‘Have you taken a look at Alberta?’: Ontario health minister singles out province’s COVID-19 situation

PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police in Surprise say they arrested a man after he stabbed his girlfriend multiple times during an argument over homework.According to court documents, 27-year-old Raymond Maltos was arrested on Feb.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

PHILADELPHIA - A water main break in Kingsessing is disrupting traffic and causing major problems early Wednesday morning. The water main break happened at approximately 6:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they made an arrest in a carjacking that led to a wild pursuit Tuesday evening. The incident happened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when police responded to report of a man following his Mercedes Benz sedan that was stolen during a carjacking at gun point about a week ago. Police were able to catch up to the vehicle which was on the 4000 block of Aramingo Avenue. When police attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes Benz, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and refused to stop, according to officials. Officers continued their pursuit until the driver of that stolen vehicle got to the 4500 block of Richmond Street when the vehicle crashed, rear-ending a parked and unattended vehicle. At this point, the driver got out of the stolen vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

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Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

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A review is set to be launched after four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses of more than twice the approved amount.

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The EU has urged Sri Lanka to continue reducing the use of the PTA, and to undertake further practical and administrative steps to release on bail those detained under the PTA without charges.The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8th February 2022 in Brussels.During the meeting, Sri Lanka reiterated its objective to achieve measurable, tangible, and verifiable results on the ground in meeting its commitments.In this context, the EU welcomed the submission by the Government of Sri Lanka of amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A juror in the Scott Peterson trial has been offered immunity before testifying at a hearing that could determine whether a new trial is granted, authorities said.Richelle Nice was Juror 7 in the trial that ended with Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son. However, Peterson's attorney said Nice was guilty of juror misconduct because she failed to reveal during the jury selection that she had been beaten by a boyfriend while she was pregnant. He said Peterson deserves a new trial.The offer to Nice will come before she testifies at a Feb.

Convicted rapist and murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching coronavirus in prison with reports suggesting he is "suffering badly".

Train services are set to increase again as ScotRail recovers from staff shortages following a Covid surge over the festive period.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill February 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. McConnell told reporters he disagrees with fo WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is going against the Republican National Committee calling the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemanth Herath has slammed the organizing of mass gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 spread in the island.‘This is not something that needs to be said over again.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 140,181.Sixteen deaths were also reported, raising the provincial death toll to 3,949.“Locally, there are 456 new cases in Toronto, 356 in Peel and 143 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.“There are 1,678 more resolved cases.”A total of 120,028 cases are considered resolved. UPS shares ‘1st images’ of coronavirus vaccine en route to Canada Nearly 58,200 additional tests were completed.

coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 138,504.Seventeen deaths were also reported, raising the provincial death toll to 3,933.“Locally, there are 522 new cases in Toronto, 436 in Peel, 185 in York Region and 109 in Hamilton,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.“There are 1,918 more resolved cases.”A total of 118,350 cases are considered resolved. York Region to enter lockdown zone in Ontario’s COVID-19 pandemic plan More than 65,200 additional tests were completed, which is an all-time high.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Friday that lockdowns had to be introduced in several regions across the province to prevent increasing COVID-19 cases from overburdening the health-care systems, adding that surgeries and procedures that were postponed in the first wave can’t be postponed again because, in many cases, they are life-saving.

COVID-19 red-control zone on Monday.The news comes as the local health unit is reporting a record number of new weekly COVID-19 cases — just this week, public health officials reported 339 new cases in Simcoe Muskoka.

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 33 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa, out of nearly 1,900 new cases provincewide.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott was asked by a member of the media on Tuesday whether or not the public will be issued proof that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine will be issued proof they received a shot.Christine Elliott said Tuesday it may be required to access certain settings after the worst of the pandemic passes.“That’s going to be really important for people to have for travel purposes, perhaps for work purposes, for going to theatres or cinemas or any other places where people will be in closer physical contact when we get through the worst of the pandemic,” Elliott said.“So yes, that will be essential for people to have that.” Those who don’t get COVID-19 vaccine could face restrictions, Ontario officials say Elliott was asked about the possibility of some sort of vaccination proof — for instance, a card — after she alluded to the possibility that some people may face

coronavirus vaccine won’t be mandatory, but those who don’t receive a shot could face restrictions.Christine Elliott made the remarks during an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans on Monday.“We can’t force anybody to take the vaccine but I agree with the premier — we really encourage everyone who is able to, to have the vaccination,” Elliott said.“There may be some restrictions in terms of travel or other restrictions that may arise as a result of not having a vaccination, but that’s going to be up to the person themselves to make that decision on the basis of what’s most important to them.

COVID-19 vaccine plans this afternoon.Ford will be holding a news conference with General Rick Hillier, chair of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force.They will be joined by Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones at Queen’s Park.

coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 127,309.It marks the largest single-day increase in cases to date in the province, beating the previous record set Saturday at 1,859.“Locally, there are 568 new cases in Toronto, 477 in Peel and 249 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.“There are 1,574 more resolved cases.” What will Ontario’s long-term care system look like post-pandemic? Fifteen additional deaths were reported, bringing the provincial death toll to 3,772.More than 59,200 additional tests were completed, which is among all-time highs.

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 72 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19.

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 125,385.It marks the largest single-day increase in cases to date, ahead of 1,855 on Nov. 27.“Locally, there are 504 new cases in Toronto, 463 in Peel and 198 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.“There are 1,624 more resolved cases.” Workplaces are the new hotspot for COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario Twenty new deaths were also reported on Saturday bringing the provincial death toll to 3,757.Nearly 59,400 additional tests were completed in the last day which is a single-day record.

COVID-19 pandemic response system for at least another week.Each Friday, the province announces any changes it makes in restrictions for different regions of Ontario. Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at school in Waterloo Region, 3rd in a week This week, the London area and Thunder Bay were moved into the orange-restrict level while the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District were placed in the yellow-protect level.“Over the last seven days we have seen the trends in key public health indicators continue to go in the wrong direction in these three regions,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Waterloo Region has been in the red zone since Nov.

Ontario expects to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, appoints distribution task force leader Earlier this month, the province announced retired Gen.

When asked if a COVID-19 vaccine would be made mandatory for people in certain professions such as front-line workers, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Tuesday that the Ford government has made it clear that they want vaccinations to be done voluntarily.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Tuesday that they were working on determining how to prioritize who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first in the province, saying they were setting up a task force that would include a bioethicist to help in the process. She said the most vulnerable residents and health care workers are top of mind.

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 34 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, a slight increase from Monday's number, but still well below the numbers in the GTA.

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 29 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, a drop in figures from the 79 new infections reported on Sunday.

coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 114,746.It marks the third-largest single-day increase in cases to date in Ontario, behind Friday’s total of 1,855 and Saturday’s 1,822.“Locally, there are 503 new cases in Peel, 463 in Toronto and 185 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.“There are 1,443 more resolved cases.” Coronavirus cases are soaring but Trudeau’s approval ratings hold steady: Ipsos Nearly 54,000 additional tests were completed.