19 outbreak is developing rapidly, a health official said, as the authorities demanded high vigilance at ports of entry amid growing infections in a northeastern border city caused by the virus arriving from abroad.

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Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater tests positive for Covid-19

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.

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Origins of Covid may never be known, according to US intelligence agencies

US intelligence agencies have concluded it's unlikely the origins of Covid-19 will ever be definitively determined.

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Hibs vs Ross County OFF after Easter Road side hit with Covid outbreak

Ross County’s clash with Hibs has been postponed after two of the visitors players returned positive Covid-19 tests.

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China introduces measures to crack down on Covid outbreak

The Chinese government has introduced new Covid-19 curbs to stamp out a "serious" outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics.

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Russia imposes nationwide paid holiday to curb Covid surge

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Venues in NI advised to introduce Covid entry checks

People in Northern Ireland should expect to be asked for proof of their Covid-19 status, Stormont leaders have said.

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Russia imposes nationwide paid holiday to curb Covid cases

New coronavirus restrictions have come into effect across Russia as authorities seek to stem soaring infections and deaths in Europe's worst hit country by fatalities.

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Wuhan Lab Workers Were Likely Unaware of Covid-19 Virus Before Pandemic, U.S. Spy Agencies Say

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Palace's 'secrecy' over Queen's health scare sets off alarm bells, claims royal expert

Buckingham Palace’s latest updates on the Queen, and worries that the head-of-state’s "mysterious health problems" might be more important than it is believed as a result.Daniela Elser, a royal expert with more than 15 years of experience, is troubled by Queen Elizabeth’s latest update that she had "reluctantly accepted medical advice" to rest for a few days, seeing as the 95-year-old monarch has a reputation for being headstrong and never taking a sick leave.Even after losing Prince Philip in April, who was known to be her "strength and stay", the writer noted that The Queen went back to work only four days later.Consequently, when news broke last week that she had pulled out of a planned two-day tour in Northern Ireland, it sparked

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Covid origins may never be known - US intelligence

US intelligence agencies have said they may never be able to identify the origins of Covid-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.

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Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for kids? What parents should know

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Dengue: Delhi govt allows hospitals to divert one-third of beds reserved for COVID-19 patients

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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