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Prince George hospital drummers continue rally for health-care workers, COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 pandemic, the beat goes on for an Indigenous drum group that meets outside the University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UHNBC) in Prince George.Masked and at a distance, the group gathers every Monday evening to sing traditional songs and prayers as a show of support for the health-care workers and COVID-19 patients inside.It started with one Prince George man during the first wave of the pandemic and has transformed into a community affair.

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B.C. families call for further relaxation of restrictions in long-term care

B.C. expands long-term care visitation, allowing one social visitor per resident Tia Tang, whose 83-year-old mother lives in care, told Global News she was denied status as an essential visitor — meaning she was unable to see her mom.“I reached out and asked if I could go visit her, and they said no, only essential visits, not social visits,” Tang said.“It’s really hard.

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2,797 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 541 in intensive care

COVID on Thursday with 541 in intensive care units.This is down by 142 hospitalizations and a decrease of 14in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 3,645 hospitalizations with 599 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 2,797 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 541 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Dr.

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Mumbai's fresh Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000-mark, positivity rate at 2.29%

Mumbai in the last 24 hours, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday. The city also saw seven deaths due to the infections in the same duration.

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R. Kelly tests positive for COVID-19 in jail, wins appeal extension

R. Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 while in a Brooklyn federal jail.The singer stood trial last September for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity. Kelly was found guilty of all the charges against him and has been in jail ever since, ahead of sentencing on May 4, 2022.Kelly could face life behind bars for his crimes, and will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.He initially had until today (February 3) to appeal the convictions, but because of his positive coronavirus test, U.S.

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‘Schools can reopen if…’: Check Centre's new guidelines as Covid cases decline

reopen schools now, said the central government on Thursday.

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Every Scots council's Covid infection rate updated as 8,210 new cases confirmed

Another 8,210 Covid cases have been confirmed in Scotland within the last 24 hours as the nation's virus death toll increased by 31.

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Major winter storm crawls east Thursday, bringing heavy snow, ice from Texas to Midwest, Northeast

FOX Weather is live with the Weather Wire covering live updates on the massive winter storm impacting more than 100 million Americans across the country. Click the FOX Weather Wire for live updates.A major winter storm continues to crawl east on Thursday, with heavy snow and ice potentially impacting more than 100 million people across a 2,000-plus-mile swath stretching from Texas and the Southern Plains to the Midwest and Northeast through Friday.Frigid arctic air has moved into the nation's heartland as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surges northward ahead of a cold front.That moisture is overlapping with the fresh cold air, fueling an expansive area of snow and ice impacting millions of Americans from the nation's southern border to its northern border.Freezing rain, sleet and some snow were ongoing Thursday morning as far south as North and Central Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio metro areas, where icy roads were creating slick travel conditions.

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'Sorry to those sitting near' Gary Lineker Covid positive after flight from South Africa

Gary Lineker, 61, has logged onto social media to announce he had tested positive for coronavirus following a flight from South Africa.The former professional footballer apologised to those sitting near him on the flight, while clarifying he had been wearing a mask during the journey.In view of his 8.3 million Twitter followers, Gary wrote: “Long time since I got between the lines.“Arrived back from Cape Town early this morning.“Started feeling a little unwell on the flight.“Sorry to those sitting near, although I wore a mask for the entirety of the journey as didn’t eat.“Hope I didn’t pass it on to anyone on BA42.” (sic)The BBC Sport star accompanied the tweet with a picture of a positive Covid test.MORE TO FOLLOW...

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Karnataka sees dip in new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 11.31%

Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the state's positivity rate to 11.31%, said state health minister K Sudhakar on Thursday.

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Delhi sees dip in new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 4.3%

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,38,647, said the state health department on Thursday. The positivity rate has fallen to 4.3%.

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Odisha announces re-opening of schools as Covid cases decline. Details here

educational institutions in the state could start physical classes from 7 February and 17 February.

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Maharashtra: Mumbai cases decline, but these cities are driving Covid number

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Chandigarh revises Covid guidelines, lifts some restrictions. Details here

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Can Covid-19 ever become an endemic virus? Scientist answers

Covid-19 will never become an endemic disease and continue to drive epidemic waves.

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MetLife’s earnings surge, but covid-19 limits insurer’s latest results

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US forces launch 'successful' counterterrorism raid in Syria, civilians also reported dead

U.S. special forces carried out a counterterrorism raid in Syria early Thursday. Local officials said 13 people were killed, including six children and four women.

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Covid-19: Number in hospital at lowest level this year

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has fallen to the lowest level this year.

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Is surgery safe for Covid patients infected with current variant? Govt answers

denied surgery.

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Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, other states record decline in Covid cases, says govt. Details here

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Dr. Moore set to hold briefing Thursday after Ontario started lifting COVID restrictions

COVID-19: Toronto District School Board to provide every student with medical mask Restaurants, gyms and cinemas among other venues were allowed to reopen to half capacity on Monday with proof-of-vaccination rules in place for guests.Social gathering limits were increased to 10 people indoors and some surgeries that were paused to preserve health system capacity were also allowed to resume.

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YG Entertainment confirms 10 of its artists have fully recovered from COVID-19

YG Entertainment artists have fully recovered from COVID-19 and are no longer in quarantine, confirms the label.YG issued a statement earlier today (February 3) via Break News announcing that 10 of its artists, who were all previously diagnosed with the virus, have recovered and are no longer in isolation.These artists include WINNER’s Lee Seung-hoon, iKON’s Kim Jin-hwan, Song Yun-hyeong, Goo Jun-hoe, Kim Dong-hyuk and Jung Chan-woo, TREASURE’s Choi Hyun-seok, Yoshi, Jun-gyu and Mashiho. This means all idols who were previously reported to have contracted the virus have now recovered.“They were respectively quarantined in their homes and health authorities evaluated that they were in no danger of further spreading the virus,” wrote YG, as translated by Korea JoongAng Daily.

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Is NeoCov a new covid variant? Should we be worried? What doctors say

NeoCov is closely related to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a viral disease first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that further studies are required to ascertain NeoCov’s threat to humans.

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Sweden to lift pandemic restrictions next week

Sweden will lift pandemic restrictions next week despite record levels of infections as it banks on booster shots and high rates of past Covid-19 infections to keep hospitalisation rates manageable.

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ITV This Morning's Vernon Kay under fire for reaction to carer who was fired for not having Covid vaccine

Vernon Kay has come under fire as he returned to This Morning.

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All members of VIVIZ test positive for COVID-19

VIVIZ have been diagnosed with COVID-19.In a January 28 statement by BPM (Big Planet Made) Entertainment, member Umji had been the first to test positive for the virus after learning that a staff member had been a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case. At the time, the idol was experiencing mild symptoms, while the group’s remaining two members had tested negative.However, member Eunha was later also confirmed to have contracted the virus after experiencing mild symptoms on January 30.

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(VIDEO) Navy seizes foreign boat smuggling drugs; 200 kg of heroin dumped into sea

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a special operation carried out by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) in coordination with Sri Lanka Police and intelligence agencies, another drug-carrying foreign vessel was intercepted in international waters south of Sri Lanka on 26th January 2022.This foreign multiday fishing trawler, remaining on high seas with a view to transferring the consignment to a local fishing vessel, had jettisoned about 200kg of heroin into sea, when it was approached by the Navy.During a further search of the vessel, the Navy managed to recover about 250g of heroin and a satellite phone.Accordingly, the Navy nabbed 09 foreign suspects aboard in connection to this racket.

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BTS’ Jimin shares health update following recent COVID-19 diagnosis

BTS member Jimin has updated fans on his condition following his recent COVID-19 diagnosis and surgery.On Monday (January 31), Big Hit Music confirmed that the idol had tested positive for the coronavirus and had undergone surgery for appendicitis after being admitted to hospital for abdominal pain and with a mild sore throat the previous day.Several days later, on Wednesday evening (February 2), Jimin took to fan community app Weverse to give an update on his condition. “I’m sorry for making you worry,” wrote the star.

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‘It was terrifying’: Woman says family vehicle was hit during rush of Coutts protesters

COVID-19 pandemic. Others are protesting the vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, some showing support for the trucker convoy in Ottawa.

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India adds 1,72,433 new Covid cases, more than 1,000 deaths in a day

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COVID-19: Toronto District School Board to provide every student with medical mask

Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it will provide medical masks to all students as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.In a press release, the board said trustees approved a motion during Wednesday’s meeting to purchase level 3 medical grade masks for TDSB students.The board said one medical mask will be made available per day to all students until the end of the school year “should they wish to wear them.”The release said that students may continue to wear their own mask instead per the board’s COVID-19 mask procedure.

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Health Matters: Alberta-developed drug could help prevent long COVID

Health Matters February 2: Calgary company Resverlogix has developed a drug that could not only stop COVID-19 illness from progressing, it also has potential to prevent chronic symptoms, or long COVID. As Su-Ling Goh reports, the pill is now in Phase 2 trials in Edmonton.

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Ahead of India vs West Indies ODIs, Shikhar Dhawan, 6 other test Covid positive

IPL. At that time he went for 14- day quarantine and missed the first part of the season in the Emirates.

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Beijing Winter Olympics set to kick off despite COVID-19 and controversies

The 2022 Winter Olympics are set to kick off in Beijing in a matter of days, yet the games may already be facing less global enthusiasm than usual. As Eric Sorensen reports, China’s severe COVID-19 restrictions and a slew of human rights controversies are souring the mood around the upcoming competition.

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Tips for dealing with unpredictability and uncontrollability of COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Keith Dobson, professor of clinical psychology at the University of Calgary, joins Global News’ Linda Olsen to discuss the mental health strain on people amid the Omicron spread, protests and COVID-19 exhaustion.

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Air Force Heritage Flight to conduct flyover for Super Bowl LVI

Super Bowl LVI will be full of pomp and circumstance, including a flyover from the Air Force Heritage Flight."In honor of the Air Force's 75th Anniversary year, the service will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover over SoFi Stadium during the national anthem," The NFL said in a news release. The flight performance is a part of the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation. The non-profit was founded in December 2010 "with the primary charitable mission of providing Heritage Flights to the public," according to its website. RELATED: Super Bowl Sunday 2022: Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LVIThe foundation holds performances featuring modern fight and attack aircraft. The formation for the Super Bowl will include a P-51 Mustang, A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and a F-35A Lightning II."Our formations serve as a living memorial to the men and women who have served - or are currently serving - in the U.S.

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Houston family who lost home in 2021 Texas winter storm bracing for another freeze

(Photo courtesy of Darla Mufti) HOUSTON - With the freezing temperatures making its way to Texas, some residents are worried about history repeating itself with another winter storm. And for one Houston family, who lost their home in a fire during 2021's Big Freeze, the deja vu is getting unavoidable. Texas Winter Storm: What the Houston area can expectIt was one of the worst things you can imagine that happened to Darla Mufti and her family in February 2021. At the time, she, her husband, three children, and mother were living in San Antonio during the winter storm dealing with rolling blackouts and camping out in the living room, so when the power finally came back on, things seemed like they were going to be OK. "We all got in the car, and we rode around the neighborhood showing the children the snow, and stuff like that," Mufti said.

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Leaked emails show UCP caucus frustration with Premier Jason Kenney remains

It’s no secret many members of Premier Jason Kenney’s caucus are fed up with Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions, but now Global News has obtained a series of recent emails showing how frustrations are boiling over. Tom Vernon reports.

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Albertans on the hunt for free rapid COVID-19 tests again as pharmacies receive more shipments

With Alberta announcing another a long-awaited shipment of free COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits is being delivered to pharmacies this week, people are lining up to get their hands on them. Sarah Ryan reports.

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B.C. reports 988 patients in hospital with COVID-19-related illness, 136 in critical care

In a written statement, B.C. health officials report 988 people are in hospital, and 136 are in critical care due to COVID-19 related illness on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis of the case numbers.

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Toronto residents prepare for more snow, ahead of latest storm

The GTA is about to be hit with yet another snow storm. As Erica Vella reports, some residents who are still digging out from the last storm are now left preparing for the next.

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Speaks Out About Joe Rogan Controversy & Changing COVID Policies

Daniel Ek is opening up about the controversy surrounding Spotify in a conference call which announced new quarterly numbers.

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Philadelphia not ready to lift indoor mask mandate as COVID surge wanes

PHILADELPHIA - While Philadelphia health officials remain optimistic that the city will eventually lift its indoor mask mandate as the wave of COVID-19 cases recedes, they're not ready to pull back restrictions just yet. Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole said COVID-19 cases have dropped by 50% since last week, but Philadelphia is still seeing more than 500 new infections each day. Major U.S. cities hit hard by the pandemic like San Francisco, have started to ease some of the harshest restrictions due to a waning number of COVID-19 cases.

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US COVID-19 cases drop, but hospitalizations in unvaccinated still high

The 7-day average of US COVID-19 infections is 446,400 new cases a day, a decrease of 36% from the previous week, according to Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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First COVID-19 human challenge study yields infection clues

COVID-19 infection has a shorter incubation period than originally thought, and rapid tests performed well at tracking virus levels, a research team based at Imperial College London reported today in a preprint study that describes the results of the first human challenge trial.

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USask students prepare for in-person learning amid COVID-19: ‘It is still scary’

COVID-19 pandemic.He’s in the final term of a computer science degree but has a first-year class with more than 350 people enrolled. In-class learning paused at universities of Regina and Saskatchewan “Shoving us all into one room where we’re not going to be able to social distance isn’t going to go over well,” Storring said in an interview.Storring has Type1 diabetes, which is an underlying risk factor for COVID-19.

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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

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