COVID-19 in a Scots hospital.Six patients within an oncology ward in Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital have been confirmed with the virus and a “very small number” of other patients have died.A spokeswoman said: “Our thoughts are with their family at this sad time.

We are unable to be specific about the number because the total is fewer than five.”The oncology ward has been closed to new admissions and discharges while investigations are underway and to allow tests to be carried out.All patients have been told of the outbreak and contact tracing, where necessary for visitors or outpatients, is being carried out by NHS Lothian’s Health Protection Team and the nationwide Test and Protect teams.A multi-disciplinary Incident Management Team.

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Talks avert job action as LHSC psychiatry service medical residents raise COVID-19 concerns

COVID-19 exposure at the London Health Sciences Centre’s Centralized Emergency Psychiatry Service at the Victoria Hospital campus.LHSC confirmed to Global News on Monday afternoon that “LHSC and physician leadership has met with the CEPS residents,” that “there is currently no job action,” and that further meetings will take place later this week.

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Trudeau not taking kids trick-or-treating for Halloween this year due to coronavirus

coronavirus cases continue to mount amid the second wave, Canadians have faced conflicting safety advice when it comes to holidays and trick-or-treating from public health officials.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his family will not be taking the risk, and is instead “reflecting” on doing an Easter-style candy hunt for his three children.“Listening to public health officials means that my family will not be going trick-or-treating this year,” he said, adding that Ottawa is a red zone, where local public health officials have recommended foregoing door-to-door trick-or-treating.

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COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region surpass 2,000 mark

coronavirus since the virus first appeared in the area in March.Waterloo Public Health announced 14 new positive test results for the coronavirus on Tuesday bringing the total number of cases to 2,005. Ontario reports 821 new coronavirus cases with only just over 24K tests processed On the other hand, another nine people were cleared of the virus bringing the total number of resolved cases to 1,791.The death toll remains at 120 as the area has not had any COVID-19-related deaths since Aug.

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The paradox of India’s stimulus response to the covid-19 crisis

Indian economy is limping back to normal. There will be a permanent loss of output as a result of the pandemic.

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Experts: Don't count on mild flu season amid COVID-19

The Southern Hemisphere had a very light flu season in 2020, with Australia seeing only 315 cases over its winter, down 99.8% from the 130,000 cases seen in most years. But flu experts say that, while the low numbers could portend a similar scenario in the Northern Hemisphere, it would be a foolhardy not to prepare for high caseloads this winter.

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Pilot 'delirious' from Covid-19 found with throat cut after he 'escaped' from hospital

coronavirus has been found dead with his throat cut after 'escaping' from a Russian hospital. Reports say he was 'delirious' from his medication.Ruslan Valeyev reportedly climbed over a metal fence despite being ill with double pneumonia, a higher fever and having 'difficulty breathing'.The 28-year-old had been missing a week when his body was found in the Russain city Yekaterinburg, where he was on a training course.The Polar Airlines pilot was found with "his throat cut and his liver pierced", a source told E1 news.

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Police: FedEx driver shot in Queen Village, listed in critical condition

QUEEN VILLAGE - A FedEx delivery driver is in the hospital and a man is in police custody following a shooting in Philadelphia's Queen Village neighborhood.The incident occurred just before noon near the 800 block of South 3rd Street.Police say the driver, a man believed to be in his 30s, was shot once in the chest and once in the left leg.The driver was taken to Jefferson Hospital by responding officers and is listed in critical condition.One person was taken into custody, but police say no weapon has been recovered.This is a developing story.

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Northern Ireland to stick to Covid-19 strategy

Northern Ireland is unlikely to alter its Covid 19 strategy despite the gear change by authorities south of the border yesterday.

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The Latest: Cough keeps Melania Trump off campaign trail

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local)12:25 p.m.Melania Trump’s return to the campaign trail will have to wait. Her chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, said Tuesday that Mrs.

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Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa dip slightly despite uptick in new cases

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting a slight decline in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, despite an uptick in new confirmed cases on Tuesday.

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Pembina Trails School Division develops novel way of contact tracing for students

coronavirus free.Pembina Trails School Division is using a QR code system — developed by Fort Richmond Collegiate teacher/librarian Chantelle Rochon — that keeps track of where students have been and who they were near.Superintendent Ted Fransen said it’s an important tool in keeping kids safe at a time when there’s a lot of concern on the part of educators, parents and the students themselves.“The QR code system is an innovation we’re very proud of,” Fransen told 680 CJOB.“Life in school, in Pembina Trails and probably across the province, is a mixed bag.

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Some Ontario long-term care homes can’t get insurance, could be forced to close: association

COVID-19, a situation that could force some of them to close, a group representing more than 70 per cent of the province’s homes says.The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says its homes are being offered new policies without a key provision: coverage for infectious diseases, including COVID-19.The association has now turned to the federal government for help, saying potential claims could place a burden on the homes’ finances, and loans could be denied over the lack of coverage.“We’re operating in good faith trying to do the best we can, but we really do need help with this and we need help urgently,” said CEO Donna Duncan.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Oct. 20

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday.Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee is considering changes to existing zoning by-laws at its Tuesday meeting, which would be necessary to allow patios to operate into the winter amid the coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the pandemic, the City has eased zoning rules necessary to allow restaurants to expand outdoors. With the incoming cold weather and indoor dining restrictions, it has been considering ways to allow the dining industry to continue outdoor service.“Like in the summer, the objective is to get this done quickly, for those who are interested in doing it,” said Mayor John Tory.

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How effective is Canada’s COVID Alert app?

Jean-François Gagné, the co-chair of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification App Advisory Council, talks about Canada’s ‘Covid Alert’ app and just how effective it really is.

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Prince Edward Island reports one new case of COVID-19, has three active cases

COVID-19.Dr. Heather Morrison, chief public health officer, said today the case involves a woman in her 20s who is a rotational worker and who travelled outside the Atlantic region.Morrison says the woman is self-isolating with mild symptoms.She says the woman originally tested negative for COVID-19 but a second test came back positive.There are currently three active infections on the Island.P.E.I.

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A different Halloween: Ontarians talk about their plans after the province’s recommendations to not trick-or-treat hotspot regions

After the recommendations from the province asking Ontarians to avoid door-to-door trick-or-treating in COVID-19 hotspots, parents talk about their plans to keep children entertained for Halloween. Miranda Anthistle has the story.

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How to have a safe Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch shares his tips for having a safe Halloween amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Toronto considers changing by-laws to allow restaurant patios to be open in winter

coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the pandemic, the City has eased zoning rules necessary to allow restaurants to expand outdoors. With the incoming cold weather and indoor dining restrictions, it has been considering ways to allow the dining industry to continue outdoor service.

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Quebec reports 877 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations jump

coronavirus infections and an uptick in hospitalizations on Tuesday.However, Quebec’s Health Ministry noted that while there are more than 800 new infections, 90 cases have been retracted from the total — bringing the caseload to 95,216.“The 90 cases will be withdrawn gradually depending on the date the cases have been confirmed,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.The province continues to have the highest tally of cases in Canada, which has topped 200,000 infections as of this week.On Tuesday, 12 additional deaths were recorded. Of them, five occurred in the last 24-hour period, while the other deaths were added to the tally retroactively.

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Coronavirus: Haunted houses still finding ways to scare around COVID-19 precautions

COVID-19.Before the pandemic shook our lives, haunted houses sometimes dipped into the fears of contagion, splashing themed rooms with signs of a viral outbreak, hazmat suits and contamination warnings. A coronavirus Halloween has some parents spooked.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton public schools report 4 new COVID-19 cases, McMaster reveals seventh case

COVID-19 cases at three secondary schools on Monday.Two of the cases involve workers including a staff member and a bus driver at Glendale Secondary School.The Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDBS) says the staff member was last in the school on Oct. 6.The school says the staff member was not in the building during the period of exposure and that no students or staff made close contact with the person.The transportation services driver notified the board of a positive test on Oct.

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83 students, 10 teachers from Guelph school forced to self-isolate due to COVID-19

Holy Trinity Catholic School have been told to self-isolate due to COVID-19.Four individuals at the school on Grange Road have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, however an outbreak has not been declared and the building remains open.

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No new COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick on Tuesday

coronavirus on Tuesday and says 95 cases remain active.There are three New Brunswickers in hospital as a result of COVID-19, of whom one is in intensive care.To date, New Brunswick has confirmed 313 cases of COVID-19 in the province. There have been 215 recoveries from the virus.Dr.

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Marines remove general investigated over alleged racial slur

WASHINGTON – The Marine Corps has removed a two-star general from command of Marine forces in Europe and Africa based on an investigation into allegations that he used a racial slur during a training event, officials said Tuesday.The decision to relieve Maj. Gen.

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ICMR may remove plasma therapy from Covid-19 treatment guidelines

New Delhi: The government is planning to delete convalescent plasma therapy from the national guidelines for covid-19 treatment after the Indian Council of Medical Research’s clinical trial showed that the therapy did not significantly benefit patients suffering from the disease, ICMR DG Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.“The largest trial on plasma therapy has been done in India. We have had discussions at the National Task Force and we are discussing further with the joint monitoring group.

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UK coronavirus death toll rises by 241 in biggest increase since June

The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by 241, while the number of new cases has surged by more than 21,000.

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Osceola County deputies arrest 15 during house party crackdowns

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies made 15 arrests over the weekend during its increased patrols to crack down on house parties.The sheriff’s office said the uptick in deputy patrols is to address the violence that has stemmed from out-of-hand gatherings and to help preserve public safety. Such parties during the past few months have resulted in multiple violent incidents including shootings and at least one homicide, according to officials.[TRENDING: How to turn off Facebook election reminders | Big rig with police lights pulling over drivers | Voter Guide 2020]Deputies increased patrols Friday and Saturday and were able to stop two large parties and several smaller ones.

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis to provide COVID-19, schools update from Jacksonville

ORLANDO, Fla. – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 90 among students and teachers in Miami-Dade County’s public schools since classrooms reopened for face-to-face learning, according to the district’s dashboard, however, some worry that number is significantly higher.Some parents and teachers say that the Miami-Dade School District has not been transparent enough about the severity of the issue as the school system enters the third week of brick-and-mortar classes, the Miami Herald reported.“We’ve been kept in the dark,” Jennifer Desa, whose son attends Air Base K-8 Center in Homestead, told the newspaper.

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Minneapolis homeless sue Mayor Frey for clearing encampments amid COVID-19

Seven homeless people in Minneapolis are suing the city and Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly clearing encampments without notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. Minneapolis introduced a homelessness initiative in June allowing those suffering from homelessness to live in public parks "temporarily until dignified alternative spaces can be found" due to a lack of public housing and the "growing number of people experiencing homelessness," according to the city's website. "We just filed a lawsuit with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid to stop Hennepin County and Minneapolis officials from destroying encampments and evicting unhoused people from their homes there," the Minnesota ACLU wrote in a Monday evening tweet.

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Why the winners still might not be known long after Election Day is over

Here are three reasons why.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people will bypass voting in-person at their usual precincts and simply submit their ballots by mail as a way to minimize risk of contracting COVID-19 from a precinct that could have a lot of people on Election Day.California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Vermont and Washington will conduct primarily vote-by-mail elections, according to CNN.

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Allergic reactions to nuts peak around Halloween and Easter

CMAJ, may help public awareness campaigns focus on particularly risky times of the year.According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, anaphylaxis is a potentially life threatening allergic reaction. The most common reactions are to insect stings, latex, medications, and types of foods.If a person is allergic to something, their immune system overreacts to a usually benign substance that the body mistakenly perceives as a threat.

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North Texas woman who died on flight had COVID-19, officials confirm

DALLAS - A woman from Garland who died of COVID-19 on an airline flight had underlying health conditions.Officials said it happened in July as the woman was returning home from Phoenix.She reportedly began having trouble breathing while the plane was still on the runway. The crew attempted to get her oxygen but she died on the jetway.CONTINUED COVERAGE: Coronavirus in the U.S.Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said a medical examiner determined her cause of death was COVID-19.

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Govt to ensure covid-19 vaccine reaches every Indian once it is available: PM Modi

New Delhi: The government will ensure that the covid-19 vaccine, whenever available, reaches each and every Indian as soon as possible, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday in his address to the nation.He said that work is being done on a war-footing all over the world to save humanity from covid-19 and Indian government is also actively engaged in vaccine development. The prime minister said that Indian scientists are developing various vaccines against corona which are at different stages of clinical trials and the results seem hopeful.Modi cautioned that until there is a vaccine for covid-19, the guard against the disease shouldn’t be lowered.

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Stormzy vest and 3D Covid virus among Designs of the Year nominees

Design Museum in London has announced the 74 nominees for the 13th annual exhibition and awards, which are drawn from designs created throughout 2019 and up to January 2020.Other contenders include Lee Ha Jun’s set design from Parasite, the Oscar-winning South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho; and the sound design from Bafta, Golden Globe and Emmy winning Sky/HBO series Chernobyl.Emily King, the prize’s curator said this year’s nominees are all connected by the common theme of “social justice” and provide a snapshot of the world just before the Covid-19 pandemic changed it completely.“In a sense the theme is ‘the year’, and we’ve arranged chronologically, almost as a sort of countdown to the virus,” she said.

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Seventy-nine new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on Tuesday

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 79 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday.

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Wisconsin woman says she needs double lung transplant after surviving coronavirus

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman who reportedly spent 45 days on a ventilator after testing positive for the novel coronavirus in July is now in need of a double-lung transplant, according to a local news station. Carmen Lerma, a community organizer, said in a Facebook post that her battle with coronavirus began when she passed out on July 16.“When I woke up, I recall the ICU doctors say to me that I must have someone watching over me from above because 31% oxygen in my body was for me to be in a coma… I spent 45 days in ICU with a ventilator on my face all day and night in order to breathe,” she wrote on Oct.

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Ontario reports 821 new coronavirus cases with only just over 24K tests processed

coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 65,896.Tuesday’s case count is an increase from Monday’s which saw 704 cases, and from Saturday’s at 658. It is also the second highest case count ever recorded, with the highest on Oct.

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Leve 5 Covid restrictions to push Budget deficit up to €23 billion

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the budget deficit this year will now be €23 billion, up approximately €1.25 billion on the figure outlined in last week's Budget.

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M&S bosses tight-lipped on alleged Covid outbreak at Kilmarnock store

Kilmarnock store.A source claimed that a number of workers at the King Street outlet had tested positive for the virus.However, an official from the high street giant said they would not comment on the health and wellbeing of its staff.The popular store was open for business yesterday and continued to operate this afternoon.An M&S spokesman said: "The health and wellbeing of our colleagues and customers always comes first and we have enhanced cleaning procedures and measures in place across all M&S stores to help ensure social distancing."Any colleague that tests positive for COVID-19, or who has been in close contact with a colleague who tests positive, is supported to self-isolate straight away on full pay."As well as working with NHS

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AP Exclusive: 1,500 arrests in DEA violent crime initiative

WASHINGTON – More than 1,500 people have been arrested on state and federal criminal charges in the last three months as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration project focusing on violent crime, the agency’s acting administrator told The Associated Press. Since the operation launched in August, 1,521 people have been arrested in both state and federal cases in cities across the U.S.

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Boris Johnson set to impose covid lockdown on Manchester as talks with Andy Burnham flounder

Boris Johnson will use a 5pm press conference to impose tier-three lockdown measures on Greater Manchester after negotiations with mayor Andy Burnham broke up without a deal.

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HUL returns to pre-COVID level, signals revival of demand

New Delhi: Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India's largest personal care product maker, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected increase in its September quarter net profit and revenues, signalling a revival of demand following the world's biggest lockdown.Consolidated net profit rose 8.6 per cent to ₹1,974 crore in July-September while revenue from the sale of products was up 13.7 per cent at ₹11,510 crore, the company said in a regulatory filing.Food and refreshment business saw nearly 83 per cent jump while home care and beauty and personal care segments were almost near the pre-COVID levels.HUL, the maker of popular brands such as Rin, Dove, Lux, Lifebuoy, said the worst is behind and is “cautiously optimistic" on-demand recovery.Indian

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O’Toole says Liberals threatening election amid COVID-19 ‘to avoid any further scrutiny’

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Tuesday said that the Liberal party is “threatening” an election amid the COVID-19 pandemic “to avoid any further scrutiny,” adding that “kids can’t go trick-or-treating, but the Liberals think Canadians should go to the polls.”

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O’Toole announces ‘Opposition Day’ motion for committee into government’s ‘ethical problems’

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole announced on Tuesday the “Opposition Day” motion, which proposes to establish a committee that would “look into the various ethical problems the government has,” including the “handing out of COVID-19 contracts to close friends and family members.”

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Saskatchewan home builders, buyers paying cost of record-high lumber prices

Canadians thinking of buying new can expect to pay more for their dream home as domestic lumber prices have doubled — even tripled — since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Quebec researcher describes pressures of supply shortage on labs

Jerry Zaharatos, chief of medical microbiology at the Jewish General Hospital and the McGill University Health Centre, says the lab supply shortage is like a game of “Jenga.”

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Bill Kelly: Thank God we live in Canada

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Protest arrests show regular Americans, not antifa or urban left-wing radicals

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an Associated Press review of thousands of pages of court documents tell a different story.Very few of those charged appear to be affiliated with highly organized extremist groups, and many are young suburban adults from the very neighborhoods Trump vows to protect from the violence in his reelection push to win support from the suburbs.Attorney General William Barr has urged his prosecutors bring federal charges on protesters who cause violence and has suggested that rarely used sedition charges could apply.

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