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Covid mock drills in the respective states. Nationwide mock drills to check Covid-19 preparedness:    

Ever since the Galvin brothers introduced the first car radio — the Motorola — back in 1930, we’ve enjoyed all sorts of audio while behind the wheel. For decades, the radio was our main source of entertainment and information while we travelled from point A to point B.

India records a minor dip in new COVID-19 cases with 5,357 infections in the latest 24-hour period. Health authorities remain cautious as the XBB1.16 sub-variant of Omicron causes concern. Mask-wearing protocols have been reintroduced in Haryana, Kerala and Puducherry.

ALSO READ: Amid Covid surge, see state-wise precautions taken to keep infections in check In a review meeting held on April 7, Mandaviya had urged state health ministers to visit hospitals and oversee the mock drills. Officials have also been urged to identify emergency hotspots by monitoring trends of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection cases, ramping up testing and vaccination, and ensuring readiness of hospital infrastructure.

death toll in the country increased to 5,30,965 with 11 deaths reported in 24 hours.  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who chaired a review meet with health ministers of all states and Union Territories asked them to stay alert and remain prepared for the management of the disease. He had further urged the State Health Ministers to conduct mock drills of all hospital infrastructure on April 10 and 11 and review the health preparedness with district administrations and health officials on April 8 and 9.

The Health Minister of Kerala, Veena George, announced that masks are mandatory for certain groups of people in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Specifically, George stated that pregnant women, elderly individuals, and those with lifestyle diseases must wear masks as it is crucial to protect these vulnerable groups from the disease. This announcement comes as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Kerala.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after a daytime shooting rang out in Philadelphia's Overbrook section Saturday afternoon.Police were called to the 1400 block of 54th Street to find a gunshot victim around 1 p.m.The 50-year-old man was shot once in the chest, and pronounced dead at a local hospital.MORE HEADLINES:An arrest was made, and weapon recovered, according to authorities.Police have yet to announce further details, including what led to the deadly shooting.

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Just For You Café, a cozy brunch spot in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood — the blueprint for the Belcher family’s burger joint on the Fox series — shuttered after 43 years on Monday.Pandemic-incurred debt, rising inflation rates and building issues led to its closer, owner Reid Hannula told SFGATE. “The long and short of it is that we really haven’t been making money since COVID, and it’s just been kind of a battle,” he told the outlet. “I used a disaster loan to float us, personal money to float us … I love the restaurant, but it hadn’t been able to pay me for the last two years.”In the long-running series, which debuted in 2011 and is now in its 13th season, Bob Belcher runs his dream restaurant, Bob’s Burgers, with his wife, Linda, and children Tina, Gene and Louise.

The minister said that the need of the hour is using diverse Indian data to develop indigenous solutions to India’s medical health issues. New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing ‘preventive health care‘ into focus. “It is under the leadership of PM Modi that in just a span of two years, India could produce two DNA vaccines and one nasal vaccine," he said while addressing the delegates participating in the Thyrocon, as Chief Guest at GMC Jammu.

PHILADELPHIA - Two shootings erupted in two separate Philadelphia neighbors just hours apart, leaving two young girls recovering from serious injuries.A 15-year-old girl is in serious condition after police say she was shot at least three times on the 5200 block of Duffield Street in East Frankford around 3 a.m. This shooting comes after a 12-year-old girl was shot in the back on South 58th Street in Cobbs Creek around 8 p.m. Friday.

Americans love their credit card rewards more than ever. For card companies, perhaps too much. When the Covid-19 pandemic halted travel—and travel spending—some speculated that it might also ground credit cards.

One year from now, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America, and millions of Canadians will be taking it in.

many) excellent beers made by local brewers across the country. Some are from small shops – as in places that don't distribute outside their own zip code, or even their own tasting room.

Amid surge in Covid cases, the Puducherry government on Friday has issued an advisory and made it mandatory for people to wear mask in public places.  While speaking to news agency ANI, District Collector E Vallavan said, “Wearing of masks in public places is mandatory in Puducherry." Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will also chair a review meet with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories today. The country today saw another jump in Covid cases after it recorded 6,050 cases in the past 24 hours.

Our Government will continue working to augment health infrastructure and ensure quality healthcare to the people. https://t.co/F0OcqOlcCr World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).

5,300 cases yesterday. With this, the country's active Covid-19 caseload has gone up to active cases at 28,303, a jump of nearly 2716 cases. With the surge in cases, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meet with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories today, news agency ANI reported.

pic.twitter.com/nH06TGEayb On Thursday, India logged 5,335 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 195 days, while the active cases have increased to 25,587, according to the Union health ministry data updated showed. India’s active Covid caseload currently stands at 25,587 with a daily positivity rate of 3.32 per cent, the ministry said.

MESA, Ariz. - Four people have been arrested in connection to a Mesa Wendy's shooting that happened on March 14, the police department said.The shooting happened at the fast food restaurant near Greenfield Road and Main Street around 1:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 21-year-old employee who had been shot. "Witnesses gave the description of three suspects who lured the victim out of the restaurant and violently assaulted him in the parking lot.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S.

An optical illusion could help detect if a person has a serious mental health condition, according to a team of scientists.

FILE - Multiple protests against the Supreme Court decision have taken place in Boise. (Sarah A.

trend of Covid cases, scientists said that XBB.1.16 is the Covid-19 variant responsible for the present surge. However, scientists say that people in India have developed hybrid immunity (due to vaccination and natural infection).  Therefore, the present Covid-19 variants will not cause a lot of hospitalization.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A vigil was held Wednesday night in Upper Darby outside the charred remains of a home where 5-year-old twin sisters died in a fire that badly injured their mother. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Margate Road around 4 a.m. Tuesday for reports of a fire that officials say quickly struck two alarms. Reginald Spotwood, a neighbor, told FOX 29 that he heard the twin sisters pleading for help and entered the burning house to try to rescue them but could not. Family members later identified the girls as 5-year-old twin sister Eva and Ave Brown-Williams.

(Abington Police Department)ABINGTON, Pa. - A shooting in Abington was apparently triggered by a road rage incident Wednesday morning.Abington Township Police responded to a report of road rage with shots fired at 1575 The Fairway just before 8:30 a.m.According to officials, a delivery driver and someone in another vehicle engaged in an apparent road rage incident, which culminated in a shooting.The victim reported a white van stopped abruptly in front of his delivery vehicle, got out of the van and ‘aggressively’ approached his vehicle.MORE HEADLINES:In the midst of an argument, the driver of the white van pulled a gun and they struggled.The victim was struck in the head with the gun, then the gun went off, grazing the delivery driver in the hip by the bullet, authorities said.The victim was treated at Abington Jefferson Hospital and released.Officials said, police found the van on Rodman Avenue, near Old York Road and arrested the suspect about an hour after the incident. He is identified as 21-year-old Scott Thomas, of Philadelphia.Authorities say Thomas has been charged with Aggravated Assault and related charges.

drifting down the Rio Grande alone on a flotation device.In the footage, a Texas National Guard soldier is seen rushing to assist the floating child in Eagle Pass, Texas. A source told Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin that the child was rescued.The footage comes as the migrant crisis at the southern border continues to intensify. Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Gloria Chavez announced in March that Border Patrol agents had officially reached a million migrant encounters since the fiscal year began in October.New video appears to show a migrant child drifting down the Rio Grande alone on a flotation device.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia neighborhood has become the scene of two recent dog shootings, one that tragically took the life of one innocent animal.On March 27, a dog was found shot and terrified after crawling onto the porch of a home on the 1200 block of South 54th Street in Kingsessing.She has been named Alexia by the Pennsylvania SPCA, and is on the road to recovery after a leg amputation and blood transfusion.RELATED COVERAGE: Dog shot in Philadelphia learning to walk again after amputation surgery, PSPCA saysJust two days after Alexia was found, a second dog was found shot inside a trash bag just blocks away. Unfortunately, the dog succumbed to its injuries.The Pennsylvania SPCA believes both shootings may be related."The details of what happened to Alexia and this second dog are still being revealed.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The killings of four men in the Mexican resort of Cancun was probably related to drug gang rivalries, authorities said Tuesday.The Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo said drug gang leader Hector Flores Aceves, known by his nickname "Pantera," or the Panther, was involved in the killings.The dead men were found Monday in the city’s hotel zone near the beach. The killings came as Cancun kicked off the Easter Week vacations, one of its busiest times of the year.The state offered a $50,000 reward for Flores Aceves on Tuesday, saying he was involved in the killings.

Cancun said they found the bodies of four dead people in the city’s hotel zone near the beach on Monday. The incident marks the latest outbreak of violence in the famous resort town as tourists flock south for Easter holidays.The Attorney General of Quintana Roo, the Mexican state where Cancun is located, said police initially found three bodies on Monday in a lot near a resort along Kukulkan Boulevard.

A Virgin Voyages cruise ship returned to its Miami port Sunday after a passenger fell from a balcony and onto a lower deck, killing them.

After arriving on our screens as the girlfriend of Jamie Laing in Made in Chelsea, Frankie Gaff left the reality show in 2018, and since then has gone on to become a fashion and beauty influencer, as well as welcomed a new baby with her partner Jamie Dickerson. Whilst she shares plenty of parenting tips and fashion inspo on her Instagram account, one beauty topic she has been pretty candid about is her struggles with thinning hair. But in a recent Instagram story, she showed off an incredible before and after photos that show just how much it’s improved.

coronavirus infections in India are doubling every 4-5 days, indicating that the pandemic is still far from being under control despite the return of near-normalcy across society and the economy. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium identifies Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the leading variant in India, making up 60% of cases.

PTI reported. The order was issued by Satara Collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi on Monday, effective immediately.  The collector also appealed to residents in the district to use masks and maintain social distancing, and hand hygiene in crowded places such as weekly markets, bus stands, congregations, and weddings.  "The citizens have also been appealed to use masks, maintain social distancing and hygiene at crowded places like weekly markets, bus stands, fairs, congregations, and weddings," the administration said.  Maharashtra on Monday reported 248 fresh coronavirus cases and a single casualty which raised the tally of infections to 81,45,590 and the death toll to 1,48,445, as per the state health department.  Several parts of the country have started seeing an upsurge in the number of Covid cases in the last few weeks.

Members of the Mexican Navy and National Guard patrol the tourist beach area of Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico on March 18, 2023. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) Vacationers in Cancun, Mexico, were left in shock Monday after three lifeless bodies were discovered on the beach outside a popular hotel.The three individuals, all men, were identified as alleged drug dealers by local media, though Mexican government officials only confirmed that three people had been killed. The Attorney General's Office for Quintana Roo, the Mexican state containing Cancun, opened an investigation into the matter on Monday after the three bodies were discovered on the beach outside the Fiesta Americana hotel."The authorities are working to clarify the facts and find the whereabouts of the person(s) responsible for these events," the Attorney General's Office wrote in a statement.MEXICO MEDICAL TOURISM BOOMS AS AMERICANS RISK LIVES FOR SURGERIESFiesta Americana did not respond to multiple requests for comment.Officials have yet to identify any of those killed.Cancun remains the most popular vacation spot in Mexico for U.S.

Ellie Goulding is super proud of her new album Higher Than Heaven.

ORLANDO, Fla. - NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have announced the four astronauts who will blast off aboard an Orion spacecraft on an out-of-this-world mission that will take them on a 10-day journey around the moon in 2024.The big announcement was made Monday morning at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston."The Artemis II crew represents thousands of people working tirelessly to bring us to the stars. This is their crew, this is our crew, this is humanity's crew," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. - Relief; shock; pure happiness. Time stood still for one precious moment as a trooper got to reunite a family after what must have been the most distressing evening of their lives.New Jersey State Police were dispatched to a home in Buena Vista Township for a report of a missing 4-year-old boy last week.The boy's father said they were making cupcakes when he walked away for a bathroom break.

COVID policy will expire for the film and TV industry next month – including the mandate that required all cast and crew to be vaccinated to receive employment.The policy began in September 2020 per an agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and Hollywood’s unions. The procedure allowed film and TV sets to start working again after an industry-wide lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic.The policy was supposed to end on April 30, 2021.

Blue Jays radio listeners were thrown a curveball over the weekend when an alarm-type beeping sound interrupted a remote broadcast of Toronto’s road game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Jasmine Taylor of Texas joined "Fox and Friends" to discuss how she paid off $70K in debt in just two years using a "cash-stuffing" method. (Fox News / Fox News) The challenge of paying off thousands of dollars of debt can be daunting for many Americans. One Texas woman paid off $70,000 in debt in just two years by using a unique method of saving and spending. Jasmine Taylor of Amarillo became debt-free by "cash stuffing." The term refers to the placing of cash into labeled envelopes and ditching credit and debit cards.FLORIDA COUPLE PAID OFF $190K IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT IN 27 MONTHS: ‘GET A BUDGET’Taylor joined "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday morning to discuss how she accomplished her goal — and why cash stuffing worked for her. "I was honestly willing to try anything to start digging myself out of the hole," she said. After doing a YouTube search on various ways to get out of debt, Taylor settled on cash stuffing — using cash only, and separating it into specific categories based on need. Taylor has various envelopes for critical items such as groceries, shopping and gas, she also said.FLORIDA-BASED MOM PAYS OFF $40K IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT AFTER LIVING ‘PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK'Cash envelopes for special saving needs like Christmas presents, birthday presents and car maintenance expenses are also important to have, she said."When they come up, you typically have to dig into your savings … So you save in the short term for those big expenses," she added.In the "cash-stuffing" concept, people put cash into specially earmarked envelopes — which helps them with budgeting and planning.

RCMP says he would support additional laws that allow police to further crack down on foreign interference in Canada, as well as ways to further collaborate with intelligence officials on the issue.But Mike Duheme adds multiple investigations remain underway that he’s confident will lead to criminal charges, though he did not give specifics.“When you ask any police officers if we can have more laws — if we can have additional legislation that would ensure that it would assist us as we move forward, but also ensure the safety of the public and of Canadians — I’d say yes, I’m favorable for that and very supportive,” Duheme told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block. Read more: On foreign interference, Canada playing ‘whack-a-mole’ to China’s chess: expert He pointed to the case in November where a Hydro-Quebec employee was charged with alleged espionage on behalf of China as an example of a successful RCMP investigation into foreign interference.“We were successful in laying charges against this individual, and we have other files that are moving forward that we will be successful in laying charges,” said Duheme, who was previously deputy commissioner of federal policing and oversaw foreign interference investigations as part of his mandate.Duheme would not say if those charges were related to the alleged Chinese-operated “police stations” the RCMP says it is investigating in the Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal areas.He said those investigations are ongoing and urged anyone with information to reach out to investigators.

PHILADELPHIA - Forget the peanuts and crackerjacks, an unforgettable baseball season requires some delicious, new eats!Citizens Bank Park is debuting some brand-new food as the Philadelphia Phillies take the field for their home-opened against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6.Looking for something spicy? Aramark is unveiling its Mexican Street Popcorn at Pass and Stow, the sports pub and beer garden near the third base gate.The popcorn is tossed in-house with Tajin spices, lime and cojita cheese.But that's not the only new food item at Pass and Stow! Phillies fans can also grab some South Philly disco fries doused with roast pork, provolone cheese broccoli robe and roast peppers.Chicken and doughnuts? Federal Donuts is going savory in Section 140 with its new crispy hand-battered chicken tenders.Sink your teeth into an all-new jerk chicken sandwich just feet away in Section 143.And it wouldn't be Philly without a new cheese steak - especially one named after Charlie Manuel! Grab Uncle Charlie's classic with chips on the side near Section 109.