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Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker have led the celebrity well wishes to Queen Elizabeth II following the news that she has contracted Covid.It was announced on Sunday that Her Majesty, 95, has contracted the virus and is experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’, but expects to carry out ‘light duties’ this week.The Queen’s positive test comes after it was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, the week he had the disease.Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers wished the head of state a ‘full and speedy recovery’ on Twitter.‘Worrying for any 95-year-old person to catch this virus, and a very worrying time for Britain when it’s our Monarch,’ he penned. ‘Good luck, Ma’am.’Match Of The Day’s Gary added: ‘The Queen has tested positive for Covid.

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Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, continues to impact us all around the world.

Queen Elizabeth has COVID-19.

Mumbai, taking the cumulative tally to 10,55,561, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday.

₹2,100 crore), Hinduja Global Solution said in a regulatory filing that this is its biggest-ever win in the public sector to date. As part of the contract, the company will employ over 2,000 work@home positions across the UK.

Feb. 6 marks 70 years since British monarch Queen Elizabeth II took the throne following the death of her father, King George VI. Redmond Shannon has the story.

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Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said.The health of the 95-year-old queen, who has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, has been under the spotlight since she spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and was advised by her doctors to rest. Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: A look at her legacy in Canada “The Queen has today tested positive for COVID,” the Palace said.

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,56,071, said the state health department on Sunday. The positivity rate has fallen to 1.04%.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied throwing "caution to the wind" as he prepares to end all pandemic-related legal restrictions in England, amid a political backlash and scientific unease.

COVID.Downing Street has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal details of his “living with COVID” plan on Monday (February 21) – outlining that factors such as vaccination, testing, and anti-viral drugs will be enough to keep people safe, rather than expecting infected people to stay at home.Self-isolation regulations for those who test positive and their close contacts are expected to cease by the end of this week.“COVID will not suddenly disappear, and we need to learn to live with this virus and continue to protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms,” said Johnson. “We’ve built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do.”He added: “Thanks to our successful vaccination programme and the sheer magnitude of people who have come forward to be jabbed, we are now in a position to set out our plan for living with COVID this week.”Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary told BBC‘s Sunday Morning today (February 20) this was “declaring victory before the war is over”, that ending mandatory self-isolation was “not the right thing to do” and that this was a distraction from the ongoing ‘partygate’ scandal.“At this stage the PM risks muddying the waters,” he said. “We want to see the government publish the scientific advice because at the moment this seems very premature.”“He continued: It seems like Boris Johnson is keen to declare victory before the war is over in the hope he gets some headlines about ‘victory day on COVID’ instead police officers asking questions about actions in Number 10.”Labour Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells #Raworth that dropping remaining

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board states that it will be possible to provide electricity on Sunday (20) without any interruptions.Its Media Spokesperson, Andrew Nawamani stated that the demand for electricity has reported a decrease as it is a holiday.Accordingly, the expected electricity demand is 2,300 MW.However, he urged consumers to use electricity sparingly between 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for coronavirus and is "experiencing mild cold symptoms", Buckingham Palace have confirmed.The monarch, 95, is expected to continue to undertake "light duties", palace officials say. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for Covid.

The Queen has contracted Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Queen has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing symptoms, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.The 95-year-old monarch is said to be experiencing mild symptoms and continuing with her royal duties from isolation at Windsor Castle.Her Majesty was being closely monitored after news emerged of Charles' had caught the virus just days after the pair had been in close contact earlier this month.At the time, Buckingham Palace refused to confirm the monarch's test results, fuelling fears for her health, but palace sources insisted she was not displaying symptoms.Palace doctors had been testing the Queen frequently since her son tested positive and it has now emerged that she is mildly symptomatic.It is understood that the Queen was in contact with the Prince of Wales on several occasions before he was required to isolate on February 10.The Queen has been triple-vaccinated.

Canadian police are making possibly the final push to clear the capital city of demonstrators who have paralysed it by parking and camping on the streets for more than three weeks to protest against Covid pandemic restrictions.

Australia will welcome international tourists tomorrow after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high Covid-19 vaccination rates to live with the pandemic as infections decline.

WHO's emergencies chief Mike Ryan recently said. 

Private schools were not prioritised in Manchester's Covid vaccination programme, the organisation responsible for the rollout has confirmed.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) states that 5 ships carrying fuel will arrive in the island within the upcoming week.Its Chairman, Sumith Wijesinghe stated that diesel, petrol and jet fuel will be brought to Sri Lanka by these ships.Accordingly, he assured that there are sufficient stocks of fuel in the country while adding that the CPC is ready to provide the necessary stocks of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board as well.However, Wijesinghe stated that the CEB must pay in rupees for the stocks of fuel.Meanwhile, the daily fuel demand has reported a rapid increase within the last few days.The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation stated that the average daily fuel demand in the country is 6,000 metric tons, however, on Saturday (19) the demand recorded an increase of 9,000 metric tons.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The report on Sri Lanka compiled by the Human Right’s High Commissioner will be debated at the 49th sessions of the Human Rights Council Sessions  due to be held on 3rd of March.According to an article published on the Sunday Times, the UNHRC report has scrutinized the conduct of the Attorney General’s Department in Sri Lanka.The report was forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (14).Ministry officials had then studied the reports and sent to Geneva the Government’s observations and explanations on several issues raised.The article on the Sunday Times highlights that this year’s report delves at length with the Government’s failure to make changes to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to meet international standards.It adds that the UNHRC is not pleased with the amendments that are now pending before Parliament and is displeased that necessary changes have not been effected despite repeated assurances by the Government.According to the Article, another area dealt with in the report is the April 21st attacks.It also includes a call for the Attorney General’s Department to function independently.There will be no voting at the UNHRC’s 49th sessions which begin on February 28th. However, the meeting is a precursor to another Resolution on Sri Lanka in September, due this year.

One of Canada’s busiest commercial truck border crossings was closed again Saturday as anti-mandate protesters swarmed the route leading to the Pacific Highway crossing in Surrey. Kamil Karamali reports.

Ukraine has received a plane load of machine guns, surveillance gear and rifles as part of a Canadian military assistance package, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted Saturday the province will file a court challenge of the federal government’s Emergencies Act in the wake of convoy protests in Ottawa.

A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there’s some concern it has created a different kind of division in the border community caught in the middle of the dispute.

Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to updated data by Union Health Ministry. The number of recoveries reported in the last 24 hours stood at 48,847, taking the total recoveries to 4,20,86,383. The number of Covid-19 deaths reported in last 24 hours stood at 673, taking the total death toll to 5,11,903. 

COVID-19 variants.Spending much of the past year isolated from people outside the facility has been difficult for her and many others.“I’m not an indoor person,” she told Global News, “and we have to stay in and that drives me crazy.”Her son and daughter are even more eager to get her vaccinated, so they can visit her without fear of unknowingly transmitting the virus and putting her at risk.“I have an appointment for the 24th,” she says. “It’s all set up.”Stewart won’t even have to leave the building for her appointment because the Medicine Shoppe, the in-house pharmacy, will be administering immunizations.

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

COVID-19 in April 2020.Just about every aspect of the New Brunswicker’s life has had changed entirely.“My independence is greatly affected. We had to move houses because I can’t manage stairs anymore,” Clements tells Global News.“My lungs are still damaged, my vocal cords are still damaged and my brain is… ridiculous.

COVID-19 Thursday and announced that pharmacies will play a key role in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination plan.The two new cases have been identified in Zone 1 (Moncton region) and involve individuals in their 30s and 40s.“Both cases are under investigation and are self-isolating,” the province stated.Beginning Thursday, the province said New Brunswickers who are 85 and older may contact a pharmacist to set up an appointment to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Appointments will be scheduled at nearly every pharmacy in the province, with the first vaccinations starting Wednesday, March 17.“Right now, only those who are 85 and older, or those calling on their behalf, can contact pharmacies to book an appointment,” said

Nova Scotia reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, confirms more South African and U.K. coronavirus variants “There’s all kinds of Christmas gifts laying in my office, wrapped, tagged and ready to go, ready to be opened and here I am still looking at them in March,” said Armstrong.During this time, Armstrong has also gotten engaged.

New Brunswick family of potato farmers launch vodka made from spuds “We really sold half of our volume of our sales year over year came from our storefront from designated tourists,” he said.Their storefront and agri-tourism destination was the meat and potatoes of their business and is located on the main route between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.“The numbers are somewhere between one million and 1.5 million designated tourists actually travel by our driveway every season heading to Prince Edward Island,” said Strang.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]But when borders were closed and tourism traffic shut down due to travel restrictions, he said their premium vodka sales took a big

coronavirus on Wednesday.The last time the province reported zero new cases was Feb. 28.The province says 34 cases remain active as of Wednesday.

COVID-19-related quarantine rules for temporary foreign workers.They say they’re concerned about the physical and mental well-being of their vital employees.In early March, the province announced temporary foreign workers would be required to self-isolate for 14 days in a hotel or facility that included bathroom, bedroom, laundry and kitchen facilities for each individual worker.The workers are exempt from Canada’s initial three-day quarantine requirement, but in many other provinces, workers complete their two-week isolation in their farm quarters. New Brunswick had similar regulations last year.Tim Livingstone owns and operates Strawberry Hill Farm, a certified organic farm in Pembroke, N.B., near Woodstock.

COVID-19 vaccine supplies with regions of the country that have an urgent need.According to a report by Narrative Research, four-in-five (79 per cent) Canadians support governments sharing vaccine supplies with another province or territory.This percentage is just slightly higher in Atlantic Canada, with an average of 82 per cent of residents voicing support.On Feb. 12, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick health officials said portions of the Moderna vaccine doses planned to arrive in the provinces that month would be re-directed to Canada’s northern territories.

Latest round of testing confirms 12 new cases at Manoir Belle Vue The facility had been dealing with an outbreak among staff and residents that began in February.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, public health is reporting a single new case involving a person in his or her 60s in Zone 6 (Bathurst region).

COVID-19 on Monday.Two cases are in Zone 1 (Moncton region) involving people in their 20s and are travel-related.The remaining three cases are in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) and involve one person aged 19 and under and two people in their 40s. Public Health says those cases are linked to a previous case.

Front-line workers awaiting guidance regarding COVID-19 variant now in New Brunswick “We are currently in the process of investigating the situation. This decision has been made for preventive purposes to protect the safety of patients and staff,” said Stéphane Legacy, vice-president of outpatient and professional services with the network, in a statement.The province says both symptomatic and asymptomatic staff and patients at the hospital are being tested.

coronavirus on Saturday.Two of the new cases were in the Saint John region and one was in the Fredericton region. All three of these are travel-related, the province says.One case in the Edmundston region is under investigation.

coronavirus on Friday.Chief medical officer of health Jennifer Russell and Minister of Health Dorothy Shephard will deliver the update at 1 p.m.The briefing will be livestreamed on Global News. New Brunswick reports 5 new coronavirus cases, confirms U.K.

AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of the month, but where they’ll go when they arrive is uncertain.The first batch arrived in the country on Wednesday, following Health Canada approving its use on Friday.The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending that the vaccine be used for those under 65, due to incomplete data for seniors. New Brunswick health minister Dorothy Shephard says officials are still working to determine if that will mean changes to the vaccine rollout plan.“As the information becomes available our staff at public health and with the vaccine roll out task force are constantly assessing.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Public health said they’ve identified potential public exposures to the virus at the following locations in Zone 7.Individuals who tested positive were in these establishments but do not have the exact times they were present in these businesses, but it is believed it was for a short duration on these dates:The province said a mass testing clinic has been set up to help determine if there has been any further spread in Zone 7 (Miramichi region).“This is available for individuals who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 but want to be tested,” said the province in a press release.Testing will be held over two days:“No appointment is necessary.