Before COVID-19 hit, homeless shelters in Montreal were overflowing, now with job losses and bed closures, Montreal’s homeless shelters are preparing for an overwhelming need as the weather starts to change.

As Global’s Olivia O’Malley explains, there is a push to find resources to help the homeless off the streets and back into housing..

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Manitoba sees net total of 12 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

COVID-19 cases were announced in Manitoba Wednesday, but public health officials said one previously identified case was determined to be from out-of-province, bringing the net total of new cases to 12.This brings the province’s overall total of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases to 1,244. Manitoba currently has 454 active cases and 14 COVID-19-related deaths since the pandemic began.According to Wednesday’s data, four of the new cases are in the Winnipeg area, with one in the Southern Health region and eight in Prairie Mountain.

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Middleweight black holes finally found but they pose a puzzle

Daniel CleryFar away in the depths of space, two black holes spiral toward each other and merge. Powerful gravitational waves from that dance of death race across the cosmos until their ripples reach three giant detectors on Earth: two with the U.S.-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and Europe’s Virgo detector in Italy.The detectors have sensed dozens of such cataclysms over the past 5 years, but the one on 21 May 2019 was different.

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Florida DJ Erick Morillo found dead less than month after rape charge

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – South Florida DJ and music producer Erick Morillo was found dead at his home Tuesday morning, weeks after being charged with sexual battery, authorities said.Miami Beach police officers found the 49-year-old Morillo's body after responding to a 911 call, police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said in an email. Officials didn't immediately report a cause of death.Morillo was best known for house music and the 1993 hit “I Like to Move It," which is featured prominently in the “Madagascar” animated film franchise.

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante calls for provincial, federal help to rebuild from COVID-19

Valérie Plante is approaching the start of her fourth year in office as mayor of Montreal in circumstances dramatically different from when she marked the start to her third.

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US says it won't join global effort to find Covid-19 vaccine

World Health Organization.The decision to go it alone, first reported by The Washington Post, follows the White House’s decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO. Trump claims the WHO is in need of reform and is heavily influenced by China.Some nations have worked directly to secure supplies of vaccine, but others are pooling efforts to ensure success against a disease that has no geographical boundaries.

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Orange County approves CARES Act funds to help homeless community

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved $250,000 to assist the homeless population in the county. In partnership with the non-profit organization, Clean the World, the mission is to make sure those who are homeless have access to mobile cleaning and other services including COVID-19 testing.“It’s an opportunity for us to get to those unsheltered populations that won’t come into shelters.

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Montreal calling on employers in downtown office towers to bring workers back

Montreal’s mayor wants business owners in the downtown core to bring workers back to the office. It’s one of several measures recommended by the city’s new advisory committee to get the local economy back on track.

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Suspects charged with killing parents of Florida boy who was found in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nearly a year ago, a 3-year-old Florida boy was found sleeping alone on a porch not far from where his parents’ bodies were found in a burning vehicle. Now, federal prosecutors say they’ve arrested the men who killed the boy’s parents and stole drugs from them.The boy named Noelvyn, who is from the Orlando area, was found on Sept.

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Durham group providing meals to homeless asked to leave

A group of people that have been providing meals to the homeless at a public park in Oshawa are being told to shut down their operation. The city says it is taking this measure because the group doesn’t have a permit. Brittany Rosen reports.

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Parasitic worms found in medieval human remains hold secret for eradicating them today

Michael PriceFingernail-size roundworms are a scourge in less economically developed countries, where they cause diarrhea, stunt children’s growth, and even kill. A new study suggests these parasites were just as common in medieval Europe as they are today, suggesting Europe’s later improvements to hygiene and sanitation proved enough to conquer them.The new study is “extensive and well done,” says Roger Prichard, a parasitologist at McGill University who was not involved with the work.

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Link found between metabolic syndrome and worse COVID-19 outcomes

Diabetes Care, provides further information on the underlying risk factors that affect the severity of COVID-19.Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the world.

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Paul has 28, helps Thunder force Game 7 against the Rockets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Chris Paul gave the Oklahoma City Thunder at least one more game in the bubble, scoring 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter for a 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in Game 6 of a Western Conference first-round series.Paul made two free throws with 13.1 seconds left and the game tied at 100, and Danilo Gallinari added two more after a turnover by Russell Westbrook to finish it off.Game 7 will be Wednesday night, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

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Winnipeg early learning providers scramble to find new spaces at the last minute

Manitoba school staff preparing to welcome students back to class amid coronavirus She says she was told on Aug. 17 by the principals of each school that it was a mistake for her to have received the permits she needed to operate the week prior.Since then, she and the administrators have been trying to figure out if it’s possible for her to use the spaces after classes let out and the grade school students leave.“Because it’s too late.

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Nova Scotia provincial parks helping people affected by water shortage

Maritime farmers say crops threatened by drought According to the province, the following camping parks are making designated facilities available for showers and water access between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. each day until further notice:“Safety measures are in place to ensure COVID-19 public health guidelines and cleaning protocols are followed,” the province said in a statement.“Residents must register in advance by contacting the parks directly.

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New Guinea’s mysterious singing dogs found again in the wild

Michael PriceThe haunting, plaintive wail of New Guinean singing dogs once resounded throughout the island’s lush mountains and valleys. Today, with the wild population thought to have gone extinct decades ago, the songs of these secretive canines—close cousins of the Australian dingo—are heard only by zoogoers.

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APPLY: This program is helping seniors pay their energy bills during the COVID-19 pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many seniors are spending more time at home than ever, which means there’s a good chance their energy bills are -- you guessed it -- higher than ever.In an effort to help keep Central Florida’s most vulnerable population safely tucked away at home, Senior Resource Alliance, an aging and disability resource center that aims to help local seniors, their caregivers and family members gain access to information and services available to them through various organizations, is partnering with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, its partner agencies and local utility companies to help cover the costs of seniors’ energy bills during the pandemic.[READ MORE: Here’s how you can donate your old

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Police: Drunk driver fatally struck woman who was helping family with disabled vehicle in Dallas

DALLAS - A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for intoxication manslaughter after police said she crashed into multiple vehicles, along with pedestrians who were dealing with a car that had broken down.The crash happened just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday.A vehicle had broken down in the 3000 block of Marvin D.

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Lucy Kennedy’s healthy habit helps her dodge ‘hidden calories’ after lockdown

EVOKE the radiant Lucy self-deprecatingly joked, ‘We could do a piece called Living with Lumpy because I have put on eight pounds during lockdown and that is just from red wine and bread.’A woman after our own hearts!‘I basically just get into the fridge,’ she jested discussing what she eats in a day before explaining, ‘Now I’m obviously trying to be healthier and shift said pounds so I generally would have a porridge type thing for brekkie.’‘Lunch, this is the annoying thing, the sooner my children go back to school the better because I plan on having a wrap, then I finish off their sandwiches.’‘Then nighttime I’m trying to hit the salads but then again last night I had a pizza.’‘I’m just the worst person in the world, I don’t have a plan

Phoenix police: Mother arrested after 3-year-old daughter dies after being found in hot car

PHOENIX - Police say a woman has been arrested after her 3-year-old daughter died after she was found inside a hot car in North Phoenix.According to Sgt. Mercedes Fortune with Phoenix police, officers responded to a home at 4:30 p.m.

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Coronavirus: City says temporary midtown Toronto homeless shelters to be vacated this week

Residents living near Toronto shelters upset at lack of city consultation As a part of the leasing agreement with the developer, those residents have had to move out as the buildings are prepared for demolition.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Protests over alleged safety concerns near the buildings and a nearby hotel that’s also been converted into a shelter have caused tensions in the area over the last month.

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Microfinance Ireland opens new €15m Covid-19 fund

State-backed fund Microfinance Ireland has opened its new €15m Covid-19 fund to support small businesses through the current period of uncertainty and to protect jobs that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic here.

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Worldwide 'big rush' to find coronavirus vaccine could make pandemic 'even worse'

The Guardian: "I think there’s a big rush, a somewhat nationalistic rush and also somewhat capitalistic rush as well, to be absolutely first to register a vaccine, and it will actually make it more difficult to evaluate other vaccines." While admitting a vaccine is needed soon, he added: "We really do need quite strong evidence of efficacy."Scientists have warned politicians and commercial companies to be cautious.Without comprehensive results showing at least 30-50% effectiveness, vaccines risk doing more harm than good, they claim.

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COVID-19 in three Manitoba care homes

35 New COVID-19 cases, 3 linked to Brandon hospital “I don’t think it was a matter of if — it was a matter of when we would see (COVID-19) walk into a personal care home,” Legeros said in an interview.“We have cases rising exponentially throughout the province and so it is to be expected that we’ll see more and more — with the rise in cases we’re going to see more visitors and more staff test positive for COVID.”Manitoba’s case numbers have risen dramatically in recent weeks — as of Sunday, there are 462 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, while 1,186 cases have been announced since March and 710 people have recovered.Two of the long-term care homes are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, which has over half of the province’s

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Man found dead at Orlando apartment complex, police say

ORLANDO – The Orlando Police Department is investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man over the weekend.Dominique Aldridge was killed following a shooting at the Windsor Cove Apartment complex after 1 a.m.

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‘Vandalism of our history’: Premier Jason Kenney condemns toppling of John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal

series of nationwide demonstrations which called for police to be defunded.The statue’s head was disconnected from its body during the incident. Protesters in Montreal topple John A.

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Inside Wigan's care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic

As the coronavirus crisis took hold and chaos ensued in care homes across the country, carers in Wigan were keen to keep spirits sky high.Care homes closed their doors early on as public health professionals struggled to contain Covid and the lockdown later came into force.Members of staff would move into their workplaces whenever an outbreak occurred to make sure residents were safe and relatives were reassured.But with no outside visitors allowed for months, many carers took on new roles ranging from entertainers to hairdressers and decorators.Speaking at a scrutiny committee this week, Wigan Council adult services manager Jenny Yates told councillors how care workers went that extra mile.She said: “Carers, managers and auxiliary staff

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Any law over entering private homes 'fraught with difficulties' - AGSI

The General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said any attempt to introduce a law for gardaí to enter private dwellings is "fraught with difficulties", and that they do not see how it could be practically implemented by their members.

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Coronavirus second wave warning as students could make universities 'new care homes'

One million students could trigger a coronavirus second wave by moving around the country when they return to university, unions fear.

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UPDATE: Kidnapped 1-year-old found safe, two arrested

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - The 1-year-old boy who was suspected of being kidnapped in Chamblee has been found safe and two suspects are in custody, police confirmed.Chamblee police found the suspects after they were stopped by Georgia State Patrol in Carrollton, Georgia. Authorities said the boy was not harmed.The FBI and Chamblee Police Department began investigating Saturday afternoon and issued a Levi's Call, Georgia's Amber Alert System, for the missing child. According to investigators, Mateo Alejandro Montufar-Barrera had last been seen around 12:30 pm at 14 Clearview Drive in Chamblee. AdvertisementAuthorities said the child's mother was walking with Montufar-Barrera inside a stroller.

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UPDATE: 1-year-old found safe after mother held at gunpoint during kidnapping, family says

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - The 1-year-old boy who was suspected of being kidnapped in Chamblee was found safe early Saturday evening, family members told FOX 5. The FBI and Chamblee Police Department began investigating Saturday afternoon and issued a Levi's Call, Georgia's Amber Alert System, for the missing child. According to investigators, Mateo Alejandro Montufar-Barrera had last been seen around 12:30 pm at 14 Clearview Drive in Chamblee. Police said two suspects were involved in the kidnapping.Authorities said the child's mother was walking with Montufar-Barrera inside a stroller.

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Montreal parent pulls plug on back to school as COVID-19 concerns mount

Thousands of Quebec students head back to school amid coronavirus worries“Yes there are some parents who are very anxious for school to start ,they can’t wait to start,” said Caroline Phaneuf, the chair of the English Montreal School Board Parents committee.“There is a large percentage of parents as well who are very nervous about sending their kids back to school.”Administrators at schools across the island have been working tirelessly to ready their schools for children.St Leonard’s Honore Mercier elementary school is ready to welcome kids.“We have lots of balloons, we have music, so when students do come in they will feel happy.

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Study found plastic in every seafood sample it analyzed

Millions of metric tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. Some of it is highly visible in the Pacific trash vortex, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which lies between North America and Japan.

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Temple police believe body of missing Ft. Hood soldier found

(Fort Hood)TEMPLE, Texas - Police in Temple say they believe they've found the body of a missing Fort Hood soldier.On August 25 at just after 5:30 p.m., police say a call was received regarding a medical call along the railroad tracks west of South 49th Street in Temple. The caller told police that a man was seen near the tracks and when officers arrived they found a body which they say appeared to have been there for some time.Officials say identification at the scene indicates the victim is possibly 23-year-old Sgt.

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Suspects beat, stomp on victim because he helped Black man pick up trash, deputies say

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A victim was punched, kicked, stomped on and robbed by a man and woman who were upset that he was helping a Black man pick up trash in the roadway, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.Police said the victim noticed saw the man picking up trash alongside Butler Boulevard Thursday morning so he stopped to help him out but then 42-year-old Carrie Tyrell and 26-year-old Jeremy Zeigler came out of a nearby unit and told him, “Stop helping that (racial slur).”The victim said what happened next is blurry but he remembers the two suspects hitting him and kicking him until he was on the ground, at which point they stomped on him until he lost consciousness, records show.A witness said he heard the screaming around

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Seniors ‘deteriorating’: Families dissatisfied with N.S. new long-term care home visitation rules

COVID-19 pandemic struck Nova Scotia, prompting a lockdown in long-term care homes across the province, Northwood resident Yvonne Schwartz could walk.Her active social life at the seniors’ residence in downtown Halifax included visits with friends, games of bridge, shopping, and the meticulous application of lipstick and jewelry.But after five months of confinement to her room, Schwartz’s muscles have given up on her.She now requires a wheelchair during visits with her daughters, Holly Crooks and Jan Marriott.“She stopped wanting to bother getting dressed because there didn’t seem to be any point,” said Crooks.

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Nursing Homes In Texas, Louisiana Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Laura.

AP (8/26, Sedensky) reports that dozens of nursing homes “evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk of breaking their coronavirus lockdowns could be more deadly than the storm.” The Texas Health and Human Services Commission “said 64 long-term care facilities housing about 1,500 residents had evacuated as of Wednesday afternoon.” In Louisiana, “more than 800 residents in 11 nursing homes were also evacuated, according to the state health department.” The Washington Post (8/26, Bernstein) also reports.

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Coronavirus rate rockets in three new areas of UK - find out about cases where you live

Three areas in England are showing a worrying increase in coronavirus cases over a seven-day period.

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39 missing children, including sex trafficking victims, found in Georgia

During a two-week, multi-agency operation, 26 missing children were rescued and a total of 36 were located in Georgia, resulting in dozens of arrests, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.“Operation Not Forgotten” led to the rescue of 26 missing children -- including 15 victims of sex trafficking -- the safe location of 13 other missing children and the arrest of nine people in the Atlanta and Macon, Georgia area.

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‘We can’t let our guard down’: Montreal mayor says city is preparing for second COVID-19 wave

coronavirus as students head back to class and the fall season looms.“We can’t let our guard down,” she said Friday during an executive committee meeting.A local state of emergency has been renewed, which grants the city exceptional powers and resources. The measure has been in effect since March 27 and renewed 33 times since the COVID-19 crisis began.Montreal has been the epicentre of the virus’s outbreak in Canada with more than 29,000 cases.

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2 girls missing for nearly 1 year found in Florida; search continues for brother

MIAMI – Police in South Florida say they have found two young girls who had been missing from Memphis, Tennessee, for nearly a year, and arrested their 45-year-old mother.Authorities said a search is underway for their 15-year-old brother.On Tuesday, Biscayne Park police officers found a confused and barefoot girl wandering the streets. She told them her name and the agency asked Miami-Dade police dispatchers if there was a missing persons case for anyone matching her description, the Miami Herald reported.

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18-year-old found shot to death in middle of Orange County road

ORLANDO, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday in Orange County, sheriff’s deputies said.The fatal shooting was reported around 4 p.m.

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Mom wakes up to find her boys dead; man arrested on murder charges

MELROSE, Fla. – A man was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two northeast Florida boy, sheriff's officials said late Thursday.The mother of Robert Baker, 12 and Tayten Baker, 14, found their bodies when she woke up on Wednesday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. A younger sibling was not harmed.Mark Wilson Jr., who is well-known to the family, was taken to jail and is awaiting a first appearance hearing, officials said.

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Considerations for Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes

Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare PersonnelInterim Guidance on Testing Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2Interpreting Results of Diagnostic TestsThis document provides a summary of considerations for use of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) antigen testing in nursing homes and is intended for nursing home providers and state and local public health departments.Antigen tests are available as point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2. They have a rapid turnaround time, which is critical to the identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection and rapid implementation of infection prevention and control

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Coronavirus: Aéroports de Montréal slashes 30 per cent of its workforce as pandemic continues

Turbulent financial times for Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport The company said a drop in passenger traffic of 71 per cent compared to 2019 will lead to revenue losses of around $500 million, forcing it to reduce costs.“Our almost non-existent revenues are forcing us to make heart-wrenching choices that we have tried to put off for as long as possible,” said Philippe Rainville, ADM president and CEO.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]From a workforce of 600 before the novel coronavirus pandemic, ADM will retain 428 employees. Air Canada collected 2nd-highest number of U.S.

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Montreal musician hit with hefty fine for playing in park during pandemic

A semi-professional musician in Montreal recently received a $449 ticket for playing music in the park on an early Friday evening. The unemployed artist was issued the fine on Aug.

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New look Oshawa backpack program helping to ease back-to-school stress

Parents of DDSB students make tough decision over return to school Trudell says making the decision to send him back to class was a difficult one, but she says it was a move they made with his education in mind.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We really don’t want to send him back because we know how he is and we know it’s him times 20 but at the same time we aren’t teachers,” said Trudell.Trudell isn’t alone. Other parents picking up backpacks Thursday say they’re also struggling with their decision.“I got advice from family, friends, what they were going to be doing and what their thoughts of it was,” said Kimberly Forbes, a local parent.“This year it’s hard.

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New look Oshawa backpack program helping ease back to school

The Simcoe Hall Settlement House backpack program looks a lot different this year because of the pandemic. But as Aaron Streck reports, parents who are sending their kids back to school say it has helped ease some of the stress.

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Coronavirus rate falls again in worst hit UK areas - find out threat where you live

New cases of coronavirus continue to fall in the worst hit areas of the UK ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend.

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