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Covid-19 crisis: Iran to bar travellers from India over new variant

coronavirus variant to avert its spread in the already stricken country.Officials, however, didn't say if any cases of the variant first identified in India in late March had been detected in Iran, reported news agency Reuters."The Indian coronavirus is a new threat we face," Iran President Hassan Rouhani said in remarks broadcast on state TV."The Indian virus is more dangerous than the English and Brazilian variants," he added."All the eastern provinces should make sure people infected with the virus do not cross the borders into the country," Rouhani said. Iran's eastern provinces border with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Texas student tests positive for new COVID-19 variant

ORLANDO, Fla. – Researchers are now studying a new COVID-19 variant recently discovered in a person in Texas.

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UK strain, double mutant variant could be behind current Covid surge in Delhi

national capital could have been fuelled by the UK variant as its prevalence in genomes sequenced nearly doubled from the second to the last week of March, Sujeet Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said on Friday.Data released by the NCDC says more than 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutant were found in Delhi.As many as 1,644 cases of the UK strain have been found in India, 112 cases of the South African strain, one of the Brazilian strain and 732 cases of the double mutant that emerged in India.Speaking at a webinar, 'Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-19', Singh said the UK variant of coronavirus is also dominant in Punjab.UK variant & B.1.617 (double mutation)In Delhi, there are

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Gal Gadot spotlights women's stories in new docuseries

NEW YORK – Gal Gadot is using her Hollywood starpower to spotlight remarkable women from around the world.

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MPs adopt motion to stop flights from COVID-19 hotspots

COVID-19 outbreaks are raging just a few hours before the federal government is expected to announce new restrictions on incoming travel.The House of Commons adopted a motion from the Bloc Quebecois this afternoon calling for flights carrying non-essential travellers from certain countries, such as India and Brazil, to be barred.

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COVID outpatients don't benefit from hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir-ritonavir

A randomized, controlled trial of 685 adult COVID-19 outpatients in Brazil finds that neither the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor the antiviral drugs lopinavir-ritonavir significantly lowered rates of coronavirus–related hospitalizations when given soon after symptom onset.

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New Canadians from Brazil know how quickly COVID-19 situation can worsen

Elder Koch and Fabiane Luckmann, who are originally from Brazil, are new Canadians in Halifax.

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India surpasses US to report world's largest single-day tally of covid cases

coronavirus cases, surpassing the previous highest one-day rise in the world of 297,430 cases posted by the United States in January, according to Reuters. Deaths rose by a record 2,104 to reach a total of 184,657, according to health ministry data.India now has 22,91,428 active cases, up 1,33,890 in 24 hours while 1,78,841 were discharged.

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COVID-19: P.1 variant detection in Saskatchewan means new health measures needed, doctor says

strain of COVID-19 is now in Saskatchewan.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it had detected five cases of the P.1 variant, first discovered in Brazil.A University of Saskatchewan epidemiologist and medical doctor said the province needs tougher public health guidelines, and to forge ahead with vaccinations, to stop the spread and save lives. P.1 variant is spreading in Canada.

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WHO: Pandemic shows no signs of easing

COVID-19 cases and deaths have been rising at a worrisome pace since the middle of February with no downturn in sight, and with about a third of all pandemic cases and deaths reported in the last 3 months alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic.

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France to impose entry restrictions on travelers from India

PARIS – France will impose new entry restrictions on travelers from India to fight a contagious coronavirus variant spreading in that country, an official said Wednesday.

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These new Canadians left Brazil for Halifax before COVID-19, and they have a warning for others

COVID-19 surges across the globe as countries report new records The couple hails from Porto Alegre, a city of 1.5 million in southern Brazil.“Since I was a teenager, my dream always was to live in Canada,” Koch explained.So in 2014, the two began researching the country in earnest and saving money. They had no pre-conceived ideas about which province they would settle in, and left it up to good old-fashioned Google.“Our first decision was Winnipeg but because the weather is too cold there, we decided to look (at) more cities, more provinces from Canada,” said Luckmann, with a laugh.“And we found Halifax.”The couple says aside from Halifax’s mild weather, the region’s beaches and lakes attracted them.

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COVID-19: Manitoba confirms second case of P.1 variant, first reported in Brazil

COVID-19 P.1 variant has been confirmed in the province.The variant, first detected in Brazil, was found through further testing of a previously announced COVID-19 case from the Interlake-Eastern health region, according to data released on the province’s website Tuesday. Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant Manitoba announced its first case of the P.1 variant had been discovered in the Interlake-Eastern region last Thursday.

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Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19, confirms additional variant cases

COVID-19, first discovered in the U.K., have been identified. These were previously reported cases and were related to travel.There have been 65 cases of the B.1.1.7.

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5 things we learned from today's Covid-19 briefing

From cases of the Indian variant in Ireland to a drop in disease activity, here are five things we learned from today's Covid-19 briefing.

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ICMR DG lists out three main reasons of rapid Covid-19 spread in India

ICMR DG listed three main reasons for the higher transmissibility of Covid-19 - laxity, Covid inappropriate behaviour and and various unidentified mutation."We have had tremendous amount of laxity, Covid-19 inappropriate behaviour and various unidentified mutation, of them some are of concern —UK, Brazilian and South African variants, which have been demonstrated to have higher transmissibility," said Dr. Balram Bhargava.We have had tremendous amount of laxity, COVID19 inappropriate behaviour and various unidentified mutation, of them some are of concern —UK, Brazilian and South African variants, which have been demonstrated to have higher transmissibility: ICMR DG Dr.

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Auction brings Hall of Famer Ted Williams to NFT market

BOSTON – Teddy Ballgame is about to become Teddy Blockchain.

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‘It’s not the old COVID’: Whistler doctor urges B.C. to overcome pandemic fatigue

Pique News Magazine calling on Whistler residents — and other B.C. communities — to look at what they can do as individuals to slow the spread.The effort is more important now than at any point in the pandemic, given the arrival of the highly virulent P.1 (Brazilian) and B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variants, she said.

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Guzan, Atlanta United hang on for 0-0 tie with Orlando City

ORLANDO, Fla. – Brad Guzan had three saves to help Atlanta United to a 0-0 tie with Orlando City on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

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India has a double mutant coronavirus variant. Should we worry?

As India’s daily tally of Covid-19 infections surge by a record 200,000-plus cases for three consecutive days, public health experts worry that a new — possibly more virulent — coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums.

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Over 3 million people have now died of COVID-19 worldwide

COVID-19 topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal. It is bigger than Chicago (2.7 million) and equivalent to Philadelphia and Dallas combined.And the true number is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the early stages of the outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019.

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Bangkok virus spike sparks alcohol ban, venue closures

Alcohol sales are to be banned in restaurants in the Thai capital, Bangkok, from tomorrow, while entertainment venues will be shuttered across the country for two weeks.

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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

RIO DE JANEIRO – The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

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Is double mutant coronavirus causing the record surge in infections in India?

coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums. The Asian nation has reported more than 14 million Covid cases so far and more than 174,300 fatalities.“This is a variant of interest we are following," Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead officer on Covid, told reporters Friday.

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NI announces system of mandatory hotel quarantine

A system of mandatory hotel quarantine has been announced for Northern Ireland.

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COVID-19: Manitoba’s first P.1 variant case from non-essential travel

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Delhi, Maharastra see highest-ever one-day Covid spike since beginning of pandemic: 10 updates

Maharashtra today registered their highest ever single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, according to government data.

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Manitoba health officials give update on efforts against COVID-19

Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant The media briefing comes a day after health officials confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 P.1 variant in the province.The variant, first detected in Brazil, was discovered in the case of a person from the Interlake-Eastern health region, the province said in a release Thursday.The P.1 variant is believed to be more transmissible and capable of evading prior immunogenicity — or reinfect people who have previously been infected with the original, or “wild,” type of COVID-19.On Thursday the government also said it will soon expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to include first responders across the province and all adults living in communities most at risk of the

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Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO – More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.

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Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year

THE HAGUE – A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Thursday.

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Coronavirus is deadlier in Brazil than India. And no one knows why

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Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala tests positive for Covid-19

#COVID19 today morning.Anyone who has come in contact with me in the last 5 days, please self isolate & take necessary precautions.India today reported its highest-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 with over 2 lakh cases, according to the Union Health Ministry. This is the second straight that that the country is reporting over two lakh casesWith a record 2,17,353 daily coronavirus cases in the deadly second wave took the total caseload to over 1.4 crore.

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Shortage of intubation drugs threatens Brazil health sector

RIO DE JANEIRO – Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warnings that hospitals and state governments risked running out of critical medicines.

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Grade 11 and 12 Virden Collegiate students and families self-isolating after COVID-19 outbreak

Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant “It’s been tough on the community for sure, but we’re thankful they’re bringing the pop-up test site to town and enabling all our kids to go get that test,” Keown said.“Hopefully they come back in a negative fashion which will allow those families to start to work their way back towards normalcy.”Keown says these are the first cases at the school since the pandemic.“We’re still pretty on edge, because we’re still waiting for some results back on tests from lots of people within the community,” Keown said.The entire Grade 9-12 school has been remote learning and will do so until April 22.According to Data MB (gov.mb.ca), there have been 152 total cases at Manitoba schools in the

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COVID-19: Winnipeg doc warns restrictions needed for 3rd wave of pandemic

COVID-19‘s third wave, doctors and nurses are warning that without proper precautions, the province’s health-care system could be hit even harder than it was when hundreds of new cases were being reported a day last fall.At the peak of Manitoba’s second wave, intensive care units swelled with as many 129 people in need of critical care at one time. As of Thursday, when health officials announced the province’s first case of the highly contagious P.1 variant, 91 patients were already filling those beds.

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India, Brazil grapple with massive COVID-19 surges

India's cases topped 200,000 today with some of its major cities announcing new restrictions, as Brazil's outbreak continues to overwhelm many of the country's hospitals, a situation Doctors Without Borders said today is a humanitarian catastrophe.

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Waterloo reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, first case of Brazil P.1 variant

COVID-19 P.1 variant in the region.The variant, first detected in Brazil, was announced on Thursday, one day after the region announced its first case of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. P.1 variant is spreading in Canada.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 15, 2021

The P1 SARS-CoV-2 variant, which was first identified in Brazil, may be more than twice as transmissible as non-P.1 lineages, and it may lower protective immunity from non-P1 variants 21% to 46%, according to a study published yesterday in Science.From November 2020 to January 2021, the researchers conducted

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Conservative MP questions dropping COVID-19 screening for travellers from Brazil, citing report

Referring to a report that Ottawa had dropped specific COVID-19 screening for travellers from Brazil, where the P.1. variant was first detected, despite the variant spreading through B.C., Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner questioned why this was done.

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Hamilton reports over 150 new COVID-19 cases and single case of variant first detected in South Africa

Ontario reports record-breaking 4,736 new COVID-19 cases as total count surpasses 400,000 Hamilton reported the discovery of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa on Thursday. On Wednesday, public health revealed the city’s first two cases of the P.1 variant (first detected in Brazil.)Along with the B.1.1.7 variant (first detected in the U.K.) already established and spreading across the city in recent weeks, there have now been 1,490 positively screened cases with a variant.

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Manitoba reports first case of Brazil P.1 COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 P.1 variant in the province.The variant, first detected in Brazil, was discovered in the case of a person from the Interlake-Eastern health region.COVID-19 Bulletin #402 https://t.co/PHV78EUTIg pic.twitter.com/yvcHhnhjPw— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) April 15, 2021Manitoba also reported one new death linked to COVID-19 and 153 new cases Thursday.Four earlier cases have been removed due to data correction, bringing the net increase to 149.More to come…Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:Symptoms can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or flu. Some people can develop a more severe illness.

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Europe has surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, says WHO

GENEVA : A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious," with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region.Overall, a tally by Johns Hopkins University shows nearly 3 million deaths have been linked to COVID-19 worldwide -- with the Americas hardest hit, followed by Europe. The United States, Brazil and Mexico have reported the highest number of deaths, collectively at more than 1.1 million.Addressing recent concerns about vaccines, Dr.

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WHO: Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths

GENEVA – GENEVA — A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region.

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Are Chinese covid vaccines less effective?

Covid-19 vaccines have raised concerns about shots that are key to inoculation rollouts from Brazil to Indonesia, especially after their efficacy was questioned by one of the most senior Chinese health officials.Bloomberg spoke to two experts about the vaccines, zeroing in on the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. shot, which has been the focus of a crisis in confidence after it posted efficacy levels of just above 50% in a final stage trial in Brazil -- the minimum level required by leading global drug regulators.

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France suspends all Brazil flights due to virus variants

PARIS – France’s prime minister has announced the suspension of all flights between Brazil and France amid concerns over coronavirus variants.

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States step up local lockdowns in wake of spurt in covid cases

NEWS DELHI : India reported a record 169,000 covid-19 infections on Monday, topping the daily counts of other nations and surpassing Brazil as the world’s second worst-affected country, prompting state governments to impose new curbs on social and economic activity.India gained the grim distinction with a total tally of 13.60 million covid cases compared with Brazil’s 13.48 million, according to Johns Hopkins University’s live tracker. The US still occupies the top position, but daily infections in the country are sharply lower from the peak.

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Covid-19: India registers 948 cases of UK, South Africa, Brazil variants so far

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India's economic fallout from second COVID virus wave may be limited: Barclays

COVID-19 cases across India, its accelerated vaccination drive may limit the economic disruption, Barclays said in a note on Monday. However, the company warned that shortages in vaccine supply could weigh on the campaign's progress.With logging nearly 1.7 lakh cases in a single day, India on Monday racked up the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus infections overtaking Brazil.

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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