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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill February 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. McConnell told reporters he disagrees with fo WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is going against the Republican National Committee calling the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemanth Herath has slammed the organizing of mass gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 spread in the island.‘This is not something that needs to be said over again.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

First nasal spray for covid-19 treatment in India: For the treatment of adult patients suffering from Covid-19, pharma company Glenmark has launched Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (FabiSpray) in India. The nasal spray was launched by the pharma company in partnership with SaNOtize. "Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated reduction of viral load of 94 per cent in 24 hours and 99 per cent in 48 hours. Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was safe and well-tolerated in COVID-19 patients. Glenmark to market NONS under the brand name FabiSpray," the company said in a statement.

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ladies tights such as pantyhose on your face could reduce the risk of getting Covid, more so than masks.A major risk identified with commonly worn face masks is that they do not fit tightly enough to block viral particles from being inhaled or exhaled significantly.Cambridge University researchers have tested seven hacks to improve the fit of masks.Their new study outlined DIY hacks people have used to make masks fit better, including using rubber bands or tape.They found the most effective tactic was to wrap pantyhose around the bottom half of the face or on top of a mask.Researchers have said that this could reduce the number of viral particles by up to seven times more than a loose mask on its own by sealing the gaps around the nose and mouth.They raised that the social and physical impact of wearing tights on your face in public was "unlikely to be tolerated for an extended period of time".Tight-fitting medical masks are great at blocking out the virus, but many describe them as uncomfortable.The study raised that the most common surgical or cloth masks are far less resistant to Covid.Cambridge researchers recruited four volunteers to try seven different mask hacks - the study looked at both surgical and KN95 masks.Other methods included tying the ear bands to make the masks fit more tightly or stuffing the gaps with bandages.Participants did seven minutes of various exercises designed to mimic real-world interactions such as talking, smiling, nodding and eating.The researchers measured how well the masks fit by monitoring the filtration efficiency and calculating a 'fit factor' score.Pantyhose and cloth tape were most effective, increasing the fit factor by 27.7 and 14.7.Surgical masks performed better if worn in

Epik High frontman Tablo has tested positive for COVID-19.OURS, Epik High’s management agency, confirmed the news through a press statement released earlier today (February 9).“Tablo experienced minor symptoms on February 3 and underwent PCR testing, and his results came back negative the next day (January 4),” the agency said, as translated by Soompi. “However, he voluntarily got tested again on February 8, and his results came back positive this morning.”The statement also noted that the rest of Epik High and staff members who were recently in contact with Tablo underwent rapid antigen testing following the hip-hop artist’s diagnosis.

New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament today, as demonstrators camped inside the Wellington legislature's grounds vowed to stay "as long as it takes".

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province’s public health restrictions will now be lifting, while a blockade of protesters demanding an end to mandates resumes at the U.S.-Canada border crossing near Coutts. Heather Yourex-West looks at the province’s plan, and whether it will be enough to satiate demonstrators.

Director Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker joins Global News’ Linda Olsen to discuss how she is using her experiences growing up Black in Calgary and how that has inspired her art.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to press hard on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. But Quebec Liberal MP Joël Lightbound is challenging his own government’s strategy, demanding Trudeau to stop driving up divisions and deliver a roadmap to end public health mandates.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers are on strike for the third consecutive day, citing several demands.The trade unions demand that the authorities eliminate existing salary disparities in the sector just as they eliminated the teacher and principal salary anomalies.Health workers across Sri Lanka including nurses, and Public Health Inspectors are on strike citing multiple demands.They resorted to the indefinite trade union action from Monday (7).As a result of the strike activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District Hospitals, and 293 MOH Officers came to a complete standstill.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Domino’s Pizza in North Philadelphia. According to police, the robbery took place on Monday around 1:00 a.m. at the location on 2628 N.

China enacted a similar traffic light change after one case was detected in November, only to repeal it amid outcry on social media. 

COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight In a letter to school authorities, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange outlined the impact that relaxing COVID-19 restrictions will have on schools and students.“I have been encouraged to see a downward trend in the number of Alberta schools shifted to at-home learning over the last few weeks,” she said.“At the peak of the fifth wave, there were 29 schools that were shifted to at-home learning, and today, only seven of the over 2,500-plus schools in our province remain learning at home.”Please see my letter to school authorities below: pic.twitter.com/Z3sph78dDv— Adriana LaGrange (@AdrianaLaGrange) February 9, 2022LaGrange said the masking requirement that will be removed effective Feb. 14 will apply to any students in schools or on school buses.

Winter Olympics since 1998 in Nagano, Japan.She has a decade’s worth of knitted red mittens, purchased every year since their debut as part of the Canadian Olympic uniform in 2010.But this year Reid says she won’t be buying anything, because after the merchandising partnership changed hands from Hudson’s Bay to Lululemon, she considers the prices too steep to justify.“They were a great, affordable way to show Canadian Olympic pride and some of the money goes to support our national team,” Reid says of her iconic mittens.“I looked at the Lululemon site and I was pretty surprised to see the prices. I was OK with The Bay’s mittens going up to $20, but $68 for a pair is too much for me.”Reid isn’t alone.

Kathryn Thomas has said that she doesn’t feel ‘as anxious’ about having her second baby, despite being pregnant during the pandemic.

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-19-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the nation’s highest court.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected a bid by Alabama and Georgia realtors to block the eviction moratorium reinstated earlier this month.

national capital recorded no fatalities due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hour, the state health department said on Friday. Further, 57 more people tested positive for the virus, taking the positivity rate to 0.08%.

NEW YORK - A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor.Jerhonda Pace resumed her testimony in Brooklyn federal court a day after telling jurors she was a 16-year-old virgin and a member of Kelly’s fan club when he invited her to his mansion in 2010.

The Health Service Executive is re-opening a number of walk-in vaccination clinics across Ireland this weekend for anyone aged 16 or older who needs either their first or second dose of vaccine.

COVID-19 infections.It is the second day in a row that the health authorities report that exact number for the daily tally of cases.The immunization rollout reported another 44,012 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine administered since the last update. Over the course of the campaign, more than 11.9 million shots have been doled out in the province.The number of pandemic-related hospitalizations rose by three to 91.

A Spanish court has lifted a coronavirus curfew imposed on most of Catalonia, including the capital Barcelona, leaving it in place in just a fraction of the northeastern region.

Dolly Parton is opening up about contributing to production of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.

debit card transactions. The total number of debit card transactions in June 2021 stood at 77.6 crore (the left-hand side of the accompanying chart). As can be seen from the chart, the number of transactions five years back were higher than the number in June. Further, transactions had peaked at 131.4 crore in October 2019 and have largely followed a downward trend since then -- The point being they had started to fall even before the covid pandemic hit, revealing the weak state of the economy.

according to Reuters. In April, the TSA extended its original mask mandate "for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States, including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the road buses, and on commuter bus and rail systems through September 13," according to a news release. FILE - Travelers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 wait in line at the American Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport.

notably donated $1 million (£725k) to the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee last year as part of its Covid-19 research, helping to support the development of the Moderna jab, which at the time reported a 95% success rate.However, Dolly reckons her contribution may have overshadowed the hard work put into developing the vaccine, but either way, she was more than willing to help out, as she ‘knew something bad was on the rise’.She told presenter Baylen Leonard on Absolute Radio Country: ‘When the pandemic came out, I just felt kind of led to do something because I knew something bad was on the rise and I just kind of wanted to help with that.‘So, mine was a small part of course, but I probably get a lot more credit

Dolly Parton saw it all coming.

Dan + Shay have a new album out, and it might just be their best work yet. The duo sat down with ET's Rachel Smith to discuss their latest release in three years, , and how the pandemic made it possible.«Oh man, I mean this is the first time we have actually had time and I mean I guess it's a good thing because it is our fans fault,» Shay Mooney shared.

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ANI, Dr Guleria said, “I would suggest that people should understand that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet. Daily, we are getting more than 40,000 cases. It is important for everyone to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour. If we follow this, then another wave will not come."

₹3,298.72 crore as at June 30, 2021. The losses have been primarily driven by adjustments on account of implementation of IndAS 116, adverse foreign exchange rates, fuel prices, pricing pressures, and the impact of Covid-19 (first wave and recent second wave), whose effects have continued to have an impact on the results for the year ended 31 March 2021 and quarter ended 30 June 2021," the airline said.

NHS Borders cancelled all scheduled routine operations until the end of next week due to pressure on services.NHS Lothian said increased levels of staff sickness, combined with holidays and those having to self isolate, led to a “significant reduction” in nurses and midwives in the previous two months.This, along with “unprecedented demand” has caused longer waiting times, particularly in the emergency department.This is behind the decision to postpone procedures to enable clinic and theatre staff to be redeployed where they are most needed.Other measures taken to address staffing problems include offering staff more shifts, and bringing in around 460 new nurses who are expected to start in the next two months as well as extra

Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd's June quarter results (Q1FY22) give a sense of déjà vu. Yet again, the company’s revenues have been hit due to the covid-19 pandemic’s restrictions and lockdowns, which weighed on the domestic hospitality and tourism industry. Occupancy levels declined in April compared with March with the increasing number of cases. Operations took a severe hit in the May with travel restrictions across key states amid the devastating second wave of the pandemic. June saw occupancy levels start to improve.

Russia has recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll for a second day running, as a third wave of infections persists despite efforts from authorities to boost vaccinations.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Protesters upset by the revival of a mask mandate for elementary school students in Williamson County, Tennessee were caught on camera cursing, heckling and threatening supporters of the mandate after Tuesday night’s school board meeting.The school board voted in favor of requiring elementary school students to wear masks between Aug. 12 and Sept.

Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor, who was detained by China in 2018, was convicted of espionage by a Chinese court and sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday.

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PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court has dismissed a judge’s ruling that threw out Gov. Tom Wolf’s sweeping COVID-19 restrictions, saying the issue is now moot because statewide mitigation measures have expired and Pennsylvania voters have since constrained a governor’s emergency powers.The 3rd U.S.

ATKINS, IA - APRIL 25: Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to guests at a campaign event at Bloomsbury Farm on April 25, 2015 in Atkins, Iowa. Paul is seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

Trent Ltd’s June quarter results (Q1FY22) show that the recovery being witnessed following the easing of the first lockdown last year has paused. After all, standalone revenues declined as much as 58% vis-à-vis the March quarter. Of course, year-on-year growth numbers were exceptionally high given the low base.

A Chinese court has rejected Robert Schellenberg’s bid to appeal his death sentence on drug charges. Former Canadian Ambassador to China Guy Saint Jacques discusses the potential political ramifications.

The Edmonton Police Service pulled this Tik Tok video from its community engagement account after receiving complaints it contained misogynistic and problematic content.

Chet Hanks just doesn’t know when to stop…