DCGI to take final call on vaccine approvalThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will take the final call on approving the Covid-19 vaccine.

The national regulator is scheduled to address the media tomorrow at 11 am.The subject expert committee (SEC) of Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has made recommendations for "grant of permission for restricted use in emergency situation in public interest as an abundant precaution, in clinical trial mode, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains, to M/s Bharat Biotech International Ltd, Hyderabad," the health ministry said in a statement.The SEC's decision is likely to soon be followed by a final authorisation by DCGI VG Somani, who heads the CDSCO..

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NSH opens winterized drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Dartmouth General

COVID-19 testing site this week.Winter has officially started and although the weather has yet to reach the depths of the chilliest season, Nova Scotia Health is already ready to deal with whatever Mother Nature throws at the province.

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College unveils new courses to support unemployed during pandemic

New courses include: Business – HNC Marketing and Communications, HNC Accounting, Skills Boost in Customer Service/ Business Skills, Skills Boost in Storage and Warehousing.Computing – HNC Cyber Security.Care – Skills Boost in Health and Social Care, Skills Boost in Childcare.Jackie Galbraith, Principal of West Lothian College, said: “I am delighted that we are expanding our courses to support people in West Lothian affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Quebec adds 2,588 new coronavirus cases, 45 deaths as hospitalizations soar

COVID-19 crisis continues to gain ground.The province also saw a jump in hospitalizations linked to the new coronavirus. There are 23 more patients in hospital for a total of 1,403 — a number not seen since the spring.Of those patients, 207 are in intensive care, a rise of five from the previous day.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 8

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:A Toronto hospital system president says the University Health Network will run out of coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of the day on Friday.“We’re out of vaccine,” UHN President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith tweeted.Smith said the hospital system has 3,000 people booked per day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be given the immunization.

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The Latest: Georgia State postpones games against Troy

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Georgia State men’s basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests. The games have not yet been rescheduled.Georgia State says players, coaches and staff members have received positive test results.

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The COVID-19 pandemic’s heavy toll on frontline nurses

Registered nurse Pam Parks talks about a day in the life of a frontline nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic at Lakeridge Health Hospital in Oshawa, Ont.

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Should other provinces have a curfew? Doctor answers our COVID-19 questions

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti checks in with The Morning Show to answer the latest COVID-19 questions.

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‘Urgently need vaccine’ says Toronto’s University Health Network president on COVID-19 doses

coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of the day on Friday.“We’re out of vaccine,” UHN President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith tweeted.Smith said the hospital system has 3,000 people booked per day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be given the immunization.

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Dominion Voting Systems files $1.3B defamation lawsuit against Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

Attorney Sidney Powell speaks during a news conference with Rudy Giuliani, lawyer for U.S.

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₹2,000 crore to India for COVID-19 crisis

₹2,069 crore) for 'The COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Loan for Social Protection'. The objective of the project is to contain COVID-19 and mitigate adverse socioeconomic impacts in India, JICA said in a statement.Katsuo Matsumoto, chief representative, JICA India said the outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely affected the underprivileged and vulnerable societies in India.

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COVID mobile testing unit to open in Girvan

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit will be in Girvan next week.This temporary facility will allow people who have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free swab test as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for communities.The unit will be set up on Tuesday, January 12 and Wednesday, January 13 at the Quay Zone site in Knockcushan Street.Tests must be booked in advance with the booking portal for the Girvan site open from 6pm tomorrow (Saturday, January 9).Tests can be booked at: https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.Mobile test centres provide another way for people

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Premier League 'issues warning to players who break covid guidelines in letter to clubs'

The Premier League has fired a warning to players by outlining tough new action against those who break government coronavirus rules.

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WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access

The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

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Watch live as Trudeau, officials discuss COVID-19 and vaccine rollout

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the speed and efficiency of vaccinations are top of mind.According to many, it’s not happening fast enough.

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update Friday after reporting 118 cases since Jan. 1

How New Brunswick’s four-step plan to recover from COVID-19 works However, the province notes that the orange phase also indicates a “significant risk that COVID-19 is no longer under control in the province.”Wearing face masks is mandatory in indoor public spaces during the orange phase.

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Ontario adds over 4,200 coronavirus cases, including 450 previously unreported due to data backlog

coronavirus on Friday, a single-day record in the province, bringing the provincial total to 208,394.However, due a data backlog, the province said some cases in Friday’s daily total are older than the last 24 hours.“Due to a data upload delay at Toronto Public Health, approximately 450 additional cases have been included in today’s count. These cases were primarily from January 5th and 6th,” the Ontario government said.Despite Toronto Public Health’s data delay, and even without including the 450 older cases, Ontario is still reporting a record number of new coronavirus cases at just under 3,800.Thursday, the province reported the previous record of new cases in a day with 3,519.

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Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation

WASHINGTON – Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell's “wild accusations” that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden.“Dominion brings this action to set the record straight,” the company said in the suit filed in federal court in Washington.Powell has for weeks claimed without evidence that the election technology vendor, whose vote-counting equipment was used in several states, was part of a scheme to steal the election from President Donald Trump.

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US reports over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

WASHINGTON - The U.S. has surpassed 4,000 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.The country reported 4,085 deaths Thursday, with nearly 275,000 new coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.The high death toll and surging cases underscored the worsening situation following travel for holidays and family gatherings, along with more time indoors during the winter months. The coronavirus is surging in several states, with California hit particularly hard, reporting on Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths.

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Brentford boss Thomas Frank caught hugging Spurs star days before positive Covid test

Tottenham star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, just days before testing positive for coronavirus.The Bees manager has been struck down by Covid-19 and is now set for a period of isolation.He had been in charge as Spurs beat their Championship opponents to reach the League Cup final earlier this week.And, at the end of the encounter, cameras picked up Frank embracing Tottenham midfielder Hojbjerg and having a lengthy chat.The two have a close relationship with Frank coaching Hojbjerg for Denmark’s Under-17s and Under-19s.Frank is one of two Brentford representatives to test positive with the Bees stating he will “isolate at home for ten days under EFL and Government regulations”.Though he appears not to have passed the virus on to Hojbjerg, with

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'Filthy' Chinese takeaway with flies on food deemed health risk and fined £25,000

A Chinese takeaway with flies seen crawling on its food has been slapped with a huge £25,000 fine.

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PM Modi to interact with CMs on Monday over Covid situation, vaccine rollout

vaccination drive that is expected to start later this month.The meeting will be held on 11 January at 4 pm via video conferencing.The interaction comes as the country conducted the second drive of nationwide coronavirus vaccination dry run on Friday.Also Read | How US democracy nearly came undoneThrough the drill, around 1.7 lakh vaccinators and 3 lakh team members have been trained for verification of beneficiaries, vaccination process, cold chain and logistics management, bio-medical waste management, and adverse event following immunization (AEFI) management and for operating the Co-WIN software.The aim of the dry run was to test the linkages between planning and implementation and identify the challenges.The country's drug regulator

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Nova Scotia to provide COVID-19 update Friday

4 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia, 28 active cases remain Friday’s update comes a day after the province reported four new cases of the virus on Thursday.McNeil said in a press release on Thursday that the province was continuing to monitor the surge in cases in New Brunswick, which has recorded 118 cases since the beginning of the year.“The situation there is a reminder of how quickly the virus can spread, and also reminds us of the importance of following all the public health protocols,” McNeil said.The provincial update is set to begin at 1 p.m.

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December marks 6th straight month of jobs gains in London-St. Thomas

coronavirus pandemic.According to Statistics Canada, 3,700 jobs were added in the region. Data released Friday shows an increase in the labour force of 1,900 and a decrease in unemployment of 1,800.

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Ashanti Vs. Keyshia Cole 'Verzuz' Battle Postponed Again Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The much-anticipated Verzuz showdown between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole is being pushed back again.

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Who can take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine?

WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has issued its policy recommendations for the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Tips for professional reporting on COVID-19 vaccines

With more than 100 vaccines currently in various trial phases and some reaching the pre-approval stage or being authorized for emergency use, accurate science reporting has never been more important. Journalists play a vital role in informing the public on science, specifically vaccine, developments, in an unprecedented period of scientific publishing.

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WestJet slashing jobs, cutting 100s of flights amid coronavirus restrictions

WestJet is cutting hundreds of flights and laying off employees in an attempt to stay afloat amid the continued coronavirus restrictions that have hammered the travel industry since the pandemic started.On Friday, the Calgary-based airline announced it’s going to reduce its “capacity,” which is the equivalence to 1,000 employees — through a combination of furloughs, temporary layoffs, unpaid leaves and reduced hours. There’s also a hiring freeze.

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Dr Ranj has Covid vaccine as he urges others to listen to experts and get jab

Dr Ranj Singh today urged This Morning viewers to get the Covid vaccine as soon as they're eligible.

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WB: Mamata allows full occupancy of cinemas with Covid safety protocols in place

Mamata Banerjee on Friday virtually inaugurated the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) and allowed full occupancy of cinema halls in the state with adherence to COVID safety protocols.The inaugural ceremony was also virtually attended by Bollywood superstar and West Bengal's brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan from Mumbai.Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's classic 'Apur Sansar' will be the inaugural film of the festival in which 131 movies from 45 countries will be screened till January 13.Banerjee, while delivering her inaugural address from state secretariat Nabanna, asked the cinema hall owners to maintain all safety protocols including regular sanitisation of the theatres.She asked Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay to issue a

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PM Narendra Modi to hold all-party meeting on covid-19 vaccination roll-out

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of all the states to discuss the covid-19 situation in the country and roll out of the vaccination program. Ahead of the actual vaccination drive expected to start by next week, the government on Friday conducted the second nationwide dry run on the Covid-19 vaccination at three session sites of 736 districts across 33 States/UTs.“At 4 PM on Monday 11th January, PM @narendramodi will interact with Chief Ministers of all states via video conferencing.

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US lost 140,000 jobs in December; first monthly loss since spring

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,00 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as the viral pandemic tightens its grip on consumers and businesses.At the same time, the unemployment rate stayed at 6.7%, the first time it hasn't fallen since April.Friday’s figures from the Labor Department suggest that employers have rehired roughly all the workers they can afford to after having laid off more than 22 million in the spring — the worst such loss on record.

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Quebec to unveil additional measures for schools amid coronavirus surge

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]While some sectors and non-essential businesses will remain closed, elementary schools are set to physically reopen next Monday as previously announced. Grade 5 and 6 students will now have to wear masks in the classrooms, however.High schools will continue with online learning next week after reopening was pushed back due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Quebec.Teenagers will return to class on Jan.

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DGCA issues guidelines to airlines for transportation of Covid-19 vaccines

New Delhi: India's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday issued guidelines to airlines and other aircraft operators for transportation of Covid-19 vaccines."All scheduled operators who have been currently authorized to carry dangerous goods may carry COVID19 vaccine packed in dry ice, meeting the regulatory requirements," DGCA said in a circular."Non-scheduled operators, including aircraft engaged in general aviation, that are required to participate in the carriage of COVID 19 vaccines packed in dry ice shall seek specific approval before commencing such operations," it added.A copy of the circular has been reviewed by Mint.Covid-19 vaccination in India is expected to start in the next few

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Coronavirus: Negative COVID-19 test needed to board flights to U.K.

Airlines flying into the United Kingdom will be required to bar passengers from boarding if they do not have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of departure, transport minister Grant Shapps confirmed on Friday.

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Coronavirus: St. Catharines hospital emergency department declares COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in its emergency department at the St. Catharines site after five staffers tested positive for the coronavirus.The agency says the department remains open and safe for the public despite all of the cases being categorized as healthcare-associated infections that came through patient treatment.The hospital is already dealing with an outbreak in another non-emergency unit.

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Man City offer update on Covid-19 outbreak and return dates for players

straight to your inboxManchester City could welcome back three players from their Covid-19 isolation periods this weekend. Pep Guardiola confirmed Ederson, Ferran Torres and Tommy Doyle could return to training in time to face Birmingham City if they return negative tests.

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Health First receives nearly 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Brevard seniors, health care workers

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County is gearing up to begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations to people ages 65 and older, as well as health care workers who provide direct patient care.[TRENDING: Police officer dies in Capitol clash | Fla. man arrested, firefighter investigated in Capitol riot | COVID-19 variant spreading in Fla.]Health First made the announcement Friday morning and thanked several officials for their assistance.More help is here in the fight against COVID-19! We are appreciative of @GovRonDeSantis and @FLSERT Director Jared Moskowitz, for their efforts to provide us with nearly 2,000 Pfizer vaccines.

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SAGE experts fear Brits could break Covid rules en masse after getting vaccine

Brits could abandon Covid safety rules in their droves after getting a vaccine, government advisors fear.

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New Jersey man gets prison for shooting neighbor's dog

William Stroemel (Burlington County Prosecutor's Office) MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A judge sentenced a New Jersey man to five years in prison for shooting his neighbor's dog with an air rifle, causing the animal to be euthanized.The sentence was the result of a plea agreement with William Stroemel, 65, of Maple Shade, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.Stroemel pleaded guilty in April to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and animal cruelty.Photo: Amber Cook via GoFundMe Authorities said Stroemel shot Toby with an air rifle as the 9-year-old Pomeranian-poodle mix passed his home in September 2019.

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Nicola Sturgeon warns Scottish football that 'all bets are off' if clubs don't follow covid rules

First Minister was speaking ahead of this weekend's Scottish Cup second round fixtures, which will see a number of part-time sides travel to take on professional clubs. Elite-level sport has so far been allowed to continue uninterrupted despite mainland Scotland being placed under "enhanced" level four restrictions this week, with the public told to stay at home.

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gets approval in UK; third against coronavirus

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London mayor declares 'major incident' over Covid-19

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus across the city, and the increase in Covid-19 cases in hospitals, which has left the health service at risk of being overwhelmed.

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Vaccine distribution, Washington riots are top topics during Trudeau call with premiers

Coronavirus vaccine — How Canadians will know it’s their turn to be inoculated “I think all Canadians, including me, are frustrated to see vaccines in freezers and not in people’s arms,” Trudeau had told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday. “Now is the time with the new year upon us to really accelerate.

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US sees over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

The United States surpassed 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday, marking the highest number seen since the outbreak began. According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S.

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₹2,129 crore to India to mitigate socio-economic impact of covid-19

NEW DELHI : Japan on Friday said it was providing 30 billion yen ( ₹2129 crore, $ 288 million) to mitigate socio-economic impact of covid-19 in India.The Exchange of Notes for the loan was signed by the Japanese Ambassador to India Suzuki Satoshi and C. S.

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