Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A huge milestone has been reached in Greater Manchester's battle with Covid-19.

The region's average infection rate has fallen below 50 cases per 100,000 people for the first time since September 1. According to the latest figures from Public Health England in the week to April 8, Greater Manchester's infection rate was 45.4.

Last summer an infection rate of 50 was the point at which the government said an area was placed on 'red alert' Under the previous strategy, if an area went above 50 then local restrictions were imposed, as happened to Bolton.

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Forth Valley Police thank locals for sticking to coronavirus rules as lockdown is eased further

Falkirk for sticking to coronavirus rules, as more lockdown restrictions are eased. From today, people in Falkirk can travel outside the council area to other parts of Scotland for the first time this year.The relaxation also mean that up to six people from six different households can gather outside.Many people are taking advantage of the easing with hundreds flocking to beauty and tourist spots, including The Kelpies.

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Towie’s Chloe Brockett ‘banned from filming after breaking Covid rules to see boyfriend Jack Fincham’

TOWIE star Chloe Brockett was banned from filming after breaking coronavirus rules to visit boyfriend Jack Fincham, according to reports. The reality star, 20, was told by bosses she would need to produce a negative test to return to the show, according to the Daily Mail.

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First memorial event for Covid bereaved families could be axed due to lack of funding

The first public memorial event allowing families bereaved by coronavirus to honour their loved ones has been plunged into doubt - because organisers have failed to raise the funding they need to put it on.

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Universal Orlando announces return of graduation events for students

ORLANDO, Fla. – Universal Orlando Resort announced the return of graduation events Friday including the popular Grad Bash and Gradventure.

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US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday.

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Ontario reports more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases, setting another single-day record

COVID-19 cases on Friday, marking another single-day high for the second day in a row. The provincial total now stands at 408,383.Friday’s case count surpassed Thursday’s which held the previous record of 4,736 new cases as the province continues to grapple with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations. In the past seven days, five of those saw daily case numbers above 4,000.According to Friday’s report, 1,469 cases were recorded in Toronto, 851 in Peel Region, 491 in York Region, 366 in Ottawa, 268 in Durham Region and 204 in Hamilton.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,664 as 25 more deaths were recorded.

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Police in Quebec investigate after man allegedly tried to access COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacy

“At this stage of the investigation, we cannot share any information about this incident or disclose a photo of a suspect to avoid jeopardizing the ongoing investigation,” the force said in a statement.Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing pharmacy staff.A spokesperson for Jean-Coutu declined to provide a comment, saying the company will does not want to interfere with the ongoing investigation.Police are asking anyone with information to call 1-800-711-1800.

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Overnight stays at Ontario parks will remain closed amid stay-at-home order, COVID-19 surge

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar.In a notice posted on April 16, the provincial agency said overnight stays include campgrounds, backcountry campsites and roofed accommodations will be shuttered until further notice in order to help stop virus spread and support further restrictions.“We understand this temporary closure of overnight stays in provincial parks may impact your plans, however, the health and well-being of Ontarians is our number one priority,” the notice read.However, Ontarians are still able to visit provincial parks for the day, only.

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Scottish Government announces three deaths and 204 new covid cases in last 24 hours

coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 204 new cases had been identified overnight.

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US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen several deadly cases.

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Top seer at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar dies of Covid-19

Kumbh Mela has long rung alarm bells among health experts who say it could turn into a "super-spreader" as pilgrims return home to their towns and villages all across India.A gathering on the banks of the holy River Ganges in Haridwar happens every 12 years, and has attracted as many as 25 million people to the site since January, including some 4.6 million on two auspicious days this week alone.The enormous crowds of pilgrims -- including cannabis-smoking holy men with dreadlocks -- taking a dip in the river have mostly ignored official advice to maintain distancing.Earlier this week, Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, head of one of the Hindu akhadas or ascetic councils, was admitted to hospital and died from coronavirus on Thursday,

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2 Toronto hospitals install tents outside to relieve emergency room waiting overflow

COVID-19 hospitalizations.The health network said Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital are utilizing the tents as waiting areas to give people more space and ensure there is more physical distance between people who are waiting to be seen in the emergency department.The tents are expected to be fully installed by the end of the week, UHN said.The waiting room tent at Toronto Western Hospital can accommodate 15 people with physical distancing, the health network said. The tent which is still being set up at Toronto General Hospital can accommodate between 10 and 12 people.

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Australia reports first death from blood clots 'likely' linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

Australia has reported its first death from blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after the country's regulator said a 48-year-old woman's death was "likely" linked to the shot.

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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for Covid-19

#COVID positive today.

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Pensioners to be given coronavirus vaccines locally after supercentre complaints

Lanarkshire Live previously told how residents in Rutherglen and Cambuslang were being asked to travel to either Ravenscraig in Motherwell or the Ally McCoist Sports Centre in East Kilbride for the second dose of the vaccine.

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N95 masks coming to one Manitoba school division amid calls for vaccine prioritization

Manitoba in worse COVID-19 position than fall lockdown: Osler The province’s COVID-19 dashboard for students and staff shows there are currently 152 coronavirus cases in 76 Manitoba schools.

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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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Covid-19: UK finds 77 cases of B.1.617 variant first found in India

B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, first found in India, and has designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).In its weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of Variants of Concern (VOC) and VUI in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) has said that the variant first detected in India includes a number of mutations."A new variant has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) by PHE. The variant, first detected in India, includes a number of mutations including E484Q, L452R, and P681R," news agency PTI quoted the PHE weekly report.“PHE has identified 77 cases of this variant in the UK and all appropriate public health interventions will be undertaken, including enhanced contact tracing.

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Global cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in 2 months: WHO

coronavirus cases are continuing to rise globally at “worrying” rates and noted that the number of new cases confirmed per week has nearly doubled during the past two months.At a press briefing on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of new cases “is approaching the highest rate of infection that we have seen so far in the pandemic.” With COVID-19 variant cases on the rise, what do experts recommend? Tedros said some countries that had been able to avoid widespread COVID-19 outbreaks are now seeing steep increases, citing Papua New Guinea as an example.“Until the beginning of this year, Papua New Guinea had reported less than 900 cases and nine deaths,” Tedros said. The noted.

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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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European Commission writes to Govt over quarantine measures

The European Commission has said the Government should use "less restrictive" quarantine measures for citizens arriving from five EU member states and that there should be clear exemptions for essential travel to Ireland.

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UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip's funeral

LONDON – British soldiers, sailors and air force personnel were making final preparations Friday for Prince Philip's funeral, a martial but personal service that will mark the passing of a royal patriarch who was also one of the dwindling number of veterans of World War II.

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Hotel quarantine exemption for elite athletes signed into law

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that there will be an exemption to hotel quarantine for elite and professional athletes.

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Sensex, Nifty fight the second covid wave

rupee that observed depreciation till levels of INR 75.5/USD, which was last seen in June’2020. This depreciation caused the rupee to deteriorate its position from one of the best performing currencies in Asia last quarter to the worst one now.

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Ontario could announce new restrictions Friday to curb surging COVID-19 rates

COVID-19 which are straining hospital capacity.The province’s associate medical officer of health said Thursday that additional recommendations have been made to cabinet.Dr. Barbara Yaffe said the situation in the province is “dire” and worse than any other point in the pandemic.

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China offering coupons, free eggs as incentive for population to get COVID-19 vaccine

coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a population that has seemed almost reluctant to get vaccinated. So it is accelerating its inoculation campaign by offering incentives — free eggs, store coupons and discounts on groceries and merchandise — to those getting a shot.After a slow start, China is now giving millions of shots a day.

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Covid-19 death toll in Northern Ireland approaching 3,000

The Covid-19 death toll in Northern Ireland is approaching 3,000.

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Withdrawal of goodwill by prison officers over vaccine

The Prison Officers' Association has directed all prison officers to adhere strictly to their duties in the prisons in what is effectively a withdrawal of goodwill by prison staff.

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Lack of vaccines in other parts of world puts US at risk, could prolong pandemic, experts say

LOS ANGELES - As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June. That’s a problem that could threaten the progress made in developed countries that have vaccinated larger portions of their populations — including the United States, experts say.On April 9, the head of the World Health Organization slammed the "shocking imbalance" in global COVID-19 vaccination.

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Irish citizens travelling for surrogacy set to be exempt from quarantine, court told

Lawyers for the Minister for Health have told the High Court that Irish citizens travelling abroad for surrogacy will be exempt from having to quarantine in a hotel when they return to Ireland.

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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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Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs

NEW DELHI – The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed COVAX facility, asked President Joe Biden on Twitter to lift the U.S. embargo on exporting raw materials needed to make the the jabs.

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Doctors say COVID-19 variants put pregnant women at greater risk, cite ‘urgent’ need for vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine, it has been more difficult.“It’s a new vaccine and I want a little more time to pass and a little bit more research done on the effects of getting the vaccine while there’s a baby in the womb,” said Chang.And it’s that lack of information that has made it difficult for many mothers-to-be when it comes to deciding whether or not to get the vaccine. Ontario becomes 1st province to prioritize pregnancy in COVID-19 vaccination rollout “The decision is on you.

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Gujarat: 15-day-old infant dies of COVID-19 at Surat hospital

SURAT : A 15-day-old baby girl, who was born to a COVID-19 patient, succumbed to coronavirus at a hospital in Gujarat's Surat city, an official said on Friday. The infant was born with the infection on April 1, as her mother had also contracted the disease, a statement issued by Diamond Hospital said.

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Covid travel warning as police brace for 'Freedom Friday' rush on Ayrshire roads

Ayrshire's top police officer has issued a Covid warning as travel restrictions ease today.Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain says the public must visit beauty spots "safely and respectfully" as roads start to flow with visitors again.Today marks the return of travel being permitted outwith local authority boundaries and police are expecting an influx on our roads.Ch Supt Hussain said: “I would like to thank the vast majority of people who are sticking to the rules to suppress the spread of coronavirus."The sacrifices people have made have allowed some restrictions around travel and gatherings to be eased."We are going to see increased traffic on our roads and if you are visiting beauty spots then I would urge you to please do so safely

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Germany's Merkel urges lawmakers to support pandemic bill

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged parliament Friday to pass a bill that would mandate a nationwide “emergency brake” when the spread of the coronavirus becomes too rapid, saying that it was needed to prevent the country's health care system from becoming overwhelmed.

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Coronavirus Scotland LIVE as travel restrictions are lifted and lockdown easing continues

finally lifted today after more than four months, while groups of up to six people from six different households can also now legally meet outdoors. Until now, most Scots have been unable to invite people into their own homes for non-essential purposes since September and thousands of hospitality businesses remain shut.

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Cavan children document life during pandemic for book project

For children across the country the last 12 months have been challenging and as a way of documenting their experiences many school communities are taking part in a writing project, developed by an Irish publishing company.

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Scots can travel and meet up outdoors from today as more Coronavirus restrictions lift

coronavirus travel restrictions have been removed in Scotland and more people are now able to meet up outdoors. The latest stage in lockdown easing was announced at an unscheduled Covid-19 briefing by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday.

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Third Pfizer dose likely needed within 12 months - CEO

The head of Pfizer has said that people will "likely" need a third dose of his company's Covid-19 shot within six to 12 months of vaccination.

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

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The Latest: Duterte: 'Worst' to come before vaccines arrive

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said it's uncertain when the Philippines can get adequate COVID-19 vaccines while warning more people will die and “the worst of times” is yet to come.

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Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for 'lame' toast

WASHINGTON – Throughout his decades in public life, Prince Philip was known for putting his royal foot in his mouth with occasional off-the-cuff remarks that could be embarrassing. But his faux pas at a White House dinner with President Richard Nixon in 1969 was enough for Philip to actually lose sleep.

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Jaylen Brown scores 40, Celtics beat Lakers 121-113

LOS ANGELES – Jaylen Brown scored four of his 40 points in the final minute, and the Boston Celtics blew most of a 27-point lead in the fourth quarter before holding on for their fifth straight victory, 121-113 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

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Coronavirus update: Deaths surge over 1100 as India reports over 2.17 lakh cases in a day

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10 reasons why the coronavirus is airborne: Study

COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air.Therefore, public health measures that fail to treat the virus as predominantly airborne leave people unprotected and allow the virus to spread, according to six experts from the UK, USA and Canada, including Jose-Luis Jimenez, a chemist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the University of Colorado Boulder."The evidence supporting airborne transmission is overwhelming, and evidence supporting large droplet transmission is almost non-existent," Jimenez said.

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Kumbh Mela 2021: 30 sadhus in Haridwar test Covid-19 positive

#COVID19 so far, in Haridwar. Medical teams are going to akharas and RT-PCR tests of sadhus are being done continuously.

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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

Major milestone reached in Greater Manchester's fight against coronavirus

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