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25.04.2021 / 01:47

Oosthuizen-Schwartzel surge to Zurich Classic 3rd-round lead

AVONDALE, La. – Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel birdied six of their final eight holes Saturday to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a one-shot lead at 19-under 197 into the final round of the Zurich Classic.

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Memorials held on Turkey's Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths

GELIBOLU – A small group gathered Saturday on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to remember British and Ottoman soldiers who died during World War I.

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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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ACT-Accelerator one year on

The ACT-Accelerator marks its first anniversary today with a special report on the global alliance’s progress against the COVID-19 pandemic. The “ACT Now, ACT Together: 2021 Impact Report” details the major scientific advances that have been made to confront the new disease, along with the history-making collaboration of global health organizations, governments, foundations, civil society, scientists and the private sector.

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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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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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Dog rescues another dog from drowning in pool

FILE - Stock image of a swimming. (FOX TV Stations)That’s a good boy.A family’s beloved pet dog nearly drowned after falling into a backyard pool when the owners weren’t home.

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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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Elephants kill suspected poacher in South African national park

Elephants are pictured in the nearby Kruger National Park during Day One of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Golf Club on November 26, 2020 in Malelane, South Africa. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa - A suspected poacher was killed by a herd of elephants in South Africa on Saturday, according to national park officials.The incident happened at the Kruger National Park.

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AstraZeneca could have Covid-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Report

ZURICH : A modified version of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in Austria said in an interview published on Sunday.Sarah Walters, AstraZeneca's Austria country manager, told the Kurier newspaper that studies, so far, indicating the existing AstraZeneca vaccine was less effective against the more infectious variant first documented in South Africa were "too small to draw final conclusions"."In the meantime, AstraZeneca and Oxford University have started on modifications to the vaccine for the South African variant and we expect it will be ready by the end of the year, should it be needed," Walters told the

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South Africa regulator recommends lifting pause on J&J Covid vaccine

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South African woman challenges hotel quarantine in High Court

The High Court will give a decision later today about whether or not a South African woman who is challenging her detention in hotel quarantine should be let out.

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Patients evacuated as fire blazes in Johannesburg hospital

JOHANNESBURG – Hundreds of patients are being evacuated from Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital where a fire is blazing through parts of the facility in South Africa's largest city.

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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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Waterloo reports 82 new COVID-19 cases, 34 currently in hospital

COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising its total case count to 13,085.Among the new cases, 29 are variants of concern raising the total amount of variant cases in the area to 1,026.

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South Africa takes first step to offer jabs to the elderly

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa took the first step in its mass vaccination campaign on Friday by starting online registrations for the elderly to receive shots beginning next month.

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Hotel quarantine is form of civil detention, court told

The Minister for Health has created a form of widespread civil detention which is unprecedented in this country and is not being operated in accordance with the consitution, lawyers for a woman challenging her detention in hotel quarantine have told the High Court.

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Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

WASHINGTON – Ten liberal senators are urging President Joe Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their populations.

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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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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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Nova Scotia reports 3 new COVID-19 variant cases in individuals outside the province

COVID-19 on Thursday and said all three cases are the B.1.1.7 variant.The cases are residents of Nova Scotia but are currently out of province, according to public health.“These cases have no known close contacts in Nova Scotia,” read a release.As of Thursday, the total number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the U.K., in Nova Scotia is 44. The number of cases of the B.1.351 variant identified in South Africa is still 10.

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'Distance makes sense:' Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000

PRETORIA – Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships on Thursday in a personal-best time and then said she's likely to focus on long-distance events for the rest of her career.

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South Africa accuses J&J of unreasonable covid-19 vaccine demands

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Waterloo Region reports 114 new COVID-19 cases, new variant detected

COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising its total case count to 12,939 during the pandemic.The region has also confirmed its first case of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. Pharmacies plead with provinces for access to other COVID-19 vaccines Active cases increased by 48 from the previous day to 639 and another fatal case has been confirmed, raising the death toll to 246.Among the active cases, there are 31 being treated in a hospital, with 13 in intensive care.Another 65 people have been cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases to 12,038.Two new COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared — at St.

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South Africans anxious over pause in use of J&J vaccines

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's decision to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to preliminary reports of rare blood clots has left the country without any shots as it struggles to combat an aggressive coronavirus variant.

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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: France will continue using it for people aged above 55 yrs

Reuters reported. Amid the concern over rare blood clot issues, the United States and South Africa suspended Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

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Dr Hilary warns risk of another wave of coronavirus if we 'rely too much on vaccination'

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South Africa suspends use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

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

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may be less effective against UK, South African variants, Israeli study finds

Tel Aviv University and Clalit Health Services. They compared more than 400 people who received at least one shot of Pfizer’s two-dose vaccine and contracted the virus to 400 people who had not been vaccinated and became infected.People infected at least a week after the second dose were infected with the South African variant (B.1.351) at a ratio of 8:1, the study found.In this photo illustration, various medical syringes seen with the Pfizer company logo displayed on a screen in the background.

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Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot less effective against South African variant: study

COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed.The study, released on Saturday, compared almost 400 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 14 days or more after they received one or two doses of the vaccine, against the same number of unvaccinated patients with the disease. It matched age and gender, among other characteristics.

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South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer Covid vaccine: Israeli study

South Africa can "break through" Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed.The study, released on Saturday, compared almost 400 people who had tested positive for Covid-19, 14 days or more after they received one or two doses of the vaccine, against the same number of unvaccinated patients with the disease.

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Thailand endorses specific Covid vaccines for tourists to reduce quarantine

Thailand has approved a list of eight Covid-19 vaccine makers, including Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and Pfizer Inc., for foreign visitors seeking to shorten a mandatory quarantine on arrival.Visitors to Thailand will need to upload copies of the vaccination certificates on the website of the nation’s foreign ministry prior to arrival to reduce the quarantine period to seven days.

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100 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

Premier Doug Ford receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on camera On Thursday, public health administered a total of 2,027 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the region, bringing the number of doses given up to 116,464.To date, there have been 1,245 cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K., in the region.

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All the coronavirus variants identified - including Nigerian, South African and Liverpool

coronavirus are constantly being researched and discovered, with some spreading faster than others. Different strains happen when changes build up in the genetic code of the virus before the new version is then passed from person to person.

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After delays, South Africa announces mass vaccination drive

JOHANNESBURG – After a false start and an unconventional test run, South Africa on Friday announced the launch of its mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 with a goal of inoculating more than 40 million people by February next year.

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Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine trial likely in India soon, Johnson & Johnson in touch with Centre

Reuters. "We are in discussions with the (government) with the objective of starting a bridging clinical study of our Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India, subject to local regulatory approvals," a local J&J representative said, Reuters reported.

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Serum Institute of India fully refunds South Africa for Covid-19 vaccines

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Brazil detects 1st case of South Africa COVID-19 variant as deaths skyrocket

Brazil has recorded its first confirmed case of the highly contagious coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa, a fresh danger sign for a country already ravaged by the world’s worst daily death toll and scrambling to make space for burials.Scientists warned on Wednesday that yet another new variant could be emerging in Brazil’s inland city of Belo Horizonte.The Federal University of Minas Gerais said in a statement that two samples taken in the city included a previously unseen set of 18 mutations, including some in the same genes modified by the South African variant and Brazil’s already prevalent variant, known as P.1.

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J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine: How effective is it and what else you need to know

How do the three Covid-19 vaccines compare?They all work well, health experts say. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna shots were more than 94% effective at preventing Covid-19 in their late-stage trials, while J&J’s effectiveness was 66%.

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Over 80 cases of UK coronavirus strain confirmed in Russia

Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said."At the moment, 81 samples of the British strain and six South African ones have been isolated in Russia. This suggests that we are still in contact with other countries of the world, all of these cases are imported.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Believes He Contracted COVID-19 While Filming ‘The Mauritanian’

Benedict Cumberbatch may have contracted COVID-19 before most people had even heard of the virus.

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Allow Irish residents quarantine at home if proper inspections in place - MEP

Irish residents arriving into the country who have an alternative place to quarantine rather than a hotel should be able to do so if proper inspections are put in place, Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said.

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Pfizer COVID vaccine 91% effective for at least 6 months

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 91.3% effective up to 6 months after the second dose and 100% effective against severe disease as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to updated data today from the phase 3 trial.

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Pfizer COVID vaccine 91% effective for up to 6 months

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Pfizer says vaccine is effective against SA variant

Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing the disease, the companies have said, citing updated trial data that included participants inoculated for up to six months.

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COVID-19 vaccine is 91% effective in updated data, protective against South African variant: Pfizer

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The Dutch went first in 2001; who has same-sex marriage now?

AMSTERDAM – Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on April 1, the mayor of Amsterdam married four couples in City Hall as the Netherlands became the first country in the world with legalized same-sex marriages.

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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