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Educators now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey

TRENTON - New Jersey on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include teachers and staff from pre-K to 12th grade as the most densely populated state in the country continues its arduous vaccine rollout. Touring one of New Jersey's six mass vaccination clinics at Rowan College, Gov. Phil Murphy addressed the challenges presented by vaccinating teachers who spend most of their weekdays teaching students.

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Seasonal pay parking coming to two Metro Vancouver parks

Pay parking is coming soon to Lynn Headwaters Regional Park on the North Shore and Belcarra in the Tri-Cities as the recreational areas become victims of their own success during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emad Agahi reports.

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US scientists doubtful of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines: report

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COVID-19: Calgary’s Bowness High School heading online after outbreak

province’s website, as of Saturday, five to nine cases have been confirmed at the school. These are cases where the virus could have been acquired or transmitted in the school.However, multiple sources within the high school’s community told Global News that students attended a party last weekend, though there was no confirmation of transmission from there.Bylaw Services is not aware of any complaints related to the party.

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Seeing is believing: Bauer shuts eye, pitches shutout ball

What’s that piece of advice Little League coaches always tell their kids -- keep your eye on the ball, right?

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Edmonton planning to bring back temporary shared streets in spring 2021

Temporary shared streets and lane closures are coming back this year. The city says it’s planning to implement the program come spring, to support physical distancing for pedestrians. Nicole Stillger has more.

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Covid-19 vaccination centre set up in Parliament complex for eligible MPs

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Great apes at San Diego Zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo have received their coronavirus vaccine. Zoo officials confirming four orangutans and five bonobos were inoculated in January and February at the zoo's Safari Park.The zoo is also expected to vaccinate three additional apes in the coming weeks. Vaccine efforts began after eight gorillas were exposed to the virus during a COVID-19 outbreak at the zoo. RELATED: Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-19: officialsOfficials say the gorillas were likely exposed by a zookeeper who tested positive.AdvertisementNational Geographic says the apes are the first known non-human primate to receive the vaccine in the US. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s

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No new COVID-19 community cases; 1 case in managed isolation

There are no new cases in the community to report today.

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Residents pleased with relatively smooth process at area vaccine site

Despite the rain on Saturday morning, people still made their way to Valencia College to get their COVID-19 vaccine.

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Montreal non-profit creates biodegradable COVID-19 face masks

A non-profit out of Pointe-Claire in Montreal has come up with a solution to created environment friendly face masks, made out of Canadian paper.

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Amid Covid-19 surge, night curfew imposed in these districts in Punjab

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Dosunmu's return powers No. 4 Illinois over No. 7 Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ayo Dosunmu returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and No. 4 Illinois rallied to beat No. 7 Ohio State 73-68.

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N.B. businesses optimistic ahead of move to yellow phase of COVID-19 recovery

New Brunswick is set to move all of its health zones back to the yellow phase of COVID-19 recovery this Sunday. Businesses say they’re cautiously optimistic about the change and hopeful that it eventually leads to a reopening of the Atlantic Bubble.

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Yankees' Boone back on bench 3 days after pacemaker inserted

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone returned to the dugout Saturday, three days after surgery to have a pacemaker inserted.

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Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday

Alberta doctors reflect on COVID-19 one year later and what’s next An additional 36 U.K. variant cases were confirmed Saturday, bringing the total variant cases to 599.

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City of Toronto ready to administer COVID-19 vaccines 24/7 as long as supply allows

COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the call to increase the accessibility of doses continues to grow.City councillor Shelley Carroll is putting forward a motion to Toronto council this week asking for clinics to expand their hours of operation and to consider offering the COVID-19 vaccine 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Carroll said people need more details when it comes to the city’s plans.“Social media lit up after I moved this motion,” Carroll said.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health declares second outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital

coronavirus outbreak has been declared at Kelowna General Hospital.On Saturday, Interior Health announced that one patient and one staff member at the largest hospital in B.C’s Interior have tested positive for COVID-19.The outbreak is located in Unit 5B, with Interior Health stating there’s no evidence at this time of COVID-19 transmission to other areas of KGH. Upward trend continues as B.C.

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Poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

US President Joe Biden holds a meeting with business leaders about a Covid-19 relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.At a moment of deep political polarization in America, support for Biden’s pandemic response extends across party lines.

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FDA warns against using ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19

news release.A health worker shows a box containing a bottle of Ivermectin. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) AdvertisementThe FDA encourages those with a prescription to get ivermectin from a legitimate source and to take it as prescribed. Overdosing can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low blood pressure, allergic reactions, dizziness, problems with balance, seizures, coma and even death."There’s a lot of misinformation around, and you may have heard that it’s okay to take large doses of ivermectin," the FDA said.

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Three new coronavirus deaths in Saskatchewan, over 90K vaccines administered

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Fears of Covid spike as half of schools struggle to get parents' testing consent

Gavin Williamson’s master plan to reopen schools is set to fail its first big test as thousands of pupils return without being tested for coronavirus.

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‘The sooner the better,’ Seniors 80 and over excited to get their COVID-19 vaccine in London Saturday

COVID-19 vaccine Saturday.The Middlesex London Health Unit reported a total of 1,262 people are scheduled to get vaccinated Saturday at the Agriplex, of which 800 are 80 years of age and older. The total is an increase from the 1,100 who were vaccinated Friday.

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Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 5% as state reports 4,600 new cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mass vaccination efforts continue throughout Central Florida, with both federally and state-operated sites offering doses to thousands of Floridians daily.

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Biden: Americans to begin receiving $1,400 stimulus checks this month

FILE - Photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows U.S. dollar banknotes in Washington D.C., the United States.

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Adaptive lanes reopen in Calgary with several taking on a more permanent feel

Road closures planned for Calgary to give more room for pedestrians and cyclists Farrell said the plan was to reopen the adaptive lanes this year. Most of the lanes were shut down in the fall.

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'No evidence of mutant Brazil covid strain spreading in Scotland' after three oil workers tested positive for bug

coronavirus strain after three Scots oil workers tested positive.Jeane Freeman said there is currently no evidence that the mutant bug has been transmitted within the community after extensive contact tracing took place.A total of six cases of the P1 variant were discovered in the UK last month - with three occurring amongst a team of workers who flew into Aberdeen Airport.The trio, who are employed by oil services firm Bureau Veritas, fell ill with the bug after working in Brazil and immediately entered quarantine on their arrival home.Since then, approximately 300 contacts or contacts of contacts linked to the three Scottish cases have been reached, told to self-isolate and offered a Covid-19 test.Ms Freeman has now announced that there

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NBA All-Star 2021: The game no one seemed to want

ATLANTA – It's the NBA All-Star Game almost no one seemed to want.

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Woman in her 20s dies, 71 new coronavirus cases in Manitoba Saturday

COVID-19 cases and a young woman has died in connection with the virus, the province reported on Saturday.The latest death is a woman in her 20s from the Winnipeg health region, bringing the province’s total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 905.The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.1 per cent provincially and 2.2 per cent in Winnipeg.Of the 71 new cases, five have been removed due to data correction, bringing the net-new number of cases to 66 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,170.

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Piers Morgan gets Covid jab and says it's less painful than working with Susanna Reid

Piers Morgan received his Covid 19 jab and joked that although he 'barely felt a thing' it it wasn't as painful as working with Susanna Reid.The Good Morning Britain star said the process was 'amazingly efficient' and that they 'treated me like the idiot I am' as he went for the important injection.Piers, 55, was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and told fans on Twitter: '"JABBED!""Thanks to everyone at the Violet Melchett Centre in Chelsea for an incredibly quick, efficient service."In and out in 9 minutes! Had the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Coronavirus: Downward trend of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Okanagan continues

confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Okanagan resumed its downward trend.According to data from the B.C. Centre of Disease Control, there were 69 cases throughout the Okanagan region from Feb.

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Cowichan Tribes reports 6th COVID-19 death, extends shelter-in-place order

COVID-19 deaths, and extended a shelter-in-place order until March 19.In a Thursday update, Cowichan Tribes said the deaths brought the number of fatalities in the hard-hit community to six.The First Nation has previously said at least two of those deaths were “young adults.” B.C. First Nation hit hard by COVID-19 begins mass vaccination of all adults The First Nation, which describes itself as British Columbia’s largest, has seen at least 255 cases of COVID-19 since Dec.

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New Brunswick reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, possible exposure at Miramichi school

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.

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What can seniors expect after getting a COVID-19 vaccination?

Dr. Jim Kellner joins Global News Morning Calgary via Skype to answer some common questions about what seniors can expect after being vaccinated.

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Edmonton planning to bring back temporary shared streets in spring 2021 for physical distancing

City of Edmonton said Saturday that it was planning to bring back temporary shared streets in spring 2021 to support physical distancing for pedestrians amid COVID-19.The city said a “set of locations similar to 2020” will be implemented in the spring.

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25 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex Saturday, 21 in Sarnia-Lambton

coronavirus cases on Saturday along with 11 recoveries.The update brings the regional pandemic case tally to 6,276, of which 5,952 have resolved.At least 184 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died during the pandemic. The most recent death was reported Wednesday involving a woman in her 80s not linked to a seniors’ facility.With the update, at least 140 cases are active in London-Middlesex.The region remains in the orange-restrict level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework.Of the 25 new cases Saturday, 23 are from London, one is from Strathroy-Caradoc and one is pending.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 6

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.The City of Toronto posted an update on its COVID-19 vaccination program Saturday and said to date, nearly 200,000 doses have been administered in the city.In the news release, officials said a number of hospitals and community health-care centres in the city are continuing to vaccinate those identified as being a part of a current priority population in Ontario’s vaccination framework, including those aged 80 and older.Officials said to date, 197,155 doses have been administered in the city.Fifteen clinics are operating in Toronto this weekend for individuals who have confirmed appointments.“As vaccine supply for the general population becomes widely available from the

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Spring Break veers toward ‘normal’ – despite coronavirus pandemic

MIAMI - Nary a face mask was to be found this week as college students flocked to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a traditional hotspot for the annual Spring Break ritual of beer, bikinis and boisterous behavior."Florida hasn’t skipped a beat," Michigan resident Jack Gumeinny, 21, told the Sun Sentinel of South Florida as he surveyed the sunny scene along the city’s famous Strip.He last visited two years ago but returned "to see what it’s like now with COVID," he told the newspaper.The Davenport University junior wasn’t fazed by a lack of social distancing among his fellow revelers.Dr.

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Fugitive comes out of hiding to buy new 'Call of Duty' video game, police say

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - A man who escaped prison last November came out of hiding to buy a video game and attacked officers when he was confronted, police say. It happened on Jan.

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Joel Embed to donate $100,000 to Philadelphia homeless shelters

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 03: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after scoring during the first quarter against the Utah Jazz at Wells Fargo Center on March 03, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly a PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid announced Saturday that he will donate his winnings from Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game to Philadelphia homeless shelters.The homeless shelters benefitted include Project HOME, Sunday Breakfast Mission and Youth Service INC.In total Embiid has committed $100,000 to these organizations. "So many have fallen on such hard times during the pandemic," Embiid said.

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Senate passes Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on party-line vote

WASHINGTON : The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid and the Republican minority failing in attempts to push through some three dozen amendments.The final bill includes $400 billion in one-time payments of $1,400 to most Americans, $300 a week in extended jobless benefits for the 9.5 million people thrown out of work in the crisis, and $350 billion in aid to state and local governments that have seen the pandemic blow a hole in their budgets.The Senate voted 50-49, with no Republicans voting in favor, on what would be one of the largest stimulus packages in U.S.

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Jitendra Singh praises Indian doctors for their fight against Covid-19

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COVID-19 Vaccines for People at Increased Risk for Severe Illness from COVID-19

certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for and can be administered to most people with underlying medical conditions.If you have questions about getting COVID-19 vaccine, you should talk to your healthcare providers for advice.

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Italy reports 307 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 23,641 new cases

Italy reported 307 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 297 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 23,641 from 24,036 the day before.Some 355,024 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 378,463, the health ministry said.Italy has registered 99,578 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak began in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the seventh-highest in the world.

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India crosses 2 crore mark in cumulative COVID-19 doses

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Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Saturday, moving President Joe Biden closer to a milestone political victory that would provide $1,400 checks for most American and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governments, and businesses.

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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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