Coronavirus: 1.4m 'at risk' people to be told by NHS to stop all social contact

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.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

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.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

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Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

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A review is set to be launched after four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses of more than twice the approved amount.

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

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Thousands of front line NHS staff will not have to pay hospital car parking charges during the coronavirus crisis, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

They were told their country needed them, and they stepped up.

The nationwide call for NHS volunteers to help fight coronavirus in the UK has seen over 400,000 people sign up.

Boris Johnson has thanked the more than 405,000 volunteers who have stepped up so far to help the NHS during the coronavirus crisis.

Guidance The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk level in the UK. Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading.

The UK coronavirus death toll has risen to 435 as 11 more patients have fallen victim to the deadly disease.

Good Morning Britain has been hit with Ofcom complaints over Piers Morgan's awkward interview with Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this week.

A concerned intensive care nurse says she and her colleagues have been told they have to share face masks because there isn’t enough equipment to go round.

The nationwide call for NHS volunteers to help fight coronavirus in the UK has seen 170,000 people sign up in less than 16 hours.

The Coronavirus Daily Update: BBC News Special returned on BBC One today, but things didn't exactly go according to plan.

A huge temporary hospital is to be set up in London’s ExCel convention centre to care for thousands of coronavirus patients, the health secretary has revealed.

The government is calling for hundreds of thousands of people to volunteer to help the NHS.

The Health Secretary has announced that the UK has bought 3.5 million antibody tests to detect if people have had coronavirus.

Matt Hancock has confirmed that London’s ExCeL centre will be turned into a makeshift 4,000-bed “field hospital” under NHS plans to cope when the peak of the coronavirus epidemic.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called on 250,000 volunteers to sign up to help the NHS through the coronavirus crisis.

Chris Evans, 53, featured Health Secretary Matt Hancock on his Monday morning Virgin Radio show to talk about he importance of social distancing and what the UK can expect to happen in the imminent future as the coronavirus continues to spread through the nation.The deadly virus has now killed 335 people in the UK, and experts warn it is set to get worse as we follow Italy two weeks behind.But while having Mr Hancock on the show to discuss the increasingly worrying and important matters, Chris found himself almost getting a telling off from the Health Secretary, who almost scolded him after he gave him a scenario to answer.Chris gave Mr Hancock a "real life scenario" in which he and his family went to visit his great aunt and uncle who are

Piers Morgan blasted Health Secretary Matt Hancock live on television this morning after he accused him of "tittle tattling" during an incredibly awkward interview on Good Morning Britain.

Piers Morgan was left seething with rage after Health Secretary Matt Hancock accused him of "tittle tattling" during an incredibly cringe-worthy interview on Good Morning Britain today.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out a total lockdown involving curfews if people refuse to follow the government's advice on coronavirus.

Coronavirus has claimed its youngest UK victim after an 18-year-old was killed by the deadly bug.

The UK’s coronavirus death toll has leapt to 281 – with NHS workers identifying a further 600 COVID-19 victims in the last 24 hours alone.

People with serious underlying health conditions must stay home for 12 weeks, the government has said.

Thousands of retired healthcare workers have signed up to help fight coronavirus, but Health Secretary Matt Hancock has stressed that many more are needed.

More than 1.4m Brits will be ordered to stop all social contact from Monday as the Government battles to regain control of the coronavirus crisis.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for retired doctors and nurses to return to the NHS to help out as things start to become critical.

A second coronavirus hotspot has broken out in the Midlands and the Health Secretary has warned officials "don't know why".

A healthy woman who had just given birth has died of coronavirus, aged just 27.

Around 1.4 million people who are most at risk from coronavirus will be told to ‘stop all social contact’ from Monday. 

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted he could not live on the UK's meagre £94.25-a-week rate of sick pay.

The first ventilators made to a new prototype designed to help the fight against Covid-18  could begin appearing in hospitals next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.L

Tens of thousands of retired NHS doctors and nurses are being urged to return to work to help combat the coronavirus epidemic in the UK.

Frontline health and social care staff, people involved in food production and delivery, and utility workers are among a list of workers deemed "essential" to the Covid-19 response.