Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.The European Commission (EC) has signed its first contract with AstraZeneca for the supply of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate to the European Union (EU) Member States.

Under the contract, EC can purchase the vaccine for all the EU Member States and also to donate to lower and middle-income countries or distribute to other countries in Europe.

All Member States can buy 300 million doses of the vaccine, with an option for an additional 100 million doses, with distribution carried out on a population-based pro-rata basis.

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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam tests negative for coronavirus

New Delhi: Legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam has tested negative for Covid-19, said his son S.P.

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Another Odisha minister tests positive for COVID-19

ODISHA : Odisha minister of tourism and culture, JP Panigrahi, on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing home isolation.Panigrahi is the fourth minister in the state to have contracted the disease. Earlier, higher education minister Arun Kumar Sahoo, rural development minister Susant Singh and textile minister Padmini Dian were diagnosed with the disease.The minister requested people who have come in contact with him recently to isolate themselves."Mid March'20 onwards doing public and official works.

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Gujarat: Migrant workers' employers asked to follow covid-19 norms

SURAT : As migrant labourers have started returning to Surat in Gujarat, the city civic body has asked their employers to follow the state labour department's guidelines for their mandatory COVID-19 testing and quarantine or else face action.As per the guidelines, any migrant labourer showing coronavirus symptoms will have to be mandatorily quarantined for seven days before joining work, the Surat Municipal Corporation said on Monday.Also, all migrant labourers returning to Surat will have to undergo antibody tests for COVID-19.

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PM Modi must answer on govt's strategy to control spread of Covid-19: Congress

New Delhi: With India recording the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, the Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of failing to control the spread of the virus and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi answer the nation on the way forward.Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala attacked the Centre, alleging that it has left the people to fend for themselves and its "indifference, ineptitude and a failed leadership" is responsible for the current situation.He said despite warnings by experts and the Congress party, the pandemic was not controlled by adhering to the policy of 'Test-Trace-Isolate-Treat'.When there was a need to increase testing, it was "ignored" and adequate steps were not taken to ensure

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IndiGo’s the fairest of them all, and more so after the pandemic

₹7,527 crore and restricted cash of ₹10,922 crore at end-June, to be precise. It has also announced plans to reduce costs and improve liquidity.What’s more, IndiGo has gained market share during this pandemic crisis.

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Staffer at school Boris Johnson visited just days ago tests positive for Covid-19

A staff member at the school Boris Johnson visited has tested positive for Covid-19 - just days after the prime minister and his team did a walkabout 'meet and greet'.

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Piers Morgan launches fresh attack on ‘Professor Denise Welch’ as he urges ‘Covidiot deniers’ to follow her and not him

PIERS Morgan has launched a fresh attack on "Professor Denise Welch" and has urged "Covidiot deniers" to follow her instead of him. It comes after the pair got involved in a public spat about their clashing opinions on how the UK are tackling the current coronavirus pandemic.

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Eagles add Josh McCown, 41, to practice squad; LeBlanc re-signed

Josh McCown #18 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 05, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Nick Cordero remembered in emotional tribute after Covid-19 death

died in July of coronavirus at the age of 41, was remembered Sunday as a mega-talent with a commanding presence and husky baritone, who remained humble about his many successes when not taking center stage.The Tony-nominated star of “Bullets Over Broadway,” “The Toxic Avenger” and “Waitress” was honored at a special memorial tribute that streamed on Broadway on Demand. It aired as the stages where Cordero made a reputation for himself as a performer with seemingly endless potential, sit darkened and empty.

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United Airlines adding, restoring flights in October

United Airlines workers load cargo onto a plane at San Francisco International Airport on July 08, 2020 in San Francisco, California.

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Manchester is on 'red alert'... so is half the region. Every single area has an infection rate higher than the national average - this is our Covid situation right now

hereThe graphs, the tables, the numbers - they're more alarming every day.Althrough hospital admissions are not yet significantly rising, there are fears it is only a matter of time before the virus preads to more vulnerable people.Bolton, Oldham, Salford, Tameside and Manchester are now all on the highest level of alert - imposed by the government when the infection rate goes above 50.Rochdale is also teetering on the brink of becoming 'red' with an infection rate of 49.5 per 100,000 people for the week ending September 3.The infection rate has risen in every borough apart from Rochdale and Trafford since the previous seven day period.- These charts are based on data released by Public Health England and can be accessed via this link.- The

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Social club forced to shut after flouting coronavirus restrictions

Wigan, was forced to close on Friday (September 4) after being found to be in breach of the rules.

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3 coronavirus deaths linked to Maine indoor wedding reception, officials confirm

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Unions will still be ‘picketing and demonstrating’ despite no Labour Day parades due to COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to mass gatherings, John Cartwright of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council says they made the “difficult” decision to cancel this year’s festivities. Labour Day in Toronto 2020: What’s open and closed Cartwright says they have come up with alternative measures to ensure that workers’ rights are celebrated, with a virtual parade that will air on YouTube and Facebook.Meanwhile, Unifor national president Jerry Dias says many of his members will be picketing in support of grocery store workers in Newfoundland.

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Canada Student Loans payment freeze will be over soon: How to get help after

Ottawa imposed on repayments and interest accruing on federal student loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Canada Student Loans grace period, to be exact, will be over on Sept. 30.But what does that means for graduates who are still just barely scraping by — if that — in an economy that has only partially recovered from the spring lockdowns?So far, Canada has recouped around two-thirds of the jobs it shed in March and April, with the labour market still 1.1 million paid positions short of where it was in February.

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Etihad to provide COVID-19 insurance to passengers to boost travel confidence

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Monday said it would cover medical and quarantine costs for passengers if they contract the new coronavirus after travelling on one of its flights.Airlines around the world are trying to find ways to stimulate demand that has been shattered by the pandemic and expected to take years to recover.Medical costs of up to 150,000 euros ($177,000) and quarantine costs of up to 100 euro a day for 14 days will be covered by Etihad for its passengers who contract the disease within 31 days of first travel.“This additional cover will not only instil confidence to travel but also reassure our guests that we are doing all we can to keep them safe and protected," Etihad Vice President Duncan Bureau said in a statement.The

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World economy unlikely to re-attain pre-pandemic output levels before 2022: Reuters

NEW DELHI : With COVID-19 still dominating major developments globally, the world economy is not likely to re-attain pre-pandemic output levels before 2022, says a report.According to Dun & Bradstreet Country Risk and the Global Outlook, "nothing about the pandemic can be classified as over, despite recoveries in activity levels in some economies in Q3, as evident in PMIs (Purchasing Managers Indices), Google Mobility data and monthly economic data".Unemployment will keep rising above the pre-pandemic baseline as government programmes are phased out and cease to protect workers, while the pace of what recovery there is may yet weaken in Q4, said Arun Singh, Global Chief Economist, Dun & Bradstreet.Singh further said "we do not expect the

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Andaman & Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rises to 3,332

PORT BLAIR : The COVID-19 caseload in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,332, with 40 new coronavirus cases detected in the union territory, an official said on Monday.Of the 40 new cases, 38 were detected during local contact tracing and two were airport arrivals, the official said.All passengers coming from the mainland have to mandatorily undergo rapid antigen test for COVID-19 at the airport here on arrival, he said.At least 47 people recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24-hours, the official said, adding that the total number of recoveries in the union territory has risen 2,951.Of the total 3,332 COVID-19 cases, 331 are active as 2,951 have recovered from the disease and 50 people have died of the infection, the official said.A

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India now 2nd worst-hit country by coronavirus, trails behind U.S.

India’s increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency.The 90,802 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India’s total past Brazil with more than 4.2 million cases. India is now behind only the United States, where more than 6.2 million people have been infected, according to Johns Hopkins University.India’s Health Ministry on Monday also reported 1,016 new deaths for a total of 71,642, the third-highest national toll.The world’s second-most populous country with 1.4 billion people, India has been recording the world’s largest daily increases in coronavirus cases for almost a month.

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Coronavirus-damaged lungs can repair themselves within three months, study finds

Covid-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but for many this tends to improve over time, a study suggests.

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Coronavirus: Families of children with autism left scrambling before school starts

Developing coronavirus treatments ‘extremely important,’ experts say The risk is too high for Lazarus to go back at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, said Banez, since he relies on touch to sense the world around him and struggles with physical distancing.“We’re also trying to keep everybody around him safe,” added Banez, noting she has diabetes and her kids’ grandparents on both sides of the family have compromised immune systems.Banez said it was agonizing as her family worried they would be forced to register Lazarus and his six-year-old sister for homeschooling.

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China puts Covid-19 vaccines on display for first time

coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.High hopes hang on the small vials of liquid on show at a Beijing trade fair this week -- vaccine candidates produced by Chinese companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm.Neither has hit the market yet but the makers hope they will be approved after all-important phase 3 trials as early as year-end.A Sinovac representative told AFP his firm has already "completed the construction of a vaccine factory" able to produce 300 million doses a year.Today, people at the trade fair crowded around booths showing the potential game-changing vaccines.China, which is facing a storm of foreign criticism

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Woman refuses to wear mask in Phoenix nail salon, says she's fighting for her 'civil rights'

PHOENIX - A woman's meltdown over a mask at a Phoenix nail salon on Sept. 5 was caught on video as face-covering mandates continue through most of Arizona during the COVID-19 pandemic.Despite face-covering requirements, there are some people who choose not to wear masks while in public.The video of the unidentified woman is making its rounds on social media, showing how she's visibly upset over another person reportedly asked her to put a mask on while in the salon.The woman's rant caught on video contained profanity.

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School forced to shut doors after five teachers catch coronavirus in one week

coronavirus among staff. Samuel Ward Academy in Haverhil, Suffolk, is undergoing a deep clean after five teachers caught the potentially deadly bug, with two more awaiting results.Headteacher Andy Hunter called it a “huge disappointment” after students only returned last week.The gates at Old Buckenham High School in Norfolk also remained shut today after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.Mr Hunter is hoping to reopen his school tomorrow despite the outbreak.Two more year groups were due to start back in the classroom today.Anyone who had contact with the infected teachers now has to self-isolate for 14 days.

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CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 300 beds in COVID dedicated hospital in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated 300 beds in a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Gorakhpur district on Monday.The Chief Minister congratulated the BRD Medical College authority on the same."I heartily thank the public representatives, local administration and BRD Medical College administration present in the inauguration program of 300 beds dedicated COVID Hospital, 100 beds hostels, BSL-3 lab and guest house in Gorakhpur," tweeted the Chief Minister Office in Hindi.Adityanath said, "I feel happy to dedicate this 300-bed dedicated COVID Hospital to the people of Purvanchal.""Doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and technicians working in isolation ward during COVID-19 live in the institutional quarantine instead of

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Second Russian Covid vaccine to finish early-stage trails by this month: Report

second Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Vector Institute by September-end, according to a report. "Our colleagues are focusing on one vaccine, the peptide vaccine, its clinical trials are now being completed.

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Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund's top sectors to bet on, post Covid

2020 marks as one of the most distinguished years with equity market performance divided into several phases as -- pre-covid, during covid and post-covid. While we all wish to come out of the pandemic situation soon, the chaotic stock markets have gained investor interest even more.

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Kate Garraway 'finding hope' in Covid coma survivors as Derek fights for life

Lorraine Kelly spoke about her friend Kate Garraway whilst talking to guest Darren Buttrick on the show today, who had come out of an induced coma after falling ill with coronavirus.

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SME loan scheme opens to assist with impact of Covid-19

Irish businesses will be able to apply to participating banks for loans covered by the Government's €2bn credit guarantee scheme from today.

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Country's biggest covid-19 care centre in Bengaluru to be shut from 15 September

BENGALURU : The COVID Care Centre at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre here, that was touted to be the biggest such facility for the treatment of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in the country, will be shut from September 15, as it is not getting patients.In an order dated September 4, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the city civic body has said the decision to close the facility with a potential capacity of over 10,000 beds was taken at a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on the advise of the head of the Covid Care Care Task Force.It has been decided to give the furniture brought for the said centre like- beds, mattress, pedestal fans, dustbins, water dispensers among others to government-run

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Slight rise in numbers in hospital with Covid-19

Overnight figures show a small rise in the number of patients in hospital confirmed as having Covid-19.

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Developing coronavirus treatments ‘extremely important,’ experts say

coronavirus with bated breath, experts say it is imperative that other treatments for the respiratory illness also be developed.It is “extremely important” that good treatments for COVID-19 are developed because it’s unclear when a vaccine could be ready for public consumption, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist and faculty member at the University of Toronto, said.

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Covid-19 update: 5 states contribute 60% of total coronavirus cases in India

total coronavirus cases in India. Maharashtra is at the top with 21.6%, followed by Andhra Pradesh (11.8%), Tamil Nadu (11.0%), Karnataka (9.5%) and Uttar Pradesh at 6.3%.Maharashtra also contributed 26.76% of the active cases in the country, followed by Andhra Pradesh (11.30%), Karnataka (11.25%),Uttar Pradesh (6.98%) and Tamil Nadu (5.83%).

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2021 Olympics will be 'games that conquered Covid' - IOC

Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates said, vowing they will be the "games that conquered Covid".

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Philippines widens search for Covid-19 vaccine with Australia talks

Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland as the Southeast Asian nation expands its search for supplies to combat the region’s biggest outbreak.The nation did not reach a commitment with Pfizer Inc. during a meeting last Friday as a law restricts “pre-ordering without the products yet," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: September 5

The Saturday, September 5, 2020 evening weather forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Coronavirus 'Red Alert' hits UK towns as daily cases soar in five-month high

coronavirus cases in a single day soared to 2,988 - the highest since May.

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Coronavirus second wave may hit in spring 2021 with 'winter bringing own benefits'

The coronavirus second wave may hit in the spring of 2021 with winter possibly helping infection numbers with its own mini quarantine, experts have said.

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Glasgow Poundland closed after staff contractor tests positive for Covid-19

Glasgow has undergone a deep clean after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. Store bosses took immediate action and shut the outlet on Union Street after learning through Covid-19 contact tracing that a staff contractor had tested positive.

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90% of this Chinese company's employees, families have taken covid vaccine

BEIJING : About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country's emergency use programme, its chief executive said on Sunday.The extent of inoculations under the emergency programme, which China launched in July but has released few details about, points to how actively it is using experimental vaccines in the hopes of protecting essential workers against a potential COVID-19 resurgence, even as trials are still underway.The programme is intended for specific groups, including medical staffers and those who work at food markets and in the transportation and service sectors.Sinovac, whose CoronaVac is in Phase 3 clinical trials and has

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'I feel quite all right': Russian defence minister after taking covid vaccine

coronavirus vaccine and had experienced no side-effects. This was reported by news agency TASS.

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By year-end, 1 in 5 Americans at risk of being infected by covid: Ex-FDA head

coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be available for widespread use this year, and more than 20% of the U.S. population could be infected with Covid-19 by year-end based on current spread rates, Gottlieb said on CBS’s “Face the Nation" on Sunday.“People are exhausted," he said.

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Premier League clubs 'to be forced to play fixtures' if squads suffer Covid-19 outbreak

Premier League clubs have been warned that squad outbreaks of Covid-19 will not result in postponed matches this season.

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Bolton and Manchester on 'red alert' as coronavirus cases hit five-month high

Five Greater Manchester boroughs have been placed on 'red alert' after the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day since the height of the pandemic in April.

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Has Malaysia's AirAsia found the blueprint for airlines to survive covid-19?

SINGAPORE : Malaysia's AirAsia is hoping a "super app" they are developing during the Covid 19-enforced travel hiatus, will help it recover from the devastation to its business caused by the coronavirus.

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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

EC signs first Covid-19 vaccine contract with AstraZeneca

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