The government has promised to recruit 'tens of thousands' of new social care staff and will pay for their induction training amid mounting criticism of its response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock set out a package of measures aimed at combating the spread of Covid-19 in care homes.

The plans included increased testing and improved access to protective equipment as well as measures designed to help social care workers enjoy similar benefits to NHS staff.

At the daily Downing Street briefing, Mr Hancock said: "I also know that we need more people to return to social care, or choose to serve for the first time. "To make that happen, we're strengthening our national recruitment campaign, with the

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EPF & ETF NOT included in Surcharge Tax, assures Basil

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday (14) assured the Cabinet of Ministers that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) as well as 9 other funds will be exempted from the 25% Surcharge Tax proposed in the 2022 Budget.It had been proposed in the 2022 Budget to impose a 25% Surcharge Tax on individuals or companies earning an annual taxable income of Rs. 2,000 million or more.Concerns were voiced by experts, opposition politicians as well as members of the government itself that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) would also be subjected to the surcharge tax.They cited that any fund that exceeds Rs.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time to aid convoy blockade response

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the never-before-used Emergencies Act on Monday, amid ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions.

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Photos: Kanye West, Drake and other celebrities at Super Bowl LVI

2 Chainz, Tyga, YG, Antonio Brown, Kanye West and North West attend Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)The Super Bowl is always one of the most-talked-about events of this year, drawing in a crowd from across the country.With the game taking place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, the halftime show wasn’t the only star-studded gathering.Celebrities from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who hyped up the crowd in his old wrestling persona and introduced the game, to Kanye West in his black full face mask were spotted.RELATED: Mickey Guyton gives powerful rendition of national anthem at Super Bowl 2022This year, getting into the Super Bowl at the last minute meant a big hit to the wallet.

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Russian skater can compete, medal ceremony won't be held amid doping case

Russia's Kamila Valieva attends a training session on February 13, 2022 prior the figure skating event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images) Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal.Whatever happens on the ice, Valieva will not get a medal ceremony moment in Beijing.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan businesses react to proof of vaccine requirement lifting

Saskatchewan government’s proof of vaccination health order, designed to stop the spread of COVID-19, is no longer in effect.That means Saskatchewan residents can attend events, go to restaurants and bar and work out with no limits.Business owners who spoke to Global News said they’re relieved — not because they think it’s the right or wrong thing to do, but because it’s one less thing they’re responsible for. Saskatchewan dropping proof of vaccination requirement “We’ve been operating throughout the entire pandemic and we’ve gotten pretty used to pivoting our business and changing on the fly,” Cierra Sieban-Shuback said.“So for us, it’s honestly moreso ‘normal’ than anything else.”Sieban-Shuback owns Living Skies Cannabis in Saskatoon.

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Nikki Bella Shares Health Update on Artem Chigvintsev's 'Terrifying' Pneumonia Battle (Exclusive)

Nikki Bella is opening up about fiancé Artem Chigvintsev's ongoing struggle with pneumonia. Nikki and her sister, Brie Bella, spoke with ET's Lauren Zima on Saturday at the 2022 Fanatics Super Bowl Party in Culver City, California, and the 38-year-old TV personality and pro wrestler shared some news about Artem's «terrifying» and persistent case of pneumonia.«He's doing well. He still has pneumonia, it's crazy!» Nikki shared.

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DCGI's expert committee recommends Corbevax Covid vaccine for 12-18 year age group: Report

Corbevax will be the second vaccine after Covaxin which has received EUA for those below 18 years of age. The Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company will be submitting data soon for clinical trials done on children aged below 12 years, the news agency added.

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COVID-19: Ontario dropping use of proof of vaccine March 1, masking to remain

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Monday that the province would drop the proof of vaccination requirement starting March 1, though masking would remain in place. Capacity limits will also be removed on restaurants, bars and other indoor venues on Feb.

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COVID-19: Challenge on lifting mask mandate in Alberta schools denied in court

Alberta students are no longer required to wear masks in school, and kids 12 and under don’t have to be masked in any setting.Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports on how students and parents reacted on Monday.

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Ontario fast tracks reopening plans

A few days ahead of schedule, Ontario will be moving forward with its reopening plans and within a few weeks, the province is scrapping the vaccine passport program. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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Trucker protests: Conservatives ‘concerned’ about Trudeau invoking Emergencies Act, Bergen says

Interim Conservative Party Leader Candice Bergen reacted Monday evening to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act to help put an end to the anti-COVID-19 mandates protests. “Conservatives want to see the end of the blockades, we want them ended peacefully and quickly and in a way that Canadians feel that they’ve been listened to, heard and respected by their prime minister.

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DA: Bucks County man sentenced for selling guns he stole from unlocked cars

Bobby Andrew Johnson, 25, was sentenced to six to 15 years in state prison for selling five handguns he stole from unlocked cars in Bucks County. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office)BUCKS COUNTY, Pa - A 25-year-old man was sentenced to six to 15 years in state prison on Monday for stealing five handguns and selling them, authorities said. According to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, Bobby Andrew Johnson, formerly of Richlandtown, stole handguns and other objects from unlocked cars in Upper Bucks County from April 2018 to September 2018.Johnson is accused of selling five stolen handguns, including one which was found at the home of a minor, according to the DA. During an investigation into stolen guns in multiple counties, police were led to Johnson, who admitted he took items from cars and made about $30,000 in profits. A previous 2015 felony burglary conviction also prevented Johnson from being able to possess a firearm. He pleaded guilty to multiple charges including five counts each of not to possess a firearm, illegal sale or transfer of firearms, theft by unlawful taking, theft from a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property. In addition to his sentence, Commons Pleas Judge Theodore C. Fritsch ordered Johnson to pay $1,785 in restitution.

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Allens Lane in Mount Airy rededicated to honor Black leader Richard Allen

PHILADELPHIA - A street in Mount Airy was rededicated Monday to honor Richard Allen, one of America’s most influential Black leaders. Allens Lane was originally named after former Philadelphia mayor William Allen. He was one of the wealthiest in Philadelphia during his time, using his money to support public interests including the building of Independence Hall and the establishment of the University of Pennsylvania. William Allen also opposed the Declaration of Independence and was a known slave owner. The street has now been rededicated to honor Richard Allen, a former slave who started the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which became the first national Black church denomination in the United States. Richard Allen fought endlessly for racial justice and equality.

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Police identify man shot and killed in Delaware gym parking lot

Police say 21-year-old Kwa’jree Turner was walking to his car outside of LA Fitness in Bear, Del. when someone shot him several times.

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More than 47,000 boosters given yesterday; 744 community cases; 40 in hospital

The Big Boost Week continues to see tens of thousands of people going out to get their booster dose each day. Yesterday, 47,573 booster doses were administered across the motu – that’s twice as many as Sunday – and brings the total so far to almost two million doses.

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Trump's accounting firm says financial statements 'contain discrepancies,' aren't reliable

Trump Tower, home to the Trump Organization, stands along Fifth Avenue on June 30, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK - The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy businessman, "should no longer be relied upon" after New York's attorney general said they regularly misstated the value of assets.In a letter to the Trump Organization's lawyer Feb.

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California mask mandate ignored by high-profile celebrities spotted enjoying Super Bowl LVI

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Man, 21, driven to hospital by police after shooting in Hunting Park

A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times in the side Monday night in Hunting Park.

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Megadrought: American West's dry spell worsens to levels not seen in over a millennia

Nature Climate Change.The study calculated that 42% of this megadrought can be attributed to human-caused climate change."Climate change is changing the baseline conditions toward a drier, gradually drier state in the West and that means the worst-case scenario keeps getting worse," said study lead author Park Williams, a climate hydrologist at UCLA. "This is right in line with what people were thinking of in the 1900s as a worst-case scenario.

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Restaurant, gym owners react to lifting of capacity limits, vaccine mandates

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Piers Morgan blasts 'rattled' Matt Hancock and Government's 'confusing' response to open airports

Piers Morgan has lashed out at the Government's Deputy Chief Medical Officer over his "confusing" response to keeping airports open in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.

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UK coronavirus tests 'give false all-clear readings' leaked documents claim

Britain’s test for coronavirus wrongly tells some people they do not have it, leaked documents claim.

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Oxford varsity COVID-19 vaccine human trials from Thursday: UK Health Secretary

Scientists at the University of Oxford last week promised a super-fast vaccine during a virtual press conference, saying the vaccine will be available by September

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UK's coronavirus vaccine begins human trials on Thursday as government offers up £42.5m

The government is giving two UK-based teams working on vaccines £42.5million to help fund their efforts to become the first teams in the world to develop a coronavirus cure - with human trials starting as early as Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Why does testing matter and why are we so slow to get to 100,000 tests?

The UK government has promised to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April.

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Boris Johnson 'missing in action' during early weeks of coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson was accused of being “missing in action” during the crucial early weeks of the pandemic as the Government failed to prepare for the crisis.

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Sobbing girl, 8, says "I don't want you to die" before mum leaves for AE shift

A frontline NHS nurse said she has been left "broken" after her daughter "sobbed and begged" with her to stop working at A&E over PPE shortage fears.

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Coronavirus: Matt Hancock defends plan to 'reuse' PPE as he doesn't have 'magic wand'

Matt Hancock defended plans for NHS staff to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE), because he doesn't have a "magic wand" to make it "fall from the sky."

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Coronavirus care home death numbers to be published 'very shortly'

The number of deaths from coronavirus in care homes will be published "very shortly", Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised.

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Government slammed for 'shambolic' bid to supply carers with coronavirus PPE

Care bosses have accused ministers of a “shambolic” attempt to supply frontline workers with personal protective equipment.

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NHS doctor thanks Piers Morgan for holding government to account over coronavirus after Matt Hancock confrontation

Piers Morgan’s opinions may be divisive, but his scrutiny of the government’s response to coronavirus has won him praise from many, including NHS doctors.

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Government misses coronavirus testing target as less than half of capacity filled

The government has missed its target to reach 25,000 coronavirus tests a day as more than half of capacity lies unfilled.

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Piers Morgan tells Matt Hancock 'you don't run this show' in another car crash interview

Piers Morgan was absolutely furious on Good Morning Britain today after being told to stop speaking by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

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UK set to extend lockdown amid signs outbreak nearing peak

LONDON – The U.K. government was poised Thursday to extend a nationwide lockdown for several more weeks, as health officials said Britain’s coronavirus outbreak — one of Europe’s worst — is nearing its peak.

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Carer at home where coronavirus has killed 13 says 'each shift is getting worse'

An exhausted carer at a nursing home where 13 residents have died during the coronavirus epidemic says each shift is "getting worse".

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Matt Hancock snaps at journalists and ends up in blazing row with Piers Morgan

Matt Hancock has been embroiled in a TV row after he repeatedly attacked journalists' questioning over coronavirus.

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UK to keep some social distancing until vaccine available - expert

The UK will probably have to maintain some level of social distancing until a vaccine for the coronavirus is available, Neil Ferguson, a leading professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, has said.

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Official NHS staff coronavirus death toll rises to 27 - including pregnant nurse aged 28

The official death toll of NHS staff with coronavirus has risen to 27, the Health Secretary said today.

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Matt Hancock sparks outrage by offering care workers a badge as they plead for PPE

As stressed-out care workers fearing for their lives plead for more protective equipment, Matt Hancock yesterday offered them a badge – sparking outrage.

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Matt Hancock denies government set 25,000 testing target by mid-April

Matt Hancock denies his department set a target of 25,000 tests a day by mid-April.

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Matt Hancock unveils badge for care workers to help them get same perks as NHS staff

The Health Secretary a badge for care workers, which he said may help them access similar perks to NHS staff.

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Kym Marsh urges pay rise for hero NHS staff: ‘We must reward people who put their lives on the line’

I‘ve always been a proud supporter of the NHS.They have helped me and my family through so many tough times. And now more than ever, the nurses and doctors are on the frontline – risking their lives to save other people.They are heroes and we must remember that, even after this crisis is over.

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Nobody knows how many people have died from coronavirus in care homes - a minister says 1,000, a charity 2,500... and a body representing providers 4,000

All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus symptoms will be tested for the virus, the government has pledged amid claims elderly victims are being 'airbrushed' from official figures and thousands of residents could already have died.

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Matt Hancock pledges Covid-19 test for 'everyone who needs one' in care homes

All care home residents and social care staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested for the virus as capacity increases, the Government has pledged.

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Lockdown rules should be relaxed to stop 'harassing sunbathers' says scientific adviser

The Government must stop "harassing" people who don't have a gardens for sunbathing in parks, a senior adviser says.

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Coronavirus UK lockdown: Government 'set to announce three week extension'

The UK's coronavirus lockdown will be extended until at least May 7 in an announcement set to be made on Thursday, it is claimed.

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Coronavirus UK lockdown: Government 'set to announce three week extension'

The UK's coronavirus lockdown will be extended until at least May 7 in an announcement set to be made on Thursday, it is claimed.

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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

Government to recruit 'tens of thousands' of social care staff and will pay for training in huge pledge

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