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For the first time, India conducts over 7 lakh Covid-19 tests in a day

New Delhi: In a new high, India on Sunday said it has scaled the peak of testing more than 7 lakhs tests in a single day. "Continuing the streak of more than 6 lakh tests in a single day for several days, India’s tests have grown exponentially.

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Quickly process insurance claims by health workers engaged in covid duties: Govt

₹50 lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties as the cover is available till September NEW DELHI : The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to quickly process claims under the ₹50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties as the cover is available till September.In a letter to the states and UTs, Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to accord top priority to the security and well-being of healthcare providers, medical staff and frontline workers.He also told them to initiate deterrent action against the perpetrators of violence against frontline COVID-19 workers under the Epidemic Disease (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020."In the last six

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Promising new drug candidate may reverse Alzheimer’s-like memory loss

Redox Biology.Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that destroys brain cells, leading to memory loss and impairments in thinking and behavior. These symptoms are severe enough to restrict an individual’s daily life and activities.

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Hit by COVID-19, ArcelorMittal resorting to cost-reduction measures to protect p

NEW DELHI : Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel giant ArcelorMittal is focussing on cost-reduction initiatives to protect profitability in view of an uncertainty around pace of recovery.The world's largest steelmaker had logged a net loss of USD 559 million for the second quarter ended June 2020 and termed it as the most difficult period in its history."The company continues to focus on cost reduction initiatives to protect profitability as it navigates the evolving demand backdrop.

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AP: Hospitals to admit people with fever, breathlessness even without Covid-19 test

New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday has decided that people suffering from fever, breathlessness, and decreasing oxygen levels will be admitted to hospitals irrespective of Covid-19 test as waiting for test results would delay their treatment.The state will place 5-10 beds with oxygen supply in each of Community Health Centers.Observing that peaking of coronavirus cases was a natural consequence, Andhra Pradesh Special Chief Secretary (Health) K S Jawahar Reddy on Saturday said their focus was now on reducing the mortality rate."We are almost into the peak of cases.Some districts like East Godavari, West Godavari, Kurnool, Anantapuramu and Guntur have entered the peak curve while some others are midway.This is a natural

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New way for gut neurons to communicate with the brain

500 million neurons and controls important reflexes, such as peristalsis, the contraction of muscles in the gut to enable digestion. It is also responsible for the secretion of digestive enzymes that help break down food.The ENS is also a critical part of the gut-brain axis, through which the gut communicates with the brain — and the vagus nerve is particularly essential for conveying information about the intestines to the brain.

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New Zealand marks 100 days without virus transmission

New Zealand has marked 100 days with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in the community, but health officials there have warned there was no room for complacency.

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A New Brunswick man was FaceTiming with his family in Beirut. Then came the explosion

Beirut. Then, an explosion happened.“We literally saw the reaction, we literally heard the explosion and glass breaking.

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Where to buy kids’ masks in Canada and what to look for

The federal government has yet to release mask guidelines for children, which chief public health officer Theresa Tam has promised by the end of the week. But some provinces like Ontario and Alberta have established students in grades four to 12 will be required to wear masks.

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Opinion I Becoming new parents during covid-19

paani puri to be savoured from a street side stall to make the situation more bearable.While the world is reporting mood swings, sadness, irritability, I really wonder how the elevation in oestrogen and progesterone have treated these families-in-the-making.Despite my daily search for literature on “therapy for pregnant women through a pandemic", I found nothing to suit the gravity of the situation. So, I decided to focus on anxiety, as it wasn’t hard to imagine what the biggest emotional challenge for these expecting and new parents is.I would suggest doing the following to take care of nerves and anxiety during pregnancy and post delivery:Meditate: Taking calm breaths should be the biggest priority for pregnant women.

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Coronavirus: 20-29 age group now leading B.C. in confirmed cases

B.C. Centre of Disease Control, on May 6, there were 214 confirmed cases of coronavirus throughout the province for people in the 20-29 age group.Fast forward to Aug.

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26 residents have now died due to COVID-19 at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate care centre

Good Samaritan Southgate care centre in Edmonton, bringing the total of fatal COVID-19 cases to 26.The care centre posts updates directly online, meaning some deaths at the centre are reported by them before they are officially recorded by Alberta Health.On Friday evening, the latest numbers show that there are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in residents. There have been 18 recoveries and 26 deaths in the resident cases at the centre.Nineteen employees have active cases, while 13 employees are now considered recovered.

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Flash Flood Watch expires; Saturday afternoon should be nice

PHILADELPHIA - Due to widespread rainfall, the National Weather Service extended its Flash Flood Watch through early Saturday morning.The watch was allowed to expire Saturday at 2.a.m. Folks are urged to remain cautious while driving overnight as heavy rainfall caused flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots and it takes time for the water to recede.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPAll lanes were blocked on the New Jersey Turnpike between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and US 322 due to flooding Friday night.

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National Pickleball Day celebrated on new courts in Saskatoon

Pickleball is a sport on the rise “Over the last 10 years, we’ve grown from a handful of snowbirds coming from Arizona and Florida to play here in Saskatoon,” SPI acting president Marilyn Barrington said.

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Coronavirus: Canada reports 220 new cases, 6 more deaths

novel coronavirus on Saturday, as well as six more deaths.Saturday’s numbers bring the country’s total COVID-19 infections and fatalities to 119,187 and 8,976, respectively. As of Aug.

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Donald Trump bypasses congress, signs orders on coronavirus aid

Donald Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation’s elected lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.

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Cole just misses 20th reg-season win in row, Yanks beat Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win before getting pulled, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 Saturday in the opener of a seven-inning doubleheader.Cole, who had won his first three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract in the offseason, took a 5-0 lead into the fifth.

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Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month break

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing.“This is God given, thank you very much,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion said as she thanked her mother, Oracene.Williams now looks to flex her muscles on a tennis court for the first time in six months.She is preparing for the inaugural Top Seed Open that opens Monday near Lexington, a recently added hard court tournament that serves as a tuneup for this month’s U.S. Open in New York.

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24 new coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan, majority of them in Regina

coronavirus on Saturday afternoon, bringing the provincial total to 1,433.The majority of the new cases are in Regina, with 11 people in the city testing positive for the virus. Five new cases have been reported in south central Saskatchewan, three in north central, three in Saskatoon and one in the south west.Health officials say the location of another case is pending.

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Coronavirus Scotland: New spike in cases as 60 positive tests declared overnight

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA fresh spike in coronavirus cases across Scotland has seen 60 new positive tests declared by the Scottish Government.The latest figures show 60 more cases have been detected in the past 24 hours. The total for Scotland now stands at 18,950.But there has been no new COVID-19 deaths in the country for 23 days now.In Ayrshire and Arran, one more case has been identified overnight.

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Paris mandates masks in busy outdoor areas as coronavirus cases rise

Paris authorities on Saturday imposed the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors in busy areas of the French capital from Monday to curb a rise in the rate of coronavirus infections.The order applies to people aged 11 and over, the Paris prefecture said in a statement, adding that indicators showed the virus had begun circulating more widely since mid-July.The rate of positive tests in the greater Paris region now stood at 2.4 per cent compared with a national average of 1.6 per cent, it said. Disneyland Paris, Eiffel Tower partially reopen to the public The zones where masks must be worn will be detailed separately, and evaluated on a regular basis, the prefecture said.

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No new coronavirus cases reported in Nova Scotia, state of emergency renewed

COVID-19 were reported on Saturday, with only two active cases remaining.According to the province, the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 501 Nova Scotia tests on Aug. 7 and is operating 24-hours.To date, Nova Scotia has 65,949 negative test results, 1,071 positive COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths.There are currently no people in hospital as a result of COVID-19.

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16 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Manitoba Saturday

COVID-19 in the province Saturday.That brings the total number of cases in Manitoba to 507.The province said Manitoba has now performed 100,074 tests for COVID-19 with the test positivity rate sitting at 1.22 per cent.The active caseload is 148 with 351 people considered recovered.Nine people are in hospital due to the virus with three of those in the intensive care unit.

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Karnataka sees record single-day spike of 7,178 new Covid-19 cases

Bengaluru: Karnataka confirmed 7178 new Covid- 19 cases on Saturday, which is the state's biggest single-day spike so far.Breaching the 7,000-mark indicates the deteriorating situation of the health crisis in the southern state.The overall tally now stands at 1,72,101 cases, of which nearly 79765 are active.The spike in the state was fueled largely by its capital Bengaluru, which recorded 2,665 new cases in the 24 hours until 5 pm on Saturday.The death toll in the state went up to 3,091 cases as 93 more virus-related fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours.Bengaluru now has 14,391 active containment zones in its area of around 820 square kilometers.Bengaluru now has over 72000 cases while mineral-rich Ballari district inched towards

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Zero new coronavirus cases reported in London-Middlesex, 7 new cases in Elgin-Oxford

coronavirus were reported on Saturday by officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU).This keeps the total number of COVID-19 cases in the region at 682.One new recovery was announced Saturday, increasing the total number of recoveries to 603.Fifty-seven people have died, most recently on June 12.

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No new coronavirus deaths recorded in Greater Manchester's hospitals for the second day running

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, August 8 stands at:Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 253Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures often sometimes include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.They do not include deaths in care homes or community settings.

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Covid-19: 174 new cases and one further death

There has been one further death from Covid-19 and 174 additional cases reported to the Department of Health. This brings the total number of deaths here to 1,772 with 26,644 cases.

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Thirteen new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Saturday

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday.

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This Wigan woman was suddenly made redundant because of Covid - now she's started her dream job

The Manchester Evening News."I was working for an agency but because of Covid-19 they had to close down."I have always wanted to try and start something myself and I've always toyed around with different ideas.

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Andhra reports over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day, tally past 2.17 lakh

AMARAVATI : Andhra Pradesh continued to witness a surge in COVID-19 cases as 10,080 fresh infections were reported, taking the overall tally to 2,17,040 while a single day high of 97 fatalities were recorded.The latest government bulletin said the state now had 85,486 active cases after 1,29,615 coronavirus positive persons got cured, including 9,151 in the last 24 hours, and 1,939 succumbed.The state reported over 10,000 cases for the fourth straight day.For the first time, Andhra Pradesh overshot the national average (8.93 per cent) in the infection positivity rate clocking 8.95 per cent.It also continued way below the national average (68.

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Quebec reports five additional deaths, 126 new COVID 19 cases

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Of the deaths reported today, authorities say one occurred before July 31.The number of patients in intensive care increased by four to 23.The province says 155 people are hospitalized, an increase of three patients.The province performed 17,973 tests on Thursday, the last day for which testing results are available.

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AG: NJ police killed man after he advanced with broken bottle

VENTNOR, N.J. - Authorities say a man was shot and killed after allegedly advancing on police officers with a broken bottle along a road in southern New Jersey.The state attorney general’s office says Ventnor and Atlantic City officers responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a 911 call about a man behaving erratically in Ventnor.The attorney general’s office said officers found the man walking in and out of a marshy area along the roadway while holding a broken glass bottle in his hand.

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Thousands of homes, businesses still without power in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias

PHILADELPHIA - Three days after Tropical Storm Isaias plowed through the Delaware Valley bringing damaging winds and buckets of rain that lead to widespread power outages.As of Saturday morning, PSE&G owns more than 5,000 of the outages in areas across New Jersey. Meanwhile, PECO claims more than 500 customers are without electricity.

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Murphy says coronavirus trends heading in positive direction

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office)TRENTON - New Jersey Democratic Gov.

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Coronavirus outbreaks declared over in federal prisons, staff prepare for ‘new normal’

COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada’s federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a“ new normal” that could be in place for years.In March, Correctional Service Canada implemented several physical distancing measures, including providing both staff and inmates with masks. Additional personal protection equipment, such as gloves, gowns and face shields were also provided.

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With record 12,822 new Covid-19 cases in a day, Maharashtra tally crosses 5 lakh-mark

New Delhi: With record 12,822 new cases in the last 24 hours, coronavirus case tally in Maharashtra reached 5.03 lakh on Saturday. This is the first time the state has ever witnessed over 12,000 cases in the span of a single day.Death toll rose to 17,367 with 275 more fatalities in the last 24 hours.There are 1,47,048 active cases in the state.Case fatality rate in the state stands at 3.45% as against national average of 2.04%.The number of recoveries in the state reached 3.38 lakh, including 11,081 in the last 24 hours.

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Ontario reports 70 new coronavirus cases marking lowest increase since March

coronavirus on Saturday.It’s the sixth consecutive day of cases below 100, and the lowest single-day increase in cases since March 22 when 48 were reported. Toronto Public Health criticizes TDSB’s back-to-school reopening plan “With 107 more resolved, we continue to see a decline in active cases,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter.“Yesterday, the province processed over 26,000 tests … Locally, 29 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases with 15 of them reporting no new cases.”The newly reported numbers are valid as of 2 p.m.

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1,404 new Covid-19 cases take Delhi's overall tally past 1.44 lakh

NEW DELHI : Delhi recorded 1,404 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.44 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,098, authorities said.The number of daily cases after dipping to three-figure count last weekend has again shown a rise in the last few days, recording in excess of 1,000.Also, the number of tests have shown a rise in the last few days, with the Saturday figure being 24,592, as per the latest bulletin.Sixteen fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, it said.On Friday, the daily cases count was 1,192 and 23 deaths were reported.The active cases tally on Saturday rose to 10,667, from 10,409 the previous day. On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest

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Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 68.32%, fatality rate declines to 2.04%: Govt

NEW DELHI : Focused and effective efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.India has one of the lowest cases per million at 1,469 as against the global average of 2,425, it said.According to the ministry, effective surveillance and improved testing network have ensured early detection of cases and consequentially leading to timely clinical management of severe and critical cases.Coordinated implementation of 'test, track, treat' strategy by the Centre, states and Union Territories has ensured that case fatality rate has been

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Persistent hiccups may be new coronavirus warning sign after man suffered for 4 days

coronavirus. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine have published a report of a man who had the hiccups for four days and tested positive for Covid-19.

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Aviation workers hold protest at Belfast airport

Aviation workers have staged a demonstration at Belfast International Airport calling for Westminster and Stormont to step in to save jobs.

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2,256 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths reported in Telangana

HYDERABAD : As many as 2,256 more COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths were reported in Telangana on Friday, the state government informed on Saturday.With these, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 77,513 including 22,568 active cases. While 54,330 recoveries have been reported in the state so far, the death toll stands at 615.As many as 23,322 samples were tested in the state on Friday.

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Back to school: You can now pay for those jeans in installments

the BBB serving Southern Alberta and East Kootenay.“College students may be targeted, high-school students may be targeted, because they may not have all that disposable money at once,” Thomas says.But the financial companies that offer the service tend to take a radically different view, arguing the new incarnation of BNPL can be a cheaper alternative to traditional credit card purchases.“It really is an alternative to a credit card in many ways,” says Wayne Pommen, president and CEO of PayBright, a Canadian payments platform that offers consumers the option to split smaller purchases into four bi-weekly payments or pay for larger expenses in monthly installments.Often, the option to buy now, pay later comes at check-out.

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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
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