AMARAVATI : A day after the fire mishap that left nine COVID-19 patients and another cured person dead in Vijayawada,official panels formed by the state government launched a swift probe into various aspects related to the incident, including non-compliance of fire safety norms by the Swarna Palace hotel management.The committees were also investigating whether the Ramesh Hospitals management, which leased the hotel and converted it into a Covid Care Centre, had requisite permission and adequate facilities to run it.While the fire was suspected to have been a result of an electrical short circuit, presence of stocks of hand sanitisers in the reception area of the hotel literally added fuel to the fire."The (hotel) staircase is an internal.

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Coronavirus: Manchester police use thermal imaging to break up house party defying COVID-19 rules

Police in Manchester, U.K., used thermal imaging to break up an illegal house party where attendees flouted COVID-19 restrictions. Police said a heat-seeking camera had identified some 200 people at the illegal gathering.

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CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19

Media Relations (404) 639-3286The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response.Robert Redfield, M.D., CDC Director12:15 p.m. ET Friday, August 21, 2020Media: 888-795-0855 International: 1-210-234-0013 PASSCODE: CDC MEDIANon-Media: 800-988-9652 International: 1-517-308-9161 PASSCODE: 8366031 Due to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before the start time.Media: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone.

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The Latest: Lions won't allow fans at their opening 2 games

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Detroit Lions say they will not have fans at their first two home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The team also announced Friday that parking lots near the stadium and businesses within the indoor facility will be closed when Detroit hosts the Chicago Bears on Sept. 13 and the New Orleans Saints on Oct.

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Heat-sensitive cameras help police bust 200-person house party in U.K.

U.K. are turning to the skies to put a stop to illegal house parties during the coronavirus pandemic.When the Greater Manchester Police were notified of a house party containing about 200 people in the Gordon area on Aug.

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2 new coronavirus cases reported in New Brunswick Friday

coronavirus on Friday.One involves an individual between the ages of 20 and 29 in the Bathurst region and is related to international travel. They are self-isolating.The other individual is between the ages of 50 and 59 in the Fredericton region.

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B.C. to reveal stronger measures to enforce COVID-19 public health rules

COVID-19 cases in B.C. continues to rise, the province is expected to announce stronger measures to enforce public health guidelines on Friday.Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth is scheduled to hold a news conference Friday at 10 a.m.It will be carried live on BC1, here on our Global BC website, and the Global BC Facebook page.Earlier this week, Farnworth said he would crack down on people who “demonstrate their indifference to the health and safety of others.” B.C.

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York University gears up to help food entrepreneurs grow their businesses in COVID-19 era

new university-affiliated program in Ontario is preparing to help entrepreneurs scale up their food businesses despite the challenges of the COVID-19 era.A company that makes chocolate snacks, a maker of a non-dairy oat drink and a gluten-free bakery will be among the eight participants in the five-week program managed by York University.The food and beverage accelerator program has received funding from several levels of government and led by YSpace, an innovation hub run by York University.

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Nova Scotia reports no new cases of COVID-19 Friday, state of emergency extended

coronavirus remains at five, as no new cases were reported Friday.Nova Scotia completed 641 tests on Thursday and there have been 70,315 negative cases to date.There is one person in hospital as a result of COVID-19 at this time, the province says. N.S.

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Horwath says Ontario must continue to manage problem long-term care homes

COVID-19 pandemic.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath notes the first of those management contracts will expire next week, but says the province should maintain oversight of those facilities until all investigations are complete.

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Waterloo Public Health reports first coronavirus-related death since mid-July

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Punjab's COVID-19 death toll nears 1,000 with 34 more fatalities

Chandigarh: Punjab reported 34 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 991, while 1,513 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 39,327 on Friday, according to a medical bulletin.Of the new fatalities, eight were reported from Ludhiana, five each from Patiala and Jalandhar; four from Kapurthala; three from Amritsar; two from Moga and one each from Barnala, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Mohali, Mansa and Gurdaspur, the bulletin said.Ludhiana recorded a maximum of 242 fresh COVID-19 cases, followed by Patiala (201), Jalandhar (169), Mohali (143), Sangrur (102), Bathinda (90), Amritsar (80), Kapurthala (70) and Ferozepur (69).Punjab, for the past several days, has been witnessing a spike in the

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says ballots No. 1 priority, but details no plan

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressed by senators over mail delivery disruptions, said Friday he was unaware of changes that sparked a public uproar, but his responses raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election.DeJoy told senators he has zero plans to restore blue mailboxes and sorting equipment that have been removed, saying they are “not needed.” He did say that election mail would continue to be prioritized for delivery as in years past.But while DeJoy distanced himself from President Donald Trump's complaints about mail-in ballots that are expected to surge in the coronavirus pandemic, he told senators could not yet provide a detailed plan about how

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Quebec sees uptick in infections as province records 93 new coronavirus cases

coronavirus Friday, with 93 new infections across the province.The pandemic has led to 61,495 cases in the province, which remains the hardest hit by the virus, since March.Authorities reported one death related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. However, two deaths between Aug.

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Movie theater trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols

come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the era of COVID-19. The trade organization is announcing a set of health and safety protocols Friday based on research and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration.

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1 new case of coronavirus in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark region

coronavirus in more than a month.The case, found in the Grenville, Prescott region, is a member of the community, rather than a health-care worker or at a health-care facility. This is the region’s first positive case since July 11.

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Town centres bounce back from Covid thanks to £1million in grants

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Communities in West Lothian have received a share of £1million of grants to help town centres recover from the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.The money nationally has come from The Towns and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Resilience and Recovery Fund, financed by the Scottish Government and administered by Scotland’s Towns Partnership.Grants have already gone to West Lothian Council and the Broxburn and Uphall Traders Association.The fund has supported a raft of schemes to help town centres in their fightback from the Covid-19 pandemic, including helping pay for PPE supplies as well as funding local marketing campaigns urging

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COVID-19: Poll finds business sentiment is improving

optimism regarding future growth prospects has been improving since June, after being low during the early days of the pandemic. The business optimism levels improved to 61.4% during the three months between June and August, compared to 45.3% witnessed between March and May.

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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 21 August 2020

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Holding steady, Florida reports 6th day of fewer than 5,000 COVID-19 cases

Agency for Healthcare Administration.The Florida Department of Health reported 347 new hospitalizations on Friday, bringing the overall total to 35,997 since March.Meanwhile, students in Orange County are returning to classrooms Friday for the first time since March after schools were ordered to shut down to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.Orange County continues to have the highest positive COVID-19 case total in Central Florida.The Orange County Public Schools on Thursday released a list of worksites that tested positive for COVID-19.

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Ontario reports 131 new coronavirus cases, some missing data from Thursday included

reported 131 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 41,179.Friday’s case count is higher as a result of missing data from 11 public health units due to a system glitch that were not available for Thursday’s report and were then included for Friday’s report.“Because of the data gap yesterday, today’s number is an overestimation of daily counts,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,796 as three more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 37,397 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 90 per cent of known cases.

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Mayor Bottoms: 'We must pass on the gift John Lewis sacrificed to give us'

ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said everyday actions are what create real change. Addressing the Democratic National Convention on the fourth and final night Thursday, the mayor spoke about how small gestures can help move toward fulfilling "America's Promise."Mayor Bottoms described being proud of growing up in Atlanta which she affirmed as the cradle of the Civil Rights movement and "a place where our struggle for human dignity continues."The mayor paid homage to Dr.

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With 14,161 new Covid-19 cases in a day, Maharashtra's tally crosses 6.5 lakh

Ganesh Chaturthi, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday urged people to celebrate Ganeshotsav in a low-key manner and avoid crowding in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.He also urged Muslim community members to observe Muharram, which falls in the month-end, in a simple manner and avoid gathering, an official statement said.The government has also issued guidelines regarding Ganeshotsav celebrations, saying that processions should not be taken out before installing and immersing idols.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Kerala reports 1,983 new COVID-19 cases, tally crosses 54,000, death toll at 203

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala reported 1,983 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total infection count to 54,182, while 12 more deaths took the toll to 203.At least 1,777 people were infected through contact and the source of infection of 109 was not yet known, Health minister K K Shailaja said. Thirty five health workers are among those who tested positive.As many as 18,673 people are presently under treatment and 35,247 have recovered so far, including 1419 who were discharged today, the minister said in a press release here.The highest number of cases were from Thiruvananthapuram (429) andMalappuram (335).

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The Fight Within SAG-AFTRA Over Health Care

An unofficial Zoom meeting hosted by the SAG-AFTRA opposition faction Aug. 14 drew nearly 500 participants in a visceral display of fear and fury as dozens spoke out against a restructuring of the union’s affiliated health plan that will hike premiums and tighten eligibility.

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Twelve new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday

OTTAWA -- Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Ottawa.

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Ontario health officials report 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday

OTTAWA -- Health officials are reporting 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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No inmate COVID-19 positive in Delhi jails: Prisons dept

DELHI : No prisoner is COVID-19 positive and the situation in jails here has much improved, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Friday.So far, 63 inmates of the three jails --Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli -- have tested positive for the infection. Sixty-one of them have recovered and two died, the officials said.In August, only the Tihar Jail reported two cases and both the inmates have recovered now, officials said.On Friday, there was no inmate who was COVID-19 positive in the three jail complexes of Delhi, they said."The first case of an inmate testing coronavirus positive came on May 13 in Rohini Jail.

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Aditya Birla Health Insurance's premium income grows 73% in Jun quarter

Aditya Birla Health Insurance by 73%, and it hopes to continue to lead the industry growth during the current fiscal and reach break-even by the next fiscal, said a senior company official.The four-year-old standalone health insurer collected ₹245 crore in premium even during the coronavirus pandemic-inflicted June quarter, up 73% over the previous year, the official said. The industry growth stood at 16% and pureplay health insurers' growth rate at 27%, he added.The business was led by traditional products, while the focus on digital sales added the momentum during the lockdown months.

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Individual neighbourhoods with lower Covid rates could start to be removed from Greater Manchester’s restrictions next week

as it announced Oldham would be subject to further social mixing measures this week due to higher infection rates, meaning it has managed to avoid an economic lockdown of pubs, restaurants and shops.Wigan is being entirely taken out of Greater Manchester’s existing measures from Wednesday, a move that was first demanded by Leigh's Tory MP James Grundy and subsequently by the mayor and ten councils.From next week, however, the approach will become even more localised. Each week councils subject to extra measures - currently nine boroughs here, with Wigan the only exception - will be expected to bring a ‘combined proposal on the geography which should be included that has been developed in conjunction with the local cross-party council

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Teachers could stay in classroom even if exposed to COVID-19

ATLANTA – New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.Keeping teachers without symptoms in the classroom, as a handful of school districts in Tennessee and Georgia have already said they may do, raises the risk that they will spread the respiratory illness to students and fellow employees.

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Strategies for Protecting K-12 School Staff from COVID-19

Operating schools during COVID-19: CDC’s Considerations, and any federal, state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which schools must comply.These strategies apply whether staff and students have returned to in-person learning, staff is assigned to work in school buildings to support virtual learning, or the school implements hybrid models (combined in-person and virtual instruction).

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UK's coronavirus R rate now above 1 as four regions of England see rise

killer virus is no longer high. The UK’s R rate has increased to somewhere between 0.9-1.1, up from last week’s range of 0.8 to 1.0 An R number above 1 can lead very rapidly to exponential growth, although the figures are driven by local outbreaks, and scientists have said that the estimates are less reliable when overall incidence of the virus is low.In the North West, which is already dealing with increased lockdown restrictions, the infection rate continues to spiral.

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Canadian retail sales back to pre-coronavirus levels in June

retail sales soared 23.7 per cent in June to $53 billion, climbing above levels not seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic for the first time as more parts of the country moved ahead with plans to reopen their economies.The agency says sales were up 1.3 per cent compared with February, the last month before broad shutdowns were ordered by public health officials to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic It added that early estimates suggest retail sales increased by 0.7 per cent in July.Economists on average had expected an increase of 24.5 per cent for June, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.Retail sales in June were up across all of the subsectors with the motor vehicle and parts dealers group up 53.4 per

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Coronavirus: 127 more test positive for covid-19 in Noida, tally rises to 6,901

NOIDA (UP) : Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday recorded 127 new COVID-19 cases which pushed the district's caseload to 6,901, official data showed.The number of active cases stood at 793, down from 794 on Thursday, 785 on Wednesday and 774 on Tuesday, according to the data released by the state health department.With this, the district dropped to the 15th position in the state in terms of active cases.Also, 126 more patients were discharged.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before Senate amid uproar over mail

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday it's his “sacred duty” to ensure election mail delivery as a Senate committee digs into disruptions and changes in postal operations being made just as millions of Americans will be relying on mail-in ballots for the November election.“I want to assure this committee and the American public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation’s election mail securely and on-time,” DeJoy said.“This sacred duty is my No. 1 priority between now and Election Day.”Postmaster General Louis Dejoy arrives at a meeting at the office of Speaker of the House Rep.

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Coronavirus leads to death of 19-year-old Quebec man

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Since the beginning of the health crisis, the majority of Quebec victims of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, have been seniors.The province, which has been the hardest hit by the virus, has seen more than 5,700 deaths since March.To date, there have been 61,402 cases in Quebec, the highest in the country.

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Embattled postmaster testifies before Senate amid uproar over mail

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying Friday about disruptions in mail delivery as a Senate committee digs into changes in postal operations being made just as millions of Americans will be relying on mail-in ballots for the November election.President Donald Trump praises the new head of the Postal Service, a Republican donor and ally. But Democrats warn DeJoy's cost-cutting initiatives since arriving in June are causing an upheaval that threatens the election.

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Bid to increase funding for school contracts impacted due to COVID is voted down

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A bid to increase funding paid to taxi and coach firms operating school contracts who have been impacted during the coronavirus pandemic was voted down at the council meeting.SNP councillors had asked that affected companies be paid 75 per cent of their previous contract income, backdated for the period of school closures, rather than the 20 per cent currently in place.However, an amendment from the Labour administration, supported by Conservative members, noted that the existing payments “follow government guidance” and are intended to boost taxi contractors’ claims to the self-employment income support scheme (SEISS).Opposition group secretary

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Postmaster General Louis Dejoy arrives at a meeting at the office of Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the U.S.

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Free resolution service launched for landlords and tenants in private rent sector during pandemic

Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland and Shelter Scotland have collaborated to publish a resource for private tenants during the coronavirus pandemic. The Private Rented Sector Tenant Support booklet contains advice and information about tenants rights in the private sector.

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Teachers and students become infected with coronavirus at 41 German schools

Berlin have reported that students or teachers have become infected with the coronavirus not even two weeks after schools reopened in the German capital.Daily Berliner Zeitung published the numbers Friday and city education authorities confirmed the figures to The Associated Press.Hundreds of students and teacher are in quarantine, the newspaper reported. Elementary schools, high schools and trade schools are all affected, the paper wrote.

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Hamilton Catholic schools will stagger school reopenings, masks now mandatory for all students

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) has approved two new measures in its back to school plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.At a special meeting on Thursday, trustees voted unanimously in favour of staggering school reopening for elementary students as well as mandating the wearing of masks or face coverings for all students from JK to Grade 12.“Both of these recommendations are being made in support of the Board’s priority to do all it can to ensure and promote the health and safety and well-being of our staff and students,” said Pat Daly, HWCDSB chair.He says the staggering of elementary school re-opening will occur over the first two weeks of class and will provide an opportunity for students to learn new health and

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Covid-19: Three Indian companies start supply of life-saving Remdesivir to Nepal

Kathmandu: Three Indian pharmaceutical companies have started supplying Nepal with life-saving anti-viral Remdesivir to be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients."We have confirmed three companies for supply of Remdesivir. Mylan, Cipla, and Hetero Drugs will be supplying the drugs as per our demands.

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Hotel shuts for deep clean after customer allegedly tests positive for Covid-19

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.An Uddingston hotel has taken the decision to close for a deep clean following information that a customer allegedly tested positive for coronavirus.Angels say it was reported to them that an unconfirmed case was inside the popular venue on Saturday, August 15, at 5pm.Bosses say they understand the person has since tested positive, although they have not had that confirmed officially.Following the information, the hotel say they have a “responsibility” to their community, staff and customers to close and bring forward their monthly deep clean.Lisa Wishart, managing director of Lisini Pub Co, who own Angels, said: “We have been informed by a third

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UK's five next coronavirus hotspots facing lockdown predicted by Covid-19 app

Coronavirus app has predicted the UK’s hotspots that could be plunged into a lightning local lockdown.The Covid symptoms app has revealed the the top towns that are reporting the most symptoms of the killer virus.And five of the app’s top ten hardest hit areas are currently still free from lockdown restrictions.According to the app 0.4% of Blackpool are showing symptoms, an increase of 0.17% on last week’s figures.And the seaside town is joined by Dundee, Merthyr Tydfil, Nottingham and Darwen on the top 10 worst affected list which are outside of restrictions. Do you think lockdowns are working? Let us know in the comments Meanwhile Manchester, Kirklees, Rochdale, Salford and Blackburn with Darwen, five places currently hit with

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