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19.06.2021 / 04:33

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Feds approve travel exemption for Olympic athletes amid quarantine bubble plan

COVID-19 quarantine after returning to the country.

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Biden announces 300 million COVID-19 shots given in 150 days

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Joe Biden will announce 300 million COVID-19 shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office on Jan. 20.But as Biden marks a new milestone in the fight against COVID-19 on Friday, another goal may fall short -- his self-imposed target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4.RELATED: Delta COVID variant expected to become dominant US strain, CDC saysThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 305 million vaccine doses had been administered as of June 1O.

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‘Cases are rising rapidly’: Britain reports steep rise in Delta COVID-19 variant cases

Delta coronavirus variant, Public Health England data showed on Friday, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to delay the final lifting of lockdown restrictions.PHE said there had been 33,630 new cases of the Delta variant first identified in India in the week to June 16, taking the number of confirmed cases to 75,953, a 79 per cent increase on the previous total.

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COVID-19: Simcoe Muskoka identified as Delta variant hotspot, 2nd vaccine doses accelerated

COVID-19 Delta variant hotspots on Thursday and announced the administration of second vaccine doses will be accelerated as a result.As of June 23 at 8 a.m., those who received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine and live in a Delta hotspot will be eligible to rebook their second dose at a shortened interval. Ontario adds 3 regions to list of COVID-19 Delta hot spots, accelerates 2nd dose vaccine bookings As of Thursday, 18 people in Simcoe Muskoka have tested positive for the Delta COVID-19 variant.

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U.K. delays reopening plans as cases of Delta variant surge

The United Kingdom will be staying in lockdown longer than expected as cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant surge among young, unvaccinated people.

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2 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines more effective than AstraZeneca against Delta variant, data says

Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine are more effective against the Delta COVID-19 variant than two doses of the AstraZeneca shot, preliminary observational data suggests.A research letter, published by the Lancet on Monday, looked at 19,543 COVID-19 cases and 377 hospitalizations among 5.4 million people, including 7,723 cases and 134 hospitalizations in patients with the Delta variant, who tended to be younger and more affluent.According to the data, a “strong vaccine effect” didn’t take hold until 28 days after receiving a second dose.Fourteen days after receiving a second dose, researchers found that Pfizer was 92 per cent effective against the Alpha variant first identified in the U.K.

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Spread of Delta COVID-19 variant slows UK reopening

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that the final reopening phase will be delayed a month, due to the expanding spread of the Delta (B1617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant.

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Delta COVID-19 variant cases are rising, prompting caution on reopening plans

COVID-19 pandemic.“I’m hoping people see that we’re doing things responsibly but it’s still going to be a lot of fun,” Steve McDonough, president and chairman of the Stampede board, told Global News.The parade won’t be downtown this year, and the event will reflect all current public health guidance, he said, but the Stampede will go ahead. Doctors’ group concerned about Calgary Stampede, major corporate partner won’t take part Other provinces are cautiously reopening too, allowing outdoor dining, some shopping and other limited gatherings.

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Delta COVID-19 variant could dominate in Ontario, vaccinating high-risk areas key to avoid 4th wave: data

COVID-19 cases and test positivity have noticeably dropped in recent days, the province’s latest modelling data suggests the Delta variant could be the dominant strain over the summer and vaccinating high-risk communities will be key to avoiding a fourth wave of the virus.“These drops in cases and other indicators should continue to decline for at least 10 days and potentially for the summer. As vaccination continues, it will be important to monitor carefully for new variants and to continue assessing for signs of breakthrough infections, those are infections in people who have already vaccinated, and serious infections that result in hospitalization or other negative outcomes,” Dr.

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Three-day COVID-19 vaccination blitz underway at Telus Convention Centre

COVID-19 vaccination blitz is in full swing at Calgary’s Telus Convention Centre.The first-dose clinic began on Tuesday and continues Wednesday and Thursday.No appointment is required and Alberta Health Services says it can administer up to 2,000 Pfizer immunizations per day. Hinshaw urges ongoing caution, vaccinations when Alberta drops COVID-19 restrictions If you haven’t had a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, you can head to the convention centre, located at 136 8 Ave.

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07.06.2021 / 19:31

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'Hospitalisations broadly flat' as new figures show number of patients with Delta Covid variant in hospital

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COVID-19: Alberta reports 231 new cases on Sunday

COVID-19 cases on Sunday.The province said there were no deaths reported in the last 24 hours.Alberta has 4,884 active cases, 222,062 recoveries and 2,246 deaths. Most labs in Canada not fully able to detect Delta COVID-19 variant, experts warn As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 1,997 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 1,315, the North zone has 677, the Central zone has 632 and the South zone has 263.The new cases came from 5,337 tests, meaning a provincial positivity rate of 4.5 per cent, according to Dr.

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Delta Covid variant 40% more transmissible, says Hancock

The Delta (India) variant of the coronavirus is estimated to be 40% more transmissible than the Alpha (UK) variant that caused the last wave of infections in the UK, Britain's health minister has said.

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Most labs in Canada not fully able to detect Delta COVID-19 variant, experts warn

COVID-19 variants, especially that of Delta B.1.617, may not be enough to truly track its spread across the country, according to several experts.According to Dr. Laurence Pelletier, a researcher from the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, public health units across the provinces are, for the most part, not equipped with testing equipment that can fully sequence or identify some COVID-19 variants.One such variant of concern is that of the Delta B.1.617, which was first discovered in India.

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Health experts: More testing, second doses needed for Canada to stay ahead of Delta COVID-19 variant

Canada is seeing more COVID-19 cases linked to the Delta variant, first identified in India. As Abigail Bimman explains, that’s fuelling urgency to administer more tests, and to get the second vaccine dose into the arms of Canadians.

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U.K. changes its vaccine strategy to combat COVID-19 Delta variant. Should Canada follow?

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was no reason to delay reopening the economy on Tuesday, as the country races to fully vaccinate all adults in an effort to quell the rapid spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant.The Delta variant, which is a more transmissible strain of COVID-19 first identified in India, is quickly becoming the more dominant strain in Britain. Officials said the variant accounts for up to three-quarters of newly reported cases as parts of the country undergo a surge in infections, leading to 3,165 confirmed cases on Wednesday.As several provinces begin reopening, some experts say Canada could stand to tweak its vaccination campaign to give high-risk Canadians their second doses faster.

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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