Less than a month into a Covid-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country's high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant, officials and scientists say.

Delta hit Israel in June, just as the country began to reap the benefits of one of the world's fastest vaccine roll-outs. With an open economy and most curbs scrapped, Israel went from single-digit daily infections and zero deaths to around 7,500 daily cases last week, 600 people hospitalised in serious condition and more than 150 people dying in that week alone.

On 30 July, it began administering a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine to people over 60, the first country to do so.

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Maharashtra government to impose local restrictions in view of the upcoming festive season in the state and prevent mass gatherings to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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O’Toole, Singh condemn angry protesters dogging Trudeau election campaign event

Justin Trudeau in Bolton, Ont.At least four volunteers for local Conservative MP Kyle Seeback were photographed among the angry, obscenity-spewing crowd, wearing blue “Team Seeback” T-shirts.Seeback issued a statement late Friday saying those individuals are no longer welcome on his campaign.

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Singh pledges to ‘permanently’ eliminate interest on student loans, forgive debt

Jagmeet Singh pledged financial breaks for Canadian students on Saturday, vowing to do away with interest on federal student loans “immediately and permanently” as well as forgive student debt.Singh unveiled his latest campaign promise outside of the University of Sudbury ahead of the Sept.

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India Covid-19 updates: 45,083 fresh cases, 460 deaths in last 24 hours

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Delhi: 27% re-infected during second Covid-19 wave between April and May

second wave of coronavirus was devastating for the national capital, which saw over 28,000 daily cases and hundreds of deaths in a day.

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B.C. rally pushes for tougher COVID-19 measures in schools

Parents and teachers concerned B.C.’s COVID-19 safety plans don’t go far enough rallied at Holland Park in Surrey on Saturday. Emad Agahi reports.

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83 additional community cases of COVID-19; 2 new cases in managed isolation facilities; almost 78,000 vaccines administered yesterday

There are 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community today; 82 are in Auckland, one is in Wellington who is a close contact of an existing case and was in isolation. This brings the total number of cases in the community outbreak to 511.

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Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

the report states.Classroom layout and seating chart for 24 students in index patient’s class, by SARS-CoV-2 testing date, result or status, and symptoms — Marin County, California, May–June 2021. Image: CDC RELATED: COVID-19 cases jump at Arkansas schools in 2nd week of classesAlso on May 22, students in another classroom who differed in age by three years and were also ineligible for vaccination started showing symptoms. Fourteen of 18 students in this separate grade received testing, with six testing positive according to the CDC.One student in this grade was learned to have had a sleepover on May 21 with two classmates.

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U.S. FDA warns Americans not to use livestock drug as COVID-19 remedy

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COVID-19 update 29 August

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Multi-state human trafficking operation rescues dozens

said in a news release that a total of 47 victims and sex workers, including two minors, were rescued and 102 suspects were arrested across several states."Operation United Front was an unprecedented human trafficking operation that brought together law enforcement agencies from different jurisdictions – something that rarely happens," Schmitt said.Agencies from other states involved included Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Four victims were rescued in Missouri and two people were arrested.The operation in Kentucky brought in the biggest rescue and most arrests, with 21 victims rescued and 26 arrests made.

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Covid hospital raided after patients seen 'doing drugs and having orgies'

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A temporary hospital set up to treat people with Covid-19 in central Thailand turned into a sex and drugs free-for-all, with patients taking drugs, getting into fights, and even indulging in group sex on the large open-plan wards.Officers from Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command wearing full PPE, led by Colonel Pratuang Kaewtui, Deputy Commander in Chief for the Covid- 19 Situation Control, Internal Security Operations Command, Samut Prakan Province, raided the Samut Pra Ruamjai 5 facility just southwest of Bangkok and questioned around 1,000 patients.They were unable to detect any illegal drugs, but a large stash of cigarettes and vape sticks – both banned in the hospital –

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Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus infection rates as five boroughs see rise

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Analysis: impact of week 2 of the election in B.C.

Global News reporters Keith Baldrey and Richard Zussman break down the second week of the federal election campaign.

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Rangers squad revealed as Kemar Roofe return for Celtic showdown provides certainty amid cloudy Covid picture

Rangers could see the return of several first-team stars for their showdown with Celtic. Manager Steven Gerrard and a host of big name players missed the midweek trip to Aashkert in the Europa League playoff due to an outbreak within the club.

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Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day

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COVID-19 contact tracing takes back seat during latest surge

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People need to behave responsibly during festivals: Maharashtra CM amid COVID

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Maharashtra: 14 children from remand home test Covid positive

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Halton Region medical officer recommends workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy

Halton Region is asking local employers implement a workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy. The recommendation comes from the medical officer of health (MOH) Dr.

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Over 63 crore COVID-19 vaccines doses administered in India so far: Govt

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West Bengal Covid restrictions extended till 15 Sept with more relaxations. Details here

West Bengal government has decided to extend the Covid-induced restrictions till 15 September, but with certain extra relaxations. The existing restrictions were scheduled to end on 31 August.

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How bad is Canada’s 4th COVID-19 wave getting? Here’s a look at the data

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John McGinn in Aston Villa Covid blow as Scotland fans face anxious wait

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Maharashtra issues new Covid rules for all international passengers. Details here

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Scottish Government announces eight Covid deaths amid 5,858 new cases in last 24 hours

covid deaths in Scotland in the past 24 hours. There have been 5,858 cases recorded across in the country in the same time frame, bringing the total numbers since the pandemic began to 407,660.

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Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases

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Delhi making 'thorough' preparations for possible third Covid wave: Satyendar Jain

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Delhi sees no Covid deaths for 3 days in a row, 29 cases in 24 hours; positivity rate at 0.04%

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90% of over 18s fully vaccinated by mid-Sept - MacCraith

The Chair of the Vaccination Taskforce has said it is likely that 90% of over 18s will be fully vaccinated by mid September.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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