coronavirus infections since the pandemic began.According to the provincial government on Wednesday, there were 121 new infections and the new seven-day average of daily cases is up to 154.

Saskatchewan premier hints at easing some COVID-19 restrictions early The province added two new COVID-19-related deaths for a total of 389, read a press release.

The recently deceased were reported in the 80-plus age group from the Regina and Saskatoon zones.Saskatchewan’s hospitals are currently providing care for 153 patients with COVID-19 — 133 are receiving inpatient care and 20 are in intensive care.Active cases, which are total cases minus recoveries and deaths, now sit at 1,431 in Saskatchewan, according to the press release.

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The latest coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester as all 10 boroughs record falls

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in all 10 boroughs across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.The latest Public Health England data shows that nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 8 compared to the previous week.Tameside was the only borough which recorded a single-digit reduction in transmission rate.The overall rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 89.9 per 100,000 population.This is higher than the national average which stands at 59.2.The infection rate for the region was down 19 per cent in the last week and is falling faster than in England as a whole.

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Titans' pass rush busts cautionary tale for NFL free agency

Shopping on the NFL free agent market can be so very tempting.

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President orders all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1 as Florida reports 5,144 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – All 50 states now have until May 1 to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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As time change looms, Hasidic Jews challenge Quebec’s curfew in pandemic red zones

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The council’s vice-president, Max Lieberman, says a lack of flexibility from the province means that people will be forced to choose between practising their religion or respecting the curfew.Quebec is the only province with a nighttime curfew in place as part of its COVID-19 measures.In Quebec’s high alert COVID-19 red zones, the curfew requires people to be indoors between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia expanding COVID-19 vaccine groups as province reports 1 new case

Nova Scotia reported one new case of COVID-19 on Friday and announced the expansion of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Premier Iain Rankin said at a coronavirus briefing Friday afternoon that appointments are filling up, but there’s still space.

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No. 11 Kansas withdraws from Big 12 tourney due to COVID-19

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas withdrew from the Big 12 Tournament on Friday after a positive COVID-19 test within the men's basketball program, becoming the third major team to have its conference postseason come to an end beceause of the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Capacity limits increased for weddings, funerals under Ontario’s grey lockdown restrictions

Ontario government has announced an increase in capacity limits for weddings, funerals, and other religious services and ceremonies being held in regions placed under the province’s grey lockdown level of restrictions in the COVID-19 response framework.According to a statement issued by officials, weddings, funerals, religious services, rites and ceremonies will be allowed to operate with up to 15 per cent of approved total indoor occupancy as of 12:01 a.m. on March 15.

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Coronavirus will remain in global population ‘for some time,’ Tam says

Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said Friday that the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, would remain in the global population “for some time.”

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B.C. Hockey League to return to action in April; pod model approved

The B.C. Hockey League has been approved to play a shortened 2020-21 season after provincial health officer Dr.

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COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans 'must remain vigilant'

NEW YORK – U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated.

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Fines for non-essential travel, house parties worth almost €1.5m issued by gardaí

Gardaí have issued fines worth almost €1.5 million over non-essential travel and house parties since the pandemic began.

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Ontario to blame if $11M in COVID-19 relief aid embezzled, fired senior civil servant alleges

former senior civil servant alleged to have embezzled at least $11 million in COVID-19 relief money is now arguing the Ontario government is to blame for any losses it suffered.In a statement of defence filed in Superior Court this week, Sanjay Madan blames the province for allegedly lax security measures that allowed “widespread misappropriation” of money intended to defray the cost of children learning at home.“The plaintiff knew, or ought to have known, that unscrupulous individuals, including potentially its own employees, might try to exploit weaknesses in its security measures to take money,” Madan alleges.“Having anticipated such threats, (the government) ought to have taken steps to prevent them, or reduce any losses arising from

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Half of COVID survivors note lingering signs of depression

More than half of a sample of US COVID-19 survivors reported symptoms of major depressive disorder months after recovery, a research letter today in JAMA Network Open reports.

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Exploring new fields after pandemic-enforced career changes

The pandemic changed the lives and livelihoods of thousands of people in an instant.

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Netflix cracking down on password sharing with new test and warning

TAMPA, Fla. - Netflix is looking to crack down on password sharing with a new test.First discovered by GammaWire, some users have encountered an inquiry when they log on asking for verification that they are the owner of the Netflix account.

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Quebec to allow gyms in coronavirus red zones to reopen as of March 26

COVID-19 public health restrictions for sports and physical training both indoors and outdoors starting March 26.Isabelle Charest, the minister responsible for sports, said Friday the government is taking a gradual approach so as not to reverse any progress made in the last few weeks. She described it as a first phase of deconfinement.“The situation is still fragile,” she told reporters, adding that certain measures such as physical distancing must be maintained.Under the plan, all indoor facilities — including gyms — can reopen in designated red zones such as Montreal in two weeks.

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Coronavirus: ‘Very important’ that Canada is involved in international vaccine passport talks, Hadju says

When asked about possible COVID-19 vaccine passports for travel, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday it is “very important” that Canada be involved in international conversations surrounding vaccine certification to “make sure that Canada is not left behind.”

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HopeSisters’ London, Ont., chapter unites community groups in homeless outreach

pandemic has grown into an international community of volunteers working together to spread hope — most recently, in London, Ont.Western University student Kenisha Arora, 18, and her sister Alisha, 14, started off by writing letters to seniors in long-term care and retirement homes last March. Their charity HopeSisters has grown significantly since then, both in terms of scope and size.

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Biden was Sheriff Joe on '09 aid, now salesman on COVID law

WASHINGTON – In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were getting to the right places and quickly.

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57,000 passport applications paused under Level 5 restrictions

Around 57,000 people are waiting for their passport applications to be processed with the service paused since December under Level 5 restrictions.

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Covid-19: 646 new cases, 10 further deaths

The Department of Health has been notified of ten further deaths associated with Covid-19 and an additional 646 cases.

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Manitoba’s top doc gives coronavirus update year after province’s 1st case

COVID-19 Friday.Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m.

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Sudbury schools ordered to move learning online as COVID-19 lockdown takes effect

Sudbury region to move to Ontario’s COVID-19 grey-lockdown zone March 12 Dr. Penny Sutcliffe says the health unit has reached a “tipping point” where the risks of COVID-19 transmission outweigh the benefits of in-person learning.She says it’s an additional layer of protection on top of the province-ordered lockdown, which took effect Friday, saying public health is at capacity to manage cases.

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Regina Elmview Extendicare dealing with COVID-19 outbreak with 6 positive cases

Saskatchewan Health Authority declared an outbreak at Elmview Extendicare on Tuesday after four residents and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.A spokesperson for Extendicare said the home has implemented outbreak protocol and safety measures to deal with the outbreak. Saskatchewan’s new online COVID-19 vaccine booking system launches The home cannot disclose personal immunization information but wrote in an email to Global News that more than 95 per cent of residents have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Greece extends COVID-19 curbs to contain rising cases

Greece will further extend COVID-19 restrictions in Athens and other areas to rein in fast-spreading infections and ease pressure on its stretched health system, Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said on Friday.A lockdown in the metropolitan area of Athens - where half of the country's 11 million population lives - will be extended to March 22, rather than end on March 16 as previously planned."The finish line is visible," Hardalias told a regular briefing.

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Coronavirus testing site will be operational in East Kilbride from March 15

link!And those wishing to get tested do not need an appointment – you can just head along between 9.30am and 5.30pm every day.Dr Jackie Hyland from NHS Lanarkshire told the News: “COVID-19 can be spread by people who don’t have symptoms or the symptoms are so mild people may not recognise that they have the infection.“For the benefit of yourself and your community, I would encourage as many people as possible to get a test.“The test results will help to detect the virus and limit its spread.”The community testing initiative aims to drive down local COVID-19 rates and transmission by identifying positive cases more quickly.All residents are encouraged to get tested, whether or not they have any of the three main COVID symptoms – a new and

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Broadway marks one-year anniversary of COVID-19 shutdown with live show

the first time in a year Friday with a live performance to mark the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic — as well as the theater industry’s forthcoming “rebirth.”The Times Square Alliance hosted the “We Will Be Back” pop-up show in Duffy Square, with a host of “celebrities, performers and dozens of art workers from the Broadway community.”“The event aims to provide a sense of hope as the industry and city move forward from the challenges brought on by the past year, by shining a spotlight on the arts workers who suffered during the theatre’s darkest hours as well as celebrating the sense of community and diversity within the arts environment that mirrors that of New York City itself,” officials said in a press release.

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Devon General Hospital moving into Phase 2 of reopening, extends ER hours

reopening plan.Moving into Phase 2 means the emergency department will be open to patients from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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New Brunswick to provide update on COVID-19 on Friday

coronavirus on Friday.The update is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Global News website.

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WHO grants emergency authorization for J&J COVID vaccine

GENEVA – The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose shot can now theoretically be used as part of the international COVAX effort to distribute vaccines globally, including to poor countries without any supplies.

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Netflix tests out a possible password-sharing crackdown

NEW YORK – Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing.

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'Quad' countries to launch joint venture to boost Covid vaccine production

New Delhi: The US, India, Australia and Japan on Friday announced the launch of their ambitious joint partnership venture to boost production of vaccines to combat covid-19, in a move seen as mounting a challenge to China, at the inaugural summit of Quad now upgraded to the leaders’s level.US President Joe Biden, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga shared a virtual stage to herald the start of a reinforced partnership aimed at global good.

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Nova Scotia expanding COVID-19 vaccine groups as province reports 1 new case

COVID-19 on Friday and announced the expansion of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination program.The expansion will include anyone who is 80 years of age and older and born in May, June, July or August.According to the province, people who are 80 and older and born between May 1 and Aug. 31 can now book an appointment at a community clinic.

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Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?

NEW YORK – Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in a tragic way — from an epileptic seizure, alone in a dingy cell.

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Canada expecting 1M Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses a week until early May

COVID-19 vaccines will funnel into the country this spring, with the federal government confirming a significant increase from Pfizer-BioNTech.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will receive at least one million doses from Pfizer per week — between March 22 and May 10. Pfizer says its vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infection “That’s a million doses of Pfizer alone every seven days,” Trudeau said at a press conference.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“That’s going to make a big difference.”The influx is more than double the 444,600 doses expected next week.

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Members of NY Congressional delegation call on Cuomo to resign

NEW YORK - Multiple members of New York's congressional delegation joined the growing chorus of legislators calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign over sexual misconduct allegations and a nursing home scandal.U.S.

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$1,400 stimulus checks can be seized by private collectors for unpaid debts

Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a sweeping coronavirus relief package that includes $1,400 stimulus checks for many Americans — but some individuals with unpaid debts could have that money seized this time around.Debt collectors will be able to garnish the third round of cash payments that are expected to be delivered to Americans by the end of the month as part of Democrats' $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

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NJ man who allegedly pointed gun at Whitemarsh officer arrested in Wildwood days before

Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, 20 NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. - A New Jersey man recently charged for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at a Montgomery County police officer's head during an investigation was arrested two days earlier in Wildwood for using a stolen car, authorities said.Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, 20, was picked up by officers in North Wildwood on Monday after residents on the 500 block of 26th Avenue complained of a suspicious vehicle, according to township police.Responding officers found the vehicle unoccupied, but a registration check showed that the vehicle was reported stolen from Vineland, New Jersey.Officers later found Figueroa-Ardon, who matched the description given by neighbors, on the 300 block of West 26th Avenue.

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People at risk of 'falling to the bottom of the pile' once pandemic is over, public health specialist warns

direct to your inboxLockdown has put more people at risk of ‘falling to the bottom of the pile’ once the coronavirus pandemic is over, a council public health specialist has warned.Anthony Threlfall told a meeting of Rochdale’s Covid engagement board that ‘new inequalities’ created by Covid-19 could have a devastating impact on some residents’ lives.He said that restrictions had been ‘necessary’ - and without them Rochdale would have seen ‘way over’ 2,000 deaths from the virus.But he acknowledged the measures had also ‘caused a lot of harm’, resulting in a ‘widening of inequality’ in society.“The pandemic will soon be over but we will still be in a crisis management situation where we really have to think very, very carefully about

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New Smyrna Beach tag and title office temporarily closed due to COVID-19 case

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – The New Smyrna Beach tag and title office will be closed through the weekend after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

Colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity esports are overwhelmingly committing opportunities and scholarships to male players, according to data collected by The Associated Press.

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DPAC brings the magic of Disney Broadway to Frontyard Festival

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is bringing Disney Broadway to its popular Frontyard Festival later this month.

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Ricky Gervais shares picture getting his first COVID jab

COVID-19 jab.The comedian took to Twitter to share a pic getting the vaccine with the caption: “Take that you COVID C***!”.Gervais is among a number of celebrities who have recently received the COVID vaccine including Sir Ian McKellen, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.Take that, you COVID Cunt! pic.twitter.com/gkxH5bxTwC— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 11, 2021It comes after Gervais previously spoke out against those “complaining” from privileged positions while the NHS fought the virus in the first lockdown.“After this is over I never want to hear people moaning about the welfare state again, I never want to hear people moaning about nurses again.

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WHO allows Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use

COVID-19 vaccine, the U.N. agency said on Friday, broadening access to the shots.

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The importance of preserving the history of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic brings a long list of moments that historians say should be archived for future generations.Esyllt Jones is a history professor with St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, who studies the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.She says there’s a difference between private and public memory.

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Country star Larry Gatlin tests positive for coronavirus after receiving Moderna vaccine: 'What are the odds?'

Larry Gatlin has tested positive for the coronavirus just days after receiving his second dose of the Moderna vaccine. The 72-year-old country singer confirmed his COVID-19 diagnosis with Fox News.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case, health officials to provide update

COVID-19 on Friday and said 17 active cases remain.According to the province, the case is in the eastern zone and is under investigation.Further updates on the province’s response to the coronavirus will be provided at a COVID-19 briefing Friday by Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health.

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Quebec reports 753 new cases, 9 deaths linked to COVID-19 crisis

coronavirus Friday.The majority of those deaths took place earlier in the month, while three occurred in the past 24-hour period.The province’s COVID-19 caseload now stands at 296,143. Recoveries have topped 278,000.The pandemic has killed 10,526 Quebecers over the past year, but the tally was changed after an investigation found a previously reported death was not due to the virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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