Auckland DHB has advised the Ministry of Health that a parent of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) baby at Auckland City Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 today.

Movements in and out of NICU have been restricted and the DHB is testing all staff, whānauand babies in the unit as a precaution.

All of the babies in the unit and those who have recently been discharged are being monitored closely as part of their on-going care and treatment.

The DHB’s initial investigations suggest the risk to babies in the unit is low. Auckland DHB and Auckland Regional Public Health Service are working at pace to identify patients and staff who are considered to be contacts.

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Ayrshire hospitals remain in Covid lockdown as visits ban extended for two weeks

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Military removes Maj. Gen. Dawe from sexual misconduct review files after backlash

sexual misconduct reviews.In a statement late on Tuesday, Lt.-Gen Frances Allen, vice-chief of the defence staff, said following a discussion with members of the survivor community, Dawe “will be undertaking the important task of engaging with that community to better understand how he can contribute to meaningful culture change”.

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Further details of Middlemore death released

The Ministry is providing further details of the death reported earlier today in Middlemore hospital linked to COVID-19.

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Ben Simmons puts Center City $3.1 million condo up for sale

PHILADELPHIA - At one point Ben Simmons was one of the city’s hottest sports stars. Now, he’s Philadelphia’s biggest mystery man.The Sixers $177 million man was not only a no-show for training camp this week he is also unloading some high-priced Center City real estate.Simmons put his swanky 25th floor Center City condominium at 1414 S.

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Nurse recalls terrifying moments accused gunman opened fire inside Jefferson Hospital

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Physics Nobel rewards work on climate change, other forces

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COVID-19: Vaccine policy for London, Ont. councillors earns final approval

COVID-19 vaccination policy for city councillors in London, Ont., has received final approval, giving the group of politicians until next month to become fully vaccinated if they haven’t already, unless they can prove a valid exemption.Under the new policy, which earned council’s approval on Tuesday, all members of city council, including the mayor, must either provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 by Oct. 20, or provide a medical reason or Ontario Human Rights Code reason for not being vaccinated by that same date.Anyone who’s not fully vaccinated will have to receive their first dose by Oct.

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Man killed after he was struck by vehicle while riding a mountain bike on Roosevelt Blvd; driver sought

A man riding a mountain bike was struck by a truck and killed on Roosevelt Blvd in Northeast Philadelphia.

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Kellogg strike: Around 1,400 employees halt work at cereal plants

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Alberta doctors invite premier, health minister to visit ICU: ‘We need you to see’

Alberta to reinstate COVID-19 contact tracing in schools In a letter sent Monday, Oct. 4, the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association asked Jason Kenney and Jason Copping to “visit an Edmonton-area ICU as soon as possible to see it for yourselves.”The letter is signed by Dr.

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Additional charges filed against Mount Laurel man captured on video hurling racial slurs

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Pfizer COVID vaccine 90% effective vs hospitalization, study finds

The two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective against hospitalization caused by all SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta, for at least 6 months, a Kaiser Permanente and Pfizer study confirmed yesterday in The Lancet.

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Former NASCAR driver killed, ex-wife injured in Athens shooting

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NDP, Liberals to propose legislation to create safety zones around Ontario hospitals, schools

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87 active COVID-19 school exposures in B.C.’s Interior

COVID-19 exposures in schools in B.C.’s Southern Interior, according to the latest data published by Interior Health.All of the coronavirus exposures occurred in late September when a staff member or student attended school while infectious.“When a school staff member or student tests positive for COVID-19, public health will notify staff and students who need to take a specific action, such as self-monitoring or isolation, as a result of a COVID-19 exposure,” the IH school exposure website said. Monday marks first day of mask mandate for Okanagan K-3 students The list includes 21 schools in the Central Okanagan, a B.C.

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Guelph’s public health unit will participate in COVID-19 rapid test program in schools

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Over 90% of education workers employed by Waterloo Region school boards fully vaccinated

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Pipeline developer charged in connection with contamination in Pennsylvania

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania's attorney general filed criminal charges Tuesday against the developer of a problem-plagued pipeline that takes natural gas liquids from the Marcellus Shale gas field to an export terminal near Philadelphia.Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the case at a news conference at Marsh Creek State Park in Downingtown, where Sunoco Pipeline LP spilled thousands of gallons of drilling fluid last year. The spill, during construction of the troubled Mariner East 2 pipeline, fouled wetlands, a stream and part of a 535-acre lake.Energy Transfer, Sunoco's owner, faces 48 criminal charges, most of them for releasing industrial waste at 22 sites in 11 counties across the state.

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RAH nurse joins covid heroes for Queen's opening of Scottish Parliament

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Biden visiting Michigan to push benefits of infrastructure, social spending plans

HOWELL, Mich. - President Joe Biden will visit Michigan on Tuesday in an effort to drum up more public support of his legislative agenda, which includes bills to boost social spending and infrastructure projects, while lawmakers continue negotiations back in Washington. Biden will visit the Michigan district of moderate Democratic lawmaker Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who has urged him to promote his proposals more aggressively to the public.

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Jefferson Hospital Shooting: Family speaks about victim of shooting on Good Day Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - The father and the wife of the victim of the Jefferson Hospital shooting both joined Good Day Philadelphia on Tuesday to speak about the victim and the circumstances of his tragic death. On Monday, 43-year-old Anrae James was killed in the shooting, in which officials say they believe he was targeted. James was a 20-year nurse assistant at Jefferson and father of three.

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Nobel Prize for physics goes to 3 for climate discoveries

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy.Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus Hasselmann, 89, were cited for their work in "the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming".The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi, 73, for "the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales."The panel said Manabe and Hasselmann "laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it.Starting in the 1960s, Manabe demonstrated how increases in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would increase global temperatures, laying the

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Philadelphia DA's Office ready to file charges after illegal drag racing gatherings

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Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today.

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Doctor who contracted Covid-19 left blind after suffering a stroke in hospital

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Bond set at more than $5 million for former student accused of shooting principal at YES Prep

HOUSTON - The man accused of shooting a principal at YES Prep Southwest Secondary had his bail set for more than $5 million. Officials say Dexter Kelsey, 25, shot through the glass door in the front of the school building, located in southwest Houston midday Friday. From there, he was able to get into the school and opened fire.

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Suspected Jefferson Hospital shooter ambushed his victim, sources say

PHILADELPHIA - Police sources tell FOX 29 the suspected shooter who killed a nurse assistant at Jefferson University Hospital targeted his victim and they may have been friends.A source who watched surveillance video of the attack says the gunman wearing scrubs and a mask who also worked at the hospital, walked past more than 50 people with a bag filled with guns to the 9th floor just after midnight. He then walked over, stood above his coworker, and started firing, according to the source. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Anrae James, a 20-year nurse assistant at Jefferson and father of three.

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