Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec gives green light for day camps to open this summer

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 'Save America' rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022 in Conroe, Texas. Trump's visit was his first Texas MAGA rally since 2019.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday morning, as their school mask requirements remain in effect through next month.Earlier this week, Gov. John Carney signed a revision of the State of Emergency order that lifted the state’s universal mask mandate, effective at 8 a.m. Also in Monday's revision to the State of Emergency order, Governor Carney temporarily extended the mask requirement in both public and private K-12 schools and child care facilities. As a result, that requirement will expire at 11:59 p.m.

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The foreign exchange shortage experienced in Sri Lanka will be short-lived, said the country’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.Speaking to officials at the Finance Ministry of Friday (11), Rajapaksa said the government expects to minimize the effects the forex shortage might have on the people.On Monday (7) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials to take steps to immediately release the containers containing essential items at the custody of Customs.The President also appointed a committee headed by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities including food, and this committee met for the first time on Friday (11).A statement from the Finance Ministry noted that though there is a shortage of Milk Powder, Gas, Wheat Flour, and Cement in the local market, there are sufficient stocks of all other essential items and there will be no shortage.In addition, the tax reliefs granted by the government for essential food items not being enjoyed by the people were discussed and it was revealed at the meeting that errant traders abuse the concessions granted by the government and sell goods at exorbitant prices.The implementation of a new mechanism to expedite the release of essential commodities including food to the market, and to regulate and oversee this matter, was also discussed.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after they say six people were stabbed inside if a Kensington home as they slept Friday morning.The incident happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Front Street. Police say a family member went from bedroom to bedroom stabbing the six victims with two different knives that were described as kitchen knives.FOX 29’s Steve Keeley reports that all six of the stabbing victims are between the ages of 26 and 46. A 46-year-old woman is in critical condition after suffering stab wounds to the head and neck during the incident.

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France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major roads leading into the capital to keep so-called "Freedom Convoy" motorists out, the city's police force said.

₹9.57 lakh crore for the economy was far sharper than ₹2.12 lakh crore in GDP growth that was lost in 2008-09 global financial crises, yet the government was able to contain consumer price inflation (CPI) to within 6.2% as opposed to CPI ballooning to 9.1% during the global financial crisis.

Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to Covid-19.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers continued their strike action for the fifth consecutive day on Friday (11), despite a court issuing an order against a nurses trade union that is also taking part in the strike.Health workers in Sri Lanka have been staging demonstrations and strikes since November 2021 to draw attention to the issue of salary anomalies.Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances, and an increase in overtime rates.Supplementary and paramedical services, nursing services, and professionals from 16 health services including medical laboratory technologists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors, and family health officers are participating in the indefinite strike.Thousands of poor patients who visited government hospitals were turned away, as a result.A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing.The Attorney General filed an action against the Government Nursing Officer’s Association and its president Saman Rathnapriya, seeking an enjoining order from the court to immediately suspend the trade union action of the said union.The Attorney General appraised the court of the present deplorable conditions in hospitals due to patient care being severely affected.District Court Judge of Colombo Aruna Aluthge issued two enjoining orders preventing the union from continuing the said trade union strike endangering the lives of the patients.As a result of the strike, over this week the activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District

Prince Charles getting Covid again should be "ringing royal alarm bells," according to an expert who warns of some "regal whiplash". The 73-year-old is set to snatch an almost 200-year record by becoming the oldest person to be crowned monarch.

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Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The new University of Vavuniya was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday (11).The University of Vavuniya is the 17th State University in Sri Lanka and was established with effect from the 1st of August 2021 via an Extraordinary Gazette on the 8th of June 2021 that elevated the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, to a separate state university in Sri Lanka.The new state university was established for the purpose of providing, promoting, and developing higher education in the branches of learning of Business Studies, Applied Science, and Technology Studies.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of he World Health Organization (WHO), Buti Manamela, Deputy Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa, Dr Joe Phaahla, Minister of Health of South Africa and Meryame Kitir, Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy of Belgium today visit a number of public and private sector partners that are collaborating to develop and build WHO’s global mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa.

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Since April, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been playing a critical hope helping staff in long-term care facilities grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks.

Quebec has reached another grim milestone in the novel coronavirus outbreak as cases topped 50,000 on Friday.

Quebec Premier François Legault wants Canadian troops deployed to long-term care homes to stay until September, but it likely won’t happen.

Quebec, a hot spot for the novel coronavirus, is hoping to bolster staffing in its hard-hit nursing homes by hiring 550 orderlies from abroad.

Quebec officials are expected to provide an update on their response to the novel coronavirus health crisis as the province continues to lead the country in cases and deaths.

Criticized by the opposition for its lack of transparency surrounding a US$200-million loan offered to Cirque du Soleil, Quebec’s Legault government has committed to revealing the details of the agreement if the money is given to the entertainment company paralyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 60-page report from the military on the condition of Quebec’s long-term care homes released by the government on Wednesday points to three major challenges in the facilities: staffing shortages, management of personal protective equipment and how hot zones related to the novel coronavirus are handled.

Refugee claimants and advocates say Quebec Premier François Legault’s promise Monday to consider pushing for residency status for asylum seekers in the province is causing confusion, arguing that his pledge doesn’t go far enough.

Refugee claimants and advocates are reacting with disappointment to Premier François Legault’s promise Monday to consider pushing for residency status for asylum seekers. They say the premier’s message is causing confusion and that his pledge doesn’t go far enough.

With Quebec gradually reopening and COVID-19 restrictions easing, opposition parties at the National Assembly asked Premier François Legault if Quebec was ready to handle a second wave of COVID-19. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.

Quebec’s economic development minister is expected to lay out the details of the plan to reopen shopping malls on Tuesday as the province continues to lift lockdown measures designed to contain the novel coronavirus.

Quebec is postponing the Council of the Federation meeting it was set to host this summer because of COVID-19.

Premier François Legault says his government is comfortable with the way deconfinement is progressing with the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases slowly decreasing despite increased testing.

Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to provide an update on the province’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic from hard-hit Montreal on Monday.

As the province continues to slowly reopen and resume some summer activities, many are wondering if public swimming pools are part of that equation. Premier François Legault said Thursday opening public pools this summer is still on the table.

As the province continues to slowly reopen and resume some summer activities, many are wondering if public swimming pools are part of that equation.

Quebec Premier François Legault was at the Cadillac Metro station Friday morning distributing reusable face coverings to those who need them.

Montreal businesses closed since late March due to the coranavirus pandemic are getting set to reopen on Monday.

During Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing, Quebec Premier François Legault said that summer day camps for children are set to reopen on June 22 amid the coronavirus pandemic, with added safety measures such as social distancing.

Quebec Premier François Legault is back in the Greater Montreal area on Thursday amid the novel coronavirus pandemic to meet with Laval officials and health authorities.

The mayor of Oka, Que., says members of the neighbouring Mohawk community of Kanesatake are blocking access to a provincial park that was supposed to partially reopen today.

Quebec officials are expected to provide an update on the province’s novel coronavirus response on Wednesday as it continues to soften restrictions.

A small group of nurses from the FIQ union held a lunchtime protest outside the National Assembly on Tuesday. They say the sanitary emergency declared in Quebec has stripped them of their rights. Global’s Raquel Fletcher has more.

As Quebec eases some restrictions, the province says it is working on a coronavirus guideline for the coming summer months. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.

As restrictions continue to ease across the province, Quebec officials are expected to provide an update on their response to the novel coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

Montrealers are being reminded to maintain social-distancing measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus as the warm weather sets in and some restrictions are eased in the area.

Quebec Premier François Legault said Monday that health officials have given the “green light” to reopen street-facing retail stores in the Montreal region starting May 25, but urged residents to continue to follow physical distancing guidelines. “We don’t want to go back and put the breaks on the reopening,” he said.