Butterdome being turned into alternate hospital as Alberta records 1,270 new COVID-19 cases

PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police in Surprise say they arrested a man after he stabbed his girlfriend multiple times during an argument over homework.According to court documents, 27-year-old Raymond Maltos was arrested on Feb.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

PHILADELPHIA - A water main break in Kingsessing is disrupting traffic and causing major problems early Wednesday morning. The water main break happened at approximately 6:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they made an arrest in a carjacking that led to a wild pursuit Tuesday evening. The incident happened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when police responded to report of a man following his Mercedes Benz sedan that was stolen during a carjacking at gun point about a week ago. Police were able to catch up to the vehicle which was on the 4000 block of Aramingo Avenue. When police attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes Benz, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and refused to stop, according to officials. Officers continued their pursuit until the driver of that stolen vehicle got to the 4500 block of Richmond Street when the vehicle crashed, rear-ending a parked and unattended vehicle. At this point, the driver got out of the stolen vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

Over 1⃣ crore youngsters between 15-18 age group are now fully vaccinated against #COVID19

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

COVID-19 on Boxing Day across the province.In a tweet, Alberta’s chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw noted fewer people were tested Christmas Day so fewer tests were processed and reported over the 24-hour period.Here is today’s #COVID19AB modified update:On Dec.

COVID-19 on Dec. 25 and 1,200 new cases on Dec.

COVID-19 on Thursday, in the first of a series of modified data updates the province will be posting over the holidays.An estimated 15,600 laboratory tests were done in the last 24 hours, and the province’s positivity rate was at seven per cent, according to a tweet from chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw.

Superstore employees in Alberta said workers are raising concerns about the number of customers inside of the grocery stores.Thomas Hesse, the president of UFCW Local 401, wrote a letter to Premier Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw to express concern over the current occupancy limit.“Five hundred people or more might be in a Superstore, while the employer might still be in compliance with the 15 per cent rule, so social distancing is lost,” Hesse said to Global News.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province recorded 19 additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, while stressing the importance of limiting in-person interactions over Christmas.

COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide the update at 3:30 p.m.

Alberta is relaxing its COVID-19 rules on gatherings for a five days over Christmas, to allow people who live alone to attend one family gathering. The province also announced some exemptions to the current COVID-19 restrictions for massage therapy, private counselling and end-of-life home visits.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]AHS noted nobody appeared to be tracking how many people were entering the church in order to comply with a provincial order that churches not exceed 15 per cent of their building’s capacity.Global News has reached out to Grace Life Church for comment on the order.Alberta’s chief medical officer of health was asked about the order at a news conference in Edmonton on Monday.She said health officials have worked hard to collaborate with faith leaders in the province to allow them to continue their services safely.“And I will say that the majority of faith leaders have been incredibly hard working, have been demonstrating leadership and caring for their communities and

As a new variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the United Kingdom, The Alberta government is “strongly encouraging” all inbound travellers who arrived from the U.K. to immediately book a COVID-19 test.

U.K. to hold emergency meeting over new coronavirus mutations, travel restrictions In a news release Monday, the province said testing should be done whether or not individuals have symptoms.Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.People who travelled from the U.K.

Many people have spent a lot of time on social media this year. But what were the most popular topics? On Global News Morning, Conor Clarance delved into the most like tweet in Alberta, how Dr.

Court challenge launched against Alberta’s COVID-19 public health restrictions

A woman in her 20s with no known comorbidities was among the 25 new deaths linked to COVID-19 by Alberta Health on Friday. In total, there have been 131 deaths reported in the past week.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw spoke of some positive signs during her daily COVID-19 update on Friday.

Alberta’s top doctor Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses 10 positive cases among players arriving in Edmonton for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships.

record-breaking number of deaths from COVID-19 were reported, Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another update on the novel coronavirus for Albertans.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m.

COVID-19 inside the Edmonton bubble.The IIHF says the Germans will all remain in quarantine until Thursday. The country is scheduled to open its tournament against Finland the following afternoon — Dec.

30 more patients have died from COVID-19 — the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began. Julia Wong has more from Dr.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it’s possible some Pfizer vials could contain enough of the COVID-19 vaccine for six doses, and it is something health officials are looking at.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw asks for patience as the province continues to vaccinate those identified for the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Alberta expanding free self-isolation hotel program, sending COVID-19 care teams to hard-hit communities The photograph shows several provincial officials taking part in a “virtual town hall.” They are spaced out around a large table in a semi-circle, including chief medical officer of health Dr.

COVID-19 update to Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Her news conference will be streamed live in this post.

While sharing Wednesday’s COVID-19 case numbers, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the number of Albertans who have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began less than 10 months ago is more than all of the influenza deaths over the past 10 years in the province.

When asked where people like teachers and front-line workers fall on the COVID-19 vaccine priority list, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the focus of the first three months is health-care workers and those at highest risk of severe outcomes, and decisions have not been made on which other groups will be next in 2021.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said to date, 32,000 Albertans between the age of 20 and 39 have tested positive for COVID-19 — of which more than 380 have been hospitalized and eight have died.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there’s no evidence a new variant of COVID-19 identified in Britain is radically different, but cautioned it’s too early to know the long term impact of mutations.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw addressed some of the safety concerns people may have with the COVID-19 vaccine, saying Canada has one of the most robust regulatory systems in the world and no steps were skipped.

coronavirus. Misinformation is spreading as fast as coronavirus.

COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at her usual time, 3:30 p.m., and her update will be live streamed in this post.The update comes one day after the province announced it would be expanding its free self-isolation hotel program and financial supports to targeted communities in Edmonton and Calgary that are seeing high rates of COVID-19 transmission.

Tens of thousands of inactive oil and gas wells dot the Alberta landscape and there’s real concern the system to deal with them could collapse. On top of that, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be worsening the situation.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province identified 1,341 new cases, and 11 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The R value explains how many people a positive COVID-19 case will infect and in Alberta, it appears cases plateaued over the past week — which Dr. Deena Hinshaw cautioned was encouraging but not enough. Lisa MacGregor explains.

Should people who get vaccinated still wear a mask? Could they still get COVID-19? Vaccinations will begin in Alberta later this week, but don’t expect life to go back to normal.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains that the timeline of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is part of their commitment to patient safety and the vaccine’s effectiveness.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province identified 1,887 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths on Monday. Hinshaw also gives an update on the R value in the province.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains why she is OK with the World Junior Hockey Championships going ahead in Edmonton, Alta.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan on Monday afternoon.Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Paul Wynnyk, chair of Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine task force, are scheduled to provide an update at noon Monday.

#COVID19AB update. There are 1,717 new cases with 20,562 active cases.