₹1 lakh from the district Capex budget for the creation of facilities in schools, community halls, and panchayat ghars in consultation with the nearest health centre and panchayat representatives.Directed DCs & Health Department to ensure 5-bedded Covid Care Centre in every Panchayat of J&K as many households may not have the option for isolation of Covid positive patients in their own residence.

Each Centre to have One Oxygen-Supported Bed for immediate patient care."Directed DCs and Health Department to ensure 5-bedded Covid Care Centre in every Panchayat of J&K as many households may not have the option for isolation of Covid positive patients in their own residence.

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With COVID-19 vaccination numbers continuing to increase in Alberta, the province is moving closer to allowing concert venues and outdoor festivals to bring back guests.

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60% of eligible Albertans vaccinated against COVID-19, next stage could reopen June 10 Maude says the doctor later changed the term to overweight, saying it could increase the chances of complications from COVID-19.“She then proceeded to tell me she wasn’t going to give me my tetanus until I had my COVID,” Maude said.“Apparently that’s more important than taking care of what I actually went into the hospital for.”Maude says she was instead prescribed antibiotics to treat her swollen hand.She called 811 again the next day and was booked a tetanus shot at the Lethbridge Community Health Unit.She received the shot the following day.

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Kim Kardashian denies her whole family got COVID from her private island birthday trip

Kim Kardashian is firing back following reports that her family got COVID-19 from her 40th birthday party, which she held on a private island last year.The birthday getaway--which the reality star already faced backlash for in October after posting about it on social media--was chronicled on Thursday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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Immunity to COVID-19 could last for years, new studies suggest

LOS ANGELES - Immunity created after being infected with COVID-19, in addition to getting vaccinated, could last in the body for years, according to two new studies published this month. In both studies, one published in the journal "Nature" and the other published online at BioRxiv, authors noted that memory B cells were largely responsible for creating a longer immune response and subsequent immune memory to prevent future infection from COVID-19 and other variants for longer than 6-12 months. "The data suggest that immunity in convalescent individuals will be very long-lasting and that convalescent individuals who receive available mRNA vaccines will produce antibodies and memory B cells that should be protective against circulating

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US and India united in tackling Covid-19: Blinken during Jaishankar visit

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Georgia's youngest business owner hit by fraudulent unemployment claims

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Company behind COVID-19 border testing says medical professionals ‘always’ oversee testing

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Ontario won’t say how many AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of expiring

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COVID-19: Durham Region sports leagues frustrated by Ontario’s reopening plan

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COVID-19: Uncertainty over the resumption of in-class learning in Ontario continues

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Medically equipped Hercules plane to transport Manitoba ICU patients to other provinces

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Nova Scotia announces phased COVID-19 reopening plan, some schools to resume in-person learning

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Friday a multi-phase plan to reopen the province as more residents get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Half of Simcoe Muskoka’s population has received 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor provides details on provincial COVID-19 reopening plan

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang provided details on Friday about the province’s COVID-19 reopening plan, which includes increasing outdoor gathering limits and allowing restaurants to open patios with restrictions.

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‘Please stay home’: Winnipeg mayor urges adherence to COVID restrictions

COVID-19 scofflaws at a press conference Friday.Bowman, who has called for stricter fines for people willfully violating provincial pandemic restrictions, said he wants to encourage Winnipeggers to stay home above and beyond what the province has mandated.“Please stay home as much as possible,” the mayor said.“This is critically important for those who can’t get the health-care treatments they need, because our provincial health-care system doesn’t have the possibility right now.“Only go out for essentials, notwithstanding what the provincial orders allow you to do.” Arrest warrant issued in Manitoba for Ontario anti-mask rally organizer Chris Sky Bowman is calling for a “super fine” of $100,000 for those who organize public events for

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COVID-19: 44 new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total to 11,834, including 245 deaths.Local public health also reported 46 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Friday, bringing that total to 4,530 — 424 of which are active.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 28, 2021

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Family demands answers into failed airlift attempt of COVID-19 patient who died

COVID-19, died hours after a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ontario intensive care unit.Krystal Mousseau, 31, died just a day after she was supposed to have been transferred to Ottawa, her sister told Global News Thursday.“They just told me — my mom and I — that they were going to move her because she needed more care,” Kristy Mousseau said.

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Over 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region

COVID-19 vaccines administered in Waterloo Region.The region’s COVID-19 vaccine administration task force reported Friday that there been a total of 304,628 doses administered, 5,527 more than it reported a day earlier.

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Montrealers celebrate return of outdoor dining as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Patrons flocked to Montreal restaurants as terraces finally reopened on Friday as COVID-19 health restrictions begin to ease. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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