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Tanning shop company threatens legal action against government over Covid-19 restrictions

FREE newsletter is as good as that first pint back at the pub The owner of a tanning salon is threatening legal action against the government as coronavirus lockdown procedures mean the business must still remain closed. The Feel Good Group's Managing Director, Adam Mooney, from County Durham, has been left frustrated after the easing of lockdown saw pubs and hair salons able to reopen in England from today – but not tanning shops.

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Florida officials report over 11,000 new cases of coronavirus

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Nepal's coronavirus cases surge to 15,491, death toll reaches 34

KATHMANDU : Nepal on Saturday confirmed two more deaths due to COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 34, while the number of infections soared to 15,491.The country reported 232 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.The death toll rose to 34 on Saturday after two more COVID-19 patients died, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed.A 44-year-old man from Gorkha district, who earlier tested positive for COVID-19, died in course of treatment at the hospital. He had returned from Qatar on Wednesday and was staying at a quarantine facility in his village.Similarly, another 75-year-old man from Rupandehi died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kathmandu Thursday.

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105 UW students in frat houses test positive for coronavirus

SEATTLE (AP) - At least 105 students living in a dozen fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending as of Thursday. The university learned Saturday that three fraternity residents had symptoms of COVID-19, and public health officials noticed a spike in cases among people ages 18 to 20, according to university spokeswoman Michelle Ma. By Tuesday, the university said at least 38 students tested positive, The Seattle Times reported.Ma said more than 800 students have been tested since Monday in response to the Greek system outbreak.

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Ontario reports 121 new coronavirus cases marking lowest increase in over a week

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 35,656.Health Minister Christine Elliott said 21 of the cases are a result of targeted testing among temporary workers in the Windsor-Essex area.“With 174 more resolved, there are 53 fewer active cases in the province,” she added.

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Vote-by-mail primary poised to test New Jersey on Tuesday

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s nearly all-mail primary on Tuesday is emerging as a test of the state’s ability to deliver a drama-free election in the face of critical tweets from President Donald Trump and a GOP seeking federal election monitors.Tuesday is the deadline for Democratic and Republican voters to postmark their ballots or deliver them to county boards of elections by 8 p.m. in contests for president, the U.S.

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China blames Spain for coronavirus and suggests infection started in Europe

China has tried to blame Spain for the new strain of coronavirus while suggesting the deadly disease originated in Europe and not Wuhan.

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Tamil Nadu reports over 4,000 new Covid-19 cases for third straight day, tally rises to 1,07,001

novel coronavirus cases on Friday, Tamil Nadu today reported over 4,000 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day. The southern state is now the second-most affected state in the country after Maharashtra, which has more than 1.9 lakh cases.With 4,280 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu's total number of confirmed coronavirus patients have now surged to 1,07,001, according to the state health department.Along with that, the death toll in the state also increased to 1,450 after 65 deaths were reported in since Friday, it said.Of the new cases reported, 10 passengers who arrived in Tamil Nadu from abroad tested positive in the state.

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Kerala reports highest single-day spike of 240 new Covid-19 cases; tally past 5k

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's COVID-19 tally breached the 5,000 mark on Saturdaywith 240 fresh cases being reported, the highest single day surge so far.

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With 2,505 new Covid-19 cases, Delhi's tally crosses 97,000; death toll at 3,004

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 2,505 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 97,000, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,004, authorities said.Fifty-five fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department said in a bulletin.It also said that 26 earlier deaths have been included in the cumulative figure.The bulletin said the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 3,004, and the total number of cases mounted to 97,200.On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases.The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 2,923 on Friday.

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From the makers of Whac-a-Mole: hands-free sanitizers

HOLY HILL, Fla. – The maker of the popular Whac-a-Mole arcade game hopes its newest offering will help users smash a new target: the coronavirus pandemic.Holly Hill-based Bob’s Space Racers recently rolled out its new line of “Hands-Free Sanitizer Stations” in response to the growing COVID-19 outbreak.The sanitizer stations are operated by a foot pedal. They have quickly become the arcade game maker’s new top-selling product.

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July 4th military flyovers to go over Philadelphia, 4 other cities

PHILADELPHIA - President Donald Trump's July Fourth celebration will feature an extensive U.S. military air show over Washington, D.C., but four other cities will get mini-versions of the air power display on Saturday,The "Salute to the Great Cities of the American Revolution" will feature military flyovers in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

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Study finds hydroxychloroquine treatment associated with lower mortality rate for COVID-19 patients

LOS ANGELES - A surprising new study found that the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine was associated with a significant reduction in mortality among sick patients hospitalized with COVID-19.A team at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan studied 2,541 patients hospitalized with a COVID-related admission between March 10 to May 2.“Our analysis shows that using hydroxychloroquine helped saves lives,” said neurosurgeon Dr. Steven Kalkanis, CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group and Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Henry Ford Health System.“As doctors and scientists, we look to the data for insight.

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Coronavirus: Hairdressers reopen in UK

People in England wanting to shed their locks after more than three months without a proper haircut finally had the opportunity to on Saturday as hairdressers opened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many businesses.

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Nova Scotia reports no new coronavirus cases for 2 days in a row

Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:Symptoms can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or flu. Some people can develop a more severe illness.

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Coronavirus Scotland: No new deaths as 11 more cases are detected

Ayrshire, no new cases have been reported from yesterday and the total for the region remains at 1,256.

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Coronavirus Scotland: No deaths recorded overnight with 11 new cases confirmed

coronavirus as the total hospital death toll remained at 2,488. The number of positive cases has risen to 18,287 which is an increase of 11 from Friday’s figures.

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Service businesses in Halifax are increasing prices to offset high cleaning costs

Atlantic provinces encouraging staycations as they compete for local tourism dollars Services that we have grown used to, like getting a dentist check-up, will likely have much longer wait times, will take longer and cost more.Kristina Boerder is a regular client at a Halifax-based dental clinic.Just prior to the clinic’s reopening on June 8, Boerder received an email that advised her of several changes she should expect before her next appointment.One of the changes was a notice of a potential COVID-19 surcharge that could be waived if future appointments are made.“That was the first time I had heard of the surcharge thing,” Boerder says.“On one hand, I can somewhat understand it.

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Coronavirus: Pubs, hairdressers reopen in England amid COVID-19

England embarks Saturday on its biggest lockdown easing yet.In addition to the reopening of much of the hospitality sector, including pubs and restaurants, for the first time in more than three months, couples can tie the knot once again and people can go and see a movie at the cinema.Museums and libraries have also reopened but gyms, swimming pools and nail bars remain shut. Restrictions on travel and social contact have been eased — people from different households can now go into each other’s homes, for example.

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Coronavirus: What you need to know as Saskatchewan moves to final stage of Phase 4

coronavirus pandemic.Indoor pools and rinks, indoor sports and activities and the performing arts can open on July 6.That is followed on July 9 by casinos and bingo halls.

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Covid-19: Chennai's 'intense lockdown' to ease from Monday, says Tamil Nadu CM

intense lockdown" imposed on state's capital Chennai for 12 days amid the rising cases of novel coronavirus, will be eased.Speaking in the press conference, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that relaxations in Chennai will come into effect from Monday, 6 July until further orders.Vegetable and grocery shops, which were closed during the complete lockdown period, will be allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm while textile and hardware shops can open from 10 am to 6 pm, the CM said.Moreover, restaurants can also open from 6 am to 9 pm from Monday onwards, he added. Meanwhile, dine-in is again not allowed in restaurants.

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Vaccine for COVID-19 can't be expected this year: CCMB Director Mishra

HYDERABAD : A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year as the process involves a lot of clinical trials and data testing, a top official of CSIR- CCMB said on Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world's first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15. Rakesh K Mishra, Director of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, said the ICMR's letter in this regard may be for internal consumption and aimed at putting pressure on hospitals to get ready for clinical human trials.

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Patients in some private hospitals facing fees of up to €250 for Covid-19 test

Patients using some private hospitals are facing fees of up to €250 for Covid-19 testing before they can undergo a procedure.

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MMR vaccine could prevent worst symptoms of COVID-19

All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date.

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Covid-19: 17 TTD staff test positive for virus

Tirupati: As many as 17 staff members of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs the shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, near here, have tested positive for COVID-19, a top functionary of the TTD board said. After holding an emergency meeting on the hills, TTD board chairman YV Subba Reddy told reporters that an 'archaka' (assistant priest), some musicians and security staff were among those infected in recent times.

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How your sewage could help track coronavirus in your neighbourhood

coronavirus based on a substance we don’t want to look at, think about, or be near: human waste.And they hope to refine their sewage-based surveillance system to the point that it can monitor individual neighbourhoods or institutions, like long-term care homes, they say.The system they’re developing now is focused on the coronavirus, but they say they’re hoping it will have a longer-term use dealing with future diseases.“Everybody has to poop,” says Ryerson University professor Kimberly Gilbride.

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Trump plans massive fireworks display for July 4 amid COVID-19

Independence Day celebrations amid a spike of coronavirus cases, U.S. President Donald Trump is going big for what he is promising will be a “special evening” in the nation’s capital.Trump is set hold his “Salute for America” celebration Saturday with a speech from the White House South Lawn that he says will celebrate American heritage, a military flyover over Washington, and an enormous fireworks display that is expected to draw thousands to the National Mall.The celebration comes one day after Trump kicked off the holiday weekend by travelling to Mt.

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Trump orders ‘national garden of American heroes’ in move to counter statue destruction

Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order establishing a “national garden of American heroes” filled with statues of notable historically significant figures, as he continues to criticize protesters for destroying existing monuments across the country.Trump’s announcement Friday during an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore marked the latest move by a president who has made the protection of historical statues a cornerstone of his political messaging amid deepening conversations over systemic racism in the U.S. and around the world.

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Coronavirus: Spain locks down county of 200,000 people over COVID-19 outbreaks

Spain on Saturday ordered the lockdown of a county around the city of Lleida due to worrying outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus.Catalan regional authorities announced that as of noon local time movement will be restricted to and from El Segria, around Lleida, which is home to over 200,000 people. Residents will have until 4 p.m.

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Covid-19: Complete lockdown in Bengaluru from 8 pm today to Monday 5 am

Karnataka government today said the capital city Bengaluru will go under complete lockdown from tonight 8 pm till Monday morning, 5 am as the city witnessed a spike in novel coronavirus cases in the last few weeks.Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner Anil Kumar said the instruction for lockdown in BBMP limits was issued by chief minister BS Yediyurappa, according to ANI reports.Kumar mentioned that only sale of essential items will be allowed during the 33-hour lockdown, including meat shops.He also said police action will be taken against people found roaming outside unnecessarily.Bengaluru on Friday witnessed 994 new Covid-19 cases in the 24-hour period, the city's biggest single-day spike so far.

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Covid-19 lockdowns imposed in Catalonia and Melbourne

Spain's northeastern Catalonia region has locked down an area with around 200,000 residents near the town of Lerida following a surge in cases of the new coronavirus.

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Why the coronavirus pandemic pushed some Canadian students to take a gap year

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how students learn, including more virtual classes and fewer opportunities to travel. Global News spoke with a few Canadian students about why the pandemic helped them make the decision to opt out of schooling for the year.

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Amnesty, sex worker advocates call for moratorium on prostitution laws amid COVID-19

COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they’re now pushing Ottawa to stop enforcing them.Amnesty International Canada has joined a number of rights and sex work advocates in a lobby effort asking federal Justice Minister David Lametti for a moratorium on prostitution laws.“We need to make sure the existing laws on the books aren’t enforced,” said Jackie Hansen, women’s rights campaigner for Amnesty International Canada. Live updates: Coronavirus in Canada “Government has put them in a position where they won’t provide them income supports and yet will criminalize them if they work.

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Students are taking a gap year because of COVID-19: ‘It won’t be a normal first year’

coronavirus has changed nearly every aspect of daily life in Canada — and now, it’s the reason a whole cohort of students have decided to put their studies on pause and take a gap year.For some, the decision was made easy by the lack of in-person classes.

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Manchester town hall reopening and Albert Square work delayed until 2024 because of Covid-19, nesting peregine falcons and the discovery of hazardous materials

Manchester town hall’s reopening has been delayed until 2024 due to mounting costs caused largely by the coronavirus pandemic.Problems arising from nesting peregrine falcons in the building’s clock tower, and the discovery of asbestos and hazardous tar, have pushed construction cost up to £214m.Works to pedestrianise Albert Square and transform it into ‘one of the finest civic spaces in Europe’ will also be pushed back.The total cost of the Our Town Hall project to restore the Grade I listed building is around £330m, including professional fees, contingency planning and staff relocation.It was expected to be completed in December 2023 but a report to a meeting of Manchester council’s executive on Friday revealed that it would be delayed

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200,000 jobs in tourism sector at risk due to Covid-19

The Chairman of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation has said that as many as 200,000 jobs in the tourism sector are at risk due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

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It’s time to speak unapologetically to Black America’s emotional wounds

racial battle fatigue, which lies at the root of Black America’s presumed disaffection for July 4.Racial battle fatigue among many Black Americans is likely at its peak after months of required physical distancing, mounting and disproportionately higher COVID-19 deaths in their communities, and the recent killings of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Dreasjon Reed, Elijah McClain, and George Floyd. The combined impact of COVID-19 and racism is brewing what Poteat and colleagues describe as a lethal force of mental health syndemics — or the social patterning of co-occurring disease conditions across place and time.

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Pubs reopen in England as Covid-19 restrictions lift

The first pints have been poured at pubs in England which can now reopen following months of closure as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted.

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What sex ed can teach us about getting people to wear face masks

face masks mandatory in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.Wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the norm in some places — such as China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea — but has been polarizing in others, such as the U.S., where mixed messages have resulted in confusion about whether or not to wear one.But sex educators would like have a word with everyone.

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WHO lauds India's effort in COVID-19 fight, urges to focus on data management

NEW DELHI : Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) lauded the Indian government for its efforts in tackling COVID-19, the world nodal health agency said that India should also focus on data management originating from the pandemic.According to WHO, India's big challenge is "population", its geographic diversity, heterogeneity and the fact that India has multiple epidemics going on every state.WHO appreciated the Indian government's strong political leadership to focus on important things like developing diagnostics and being able to scale that up, also being very systematic about the lockdown measures and unlocking in an organised manner.This is now the next phase India and many other countries are facing and should think about a

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Hundreds of Brits report swarms of bleeding 'Covid zombie rats' invading their homes

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inbox Hundreds of terrified Brits have reported seeing swarms of "Covid zombie rats " during lockdown – but a pest expert says the truth is rodent populations are starving to death. The mass closure of restaurants and cafés due to coronavirus has cut off a major food source for urban rats, who typically forage in commercial bins for scraps.

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UP minister, wife test COVID-19 positive, admitted to hospital

LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh Rural Development Minister Rajendra Pratap Singh (Moti Singh) and his wife have been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here after they tested positive for COVID-19.Asked about his health, Singh told PTI on Saturday, "I am fine."Asked how long is he expected to stay in the hospital, he said, "I came here only on Friday. I will follow the doctors' advice."Singh is a four-time MLA from Patti in Pratapgarh district.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Matt Hancock warns pub louts face jail and opens up on his own coronavirus fight

Drinkers heading for the pub for the first time in three months have been warned they face jail if they get out of hand.

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In highest single-day spike, India reports nearly 23,000 Covid-19 cases

coronavirus cases have increased by more than 20,000. There has been a surge of 4,57,780 COVID-19 cases from June 1 till date.As many as 442 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours taking the number of patients succumbing to the deadly virus across the country to 18,655.Maharashtra remains the worst affected state with a total of 1,92,990 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi with1,02,721 and 94,695 cases respectively.The Centre said that the recovery rate has further improved to 60.80 per cent.

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Donald Trump Jr's Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr, has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Covid-19: We must fight on and hope things improve

Something unusual happened this week, while I was writing my column. A blackbird flew against a large window that overlooks a lovely green area, at the back of where I live. There was a great big thud, and I went over to see what happened.

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Mint Covid Tracker: At current pace, India’s 1 million mark could be 13 days away

medical capacity and overburdened health system. Over the past few weeks, new infections and deaths have been rising faster in India than in most other badly-hit countries.

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