Ontario COVID numbers: 1,698 people in hospital, 199 in intensive care

PTI, quoting officials, on Sunday. 

COVID-19 and 207 in an Ontario ICU on Sunday.The figures represent a significant overnight drop in COVID-related hospitalizations. There were 1,563 people in hospital as a result of COVID-19 on Saturday — a fall of roughly 400 people.The number of people in intensive care grew by three, from 204 to 207.

'Admitted to hospital and recovering from fever. Thank you all for your good wishes. Will be back in action soon,' Prithvi Shaw said in an Instagram post

Five healthcare workers at an NHS hospital have been named and charged following a major investigation into the ill-treatment of patients. Three nurses and two health care assistants from Blackpool Victoria Hospital will appear in court charged with alleged offences committed on the stroke unit.

Stephen Graham is up for two prestigious TV Bafta's at Sunday night's glamorous awards show.The veteran star has been nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Tony in the Channel 4 drama Help and Best Supporting Actor for his role as prison officer Eric McNally in the BBC’s hard-hitting drama Time.The honour is just the latest triumph in his colourful career for the Merseyside-born dad of two, who has appeared on the screen alongside some of Hollywood's household names ever since he began his career in 90s. But despite his many years of success, the 47-year-old has endured his fair share of personal struggles, including battles with depression and even a tragic suicide attempt.

Ayurveda has always been significant to Indian household as an everyday remedy to maintain good health. Though ayurvedic medicinal practice can not be a substitute for the Covid-19 vaccines and medicines, the herbs and spices have immense benefits for a human body.

PTI report.

Canadian business owners and advocates say the expiry of federal COVID-19 benefit programs this weekend comes too soon. They argue uncertainty about future pandemic waves remains high.

Mother’s Day gift that pretty much all moms are guaranteed to love and desperately need, but chances are they’re not going to ask for it.Sure, brunch is nice. So are jewelry and flowers. And no mom can resist an adorable hand-painted craft or card.But what moms want, especially with kids living at home, is to rest.

Cuba‘s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at Hotel Saratoga, one of Havana‘s most luxurious hotels, that killed at least 27 people.They checked the morgue, hospitals and if unsuccessful, they returned to the partially collapsed Hotel Saratoga, where rescuers used dogs to hunt for survivors.A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday’s blast at the 96-room hotel. At least 22 dead, including child, after powerful explosion at Havana hotel The 19th-century structure in the Old Havana neighborhood did not have any guests at the time because it was undergoing renovations ahead of a planned Tuesday reopening after being closed for two years during the pandemic.On Saturday evening, Dr.

Why are there so many types of Omicron?

India on Sunday saw a decline in its daily Covid-19 cases in a day. The daily cases stood at 3,451 on Sunday while the Covid-related fatalities stood at 40 in 24 hours, according to Health Ministry's data.

The rapid spread of Omicron cases in South Africa:

Amy Schumer was forced to cancel herperformance at the 2022 Netflix Is A Joke Festival just hours before she was scheduled to hit the stage after testing positive for COVID-19.The 40-year-old stand-up comedian revealed the news to her11.6 million followers in a video posted to her Instagram Story on Saturday.'I am sad to say I have to cancel my show in LA tonight. I am the first woman to ever get COVID,' the mother-of-one revealed to her fans.

Sad news for Amy Schumer fans.

Quebec government is reporting 31 new deaths from COVID-19 and a 57-person drop in the number of people hospitalized with the virus.According to numbers published today on the province’s open data website, there are now 1,994 people in hospital, compared to 2,051 on Friday.There are 64 people in intensive care, which is an increase of four.The last time the province reported fewer than 2,000 hospitalizations was on April 13.Quebec has now recorded 15,137 deaths due to COVID-19, after passing the 15,000 mark one week ago today.The province’s interim health director said earlier this week that Quebec has passed the peak of the sixth wave, and the province will end its mask mandate for indoor public spaces on May 14.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring two new COVID-19 subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible variant of concern now dominant around the world.

Two people were rescued by the Coast Gaurd near the Little Egg Inlet on Friday. (Photo: U.S.

Authorities seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine – valued at over $50 million – that was discovered in shipments of coffee bean bags delivered to a Nespresso plant in Switzerland. The cantonal police were called to the company's factory in Romont on Monday after employees discovered "an undetermined white substance while unloading bags of freshly delivered coffee beans."ILLICIT COVID-19 DRUGS BOUND FOR MEXICO SEIZED BY US AUTHORITIESPolice say the employees were unloading bags that had just arrived off of five shipping containers from Brazil. Officers immediately responded to the factory to analyze the powder, which turned out to be 80% pure cocaine. "The search of the five sea containers delivered on the day in question by train led to the discovery and seizure of more than 500 kg of this drug," police said. Nespresso employees in Switzerland discover cocaine while unloading coffee beans (Cantonal police) GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe market value of the drugs was estimated by police at more than 50 million Swiss francs, which is equivalent to $50.65 million. Police determined that the drug was likely intended for the European market. The drugs were isolated and "did not come into contact with any product used in production," according to police. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSA Nespresso spokesperson told FOX Business that it reported the "suspicious substance" immediately and that the "substance in question did not come into contact with any of our products or production equipment used to make our products." The company declined to share more details while the investigation is ongoing.

Gloucester Township police are investigating after a car crashed into a home in Blackwood.  GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A driver who was intoxicated behind the wheel caused another car to crash into a Gloucester Township home early Saturday morning, according to police. Authorities say officers responded to a home on Douglas Avenue in Blackwood around 3:17 a.m.

Aerial view of an unspecified beach where a visitors stand between the water's edge and a number of beach umbrellas, Paradise Island, Bahamas, December 24, 1989. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images) Three Americans at a Bahamas Sandals resort were found dead while a fourth has been hospitalized, officials said Friday.Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said that the bodies of two men and one woman were found Friday at the Emerald Bay resort.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 06: ahead of the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Twenty eager colts breaking from the starting gate, a full house for the first time in three years, and a Kentucky Derby lacking a dominant favorite.Things could get interesting Saturday at Churchill Downs, where the winners in 2019 and 2021 were disqualified.The biggest question for these 3-year-olds is whether they can handle running 1 1/4 miles while jostling for position in front of the biggest crowd they’ll ever see and hear."Things can get a little dodgy throughout the race, having to go through holes and take dirt and take some bumps along the way," trainer Chad Brown said.

HAVANA - Rescuers in Cuba’s capital searched Saturday to find survivors of an explosion that killed at least 25 people and devastated a luxury hotel that once hosted dignitaries and celebrities, including Beyoncé and Jay-Z.A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday’s blast at Havana’s 96-room Hotel Saratoga. The 19th-century structure in the city’s Old Havana neighborhood did not have any guests at the time because it was undergoing renovations ahead of a planned Tuesday reopening after being closed.The death toll rose to 25 Saturday, according to Orestes Llánez, coordinator of the Havana city government, according to the official Cubadebate news site.

COVID-19 on Saturday, according to data released by the province.The province also reported 204 people in intensive care.The figures represent a decrease of almost 100 hospitalizations compared to Friday when there were 1,662 people in hospital and 210 people in ICU.The number in hospitals has also decreased week-on-week, but intensive care occupancy rose. There were 1,676 people in hospital last Saturday and 188 in ICU.

Omicron infection can increase the level of antibodies against the Delta COVID variant, but only if you are vaccinated against the virus, a new study has revealed. 

Joshua Bagley (Courtesy: Phoenix Police Department) PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they are looking for a man for allegedly strangling and killing a woman on May 6.According to a statement released by police, officers were called to the area of 27th Avenue and Baseline Road at around 8:00 a.m. about a person on a bus who was not breathing.

Omicron BA.1 variant than those likely caused by the delta strain.

his band’s website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

WHO estimate is "unacceptable" to India as the country records Covid deaths systematically following a transparent and legal process, official sources said.

A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out.

booster shots at private vaccination centres.

Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial has now concluded its fourth week, after three weeks centering on the volatile relationship between Depp and Heard. Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million in Fairfax County Circuit Court after Heard wrote a December 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." Depp and Heard were married between 2015 and 2017. While the article never mentions Depp by name, Depp’s lawyers say her article defamed him when she described herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse" and claim it was a clear reference to abuse allegations Heard levied in 2016, in the midst of the couple’s divorce proceedings. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor claims the abuse allegations were an elaborate "hoax" to promote her film "Aquaman" and punish him for leaving her.

Starting Monday, Amazon will cover up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for employees who get non-life-threatening medical treatments, including abortions.An internal message first reported by Reuters and confirmed by FOX Business notes that the new reimbursement is available to the company's U.S. corporate and warehouse employees or covered dependents enrolled in Premera or Aetna health plans. The policy, which is effective retroactively from Jan.

LOS ANGELES - Crocs is bringing back a promotion where it is giving away thousands of pairs of free shoes to healthcare workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Crocs is a Colorado-based shoemaker, known for their iconic foam clogs that come in several different colors and variations. So far the company has donated over 1 million pairs since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. In 2020, the company spearheaded a similar initiative around the beginning of the pandemic to recognize and provide comfort to frontline healthcare workers. "Since the spring of 2020, we’ve donated nearly 1M free pairs of shoes to healthcare heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19. Most of us today now get to live comfortably thanks to their tireless efforts, but we want to recognize that healthcare professionals are still taking care of our community day in and day out.

Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that, following its alert 2 weeks ago, it has received 109 reports of unexplained hepatitis in young children from 24 states and Puerto Rico.

Over 40% of 79 stool samples from COVID-19 patients admitted to one of four hospitals in Spain contained SARS-CoV-2 RNA but no live virus, suggesting a negligible ability to replicate in this medium and a very low likelihood of fecal-oral viral transmission, finds a study published yesterday in Scientific Reports.Researchers from the University of Seville collected stool samples f

As China battles Omicron-driven activity in some of its biggest cities, health officials in Shanghai today said its outbreak is under control, as later-affected Beijing tightened measures in a hot spot district.

Three new studies report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) and antibody responses to Omicron, with one from Sweden finding a drop in two-dose VE against severe disease after the transition from the BA.1 to the BA.2 subvariant but three-dose protection remaining above 80% against severe disease.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Police say they have arrested the person responsible for a fire that took the life of a 22-year-old man in Burlington County last month.Camryn Powell was killed after a fire broke out in the apartment he shared with his father on Egbert Street on April 20.Powell was the father of a 6-month-old, family said."Life’s not fair. He didn’t get a chance to show everybody he was going to make it," Cameron's aunt Shelly Adams said.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released video of an ambush shooting that occurred in broad daylight in Kensington and left a man critically injured. The shooting happened Thursday, May 5, on the 1800 block of East Clementine Street. Video shows the victim standing on the corner of Clementine Street and Kensington Avenue when he was approached by the armed suspect. The suspect, who was armed with two handguns, fired several shots and struck the victim multiple times, police say.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday severely restricted use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine as federal budget documents herald a vaccine shortage this fall if second boosters are widely encouraged.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after police say he was shot multiple times through the upper body on Friday.The shooting occurred on the 3000 block of North 17th Street shortly before noon in North Philadelphia. Police say the 25-year-old victim was shot multiple times in the chest and back.

Theresa Tam says the government is trying to find out how many Canadians are suffering from long COVID as researchers work to learn more about the prolonged effects of the virus.The Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada have launched a survey to try to get a broad idea of how common it is for people to feel lingering effects after COVID-19 infection, which can be difficult to identify and even harder to track.Relatively little is known about the effects of long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 condition, including how to diagnose it.

The lingering effects of long COVID from Omicron are less severe than the delta variant, a new UK study revealed. 

McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) has made a plea to the next Ontario government to invest a $1 billion over four years to develop a children’s health strategy – addressing surgical wait times and bolstering overall capacity in hospitals.Bruce Squires revealed around 1,300 youths are currently on the waitlist in Hamilton for procedures at the city’s health facilities and suggests the delays are having “devastating impacts” on their physical and mental well-being.“This is because kids have taken the brunt of the pandemic. Really, we’ve asked too much of our children and youth,” Squires said.

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Naked Attraction contestant has appeared in court after telling police officers that she hoped they died from Covid-19 and coughed at them.Amira Nadeem, who featured on the Channel 4 show in 2019, hurled abuse at the officers when they arrived at her home in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire on November 12 in 2020.Numerous people were found in the living room including a woman, Nadeem's mum and step-dad and excessive noise and music was also heard.Prosecutor Lauren Donnelly said: "Nadeem presented at the door and immediately shouted at officers in an aggressive manner while gritting her teeth."She shouted 'F*** you, you p****s, I hope you die of Covid'."Nadeem also said: "I hope you and your family die from coronavirus."The 24-year-old, Naked Attraction's first transgender contestant, continued to shout and swear and then coughed in the direction of an officer before being arrested, the Daily Record reports.Miss Donnelly added: "She threatened to cough at an officer and thereafter deliberately coughed in their direction."Andy Iles, defending, told the court that Nadeem had undergone surgery at the time and was on medication and that the woman was her friend and had gone to "check-up" on her.Mr Iles added: "Her parents were there caring for her as she was unable to look after herself after the surgery."At a hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on May 5, Nadeem pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.Sheriff Tony Kelly told Nadeem that she should prepare herself for custody, saying prison was "at the forefront of my mind" due to the gravity of the offence.A sentencing hearing is due to take place next month pending background reports.Nadeem, still of Rutherglen, was granted bail.This is not her first