BEIJING – Chinese officials briefed diplomats Friday on the ongoing research into the origin of COVID-19, ahead of the expected release of a long-awaited report from the World Health Organization.

The briefing appeared to be an attempt by China to get out its view on the report, which has become enmeshed in a diplomatic spat.

The U.S. and others have raised questions about Chinese influence and the independence of the findings, and China has accused critics of politicizing a scientific study. “Our purpose is to show our openness and transparency," said Yang Tao, a Foreign Ministry official. “China fought the epidemic in a transparent manner and has nothing to hide.” The report, which has been delayed repeatedly, is based on a visit earlier

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U.K. regulator reports 30 blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Britain’s medicines regulator said it has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine but stressed the benefits “continue to outweigh any risks.”The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said the risk associated with this type of blood clot is “very small” and that the public should continue to take up the vaccine when offered it.

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Health officials seek to convince skeptical public of COVID-19 vaccine safety

AstraZeneca vaccine were offered to him tomorrow, he said this week.Dr. Howard Njoo, along with chief public health officer Dr.

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: 7 died, 30 blood clot cases in UK. What we know so far

AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died, UK medical regulator acknowledged on Saturday, saying, "Out of the 30 reports up to and including 24 March, sadly 7 have died."Earlier, Britain's medicines regulator also stated as many 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has been identified so far.

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Delhi Capitals player Axar Patel tests positive for COVID-19

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' and India all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 and kept in isolation, the IPL franchise said on Saturday.Patel is the second IPL player to have returned a positive report after Nitish Rana. The left-handed Kolkata Knight Riders batsman had initially tested positive for COVID-19 but later returned a negative report."Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Maharashtra COVID: No exams for class 1 to class 8; all students will be promoted

ANI. The decision was taken in the wake of recent surge in coronavirus cases in the western state.

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Delhi logs over 3,500 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row, 10 more deaths

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Authors of UK racism report hit back at 'misrepresentation'

LONDON – The commission behind a report that concluded that Britain doesn't have a systemic problem with racism has defended itself against critics, some of whom have argued that it downplayed the country's historic role in slavery.

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Karnataka: Covid curbs will not be eased until situation reviewed on 20 April, says health minister

PTI.To be sure, the fresh guidelines will be in force in the state till 20 April, as per the order issued by chief secretary P Ravi Kumar."The government is not happy by restricting activities. I have been requesting through the media for the last one month that a second wave is at our doorstep and if we don't understand and take precautionary measures, the government will have no other options and may have to take serious measures," Sudhakar said, reported PTI.Speaking to reporters here, he said Karnataka was the first state to resume all the business activities, but the state is today reporting about 5,000 cases per day and 3,500 of them are from Bengaluru alone.

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Pune COVID shutdown from today: Night curfew for 12 hrs. What's allowed, what's not

New Covid rules from today. Know what's allowed, what's notAs per the orders issued yesterday, a 12-hour night curfew from 6 pm to 6 am will be imposed in Pune starting today evening.

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Police boss aks Renfrewshire families to please stick to the covid restrictions this Easter weekend

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire’s top cop has urged people to follow the ‘stay local’ guidance as lockdown restrictions are eased over the Easter weekend.Chief Superintendent David Duncan, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Local Policing Commander, has warned everyone about illegal gatherings over the break and insists his officers will continue to target blatant rule breakers.New lockdown restrictions came into effect yesterday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ instruction with a call for people to ‘stay local’.The change means that people will be able to travel to see friends and family across their local authority area.Previously, people were encouraged to remain at home as much

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal thanks 13 lakh employees for service during COVID

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Lessons from the calculated risk behind UK’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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Covid-19: Bangladesh announces 7-day countrywide lockdown from 5 April

Bangladesh government on Saturday announced a week-long countrywide lockdown from April 5 to curb the new wave of Covid-19 infections.Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is all set to announce a countrywide week-long lockdown.

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Former J-K CM Farooq Abdullah, who recently tested Covid positive, hospitalised

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Review: Meet Jan Black is far more than a gentle online comedy in Covid times

Review by The Wee Ghostie. For this theatre starved critic, in the time of Covid, the opportunity to see a new comedy written by one of Scotland’s top comedy writers, Johnny McKnight, and starring Maureen Beattie live from the Gaiety Theatre, Ayr, was too much to miss.Sure, this was going to be online, but it was live, and it ticked all the boxes; quality writer, quality star, and directed by Jack Nurse (of the innovative and exciting company Wonder Fools), and it was also utilising actors from local amateur companies to give it additional community box office pull.There was a challenge here.Theatre lovers have been forced to get their fix by going online to seek out recorded performances from all over the world and have become used to

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Over 30 lakh daily Covid-19 vaccinations in India for second day in row

anti-Covid jabs for two straight days, according to the Union health ministry data.While the number of vaccination stood at 30,93,795 on Friday -- day 77 of the inoculation drive -- it was 36,71,242 doses on Thursday.As per Friday's data, 28,87,779 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 35,624 sessions for the first dose and 2,06,016 beneficiaries received a second dose of vaccine.Cumulatively, 7,30,54,295 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been given to people since the drive began through 11,53,614 sessions.The beneficiaries so far include 89,32,642 healthcare workers (HCWs) and 95,71,610 frontline workers (FLWs) who have received their first dose of the vaccine.The second dose has been administered to 52,96,666 HCWs and 39,92,094 FLW.The

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Fourth covid wave targets the young and restless

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India records nearly 90,000 covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, describing a deteriorating situation of second wave of covid-19 in the country. With over 89,129 new cases, eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have shown a steep rise in the daily covid-19 new cases.

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232 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals

Latest figures from the Health Service Executive show that as of last night, there were 232 patients with Covid-19 in hospital.

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Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine

ROME – Octogenarians in Tuscany watched in disbelief and indignation as lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before them, despite government pledges of prioritizing Italy’s oldest citizens. Even some of their adult children jumped ahead of them.

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Reserve beds for Covid patients, charge fixed rates: Rajasthan asks hospitals

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Australia to continue using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite blood clot case

Australia will continue its COVID-19 inoculation program with AstraZeneca, health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about the safety of the vaccine.A 44-year-old man was admitted to a Melbourne hospital with clotting, days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, suffering serious thrombosis, a condition that prevents normal blood flow through the circulatory system.

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No forgiveness for failure in vaccine programme

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Mercedes gets 1st 5 career hits, White Sox beat Angels 12-8

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California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sports, theater and music fans will be able to take their seats again in California as the state's coronavirus cases plummet and vaccinations jump.

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Noida: New covid cases push active caseload to over 400

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Vancouver restaurant owner defies COVID-19 orders

The owner of Gusto restaurant in Vancouver vowed to remain open for indoor dining, despite a provincial order banning the practice, meant to stop a spike in COVID-19 cases. Paul Johnson reports.

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Classes at Karnataka high school suspended after 26 students test Covid positive

Karnataka has suspended offline classes.The development comes in the wake of the state administration taking a slew of decisions, including shutting down boarding and residential hostels for primary and secondary schools and optional attendance for students of classes 10, 11 and 12.The order was issued by Karnataka Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar.Besides suspending physical classes for classes six to nine, Kumar said in his order, "Classes 10, 11 and 12th can continue in the existing mode.

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Rita Wilson says she and husband Tom Hanks have not received Covid-19 vaccine

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were among the first celebrities to confirm they had tested positive for Covid-19, when they announced the news one year ago.

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Hong Kong bars incoming Singapore Airlines flights until April 16 over Covid-19

SINGAPORE : Hong Kong has barred until mid-April incoming passenger flights from Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines, after an arriving passenger tested positive for COVID-19 infection.Three passengers on the carrier's March 31 flight also failed to comply with disease precautions, Hong Kong authorities said on Friday.Singapore Airlines confirmed the order but said passenger services from Hong Kong to Singapore would not be affected by the suspension, which runs until April 16.A transit passenger on the SQ882 flight had a negative pre-departure test result, but subsequently tested positive on arrival in Hong Kong, the airline said."SIA has taken immediate steps to strengthen checks at the point of embarkation to ensure our customers

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Covid-19 surge: Schools shut again in several states

Madhya Pradesh: The state government has said that schools for classes 1 to 8 will remain shut till 15 April as against an earlier objective to reopen for younger students from 1 April. This is applicable for both government and private schools in the state.

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Covid cases at all-time high but positivity rate lower than September: Chhattisgarh minister

Chhattisgarh has increased over the past few days, the positivity rate is not as high as compared to September last year, said state health minister TS Singh Deo. "In September, the maximum daily cases recorded was 3,900 from about 27,000 tests.

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Study on Covid-19 mask finds layering, material choice matter

face mask can protect yourself and others from Covid-19, but the type of material and how many fabric layers used can significantly affect exposure risk, found a new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.The study measured the filtration efficiency of submicron particles passing through a variety of different materials.

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Churches make safety preparations for Easter services to prevent spread of COVID-19

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Churches in Orange County will have in-person Easter services on Sunday for the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Additional victims come forward accusing Delaware County chiropractor of indecent assault

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Additional victims have come forward accusing a Delaware County chiropractor of indecent assault. "This is now five victims that have come forward with similar allegations of indecent touching and sexual assaults by this chiropractor from Newtown Square," said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollmeister about a once respected and trusted doctor in the community. Now 61-year-old Ardel Cirio is facing several charges, including a felony. The DA says the victims are the doctor's patients. "They're very disturbing. Whenever anybody particularly a woman goes to see a medical professional and has them examine them they should feel safe.

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Canada sees another Easter weekend with rising COVID-19 cases, tough restrictions

COVID-19 spent their second pandemic-era Good Friday either adjusting to or bracing for stricter public health measures meant to bring resurgent case counts back in check.Three regions of Quebec, including the provincial capital, are now under a 10-day lockdown that took effect hours before the province reported the highest daily case load since late January.On Wednesday, British Columbia imposed what they are calling a three-week long “circuit breaker” across the province hoping to “break the chain of COVID-19 transmission.” Hotels taking advantage of Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine rules, some travellers allege Ontario, meanwhile, will pull what it dubs an “emergency brake” at midnight for the entire province, forcing the closure of

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Past infection of COVID-19 increases vaccine response six-fold, new study finds

LOS ANGELES - A new study finds that those previously infected with the coronavirus may have a far greater immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations.Researchers found that healthcare workers with a previous COVID-19 infection had six times the immune response to one dose of the Pfizer vaccine than those who hadn’t received the virus.Between Dec.

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Goa administration to enforce strict preventive protocols as Covid-19 cases surge

Goa State Executive Committee (SEC) on Friday decided to strictly implement the existing Covid-19 preventive protocols across the state in the wake of high-density urban areas reporting the rising virus infections. The committee directed the health department, police and department of information and publicity to carry out aggressive awareness campaigns in the state.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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