New Brunswick reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

Philadelphia police detectives are investigating a carjacking where an Uber driver was shot on Thursday night.  PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating after an Uber driver was carjacked and shot around 11:34 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Delaware County responded to a gruesome scene Friday morning after they say a man murdered his girlfriend and attempted to decapitate her. Officers responded to the Willow Apartments on the 400 block of Springfield Road in Clifton Heights around 4 a.m. Friday morning.Law enforcement sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley that police found the man using a machete in an attempt to decapitate the victim. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene and the victim was pronounced dead.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 'Save America' rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022 in Conroe, Texas. Trump's visit was his first Texas MAGA rally since 2019.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday morning, as their school mask requirements remain in effect through next month.Earlier this week, Gov. John Carney signed a revision of the State of Emergency order that lifted the state’s universal mask mandate, effective at 8 a.m. Also in Monday's revision to the State of Emergency order, Governor Carney temporarily extended the mask requirement in both public and private K-12 schools and child care facilities. As a result, that requirement will expire at 11:59 p.m.

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The foreign exchange shortage experienced in Sri Lanka will be short-lived, said the country’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.Speaking to officials at the Finance Ministry of Friday (11), Rajapaksa said the government expects to minimize the effects the forex shortage might have on the people.On Monday (7) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials to take steps to immediately release the containers containing essential items at the custody of Customs.The President also appointed a committee headed by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities including food, and this committee met for the first time on Friday (11).A statement from the Finance Ministry noted that though there is a shortage of Milk Powder, Gas, Wheat Flour, and Cement in the local market, there are sufficient stocks of all other essential items and there will be no shortage.In addition, the tax reliefs granted by the government for essential food items not being enjoyed by the people were discussed and it was revealed at the meeting that errant traders abuse the concessions granted by the government and sell goods at exorbitant prices.The implementation of a new mechanism to expedite the release of essential commodities including food to the market, and to regulate and oversee this matter, was also discussed.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after they say six people were stabbed inside if a Kensington home as they slept Friday morning.The incident happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Front Street. Police say a family member went from bedroom to bedroom stabbing the six victims with two different knives that were described as kitchen knives.FOX 29’s Steve Keeley reports that all six of the stabbing victims are between the ages of 26 and 46. A 46-year-old woman is in critical condition after suffering stab wounds to the head and neck during the incident.

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France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major roads leading into the capital to keep so-called "Freedom Convoy" motorists out, the city's police force said.

₹9.57 lakh crore for the economy was far sharper than ₹2.12 lakh crore in GDP growth that was lost in 2008-09 global financial crises, yet the government was able to contain consumer price inflation (CPI) to within 6.2% as opposed to CPI ballooning to 9.1% during the global financial crisis.

Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to Covid-19.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers continued their strike action for the fifth consecutive day on Friday (11), despite a court issuing an order against a nurses trade union that is also taking part in the strike.Health workers in Sri Lanka have been staging demonstrations and strikes since November 2021 to draw attention to the issue of salary anomalies.Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances, and an increase in overtime rates.Supplementary and paramedical services, nursing services, and professionals from 16 health services including medical laboratory technologists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors, and family health officers are participating in the indefinite strike.Thousands of poor patients who visited government hospitals were turned away, as a result.A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing.The Attorney General filed an action against the Government Nursing Officer’s Association and its president Saman Rathnapriya, seeking an enjoining order from the court to immediately suspend the trade union action of the said union.The Attorney General appraised the court of the present deplorable conditions in hospitals due to patient care being severely affected.District Court Judge of Colombo Aruna Aluthge issued two enjoining orders preventing the union from continuing the said trade union strike endangering the lives of the patients.As a result of the strike, over this week the activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District

Prince Charles getting Covid again should be "ringing royal alarm bells," according to an expert who warns of some "regal whiplash". The 73-year-old is set to snatch an almost 200-year record by becoming the oldest person to be crowned monarch.

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Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The new University of Vavuniya was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday (11).The University of Vavuniya is the 17th State University in Sri Lanka and was established with effect from the 1st of August 2021 via an Extraordinary Gazette on the 8th of June 2021 that elevated the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, to a separate state university in Sri Lanka.The new state university was established for the purpose of providing, promoting, and developing higher education in the branches of learning of Business Studies, Applied Science, and Technology Studies.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of he World Health Organization (WHO), Buti Manamela, Deputy Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa, Dr Joe Phaahla, Minister of Health of South Africa and Meryame Kitir, Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy of Belgium today visit a number of public and private sector partners that are collaborating to develop and build WHO’s global mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa.

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coronavirus on Tuesday.Premier Blaine Higgs will be joined by chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell for the 2:30 p.m.

COVID-19 on Monday and said 273 active cases remain in the province.According to Public Health, three of the cases are in Zone 1 (Moncton region) and five in Zone 4 (Edmundston region).All individuals are self-isolating and under investigation, said public health officials. Black history resource site launched for New Brunswick teachers The province said the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in New Brunswick is 1,264.

coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 283.There are nine new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region), one new case in Zone 2 (Saint John region) and 16 new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region).One of the Edmundston region cases is an individual over 90 years old.All cases are self-isolating and under investigation, the province says.

COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths in the province to 18.The province also reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, and said 283 active cases remain in New Brunswick.“It is never easy to hear that a fellow New Brunswicker has died from COVID-19,” said Premier Blaine Higgs. “Marcia and I extend our deepest sympathies to the person’s loved ones during their time of mourning.”“Our thoughts are also with the health-care workers who are continually providing care and comfort during the pandemic.

New Brunswick says the health zones currently in the orange phase of its COVID-19 response plan will remain there for several more weeks. But as Silas Brown reports, the province will modify its restrictions to allow for larger bubbles.

COVID-19.New Brunswick says $360,000 of the funding will come from the public transit category of the Safe Restart Agreement, a federal program meant to help provinces and municipalities during the pandemic. Maritime Bus delays route cuts, seeks assistance from N.B.

COVID-19 update on Friday as the province has now reported more cases in the first month of 2021 than it did all of last year.As of Thursday, New Brunswick reported 306 cases of COVID-19 in the month of January. In all of 2020, the province reported 599 cases of the virus.The skyrocketing cases are the result of multiple outbreaks in communities across the province.As part of its response to the increasing number of cases, New Brunswick has moved some of its health zones into an elevated level of its COVID-19 response plan.As of Friday, much of the Moncton area remains in the red level while the Edmundston zone remains in lockdown.

COVID-19 self-isolation rules introduced last week by the provincial government.Workers are required to self-isolate for 14 days and are not allowed to be in a home with other people while in isolation.The “rotational” nature of their work often means a few weeks at a job site outside New Brunswick followed by a break where workers return to their home province.Those breaks are often two weeks in length. N.B.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Fitzgerald says the four people involved in the cluster are close contacts of one another and are between the ages of 20 and 39.She also says there is a suspected case of COVID-19 at a daycare in the province, though no positive cases have yet been confirmed in connection with the facility.The fourth case announced today is related to international travel and Fitzgerald says there are now nine active reported infections in the province.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan.

coronavirus on Thursday.Two of the new cases are in the Saint John region, 11 are in the Moncton region and 14 are in the Edmundston region.“All cases are self-isolating and under investigation,” the province says. Doctors in hard-hit N.B.

COVID-19.Peter Lewis’ mother Joan Davis died January 21.She had been living in the Lily Court unit inside Tucker Hall at Shannex’s Parkland Saint John facility, where a COVID-19 outbreak continues to rage.

Some say they’re concerned part of the local population doesn’t believe in the seriousness of the pandemic and isn’t interested in getting tested.The Edmundston region has been under a 14-day lockdown that began Sunday and has nearly half the 339 active reported COVID-19 infections in the province.Dr.

coronavirus on Tuesday, bring the total number of active cases to 339.The new cases include one individual in the Moncton region, three in the Saint John region, five in the Edmundston regions and one in the Campbellton region.All cases are under investigation, the province said. New Brunswick reports 14th COVID-19-related death, 2 zones to move back to orange Tuesday evening Effective at midnight, the Saint John and Fredericton regions are moving back to the orange phase of COVID-19 recovery.

New Brunswick chief medical officer of health Dr.

COVID-19 update Monday afternoon.It will be led by Health Minister Dorothy Shephard and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health.

coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 334.There are 10 new cases in Zone 1, the Moncton region, nine new cases in Zone 4, the Edmundston region, and one new case in Zone 7, the Miramichi region.Zones 1, 2, 3 remain in the red phase of COVID-19 recovery, while zones 5, 6, 7 remain in the orange phase.Zone 4 went into a complete lockdown at midnight on Sunday. Edmundston area of New Brunswick in lockdown due to COVID-19 surge To date, the province has confirmed 1,124 cases, of which 776 have recovered.

New Brunswick reports 17 new coronavirus cases, Edmundston region goes into lockdown The order also forces non-essential businesses, schools and public spaces to close, including outdoor ice rinks and ski hills.The province says all indoor and outdoor gatherings from people of different households are prohibited.A detailed list of lockdown restrictions, including what can remain open and what must close, is available online.Provincial officials say they will evaluate the situation in the region every seven days, and cabinet may extend the lockdown if necessary.Zones 1, 2 and 3 remain at the red level under the province’s COVID-19 recovery plan.

COVID-19 on Saturday and said Zone 4 (Edmundston region) will go into lockdown effective at 11:59 p.m.According to Public Health, five of the overall cases are in Zone 1 (Moncton region), one case in Zone 2 (Saint John region), 10 cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region), one case in Zone 5 (Campbellton region).All cases are self-isolating and under investigation, said health officials.“As we continue to manage our reality of COVID-19 in the province, I strongly advise everyone who is displaying COVID-19 symptoms to please get tested. Do not take chances with your health and those of your loved ones and others in the community,” said Dr.

Licensed practical nurses in New Brunswick aren’t giving up the fight for different union representation.The LPNs, who cite working conditions and pay among their concerns, recently lost a case before New Brunswick’s Labour and Employment Board.The LPNs want representation from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America … better known as the Carpenters Union.LPN Nicole Tompkins helped spearhead the campaign to leave Local 1252 of CUPE. She says 85 percent were in favour of switching union representation.

coronavirus on Thursday.Premier Blaine Higgs will be joined by Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health, at 2:30 p.m.The briefing will be livestreamed on the Global News New Brunswick website.

coronavirus red alert level, but Premier Blaine Higgs is already warning that if case numbers fail to improve, parts of the province could head into a “lockdown” as early as the end of the week.“We are deciding what a lockdown looks like this week and if we don’t see immediate results over these coming days, then certainly we won’t be afraid to take the next step by the end of the week if necessary,” said Higgs at Tuesday’s COVID-19 update.What exactly a further, more restrictive alert level would look like is not immediately clear. When the province moved to a colour-coded phase approach in April, red was the most restrictive level and looked somewhat similar to what New Brunswickers endured in March.

coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 317.The new cases involve six individuals in the Moncton region, two in the Saint John region, one each in the Fredericton and Campbellton regions and 11 in the Edmundston zone.All cases are self-isolating and are under investigation, the province said.Zone 4, the Edmundston region, now has 103 active cases, nearly a third of the provincial total. That zone, and zones 1, 2 and 3, remain under the red level of COVID-19 recovery.

All of southern New Brunswick will join the Edmundston region in reverting to the red COVID-19 recovery level Tuesday at midnight, encompassing Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John.

The news of the southern part of New Brunswick moving to the red phase wasn’t a surprise for some. Doctor Jennifer Russell recently visited some municipalities to offer words of guidance and encouragement. Callum Smith has more.

COVID-19 recovery.Theresa Jarvis has a daughter in middle school and her husband is a military veteran with health complications.She said she started the petition Monday, less than 24 hours after Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy announced schools would stay open, with increased restrictions, during the red phase.This represented a change to New Brunswick’s Return to School plan unveiled in September. New Brunswick reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, moves Edmundston to red phase The petition applauds the work of Cardy and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.