COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday, offering hints at the potentially dire scale of country’s first confirmed outbreak since the pandemic began.Some 187,800 people are currently being treated in isolation after a fever of unidentified origin has “explosively spread nationwide” since late April, the official KCNA news agency reported.

North Korea confirms COVID-19 outbreak, imposes nationwide lockdown Around 350,000 people have shown signs of that fever, including 18,000 who newly reported such symptoms on Tuesday alone, KCNA said.

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Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh Covid-19 cases while Maharashtra added 266 cases of infection in a day. While other states and union territories have registered less than 50 cases.

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Balloon release held for Willingboro man who was shot to death in Burlington City last week

BURLINGTON, N.J. - Family and friends gathered Tuesday evening to honor the life of 40-year-old Dominick Santiago who was murdered last Thursday in the Burlington City.Officers on patrol heard gunshots early Thursday, around 3 a.m. and responded to the 500 block of Linden Avenue. When they arrived, they found 40-year-old Santiago inside an SUV.

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Documentary focuses on Holocaust survivors reuniting after 80 years

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - On November 9, 2018, 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, Fred Behrend, was at the Politz School in Cherry Hill talking to middle school students about his experiences growing up in Nazi Germany. During his talk with the students, he mentioned the name of a childhood friend and schoolmate. Suddenly, after the mention of his friend, the school director left the room and returned, handing Behrend a cell phone.

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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals He's Tested Positive For COVID-19 Once Again

Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for COVID-19, once again. The host revealed Tuesday that he still has the virus after sharing that he contracted COVID earlier this month.«I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN. I am feeling fine,» Kimmel wrote on Twitter Tuesday night, before revealing that John Mulaney and Andy Samberg will be stepping in for the late-night host Wednesday. «The great John @Mulaney & Andy Samberg @TheLonelyIsland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow,» he added.I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN.

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New York raises Covid alert from ‘medium’ to ‘high’ as infections rise

New York raises Covid alert to ‘high’. What does it mean?

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Jimmy Kimmel tests positive for COVID-19 again… two weeks after family contracted the virus

Jimmy Kimmel announced he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time on Tuesday, two weeks after members of his family contracted the virus.The54-year-old late-night host revealed the news in a cheeky tweet, which confirmed he was 'feeling fine' and had scheduled two comedians to step in for him during his absence.'I'm such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN,' the star tweeted. 'The great John @Mulaney & Andy Samberg @TheLonelyIsland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow.' Yikes: Jimmy Kimmel announced he tested tests positive for coronavirus again on Tuesday, just two weeks after members of his family contracted the virusHis latest announcement comes just two weeks after heopted to sit out on taping his show after his family came down with COVID-19.

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9,570 community cases; 425 hospitalisations; 9 in ICU; 32 deaths

Today we are reporting 9,570 community cases, 425 hospitalisations and 32 deaths.

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China Eastern Airlines crash that killed 132 may have been intentional: report

Rescuers work at the site of a plane crash on March 22, 2022 in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800NG aircraft carrying 132 people, including 123 passengers and nine crew me The Chinese airliner that crashed into a mountain in March was put into a near-vertical nosedive by someone in the cockpit, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.The late March crash killed all 132 passengers on the plane, a Boeing 737-800.

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WHO backs second Covid booster shot for vulnerable population

WHO said there was, "a growing body of evidence regarding the value of an additional booster dose" for groups including health workers, people aged over 60, and those with weak immune systems.

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Eric Clapton Tests Positive For COVID-19, Postpones Two European Tour Dates

Eric Clapton is rescheduling two dates on his just-started European tour after testing positive for COVID-19.

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COVID-19 deaths reporting update

The Ministry of Health has expedited the process for formally coding the cause of death for those who are known to have died within 28 days of a COVID-19 infection or as a result of COVID-19 infection.

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Border authorities seize counterfeit designer clothes worth more than $2M

CBP seized more than $2 million worth of counterfeit designer clothes. (Credit: CBP) NORFOLK, Va. - U.S.

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Spike in Camden County COVID-19 cases could lead to another indoor mask mandate

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Camden County’s Health Department is considering asking county leadership to reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the B-2 variant of COVID-19 is on the rise. County Health Official Dr. Paschal Nwako says a mask mandate is "something that the health department is thinking about recommending a few days from now," as the case count has tripled in the last two weeks with weekly averages now at 178 positive tests.Dr.

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California church shooting: Murder among 10 charges against suspected gunman

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. - Prosecutors in Orange County announced charges Tuesday against the suspected gunman in a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, killing one and wounding five others.The suspect was identified by OC sheriff’s officials as 68-year-old David Chou of Las Vegas. He has been charged with one felony count of murder, five felony counts of premeditated attempted murder, four felony counts of possession of an explosive device, and felony enhancements of lying in wait and personal discharge of a firearm causing death.

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Here's what a Navy ship looks like 20 years after being sunk as a Florida Keys diving reef

Divers swim near the bow of the retired Naval Landing Ship Dock Spiegel Grove Sunday, May 15, 2022, off Key Largo, Fla. (Handout photo: Frazier Nivens/Florida Keys News Bureau) KEY LARGO, Fla. - The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is being celebrated Tuesday in Key Largo.The 510-foot-long (155-meter-long) Spiegel Grove earned international notoriety when it sank prematurely May 17, 2002, and landed with its upside-down bow protruding above the ocean’s surface about 6 miles (10 kilometers) off Key Largo.

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Dog reunited with owners 3 months after going missing following crash

A dog who was missing for months after he and his owners were involved in a rollover crash is now home safe. (Arizona Department of Public Safety)PHOENIX - A dog who was missing for months after he and his owners were involved in a rollover crash is now home safe.The Arizona Department of Public Safety says Bubba and his owners were involved in a single-car rollover crash on U.S.

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Estrogen treatment linked to reduced COVID-19 mortality

Women who received prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis had reduced mortality, according to a new study in Family Practice. The findings, coupled with data on sex differences between male and female COVID-19 severity, suggests estrogen may have protective role against the virus.

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FDA OKs Pfizer boosters in kids; WHO weighs in on second boosters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today gave the thumbs-up to the emergency use of Pfizer COVID-19 boosters in kids ages 5 through 11, as the country's cases and hospitalizations show more signs of rises.

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News Scan for May 17, 2022

Machine-learning models created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research team can identify, with high accuracy, patients likely to have long COVID, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Digital Health.Long COVID causes a wide variety of symptoms such as shortness of

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Alaska Airlines passenger dies during flight

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Alaska Horizon Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alaska Airlines has confirmed an unidentified passenger recently died during a flight. "A guest passed away during our flight from Seattle to Nashville on Monday," a company said in a statement to FOX Television Stations.

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Trained scent dogs detect airline travelers with COVID-19

"Sniffer dogs" may be able to use their highly developed sense of smell to single out people infected with COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms, according to a triple-blind randomized validation trial and real-life observations published yesterday in BMJ Global Health.

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UFO hearing: Pentagon shows declassified photos and video, clip of unexplainable floating object

U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S.

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Music promoters “shocked at the inability” of US government, have “no choice” but to sue over rejected COVID relief

COVID-19 relief program for shuttered music venues, The US Small Business Administration is facing more than 60 lawsuits from business owners.With litigation pending and venues still dealing with show cancellations, health risks, and revenue loss due to the ongoing pandemic, NME spoke to concert promoters, the SBA, and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) about issues with the program’s aid rollout.The $16.25billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was signed into law in December of 2020 and applications for the funding opened in April of 2021. The funds were to be dispersed to independent venues, promoters, talent agencies, movie theatres and other cultural centres who could prove they lost 90 per cent of their revenue due to the pandemic.Venue owners who have taken their cases to court, however, said that although they met eligibility requirements their requests for aid were denied by the agency without explanation.

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Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.Copping and Hinshaw will provide “an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health” at 3:30 p.m.The news conference will be streamed live in this story post.Last week, Copping and Hinshaw said had been a slight drop in hospitalizations when looking at the numbers from May 3 and May 9.

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Man, 27, dies after he was shot multiple times in Frankford, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after police say he was shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood late Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred just before 11:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of Margaret Street. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was shot twice in the head, and several more times throughout the body, authorities say.

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Husband charged with wife's possible 'mercy killing' in Burlington County, officials say

Dan Mook, 84 PHILADELPHIA - An 84-year-old man is being charged with murder in the death of his wife.Dan Mook is accused of stabbing his 82-year-old wife to death, then turning the knife on himself. Officials say police found the suspect with multiple self-inflicted cuts and stab wounds at an assisted living facility in Burlington County on Sunday. He survived the stabbing and is said to be in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital.His wife, Sharon Mook, was found dead in their bedroom.

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Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID-19

vocally expressing his criticism of the coronavirus vaccine, Eric Clapton has contracted COVID-19.Announced via his Facebook page, Clapton’s team revealed he is “suffering from COVID,” testing positive “shortly after” playing at Royal Albert Hall. “He has been told by his medical advisors that if we were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery,” the statement read.

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COVID-19: Montreal health director to leave job after coroner’s report into Herron deaths

CHSLD Herron as a fatal wave of COVID-19 swept through the long-term care home, is stepping down this summer.McVey will not seek another term as CEO of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal after her current mandate comes to an end in July.The health authority, which oversees the western portion of Montreal, confirmed the move in a statement issued Tuesday.McVey’s decision comes one day after a damning report from a Quebec coroner into dozens of pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes across the province.Coroner Géhane Kamel’s report looked at the 47 deaths during the spring of 2020 at the Herron, a private care home in Dorval. Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care Kamel found that staff at the Herron was obviously unprepared for the pandemic, adding there were not enough nurses.

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Eric Clapton postpones two European shows after testing positive for COVID-19

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

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North Korea COVID outbreak raises new variant concerns: WHO warns

Certainly, it's worrying if countries ... are not using the tools that are now available, said WHO

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Georgia stylist says incision-free weight loss procedure helped her lose 50 pounds

ATLANTA - Rosie Axtman feels like she has finally made peace with her weight.The 47-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia, hair stylist and mother of 3, who grew up in Brazil, has lost 50 pounds since January, after struggling with the scale for years."I remember crying and feeling hopeless, because I have tried all the pills, I have tried all the diet fads," Axtman remembers.By December 2021, her body mass index, or BMI, a measure of her height and weight, was 40, on the cusp of being considered morbidly obese.Rosie Axtman of Lawrenceville, Georgia, says a newer weight loss procedure known as ESG has helped her lose 50 pounds in 3 and a half months (Rosie Axtman)"I was 233 pounds," she says. "I had mobility issues, back problems.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Amber Heard returns to stand Tuesday

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amber Heard returned to the stand Monday for a lengthy cross-examination by ex-husband Johnny Depp's legal team as the fifth week of Depp's $50 million defamation trial resumed following a weeklong recess.In a Fairfax County courtroom, Depp's lawyers questioned Heard about photographs taken within days of alleged abuse incidents but which did not appear to show any visible signs of bruising.Amber Heard was back on the witness stand Monday to continue her testimony in Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation trial.Lawyers also questioned Heard about her $7 million divorce settlement from Depp and her pledge to donate that full amount to charity. Heard has only donated a portion of it saying Depp's lawsuit prevented her from fulfilling her pledge.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherDuring her direct testimony earlier in the day, Heard said she did not want to publicly expose Depp as an abuser but had to in order to obtain a restraining order against him.

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Health & wellness centre have enabled transition from selective to comprehensive primary healthcare package: Report

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US FDA authorises Pfizer's Covid booster shot for children aged 5-11

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorised the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the regulator said.

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COVID-19: Quebec hospitalizations rise by 23 as province adds 14 new deaths

COVID-19 health crisis and a 23-patient increase Tuesday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,634 following 105 admissions and 82 discharges across the province in the last day.There were 54 people being treated for the disease in intensive care units, a rise of three.The daily roundup included 625 new cases of the novel coronavirus based on PCR testing, which remains accessible to only a handful of groups. After getting COVID-19, food smells like garbage to these teen Quebec siblings.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 1,345 people in hospital, 165 in intensive care

COVID on Tuesday, with 165 in intensive care.This is up by 223 for hospitalizations and an increase of six for ICUs since the previous day as hospitals report updated figures from the weekend.Last Tuesday, there were 1,555 hospitalizations with 188 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 61 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 34 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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The best places to live in the US in 2022-2023: A new city is crowned

Scenic downtown Huntsville, Alabama (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Americans are shifting their priorities when it comes to where they want to call home amid sky-high housing prices, and that revelation played a role in a Southern city dethroning a Rocky Mountain destination as the top spot in the nation to live according to a new report.Huntsville, Alabama, has been ranked No. 1 on U.S.

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3rd round of free COVID tests available to order now in US

In this photo illustration, free iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid tests from the federal government sit on a U.S. Postal Service envelope after being delivered on February 04, 2022 in San Anselmo, California.

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Ex-boyfriend kills woman's new lover in 'love triangle' shootout, Philadelphia police say

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a love triangle turned deadly after a shootout erupted in West Philadelphia early Tuesday morning.A 31-year-old man was found shot in the chest around 1:30 a.m. at 55th and Media streets, according to police.

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Dozens homeless after building collapses, apartments condemned in Wilmington

NEW CASTLE, Del. - A building collapse has left dozens of people out of their homes this weekend.Seven apartment buildings on North Adams Street were condemned after part of a wall collapsed, according to the mayor's office. The wall was located between two of the buildings.The seven buildings, which house 27 apartment units, were reportedly declared not safe and unfit for habitation by a structural engineer.AdvertisementDozens of people who live in the apartments are now homeless.

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COVID boosters dose symptoms: How do you know its side effects or allergic reaction? Check signs

As much booster doses have become essential now to provide protection against coronavirus, new studies have revealed people may get side effects from it, and for some these side effects might be stronger than initial doses of the vaccine. The side effects include fatigue, lymphadenopathy, nausea, and headache.

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Delhi logs 393 new COVID cases; positivity rate at 3.35%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 393 new COVID19 cases and with that, the active tally stands at 2910. The positivity rate in the national capital is at 3.35%.

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Pennsylvania AG, governor candidate Josh Shapiro tests positive for COVID-19

PHILADELPHIA - Josh Shapiro, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a tweet by the attorney general.Shapiro made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday morning."Last night, after taking a precautionary test before heading to Johnstown and Pittsburgh, I tested positive for COVID-19," he tweeted.He says he is experiencing mild symptoms, and will be back on the campaign trail next week after isolating at home.Shapiro is the unopposed Democratic nominee in Tuesday's primary election for Pennsylvania governor.Advertisement"After these few days at home, I’m going to go win this race for Pennsylvania," he said.

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Election 2022: Donald Trump's influence over GOP faces fresh tests

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday faces the strongest test yet of his ability to shape a new generation of Republicans as GOP primary voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina decide whether to rally around his hand-picked choices for critical U.S. Senate seats.As this year's midterm primary season enters its busiest stretch with races also unfolding in Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho, Trump is poised to notch several easy wins.

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Remains of Brittanee Drexel found 13 years after going missing in South Carolina, suspect charged

A photo of Brittanee Drexel is shown at a press conference held by Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver on May 16, 2022. (Credit: Georgetown County Sheriff's Office) The body of a 17-year-old New York girl who disappeared while in South Carolina for spring break more than a decade ago was found several miles from where she was last seen and her alleged killer has been arrested. Brittanee Drexel was visiting the tourist hotspot of Myrtle Beach in April 2009 when she was kidnapped, raped and murdered by Raymond Douglas Moody, authorities said Monday.

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