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Ontario hospital with COVID-19 as efforts to stem the spread of the virus in the province continue.New data released by the province on Sunday also said 2,887 new cases of the virus have been detected. 2,493 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, 501 in intensive care However, experts caution that this number is likely an undercount, now that more stringent testing rules have been implemented in Ontario.To date, the province has recorded a total of 1,054,061 cases of the virus.

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India’s beloved Nightingale and the Melody Queen of Bollywood hits, Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar has passed away at the age of 92-years, leaving the entire nation grieving, Indian media confirmed on Sunday (Feb. 6).Popularly known as ‘Queen of Melody’ and the ‘Nightingale of India’, Mangeshkar was one of the most loving singers in the history of the Indian music industry.She was admitted to the hospital on January 8th after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.However, she had recovered from the deadly virus but Mangeshkar was put on ventilator support after her condition worsened in the last couple of days.Late Lata Mangeshkar stepped into singing at the age of 13-years and recorded her first song in 1942.In her career spanning seven decades, she has to her credit over 30,000 songs in different languages.

Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite has been forced to pull out of Sunday night's tour performance of the live dancing show. John, 32, has tested positive for Covid-19 on a later flow test and, despite feeling "fine", he must await the results of a PCR in isolation to determine his fate. Great British Bake Off star John, who is paired with Johannes Radebe on the tour, explained his situation to fans in a video posted to his Instagram story on Sunday.

The Scottish Government have confirmed two people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the state's positivity rate to 6.5%, said state health minister K Sudhakar on Sunday.

Phillip Schofield has revealed his COVID isolation meant he was able to avert a flood at his home. The TV star, 59, has had to miss Dancing On Ice and This Morning over the last few days as he has the coronavirus.

next variant of concern will most likely be more transmissible as compared to Omicron because it will have to overtake the strains that are currently circulating, said Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Sunday. 

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,43,933, said the state health department on Sunday. The positivity rate has fallen to 2.45%.

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PHILLIP Schofield's coronavirus hell continues as he's forced to miss tomorrow's This Morning after testing positive again. The presenter, 59, was hopeful he'd be able to resume work tomorrow after missing tonight's Dancing On Ice and all of last week's This Morning shows.

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education institutions, that were shut in late December and early January. 

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pub dubbed the 'oldest in Britain' has closed down after a staggering 13 centuries of pulling pints.Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire has sadly gone into administration following the "devastating" impact of Covid-19 on the business.Landlord Christo Tofalli announced the heartbreaking news on Friday with a statement on Facebook which has been flooded with over 240 comments and shared 121 times.Pandemic restrictions were the final nail in the pub's coffin according to Christo, who explained they were just about coping with escalating business rates and taxes before Covid hit. The pub was reportedly established in 793AD, with the building itself dates back to the 11th century, HertsLive reports.

Conservative leaders like Andrew Scheer, Pierre Poilievre and Scott Moe have recently criticized media’s reporting of issues like the trucker protest and COVID-19.

Cities in British Columbia faced another day of vehicle convoys and rallies, Saturday, in solidarity with protesters occupying downtown Ottawa opposing COVID-19 mandates.

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Demonstrations took to the road in British Columbia against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, and in support of protesters who have been camped near Parliament Hill in Ottawa for one week.

DANCING On Ice star Brendan Cole has sparked controversy for ITV after liking a post from an online account – that claims Covid is a conspiracy. Former Strictly dancer Brendan, 45, backed a video on an Instagram account called Nuremberg 2.0, which he follows.

entertainment parks and B2B exhibitions to open at 50% capacity.

Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers, but has turned into a rallying point against public health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.

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trucker convoy digs in, setting up infrastructure and heavy machinery in what Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Ottawa police chief are both now calling an “occupation” of the city.Tensions are only expected to rise on Saturday, with police estimates of up to 1,000 counterprotesters and thousands of additional convoy supporters making for what former Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau called a “volatile” mix.“There’s no question the dynamics around who’s involved and the different factions and different players that are in town present a real risk and potential for increased violence,” he told Global News.“I hope it ends in a peaceful resolution where nobody gets hurt. That’s everybody’s goal.”“But there are scenarios that may have to evolve where the police will have to escalate and use force to start arresting individuals and removing vehicles that are blocking the area,” Bordeleau added.“That is a scenario that presents some significant risks and consequences that people need to be able to really willingly accept.” Ottawa police vow ‘surge and contain’ response to trucker convoy ‘occupation’ All eyes are on Ottawa’s current police chief, Peter Sloly, as the demonstrations enter their ninth day.Ottawa police services board chair Diane Deans called a special meeting of the board for 4:30 p.m.

COVID-19 hospitalizations involving children under 10 in Quebec have taken place since Dec. 5, new data shows, yet the overall number of kids in hospital with respiratory infections is lower than normal.There have been 784 COVID-19-related hospitalizations of children under 10 since the start of the pandemic — two per cent of the total number of COVID-19 patients in the province, the government-run research centre Institut national de santé publique du Quebec indicated.

suspended the fundraising effort, which had raised about 10 million Canadian (US $7.8 million), but said Friday it will refund or redirect to charities the vast majority of the money raised in support of those protesting COVID-19 measures in Ottawa.The company said in a statement they believed the intention of the Freedom Convoy fundraiser was to support a peaceful protest when it was first created, but said they now have "evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity."Thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the capital last weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill. Police estimate about 250 remained, but deputy police chief Steve Bell said they expected 300 to 400 more trucks this weekend and more than 1,000 protesters on foot.

World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing’s relations with the West.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more forthcoming with data and information related to the origin of the virus. ‘Shouldn’t be happening’: WHO tracking ‘worrying’ increase in deaths as Omicron surges “Pleased to meet with Premier Li Keqiang,” Tedros tweeted.

COVID-19 in New Brunswick, according to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard. There have now been 258 deaths linked to the virus in New Brunswick.There are now 162 people in hospital, down one since Friday.

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Andrea Bordeaux is speaking out about her exit from Run the World.

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia have climbed to 102, the province announced Saturday.It’s the second-highest number of hospitalizations Nova Scotia has seen so far. The current record is 103 people in hospital, set on May 18, 2021, during the third wave.

COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures until all their demands are met.In the meantime, Ottawa and several other cities across Canada are working to try to ensure that escalating protests remain peaceful over the weekend.Police in Ottawa have said they are expecting as many as 400 more trucks and up to 2,000 people on foot to arrive this weekend to join the protest that has been rebranded by critics, including a lot of frustrated downtown residents, as an occupation.

COVID-19 on Saturday as the number of hospitalizations and intensive care patients continues to drop.The health department says hospitalizations decreased by 94 compared with the prior day to 2,447.#COVID19 – En date du 4 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/1DyRLUi7Kg— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 5, 2022The number of people listed in intensive care fell by three to 181.Officials reported a 96-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday following a decrease of 93 on Thursday.The province is reporting 2,955 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.Health workers administered 46,030 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

BTS’ Jimin has been discharged from hospital after undergoing surgery on his appendix and treatment for COVID-19, Big Hit Music has confirmed.The singer was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and tested positive for COVID-19 in January, with surgery required on his appendix.In a statement posted to the agency’s fan community platform Weverse, Big Hit informed fans that Jimin had recovered from the virus and that his quarantine had come to an end today (February 5).“Jimin was tested positive for COVID-19 and diagnosed with acute appendicitis on Sunday, January 30 and underwent surgery on Monday, January 31,” the statement read. “He has since received inpatient care and tested negative on his PCR test before being discharged from the hospital.“Jimin showed no extraordinary symptoms during his hospital stay.

◾New cases in State: 12,009◾New cases in B'lore: 4,532◾Positivity rate in State: 9.04%◾Discharges: 25,854◾Active cases - State: 1,09,203 (B'lore- 46k)◾Deaths:50 (B'lore- 15)◾Tests: 1,32,796#COVID19 #Omicron

COVID-19, as the province continues to feel the impact of the latest wave of the pandemic.That’s according to new data released by the province on Saturday morning.The new numbers suggest a decrease of 141 hospitalizations. On Friday 2,634 people were seeking care in a hospital.

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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is set to miss the Club World Cup after testing positive for Covid.The Blues announced news of the German's positive test shortly before their FA Cup fourth-round match against Plymouth Argyle.As a result, assistant coach Arno Michels led the team against the League One Pilgrims at Stamford Bridge. And Michels will now be forced to take charge for at least one of Chelsea's Club World Cup games, too, while Tuchel quarantines in the UK.

Mumbai in the last 24 hours, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday. The city also saw four deaths due to the infections in the same duration.

Kerala has reported 33,538 new positive cases on Saturday taking the caseload to 62,44,654. The health department said 46,813 persons recuperated from the disease today, taking the number of recoveries to 58,33,762. 

World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of Covid-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West.

Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

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Phillip Schofield, 59, has revealed he’s tried everything to be able to make it to host Dancing on Ice alongside co-star Holly Willoughby, 40, in an emotional Instagram post this morning. The presenter was struck down with Covid earlier this week, meaning he had to pull out of fronting This Morning at the last minute.Phillip was hoping he’d be given the all clear just in time to host Sunday's edition of Dancing on Ice.However, the star has taken to social media to inform his three million followers that despite doing two lateral flow tests “to be absolutely sure”, the results on both have sadly come back positive.Taking a picture of the tests resting on a granite worktop, Phillip wrote today: “Did two tests to be absolutely sure (crying face emoji).”The ITV favourite then took the opportunity to wish his colleague Stephen Mulhern good luck as he steps in to replace him.“Sorry @dancingonice Have an amazing show @stephenmulhern it’s SO much fun x @hollywilloughby.”A spokesperson for Dancing on Ice commented on the news shortly after Phillip’s tearful post.They said: “Sunday's episode of Dancing on Ice will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern while Phillip Schofield continues to self-isolate."A source also told The Mirror of Phillip’s replacement: "Phil is off recovering, Stephen was delighted to be asked to step in to fill his shoes and present alongside Holly."He gets on with everyone so bosses are more than happy for him to step up. “Everyone's wishing Phil a quick recovery and hoping to see him back in his rightful place later this month.”Phillip confirmed he had tested positive for Covid after a busy time last weekend.He had been out and about attending the theatre alongside his estranged wife Stephanie