The right numberPublic-health officials, epidemiologists, amateur observers and others have watched as the pandemic has unfolded, looking for how to measure the virus’s deadliness.

Tallying deaths as a percentage of the greater population sheds light on the scope of the pandemic. Excess mortality compares fatalities to what the death rate is expected to be.

But neither method offers insight into whether the virus is becoming more or less deadly for an individual with a severe case.Even looking at deaths per the number of confirmed cases can be misleading as the result is largely a function of testing, experts say.

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Chinese officials push use of emergency coronavirus vaccine despite concerns

COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China.“When I was driving on the road, I suddenly felt a bit dizzy, as if I was driving drunk,” the popular writer and columnist recounted in a webinar earlier this month. “So I specially found a place to stop the car, rest a bit and then I felt better.”His is a rare account from the hundreds of thousands of people who have been given Chinese vaccines, before final regulatory approval for general use.

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Do you need COVID-19 insurance for out-of-province travel?

Medipac Travel Insurance, which focuses on providing travel coverage for Canadian snowbirds and has added COVID-19-related emergencies to its policy.One of the biggest risks in terms of out-of-pocket costs is needing an ambulance while travelling outside your province, he says.“That can be affordable and in the hundreds of dollars,” Davidge says.

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'Invincible' man who 'thought coronavirus was bulls**t' left in 'zombie' state

coronavirus sceptic who ended up in intensive care with the killer virus has begged people to take it seriously. Previously healthy 29-year-old Chris Grailey thought he was 'invincible' but now needs an oxygen mask to breathe and is unsure if he will 'come out the other side'.

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Turning your DIY projects and COVID-19 downtime into cash

COVID-19 pandemic has brought out creativity in many people as a result of being quarantined at home.Global News reported back in March that baking-related search items were popular on Google and grocery stores experienced an increase in flour and sugar purchases. This led flour manufacturers to work overtime in order to keep up with the high demand and keep shelves full.Whether it’s baking, knitting or sewing, some folks have used pandemic time at home to their own advantage to share their crafts — but at a price.

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Scots farm hit by coronavirus cluster as seven workers test positive

coronavirus, health bosses have confirmed. The staff from Kettle Produce in Balmalcolm, Fife, have mild symptoms and are currently isolating at home - as are those who came into close contact with them.

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Chester Zoo 'not out of the woods yet' as coronavirus leaves £5m hole in finances

ChesterLive reportsA 'Save Our Zoo' campaign was launched that has raised over £3m to aid their cause, but chiefs have warned that the future is far from certain as they try and make ends meet with a capacity that has been halved due to social distancing restrictions.A statement on the zoo's website read: "The 'Save Our Zoo' campaign was launched on one of the darkest days in our history.

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Mutant coronavirus strain 'is more contagious' and could evolve to beat vaccine

Covid-19 is evolving rapidly into a more contagious form.The mutation is a naturally-occurring process, which tends to happen in all viruses as humans develop defences against them.In this case, the new mutated form of coronavirus appears to be more contagious, and less deadly.A new US study has identified the mutation, named D614G by scientists, by changes in the structure of the "spike protein" on its surface.Researchers found that people infected with this new coronavirus strain had higher viral loads in their nose and throat making it more likely for them to pass the virus on to others.As other random mutations may become less contagious, the new strain identified by the team in Houston, Texas is becoming dominant.Study author James

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Covid-19 in India: Total number of tests cross 7 crore-mark

New Delhi: The total number of Covid-19 tests conducted in India crossed 7 crore-mark on Saturday, government said.A total of 85,362 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country. 75% of the new confirmed cases are found concentrated in 10 States/UTs, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Maharashtra continues to top this list.

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Over 82% of total COVID-19 cases cured; 93,420 recovered in last 24 hours

New Delhi: The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 surged to 48,49,584 on Saturday with 93,420 patients recuperating from the disease in a day which is more than the number of fresh cases recorded during the same period, the union health ministry said.With the recovery rate rising to 82.14 per cent, the ministry said India has maintained its top global ranking in total recoveries with such high successive single-day numbers."As India records more recoveries than new cases, the gap between recovered and active cases is continuously widening.

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Brits are having 'amazing sex' eating magic mushrooms to get through Covid-19 lockdown

coronavirus hit, others are using a more unusual method to battle through the unknown - gobbling magic mushrooms. Users told the Daily Star that dosing up on psychedelics has boosted their sex lives, brought them “closer to nature” and helped them deal with the shackles of pandemic.

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Less razzmatazz, but Nobel Prizes go ahead amid coronavirus pandemic

STOCKHOLM : By , Sept 26 (Reuters) - The winners of this year's Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden's glitterati, but 2020 will at least not be added to the war years when no awards were given.Yet as the coronavirus pandemic rapidly enveloped much of the world earlier this year, that was far from certain."When we were thinking about this in March and April this year, we were worried that it wouldn't be possible to award any prizes at all," Lars Heikensten, head of the Nobel Foundation that administers the prizes founded by dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, told Reuters.While Sweden has not imposed a rigid lockdown like many European countries, Heikensten said the committees that decide the

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Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open

ROME – Two months of physical training. Then three months of practice on clay courts.

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Crop tops or 'republican' dress? France debates schoolwear

PARIS – French women enjoy a reputation for their instinctive knack for spot-on chic attire. But now they may well be confused.Ministers, already working overtime to tamp down the coronavirus spread and ramp up the economy, have gotten side-tracked in a debate about whether crop tops or other skimpy clothing on adolescent girls in classrooms is a grave affront to the French Republic.Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has said that girls should go to school dressed in “a republican manner.” That apparently means prim and modest, but no one is quite sure.

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COVID-19 forces Texas A&M to keep fans out of Midnight Yell

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M’s five Yell Leaders ran into an almost empty Kyle Field as Friday night crept into Saturday morning for their Midnight Yell. It’s a tradition almost 90 years old, normally held in front of more than 25,000 people before every football game.

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Weekend lockdown begins in Jodhpur amid spike in covid-19 cases

JODHPUR : A weekend lockdown began in Jodhpur on Saturday to check the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a sudden spike in fresh infections and deaths.Police and civic officials took out marches in parts of the desert city to sensitise people about the prevailing situation and request them to stay indoors.District Magistrate Indrajeet Singh said, "We have taken this decision (to impose lockdown) considering the spurt in infections in the city. We expect people to adhere to it.

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'I'm 29 and told everyone coronavirus was a lie - now I might not survive it'

coronavirus in Tenerife has filmed a powerful video message in intensive care urging others to take the virus more seriously. Chris Grailey admitted that he was "first to say (coronavirus) was all bulls***" and that he refused to wear a face mask in the Spanish party resort thinking he was "invincible".The sales manager, who had no underlying health conditions, is now on a hospital bed breathing with an oxygen mask, unsure if he will "come out the other side".

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Argument over mask leads to woman’s arrest, use of stun gun at Ohio football game

LOGAN, Ohio - Widely-shared video captured tense moments at an Ohio middle school football game where a woman was arrested on a criminal trespassing charge and a stun gun was used on her following requests to put on a mask. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday said people should not rush to judgment and called the incident “very unfortunate, very unpleasant.”A stun gun was used on the woman after she wouldn’t leave the football stadium in Logan in southeastern Ohio Wednesday, the Logan Police Department said in a news release.The woman, identified as Alecia Kitts, told police she had asthma and wouldn’t be wearing the mask, according to the department.

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Fauci: 'I have been physically threatened and harassed'

US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has been the victim of threats and harassment, he told Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ's Late Late Show last night.

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Other counties moving to Level 3 'not inevitable' - CMO

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has said there is every chance that other areas of the country might move to Level 3 of Covid-19 restrictions, but that such a move is not inevitable.

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'It's a wake-up call': Bolton Wanderers midfielder fears coronavirus crisis could force players to quit football

Wanderers after leaving Colchester United over the summer, being released due to the financial constraints at the Us, who were the first EFL club to let players go following the fiscal impact of the crisis.But he knows others will not be so lucky and many are still without a club, despite the new season being already a few weeks old. He told the PA news agency: "There are a lot of players who are struggling to get clubs.

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Pandemic is proving to be a test of humanity

It was a week that sent cold chills down your spine. And I'm not just talking about the terrible weather that has visited us.

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It's 'now or never' for ex-Trump aides weighing speaking out

WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Neumann wrestled with the decision for weeks. She worried about the backlash, the impact it would have on her career, potential threats to her family.

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Astros clinch final AL playoff spot despite loss to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas – Ryan Pressly had no interest in waiting to see if the Astros would get the help they needed to clinch the last spot in the expanded American League playoffs after the Houston reliever couldn’t finish it himself when he was a strike away.The Los Angeles Dodgers pitched in anyway by beating the Angels to give Houston a franchise-record fourth straight trip to the postseason, and a shot at redemption after the offseason sign-stealing scandal that tarnished a 2017 World Series championship.Joey Gallo’s run-scoring fielder’s choice in the 10th inning completed a 5-4 victory for Texas as the Rangers rallied from a run down in each of the last two innings Friday night, starting with Ronald Guzman’s two-out, two-strike solo homer

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Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection

HARRISBURG, Pa. – President Donald Trump's campaign has grown increasingly focused on making inroads in Pennsylvania to offset potential vulnerabilities in other battlegrounds. The president will travel to the state for the second time in a week on Saturday, hoping to attract the same rural and white working-class voters who delivered him a narrow victory here in 2016.

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The Latest: Australia's Victoria health chief quits in probe

Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings— California virus hospitalizations could surge in next month— Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown— Cities around the U.K. are imposing new coronavirus restrictions as they race to slow the spread of COVID-19, and London could be next.

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Bolton Wanderers boss reacts to fan return plan pause and why postponed games from coronavirus is a 'reality check'

the plans on spectators returning to sporting events being paused and could potentially be the case for six months. Wanderers boss Evatt has had his say on the decision and admits it's been 'tough' to take.

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Johnson and Johnson covid vaccine shows strong immune response in early trials

WASHINGTON : The US pharmaceutical and medical device company Johnson and Johnson has developed a vaccine that in the early trials showed a strong immune response to the novel coronavirus with a single dose, an interim report published on the medical website medRxiv revealed."The safety profile and immunogenicity after only a single dose are supportive for further clinical development of [vaccine] Ad26.COV2.S at a dose level of 5x1010 vp, as a potentially protective vaccine against COVID-19," the report said on Friday.

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Celtics control second half, top Heat to win Game 5 in East

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics clearly are not ready to see the world that exists outside the NBA’s restart bubble.And a big second half extended their stay at Walt Disney World.Tatum had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 28 points and the Celtics staved off elimination by topping the Miami Heat 121-108 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night.The Heat lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 on Sunday.Daniel Theis had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics, who trailed by 12 early but took control with a big third quarter.

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Asia Today: Victoria health chief quits in quarantine probe

MELBOURNE – The health minister in Australia's Victoria state has resigned in the fallout from an inquiry into why security guards were used instead of police or the military at quarantine hotels. Lapses in security at the hotels were given as the major reason for a second wave of COVID-19 cases.Victoria reported just one more coronavirus death as Melbourne’s new case average continued to fall.

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China opens auto show under anti-disease controls

BEIJING – Ford, Nissan and BMW unveiled new electric models for the Chinese market on Saturday as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news conferences by international video link.Automakers are looking to China, the first major economy to start recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, to drive sales growth and reverse multibillion-dollar losses.Auto China 2020, postponed from March, is the first major trade show for any industry since the pandemic began.

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Global covid-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use: WHO

GENEVA/ZURICH : The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, an official at the World Health Organization said on Friday."Unless we do it all, (2 million deaths) ... is not only imaginable, but sadly very likely," Mike Ryan, head of the U.N.

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Orlando restaurant owners react to governor’s decision on capacity

ORLANDO, Fla. – Restaurant owners in Central Florida told News 6 they welcome Gov. Ron DeSantis' order to increase capacity inside.Brad Plummer, the owner of the District Eatery, Tap, and Barrell said it’s been a long six months and is ready for business to pick up.[RELATED: Florida moves to phase 3 of coronavirus reopening, with restaurants at full capacity]“It’s welcomed.

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U.S. researchers project Canada could see over 16,000 coronavirus deaths by January

coronavirus have proven grimly accurate for the United States say the number of deaths in Canada could surge dramatically late this year, unless measures change.The latest model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) at the University of Washington says Canada could see 16,214 deaths by Jan. 1.

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China says WHO supported early use of coronavirus vaccine candidate outside of trials

World Health Organization supported China’s campaign to vaccinate certain people against coronavirus in July while clinical trials were still under way, a Chinese health official said on Friday, although some experts have expressed concern about the move.China launched its emergency programme in July, having communicated with the WHO in late June, according to Zheng Zhongwei, a National Health Commission official.

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Canada signs new coronavirus vaccine deals

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is focusing on securing a COVID-19 vaccine, and has signed a deal with two more companies, AstraZeneca and COVAX, working on possible candidates. Abigail Bimman reports.

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Coronavirus: Who to keep in, who to keep out of your ‘bubble’

COVID-19 cohort?While the province has restricted indoor and outdoor gathering sizes to no more than 10 people as of Sept. 28, many questions still swirl around keeping a close inner-circle during a pandemic.Some Winnipeggers are already keeping their bubbles close-knit.“I (have) four kids and a husband, so we’re a good-sized family and then I got some extended family (in our cohort),” Winnipegger Tasha Woodhouse said.

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Woman arrested after refusing to wear a mask at kids football game in Ohio

A woman was arrested at a middle school football game in Logan, Ohio, on September 23 after refusing to comply with mask-wearing mandates. Footage of the incident shows the woman’s violent arrest after a local police officer approached her.

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Florida ends restaurant capacity cap, moves to partial Phase 3 reopening

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Just in time for the weekend, restaurants can operate at full capacity -- regardless of local government rules -- as Florida moves into a partial Phase 3 reopening.The governor said Friday that Phase 3 in Florida would start immediately, but he issued an executive order that only addresses three things: restaurant capacity, fines for noncompliance, and the right to work.

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Alyssa Milano Gets Candid About COVID-19 Recovery and Political Activism (Exclusive)

Alyssa Milano is opening up about her difficult recovery from the coronavirus. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the actress on Thursday, and she talked about the toll its taken on her health and the symptoms she's still currently experiencing.Last month, Milano revealed that she tested positive for antibodies after taking three other tests that indicated she was negative for the coronavirus.

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Number of COVID-19 cases in schools on the rise in Quebec

COVID-19, according to the school.The college located in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough sent a letter to parents with the news Thursday.“In order to limit the possibility of further transmission in the school and after consulting with Public Health, teachers and staff who were in close contact with these teachers have been asked to be tested for COVID-19 and will remain at home for a period of 14 days following their exposure,” the letter read in part. Coronavirus: Quebec school bus drivers want to be informed of positive cases they’ve transported According to the school’s headmaster Christopher Shannon, no student was exposed.

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Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year

TOKYO – Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.” The 2020 Games were postponed as the coronavirus spread worldwide, and there’s been widespread doubt about their future. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a prerecorded speech at the U.N.

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Coverage about COVID-19 in Facilities

Boston Herald (9/24, Sobey) reports that “after months of families unable to meet with loved ones inside Massachusetts nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Baker administration said it will now allow people to enter nursing homes for indoor visits.” On Thursday, the Baker administration “announced new indoor visit guidance for nursing homes and rest homes, along with expanding indoor visit options in assisted living residences.” The new “guidance goes into effect on Friday.” The Chicago Tribune (9/24, Mahr, McCoppin) reports that long-term care facilities in Illinois are “places where COVID-19 has taken a particularly staggering toll with no clear end in sight.” So far, the coronavirus “has infected more than 28,000 Illinois

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6 more COVID-19 cases confirmed as additional Foothills units on ‘outbreak watch’

Foothills Medical Centre units are on “outbreak watch” as more COVID-19 cases have been linked to two outbreaks at the Calgary hospital.According to Alberta Health Services, five more staff have tested positive for the virus, bringing the total of healthcare worker cases to 17 as of Friday. 3 more healthcare workers test positive for COVID-19 in Foothills outbreak One more patient has been diagnosed with COVID-19, AHS said, for a total of 18.The outbreaks, first announced on the weekend, haven’t spread further than two cardiac units — 81 and 103A — and one general medicine unit, AHS said.

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Outdoor queues at Winnipeg Dynacare blood test sites due to public health restrictions

COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, that demand has returned to pre-pandemic levels, Naidoo said in an interview. Dynacare says to expect longer hours, estimated wait times at new Manitoba coronavirus test sites The company is working to remedy the problem of people standing outside, she said.

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Pandemic Disrupting Older Adults’ Routines And Discussion Of Reopening Largely Excludes Them.

Bloomberg (9/23, Newkirk) reports the Phoenix Phellows met three days a week at the Phoenix coffee house in Cleveland Heights, Ohio for 30 years.

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Coronavirus: Ontario pharmacies begin COVID-19 testing

A number of Ontario pharmacies will now be offering COVID-19 testing but it is not available to just anyone. Caryn Lieberman explains.

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Air traffic controller Nav Canada closing in Halifax after COVID-induced downturn

COVID-19 pandemic continues to squeeze the global airline industry.Nav Canada announced this week it was making the move to streamline its operations as the company tries to adapt to lower levels of air traffic.The president and CEO of the company, Neil Wilson, said in a statement Nav is in the toughest moment in its history because of the economic downturn caused by the global pandemic.The private, non-profit company had more than five thousand employees across the country before the pandemic but has since cut 14 per cent of its workforce – more than 720 people.Nav Canada has also announced it is closing its operations in Winnipeg.Despite the cuts, the company says it will continue to provide air navigation services for flights around the

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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

Coronavirus grows less deadly as doctors gain practice, drugs improve

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