COVID-19 tied to markedly higher mortality in pregnant womenPregnant women with COVID-19 had a case-fatality rate 13.6 times higher than similarly aged people with COVID, according to a study published this week in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The study's 3 maternal deaths (1.3% of the 240-person cohort) result in only an absolute rate difference of 1.2%, but the researchers point out that they also represent 9.4% of Washington State's COVID deaths in 20- to 39-year-olds.The researchers drew their data from Mar 1 to Jun 30, 2020, across 35 sites in Washington that represented 61% of the state's annual deliveries.

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B.C. health officials to provide Monday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 data on Monday afternoon.The news conference at 3 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, on our website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.During its last update on Friday, the province reported 471 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths, bringing B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,246.

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Guelph reports 42 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, 5 deaths in Wellington County

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing its total case count to 2,461.The data encompasses the entire weekend as active cases in the city fell by 40 from Friday to 149. There are four active cases currently being treated in the hospital.

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171 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Saskatchewan

COVID-19.The province reported 171 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the overall total to 25,574.Health officials said 43 of the new cases were in the Regina zone and 34 in the Saskatoon zone. Saskatchewan restaurant revenues continue decline, data shows New cases were also reported in the far northwest (16), far north-central (8), far northeast (11), northwest (10), north-central (10), northeast (15), central-west (3), central-east (3), south-central (1) and southeast (14) zones.

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COVID-19 vaccines ‘at risk of expiring’ given to family of non-frontline staff at Vaughan LTC home

COVID-19 vaccine doses to the family and friends of board members and staff from a not-for-profit Vaughan, Ont., long-term care home.However, representatives for the Villa Leonardo Gambin (VLG) long-term care home claim the doses were given to family members of non-frontline staff because the vaccines were “at risk of expiring.”Charlene Nero, a LiUNA Local 3000 spokesperson, told Global News in a statement on Monday that 21 shots in total were administered on three separate occasions at the Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue West-area facility.Nero said the nurse reported she administered seven doses of the vaccine to the non-frontline recipients during the week of Jan. 10.

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UN: 'Concerning news' vaccines may not work against variants

GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa.

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Delta will continue blocking middle seats on planes through April 2021

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said it will continue blocking middle seats through at least the end of April, part of an ongoing effort by the airline to limit capacity on flights and ease potential customers’ anxiety about returning to the skies during the pandemic.The carrier said Monday it will block middle seats and limit capacity on all flights through April 30, 2021, a month longer than originally planned.

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Health officials update Manitobans on coronavirus

COVID-19 Monday.Dr. Brent Roussin has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m.

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Supposed Super Bowl tweet gaffe spurs Ottawa Public Health to clarify ‘misinformation’

Super Bowl tweet to expound on the dangers of misinformation amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The local public health unit tweeted a supposedly canned congratulations tweet to the winners of Super Bowl LV on Sunday night, but the social media editor in charge — “Bruce” — seemingly failed to swap out the placeholder text and image.The now-widespread tweet led many online to both criticize and sympathize with the poor public health unit, with many sending condolences in the vein of “we’ve all been Bruce.”We are all Bruce.

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UK coronavirus death toll rises by 333 - lowest daily increase of 2021

The UK's official coronavirus death toll has risen by 333, the lowest rise since December 2020.

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Greece says Turkey's 2-state model for Cyprus a non-starter

NICOSIA – Greece’s prime minister said on Monday that it’s unlikely “substantial” talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus could resume if Turkey and Turkish Cypriots insist on pursuing a two-state accord that defies a United Nations and European Union-endorsed framework for federation.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 8

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday.Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce plans Monday to reopen the province following its state of emergency.A senior government source who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter says Ford will announce that the state of emergency declared last month will be allowed to expire as scheduled on Tuesday.However, the source adds that a stay-at-home order will remain in effect as regions gradually transition back to the government’s colour-coded restrictions system over the next three weeks.

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Ontario reports 1,265 new coronavirus cases, 33 more deaths

coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 279,472.Monday’s case count is lower than Sunday’s which saw 1,484 new infections. On Saturday, 1,388 new cases were recorded and 1,670 on Friday.According to Monday’s provincial report, 421 new cases were recorded in Toronto, 256 in Peel Region, 130 in York Region, 61 in Durham Region and 50 in Ottawa.All other local public health units reported under 50 cases in the report.The death toll in the province has risen to 6,538 as 33 more deaths were reported.

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at Bay of Pigs Museum and Library

MIAMI – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Monday morning at the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in Miami.

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Coronavirus: More Ontario schools reopen to in-person learning

Coronavirus: Schools in Toronto, Peel and York Regions last for return to in-person learning All students in Ontario began January with online learning as part of a provincial lockdown.The province then took a staggered approach to reopening schools, allowing those in northern Ontario and rural areas to resume in-person learning first.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government is taking a number of steps to enhance safety in schools, such as more stringent screening for high schoolers and asymptomatic testing across the province.

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COVID-19: What you can and cannot do in Alberta on Monday, Feb. 8

COVID-19 public health restrictions are easing Monday, giving people more opportunities for activities outside their homes.The eased restrictions are contingent on hospitalizations and are the first of a four-step approach to reopening the economy. Alberta to lift some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen gyms, in-person dining Feb.

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Super Bowl 2021: Brady clinches record 7th ring with Bucs win

TAMPA, Fla. - In a truly historic event, Tom Brady secured a record seventh Super Bowl title while Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs struggled throughout the match-up. Brady threw three touchdowns, including a pair to old longtime New England teammate Rob Gronkowski in their first season together with the Buccaneers.By the end of the fourth, Mahomes’ Chiefs went home without a single touchdown.In a year defined by working from home, the Buccaneers made history by becoming the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium.Tom Brady celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9.

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New normal: Brady gets 7th trophy in a season to remember

TAMPA, Fla. – So much of it looked familiar — from the heartfelt rendering of the national anthem, to the silvery, star-studded halftime show, to Tom Brady standing there at the end with a mile-wide smile, awash in confetti.

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Amazon scam calls on the rise, warns Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau is warning British Columbians about a recent uptick in Amazon scam calls.Karla Laird, mainland B.C. spokesperson for the BBB, says the organization has received a recent flood of reports about the scam.

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Super Bowl 2021 commercials you may have missed

Tide featured former "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander for its commercial. His face was painted on a teenager’s hoodie.

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Canada adds over 3,200 new coronavirus cases as Quebec surpasses 10K deaths

COVID-19 now tally over 804,000, after another 3,203 cases were reported on Sunday.Another 65 deaths were tallied by health authorities on Sunday as well, pushing the country’s death toll from the virus to 20,767. Over 738,700 people diagnosed with the disease have since recovered, while more than 22.7 million tests and 1.09 million vaccine doses have been administered.

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Tom Brady wins 7th Super Bowl title after Buccaneers beat Chiefs on home field

Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar — despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic.Brady threw two touchdown passes to old friend Rob Gronkowski and one to good pal Antonio Brown, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City 31-9 on their home field in Super Bowl 55 on Sunday.The GOAT extended his Super Bowl titles’ record in his 10th appearance, his first without Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

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Valparaiso hands No. 25 Drake its 1st loss of season, 74-57

VALPARAISO, Ind. – Ben Krikke scored 15 points and Valparaiso handed No. 25 Drake its first loss of the season with a 74-57 romp on Sunday.

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Police: Man shot in neck inside Franklin Mills Mall

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that happened inside the Franklin Mills Mall on Saturday afternoon.Investigators responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 1:25 p.m.

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Super Bowl 2021: Amid Pandemic, the Celebrity Party Scene Is MIA

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, there'll be no shortage of stars on the field thanks to A-list QBs Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes and an entertainment lineup that includes halftime performer The Weeknd, national anthem duet team Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church, poet Amanda Gorman and Miley Cyrus, who's headlining the NFL TikTok Tailgate event.

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How Many People Are At Super Bowl 2021? Stadium Is Only 30% Full Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

You may be looking at your television screen later on during the 2021 Super Bowl and wondering…how many people are allowed in Raymond James Stadium right now?

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Quebec surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID-19 after the province reported 32 more deaths attributed to the virus on Sunday.Six of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while the others occurred earlier or at an unknown date, according to health officials.The province also recorded another 1,081 new COVID-19 cases, for a total of 270,058 infections and 10,031 deaths since the pandemic began.Hospitalizations declined by 19 from Saturday to 963.Of those hospital patients, 158 people are in intensive care, which is one less than Saturday.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter that the decline in new cases and hospitalizations in the last two weeks is encouraging, but that deaths remain too

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new travel-related case of COVID-19 on Sunday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Remember to always follow the public health measures, keep your social contacts low and consider making COVID-19 testing part of your personal protocol.”Nova Scotians are being strongly encouraged to seek asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, particularly if they have had several social interactions, even within their own social circles.Appointments can be booked at https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca/, by choosing the asymptomatic option.

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Iran: US must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal

TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers, state TV reported, his first comments on the matter since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.

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Love Island 2021 'could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall' as Covid threatens travel plans

Covid pandemic threatens travel plans to paradise overseas,The usual Mallorca location may be impossible with travel restrictions and quarantine rules. A TV insider told the paper: "Love Island is a huge franchise for the channel.

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Coronavirus: Canada has now surpassed 800K cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 since the onset of the global pandemic.The national tally crossed the disheartening threshold on Saturday, led by daily reports from Quebec and Ontario that added 1,204 and 1,388 respectively to the national count. Senior Liberal staffers discussed withholding details about COVID-19 response: Internal emails Federal government data shows Canada has logged 801,057 total infections and 20,702 deaths over the course of the pandemic.It took three weeks for Canada to add another 100,000 cases to its overall total, with the government reporting just over 700,000 diagnoses on Jan.

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Coronavirus: Junior hockey league in B.C. cancels regular season, playoffs

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced that it was cancelling the 2020-21 regular season and the playoffs.The junior-B league said its decision came in the wake of Friday’s news, which saw the provincial government extend its ban on social gatherings and events in B.C. until further notice.The #KIJHL announces it is cancelling the 2020-21 season.

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Love Island 2021 'could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall' as Covid ruins travel plans

Love Island's 2021 series could be filmed right here in the UK, reports say.

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‘Fear and uncertainty:’ What to expect from your 2021 taxes

“The biggest thing this year is just a fear and an uncertainty and some doubt about how that plays into your bottom line,” says Jennifer Gorman, social care manager for TurboTax Canada, which has hired three times as many tax experts as it did last year for the upcoming season.But the best thing you can do to lower your tax-stress levels is to prepare yourself, gather your documents and file early, tax pros tell Global News. Here’s what you should know about tax-filing this spring:If you’re like most Canadians, the deadline to both pay and send in your tax return is .

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4 new deaths as Saskatchewan’s total coronavirus cases pass 25K

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Drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Prince Albert temporarily closed due to weather

COVID-19 testing in Prince Albert will be temporarily closed on Saturday and Sunday.Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning provincewide after an arctic ridge of high pressure allowed for a very cold air mass to settle over southern Saskatchewan. The federal agency said the bitterly cold air will remain over the Prairies for much of next week.

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Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dies at 61 from cancer

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh, an attorney and wife of former Gov. Evan Bayh, has died at age 61 “after a long and courageous fight" against brain cancer, her family announced Saturday.

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31 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex, no new deaths

coronavirus cases along with 16 recoveries on Saturday.The update brings the region’s COVID-19 case total to 5,840, of which 3,875 people have recovered.At least 177 people have died during the pandemic.At least 71 deaths have been reported so far this, year, including 69 through the month of January.London and Middlesex has seen at least four cases of the U.K. variant and none of the South African variant. Health officials have warned that cases could spike again if people fail to follow pandemic measures, especially as concerns mount over those more contagious variants.

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Quebec nears 10,000 deaths as province reports 1,204 new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 death shy of 10,000 since the beginning of the pandemic after reporting 27 further fatalities along with 1,204 new infections on Saturday.The new deaths include nine in the previous 24 hours, but one death previously attributed to COVID-19 was removed.

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House passes budget resolution for $1.9T coronavirus relief after Senate's marathon session

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives on Friday passed an updated budget resolution sent over from the Senate that paves the way for Democrats to push through President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package without needing any GOP support.The vote was 219-209 to adopt the budget framework that the Senate approved early Friday morning thanks to a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Kamala Harris. The measure unlocks the process for lawmakers to now draft a final coronavirus relief bill under the budget reconciliation rules that would let Democrats avoid a GOP filibuster and pass the major stimulus legislation on their own as long as their caucus remains united.RELATED: Jobless claims fall to 779,000; layoffs grind onHouse

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Paddy Doherty: Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star rushed back to hospital following Covid news

Paddy Doherty, 62, is back in hospital and on oxygen after suffering double pneumonia and Covid-19.MORE TO FOLLOW

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Riot aftermath: Still-shaken lawmakers, troops stand guard

WASHINGTON – Just about a month ago, the U.S. Capitol was besieged by supporters of Donald Trump angered by the then-president's election loss. While lawmakers inside the building were voting to affirm Democrat Joe Biden's win, Trump loyalists were marching to Capitol Hill and breaking in. Five people died in the violent melee, including a police officer. Trump's impeachment trial begins Tuesday on a charge that he incited the riot.

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Asylum-seekers stuck in Cyprus' cramped camp want out

NICOSIA – Emmanuel Conteh negotiates the muddy, rutted pathways in shorts and torn plastic flip-flops and says he can’t sleep in his heavy canvas tent at night because of the cold.

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Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Friday, February 5, 2021

What is wind chill and what can we expect as the cold snap settles in? Jesse Beyer explains in his Friday, February 5, 2021 Global News at Noon afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton and northern Alberta.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 5, 2021

Governor’s Office:Presence of COVID-19 Variant ConfirmedAt an afternoon news conference Governor David Ige announced that the DOH State Laboratories Division (SLD) has been working with private sector labs to collect and examine specimens of the virus that causes COVID-19. Gov.

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Face masks mysteriously appearing on doorsteps part of ‘brushing’ scam, Better Business Bureau says

LOS ANGELES - Scams have become part and parcel of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the latest one being face masks reportedly appearing in residents’ mailboxes. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), consumers have reported receiving box loads of merchandise on their doorsteps allegedly labeled from Amazon and other retailers."Often, the items received are lightweight and inexpensive to ship, such as ping pong balls, or more recently, face masks or seeds from China," the BBB writes in a report published on Aug.

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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

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