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World Under 17 Hockey Challenge scheduled for fall cancelled due to coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemicHockey Canada made the announcement on Friday. 26 NHL players diagnosed with coronavirus since early June, league says The annual, week-long tournament was set to open October 31 in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I.“Hockey Canada’s priority remains the health and safety of all participants and the general public.

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'We're some of the most vulnerable': Ciara discusses being pregnant during Covid-19 pandemic

Russell Wilson hasn't been able to accompany Ciara to her pre-natal scans. The 34-year-old singer is currently expecting her third child - her second with husband Russell Wilson - and admitted that they have both found it difficult that Covid-19 restrictions have meant that Russell, 31, can't attend any of the hospital appointments during this pregnancy.

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Global coronavirus tally touches 11 million: Johns Hopkins University

COVID-19, which was declared as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11.At least 129,275 people have died in the US from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University's latest tally.There are at least 2,786,178 cases of the disease in the country. The US has the highest number of cases in the world.The second worst-hit country is Brazil, which has reported 1,496,858 lakh cases.

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Covid-19: 8,800 booth level task force committees to be set up in Bengaluru

home isolation of asymptomatic cases and funeral of the dead bodies during the State COVID task force meeting held on Friday at Vidhan Soudha.Speaking to the reporters, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said, "Local management will be strengthened for effective monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 cases. Booth level task force committees will be formed and this will be the basic structural and functional unit for COVID-19 management.

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DRDO to name its Covid hospital wards after soldiers killed in Galwan clash

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to name different wards of new Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID-19 Hospital in Delhi after the Indian Army troops who lost their lives in the Galwan valley clash last month."In honour of Indian Army troops who lost their lives in the Galwan Valley Clash on June 15, DRDO has decided to name different wards of new Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID-19 Hospital, Delhi after them," said Sanjeev Joshi who is the Technology Advisor to DRDO Chairman.The centre is ready and is expected to be inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday.The centre with 1,000 beds will also have specialised intensive care unit beds and will be fully

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coronavirus cases crossed 11 million. U.S.

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Maharashtra Health Minister hopeful of India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine

indigenous vaccine being developed by India and is one of the top priority projects which is being monitored at the topmost level of the Government. The vaccine is derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-2 isolated by the ICMR-National Institute of virology.

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Private labs can apply for NABL approval for TrueNat/CBNAAT based covid testing: ICMR

NEW DELHI : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to all states/UTs saying that all private laboratories in their state who intend to initiate TrueNat/CBNAAT based testing for COVID19 should be encouraged to immediately apply for NABL accreditation to ensure quality testing.Dr GS Toteja, Additional Director General, ICMR has written to all private laboratories in all states and Union Territories saying that who intend to initiate TrueNat/CBNAAT based testing for COVID-19 should be encouraged to immediately apply for NABL accreditation to ensure quality testing in their lab.This is primarily to ensure high-quality testing and ensure correct interpretation of test results.

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County of Warner sees spike in COVID-19 cases, possible link to funerals being investigated

COVID-19 phenomenon; it’s home to Alberta’s largest border crossing between Canada and the U.S. and is home more than 3,500 people, yet no positive cases were reported.Last week, the county reported one positive case.

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Screenings resume at B.C. movie theatres with new COVID-19 precautions

COVID-19 restart plan.Movie giant Cineplex is opening eight theatres around the province Friday, while Landmark Cinemas is opening 13.Vancouver’s independent Rio Theatre resumed screenings on Thursday, with a capacity of 50 people in its 400-plus seat theatre. Coronavirus: Eight Cineplex movie theatres in B.C.

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Quebec public health officials maintain message to keep up coronavirus health measures

COVID-19.On Friday, Quebec’s Public Health Director Horacio Arruda was trying to hammer down the message that the public must continue to keep distance and wear masks, even though things look normal.“Yes, we have gradually de-confined, however, the virus is still present,” Arruda said.“It is truly major. The biggest action you can take to help us is to maintain the two metres, practice hygiene please and wear your face cover.” Quebec reports 19 new coronavirus deaths, 89 new cases on Friday The director of public health for the Montérégie region, Dr.

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Coronavirus: Summer shaping up to be busy at Saskatchewan provincial parks

Saskatchewan provincial parks for nightly campsites is 63 per cent for the upcoming weekend, according to the Ministry of Parks on Friday.The 2020 camping season got off to a bumpy start on June 1, with campsites limited to 50-per cent capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Health authority in Montreal agreed to coronavirus ‘crisis management’ contract without cost estimate

novel coronavirus after being told there was no way to know how much the contract would cost.Consulting firm TACT Intelligence Conseil explained this in an email sent by its co-founder on the morning of April 10, 2020, as she delivered a copy of the proposed contract to Lynne McVey, chief executive of the Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre (CIUSSS).“Without having all the details and knowing how things will work, we have provided our hourly rates instead of putting the total,” wrote TACT’s Manon Genest, in the email, sent to McVey and released to Global News through access to information legislation.“We can keep you up to date on the fees on a daily basis if you wish.”The CIUSSS wound up spending at

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Remainder of Saskatchewan businesses ready to reopen by middle of July

Saskatchewan permitted to operate by mid-July, those included under the latest 4.2 dates say they are ready.July 3 has movie theatres opening up in the province, and Landmark Cinemas Canada has a long list of new protocols in please.Physical distancing will be enforced in a number of ways, including reducing available seating, concession queue lines on the floor, and asking moviegoers to arrive no sooner than 20 minutes before show time.

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Coronavirus: Canada adds 325 new cases on Friday as Atlantic lifts travel limits

coronavirus cases across the country Friday, as well as 21 more deaths.The country now has 105,072 cases total, with 27,716 of them active. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to 8,663 deaths total in Canada, while 68,693 people have recovered.

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England prepares to reopen on ‘Super Saturday’

Despite remaining a COVID-19 hot spot, England will reopen more businesses, including its world renowned pubs, on July 4, dubbed ‘Super Saturday.’ As Redmond Shannon explains, some people are desperate for a drink, while others are nervous about the easing of restrictions.

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As more Americans test positive, labs can’t keep up

Many parts of the U.S. are reversing their reopening plans, as they struggle to get COVID-19 under control. As Jackson Proskow reports, labs can’t keep up with the number of tests needed, and hospitals are close to being totally overwhelmed.

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NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson Pulls Out of Weekend Race After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Jimmie Johnson will not be racing as planned this weekend after he tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Jimmie Johnson first NASCAR driver to test positive for COVID-19

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news Friday evening cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader races coming up Saturday and Sunday. There was no indication any races would be affected.Hendrick Motorsports said Johnson will not return until he is cleared by a physician.

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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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Increased coronavirus concern at Ontario beaches

As thousands of people have descended on Ontario’s beaches, it could pose a serious problem during COVID-19. There is a concern about large crowds raising the risk of viral transmission. Tom Hayes reports.

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Stampede spirit forging ahead in Calgary despite COVID-19

coronavirus safety measures, but the Stampede spirit remains strong in the hearts of many across the city.Carla Crews and Curtis Burkevitch have never missed a Stampede as long as they’ve called the city home.“I can’t think of a year where I haven’t done something, so it’s unusual that it’s not going on,” said Crews.So, when local photographers began offering free front porch Stampede photo sessions, the couple signed up right away. Family Porchraits has already captured dozens of western-themed family snapshots and plans to keep going all summer long.“We wanted to celebrate it some way, so the thought was, we can bring Stampede to homes across Calgary with our team of photographers,” said Aaron Kerr, the company’s owner.Last year, the

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B.C. reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, deadly outbreak at Langely Lodge declared over

the second at the facility since the beginning of the pandemic, killed 25 people.The province also revised its number of total cases down to 2,947, after identifying six cases as being residents of other provinces.Seven of B.C.’s total cases are “epidemiologically-linked,” while the rest have been lab-confirmed.The province’s death toll remained unchanged at 177, while the number of active cases in B.C.

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Coronavirus: Board of health to take on mandatory mask issue in Hamilton

COVID-19.On Tuesday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson revealed that public health discussions were underway on a mandatory mask plan but said it was not imminent since the city’s number of cases remains low.The conversation was spurred on as a number of municipalities in Ontario recently passed bylaws requiring masks, such as Toronto, Peel Region, Guelph and Kingston.

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U.S. billionaire’s superyacht arrives in B.C. for ‘necessary repairs’ amid COVID-19

coronavirus pandemic.The 100-metre Attessa IV belongs to Montana industrialist Dennis Washington and has been valued by Forbes at about a quarter-billion U.S. dollars.The vessel arrived on the North Shore on Tuesday from Port Angeles, Wash., as the U.S.

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CIUSSS Ouest-de-L’ile spending spree

Still questions as to why the West Island Regional Health Authority paid an external communications firm $140,000 in one month for crisis control at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo explains, some local politicians are calling for a transparent review of the spending.

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Coronavirus: 31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19 — a rate of 1.2%

COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2 per cent.MLB and the players’ association announced the results Friday as teams resumed workouts for the first time since the coronavirus interrupted spring training on March 12, two weeks before the season was to start. Opening day has been reset for July 23, the latest in baseball history, and the regular season has been reduced to 60 games in the shortest schedule since 1878.

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Many Saskatchewan First Nations residents are travelling hours to get coronavirus treatment

coronavirus in April. According to Poorman, the health centre on the English River First Nation Patuanuk reserve could not provide adequate treatment.First, her daughter was moved about 175 kilometres to St.

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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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What is ‘new mutation’? Fauci says it may speed the spread of coronavirus

LOS ANGELES - The country’s top infectious disease expert said Thursday that the novel coronavirus has mutated in a way that might help it replicate better and spread more easily.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shared this research in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.“We don’t have a connection to whether an individual does worse with this or not.

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Ocean City offering prizes to people wearing masks on Fourth of July

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - In Ocean City, many people are still celebrating the Fourth of July in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Ocean City MayorJay Gillian joined other Cape May County officials on Thursday to remind celebrators to wear masks; except for under a few conditions, like if there are medical issues, or if you’re swimming. “I do feel safe. But you go in the stores, they don’t ask for masks. The kid had his mask down, he’s breathing in my face, I didn’t like that.

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Alberta confirms 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

COVID-19 in the province on Friday.That means there has been 8,259 confirmed cases in Alberta since mid-March. City taking COVID-19 precautions as Edmonton rec centres get set to reopen No additional deaths were announced Friday, meaning Alberta’s death toll stands at 155.

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Mount Dora businesses miss out on much-needed boost after leaders cancel Fourth of July events

MOUNT DORA, Fla. – Signs that read “Stars and stripes and BOGO buys” lined the sidewalks in Mount Dora Friday, instead of the hundreds of people usually downtown on a big Fourth of July weekend. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Mount Dora city officials canceled Friday night’s Freedom at the Waterfront fireworks show, as well as the Fourth of July parade that was scheduled for Saturday morning.[READ MORE: Holiday weekend plans? Here are the beaches, fireworks displays you can enjoy this July Fourth]“It’s just hard,” cried Lisa Winslow, owner of Home and Garden Treasures. “Fourth of July is a holiday -- it’s a weekend.

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Sanford business owner’s generosity helps small business stay afloat during coronavirus pandemic

SANFORD, Fla. – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact small business owners many who are struggling to keep the lights on which is why a Sanford business owner went out of his way to surprise five fellow business owners to help them stay afloat during this turbulent time.Jeff Small is the CEO and President of Advanced Composite Structures, a helicopter blade repair company. He had a meeting recently with his office manager and accountant after he saw the hardships a local business was going through on social media.“As the discussion went on, I said, ‘Well, give me a budget ...

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Report calls out ‘systemic’ failings in Canada’s long-term care system

long-term care, according to a highly critical report that examines the issue in light of the COVID-19 crisis.The report released Friday by the Royal Society of Canada found the pandemic was a “shock wave” that exposed many long-standing deficiencies in the system and caused high levels of “physical, mental and emotional suffering” for seniors. Canada’s proportion of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes top 16 other nations: study “Those lives lost unnecessarily had value,” reads the report by a working group that was chaired by Dr.

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COVID-19 budget projections show grimmer story for City of Edmonton

COVID-19 are worse than projected in the spring. That’s because some services are starting up at a fuller rate than originally thought.The best-case scenario then was a reduction of revenue of $93.5 million.

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Ethics commissioner launches investigation into Trudeau, $900M WE Charity contract

Justin Trudeau relating to his government’s now-scrapped $900-million contract with WE Charity.Ethics critics for both the Conservatives and the NDP had written to Commissioner Mario Dion seeking a review of whether the prime minister contravened the Conflict of Interest Act. WE charity to stop handling coronavirus student volunteer program after backlash WE Charity received a deal to administer the Canada Student Service Grant program late last month.

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Psycho seagull boom to hit Britain after Covid-19 stops councils destroying eggs

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxA psycho seagull boom is on the way because the pandemic has stopped officials applying for licences to destroy their eggs.Councils usually coat the shells with a liquid paraffin oil to stop the inner embryo from developing, which effectively sterilises them.This tricks the gulls into thinking they can still grow, so they continue to sit on them before ejecting the eggs from the nest weeks later.But there is currently a delay in licences for gull control being granted by Natural England.Town hall chiefs in Cheltenham, Glos.

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Philadelphia health commissioner hopeful for COVID-19 vaccine in 2021

PHILADELPHIA - When could a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?About a dozen different vaccines are in various stages of testing worldwide, including in Britain, China and the U.S. This week, Dr.

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‘You should have been George Floyd’: Black baseball player taunted at high school game

A black baseball player has received an outpouring of support after receiving racist taunts from opposing players during a game.

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Officials working to contain COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary long-term care centre

COVID-19 was declared.Eight people at the facility are confirmed to have the illness, according to Alberta Health, including residents and staff. Officials didn’t specify how many of the cases are in residents and workers.

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One new coronavirus case reported in Simcoe Muskoka, local total now at 602

coronavirus case on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases to 602, including 36 deaths.The new case is in New Tecumseth, Ont., involving a woman who’s between 65 and 79 years old. The source of her infection is close contact with another positive COVID-19 case.

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Curfews, closures as COVID-19 burdens Florida hospitals

MIAMI – Florida's most populous county instituted an overnight curfew, and beaches and businesses began closing down again as the state's number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations keep rising, threatening a further spread during the festive Fourth of July weekend.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Coronavirus: Saskatchewan expanding family visits to care homes, ICU

coronavirus pandemic, but starting July 7 the province will ease up on some of their safety measures.The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding visits for families of those in long-term care homes, personal care and group homes, as well as patients who are in critical care and the ICU.

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Edmonton International Street Performers Festival heads to the screen during COVID-19

Edmonton International Street Performers Festival.“A street performer doing a show for no audience is a rehearsal,” said Shelley Switzer. “So, we wanted to bring the festival to you.”Each day until July 12, an online variety show will feature Street Fest artists from near and far.

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Coco Austin Says Her ‘Family Is Falling Apart’ As Her Father Battles COVID-19

Coco Austin is pulling for her father as he fights for his life in an Arizona hospital after contracting COVID-19.

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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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