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₹808 cr claims to kin of healthcare workers who died of covid: Minister

₹808 crore to families of 1,616 deceased healthcare workers from 33 states and UTs, who were involved in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka to consider vaccinating kids below 12

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said that it is conducting a study on the possibility of vaccinating children below the age of 12.Deputy Director-General of Health Services, Dr. G.

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CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

PHILADELPHIA - As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stood by its recommendation for students to wear masks in school, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said this week that individual districts will have the power to set mask rules after Mar.

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International tensions causing higher gas prices stateside, experts say

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices continue to climb across the nation as experts claim rising tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border is pushing up the cost of crude oil. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas jumped roughly 7 cents last week. Closer to home, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.44."Financially, yeah, it hurts," said Fatima Robinson, a Lyft driver from Fairmount.

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DWP updates PIP guidance for assessments involving people with mental health conditions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

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India adds 71,765 new cases of coronavirus, 1,217 deaths in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

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Glenmark Pharma launches nasal spray for treatment of Covid patients in India

COVID-19 who have high risk of progression of the disease.

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Mahindra Lifespaces offers group health insurance for homebuyers

₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The Group Care 360 policy is underwritten by Care Health Insurance. This scheme will ensure access to quality healthcare services for all homeowners in the project.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "We have made up our minds," she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in adherence to Covid protocol. "It is essential for the people to wear masks and observe social distancing," Pednekar also said.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from his office to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User ex PHILADELPHIA - Devin Booker never tires of watching Chris Paul do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins.Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East — first, Chicago and then Philadelphia — and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs."You’re a cold piece of work, CP3," Booker said.Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10.Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks."Our goal is what everybody knows it is," coach Monty Williams said.

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14-hour Water Cut for multiple areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (9)

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that a 14-water cut will be experienced from 4 PM on Wednesday (9) for many areas in the Gampaha District.The areas that will be affected are:Ekala, Kotugoda, Udammita, Thudella to 20th Mile Post along Raja Mawatha, Wahatiyagama, Delatura, Katunayake, Seeduwa, Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Katunayake Air Force Camp, Katunayake Free Trade Zone, and Katana South.

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G. L. meets India’s Spy Chief Doval to conclude visit

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2 men shot inside Overbrook bar, police say

OVERBROOK - Philadelphia Police are investigating after two men are shot inside a bar in Overbrook.The shooting happened Tuesday night, around 8:15, on the 6600 block of Lansdowne Avenue.Police were called to the bar on the report of gunshots inside the establishment.Arriving officers found a 31-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to his leg. He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center by police and placed in stable condition.A second man, 54, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his buttocks.

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Retail sales look to recover; nations eye economic concerns

airline said in a regulatory filing that it also anticipates total system capacity will be down approximately 75% for the period.Still, American Airlines says bookings have shown continued signs of improvement since the first week of May. The company's June occupancy level was 62% as of Monday, up from 47% in May.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Garneau explains new temperature screening plan for air travel

Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau on Friday elaborated on the “phased approach” earlier announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for rolling out temperature checks in airports amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is in addition to the health screening questionnaire and mandatory face mask rules already in place.

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Coronavirus: Military deployment to Quebec, Ontario long-term care homes extended to June 26

coronavirus crisis until June 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday.Trudeau said the federal government has been working alongside the provinces to provide care for seniors and the most vulnerable throughout the pandemic.“Our women and men in uniform are doing a remarkable job,” he said. “Their help is still needed.

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Canada to screen air travellers for fever amid coronavirus pandemic: Trudeau

Justin Trudeau says air travellers will be screened for a fever as another step to curb the spread of COVID-19.The measure will be phased in, Trudeau said, with pre-flight temperature checks starting for incoming international travellers, then outgoing passengers, and finally those travelling within Canada. “If a passenger has a fever, they will not be permitted to board their flight,” he said.Trudeau made the announcement in an address outside Rideau Cottage on Friday, as Canada’s coronavirus death toll exceeded 8,000.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In April, the federal government mandated the wearing of non-medical masks for air travellers.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces new rules for air travellers including mandatory face masks, temperature checks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that it will be mandatory for travellers and staff to wear face masks on flights since practising physical distancing is difficult to do on airplanes, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister didn’t specify when this rule would take effect.

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Coroanvirus outbreak: Trudeau says CAF to assist with Ontario, Quebec long-term care homes until June 26

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) deployment in Ontario’s and Quebec’s long-term care homes to help deal with COVID-19 outbreaks would be extended until June 26, amid the ongoing pandemic, in order to continue assisting with elder care.

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Justin Bieber Calls On Justin Trudeau To Commit More To Global COVID-19 Funding

Justin Bieber is calling on his fellow Canadians to reach out to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and ask for a commitment to more global COVID-19 response funding.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau said Parliament debated ‘weeks ago’ on the best way to continue meeting

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that in his opinion, Parliament had the debate on what format was best to continue holding Parliamentary sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic “weeks ago” and is not something that should be revisited at this point.

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Struggling Indigenous businesses to receive extra $133M in federal COVID-19 aid

COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has heard from First Nations, Inuit and Metis business owners who have said the last few months have been extremely difficult.

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Red Cross offering money, PPE and training to charities for pandemic relief

coronavirus relief.“COVID-19 has made it challenging for many small community organizations to continue – or resume – their vital work,” according to a Red Cross press release.

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Feds urged to work together on aid for disabled Canadians as emergency bill in limbo

COVID-19 crisis.This after opposition parties refused Wednesday to give the unanimous consent needed to swiftly pass the government’s latest emergency aid bill.The bill included provisions to deliver on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s promise of a one-time, tax-free benefit of up to $600 for disabled Canadians.That benefit, along with other measures in the bill, are now in limbo.

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Asylum seekers working in health care sector could be granted permanent residency, minister says

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The program would be a temporary measure that is expected to apply across Canada. The news comes after protests have taken place in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office in Montreal.Advocates were demanding the government acknowledge the essential work asylum seekers are doing.“Today they realize that they were patient, they were very resilient, going to work every day taking chances and it’s paid off,” said André of asylum seekers.

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Feds shouldn’t penalize marginalized people for receiving CERB benefit: B.C. advocate

coronavirus pandemic.The Canada Emergency Response Benefit, also know as CERB, was introduced in late March to help Canadians out of work because of COVID-19.Approximately eight million people so far have received the benefit , which offers $2,000 per month for up to four months.

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Manitoba woman, U.S. partner kept apart by border rules despite easing of coronavirus restrictions

coronavirus restrictions on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border has added to her frustration with the whole pandemic.Elaine Wishart, from Carman, Man., told 680 CJOB that her partner of three years lives and works in Minneapolis, and due to travel restrictions, he’s unable to come to Canada and visit her and vice versa.Wishart said they’ve visited each other in person twice a month over their long-distance relationship, but the travel ban has kept them apart — even at a time when things are opening up for married couples and other family relations.

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Trudeau Calls Today’s Youth ‘Greatest Generation’ Of 21st Century In Commencement Speech

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed faith in the young people of today to face the myriad challenges facing Canada and world, comparing them to the generation who came of age during the Second World War.

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Trudeau calls today’s youth ‘greatest generation’ of 21st century in commencement speech

Justin Trudeau expressed faith in the young people of today to face the myriad challenges facing Canada and world, comparing them to the generation who came of age during the Second World War.The comments came in a speech delivered Wednesday at Carleton University and carried live to graduates across the country whose graduation ceremonies have been affected by COVID-19.

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Trudeau’s latest COVID-19 bill appears to lack support among main opposition parties

COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to come to an abrupt end today.And that could leave in limbo a number of promised measures, including benefits for disabled Canadians and expansion of the wage subsidy program to include seasonal workers and some additional businesses.The Trudeau government’s latest bill — which would also impose penalties for fraudulently claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit — appears to have no support among the main opposition parties.Without unanimous consent, the government will not be able to pass the bill this afternoon after just a few hours of debate, as it has done with four previous pandemic-related bills.

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Report on cost of expanded CERB to be released by parliamentary budget watchdog

Canada Emergency Response Benefit.Budget officer Yves Giroux’s report scheduled to be released this morning comes as the House of Commons is set to discuss proposed changes to the COVID-19 pandemic-related aid.

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Trudeau loses NDP support for CERB reform bill that would punish fraudsters

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said on Twitter that the tax system could deal with overpayments, that existing laws could deal with fraud, and that he wouldn’t support jailing CERB recipients “unless they sign up horses with fake (social insurance) numbers and live in Oklahoma.”CERB overpayments can be reconciled through the tax system. Deliberate & organized fraud can be dealt with through existing laws.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Liberals ‘looking very carefully’ at how to move forward with CERB, emergency measures, Trudeau says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the government is figuring out how to move forward with time-limited emergency benefits it rolled out to help Canadians who lost work during the pandemic, like the CERB.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau vows to crack down on fraudulent CERB claims

Canadians who made fraudulent claims for the coronavirus emergency benefit could face a fine of up to $5,000, a penalty double what they received in improper benefits and jail time. Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will be looking to crack down on those who take advantage of a program intended to help Canadians.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says more PPE incoming to Canada to address still-present demand

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined the moves his government has made recently to try and bring more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) into Canada.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Liberals looking for support for bill reforming COVID-19 benefits

The Trudeau Liberals’ push for changes to a key benefit for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic hit political roadblocks as the New Democrats withdrew support for a draft bill that would fine or imprison people who made fraudulent claims. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the legislation would enact punishments for those who knowingly and wrongfully claimed the $2,000-a-month benefit – not those who simply made mistakes in good faith.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Does Trudeau plan to release a fiscal update before Labour Day?

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked, amongst mounting presser from opposition MPs, if his government plans to release a fiscal update accounting for total spending during the COVID-19 pandemic before September.

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George Floyd protests: Trudeau decries violence against Black, Indigenous Canadians

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it’s time to admit that many Canadians are “afraid” of police, not comforted by them, following multiple instances in recent weeks of police violence against Black and Indigenous Canadians.

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Trudeau says attending protest amid COVID-19 ‘balance of competing interests’

Justin Trudeau said Monday his decision to attend an anti-black racism rally even amid ongoing restrictions on gatherings related to COVID-19 was a matter of balancing important competing interests.Trudeau was among thousands of people who flooded the streets of Ottawa Friday as part of protests around the world demanding immediate action to dismantle systemic racism.He said watching people from his office windows in downtown Ottawa, it was important for him to send a message he was listening to their concerns.The gatherings flouted ongoing public health restrictions on mass gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau ‘looking at ways’ to allow Canadians’ close family members living in U.S. to reunite

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that his government is “looking at ways” to allow close family members – parents, children and spouses – of Canadian citizens or permanent residents separated by the U.S.-Canada border closure to reunite under strict conditions, but the border will remain closed for non-essential travel until the end of June.

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Immediate family members of Canadians to be allowed across U.S. border: Trudeau

Justin Trudeau announced the new exception on Monday but said further details will be provided later by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.“This is an incredibly difficult time to be apart from a spouse, a child or mom or dad. We hear that,” Trudeau said.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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Coronavirus outbreak: Struggling Indigenous businesses to receive extra $133M in federal COVID-19 aid

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