COVID-19 today and a 20-patient drop in hospitalizations related to the disease.The Health Department says there are 1,238 people hospitalized with COVID-19, after 66 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 86 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 5 mars, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/7rU5W2NtTS— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) March 6, 2022The number of people in intensive care dropped by two, to 76.Officials are reporting 910 new cases detected through PCR testing, which is reserved for certain high-risk groups.They say 9,963 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the previous 24 hours.The numbers come a day before the province is set to take its first step toward lifting its mask mandate, starting with elementary and high schools students.Students will still be required to wear masks in common areas of their schools and on school buses, but not when seated in class..

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President has NOT asked Cabraal to resign – PMD

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President’s Office said on Thursday (17) that there was no truth to the reports that claim that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had asked CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal to resign.It stated that a local newspaper report claiming that the IMF delegation had laid down such a condition is a total canard.The IMF did not discuss officials and the talks covered only the monetary issues, said the President’s Media Division.It went on to note that the President and the Government have the fullest confidence in the CBSL Governor and there is no reason whatsoever to seek his resignation.

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Over 3 lakh doses of Covid vaccine given to children aged 12-14 yrs on day 1

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US Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike after Covid-19 outbreak, signals more hikes ahead

Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high. This comes at a time when economists warn that if inflation does not begin to subside in response to these initial moves, policymakers will end up raising rates too high, sending the economy into a recession and financial markets into a slump, as per news agency ANI report.

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Ukraine says 10 civilians shot dead by Russian forces while waiting in bread line

Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of 10 people who were allegedly shot by Russian forces while waiting in a line for bread in the northern city of Chernihiv.Graphic photos and video showed what appeared to be lifeless bodies lying in the street. The bodies themselves have been blurred by the prosecutor’s office and media outlets, including Global News.The office said the civilians were shot around 10 a.m.

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Mother and son rescued after cold night in the wilderness

A mother and son spent a cold night in the wilderness of the Chehalis River valley, before being rescued by members of the Sts’ailes band. Kamil Karamali reports.

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Albertans react to report Canada may soon end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers

It will come as a relief to some people planning vacations outside of Canada. Sources say the federal government is set to lift COVID-19 testing requirements. Sarah Komadina has the details.

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Actor Mark Ruffalo joins campaign calling for large banks to defund Coastal GasLink

Actor Mark Ruffalo is showing his support for Wets’uwet’en Hereditary Chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, and are calling for big banks to stop funding the project.

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Covid-19 update: India's active cases drop to 30,799 in last 24 hours

Covid-19 tally of cases went up to 4,30,01,477. Total of 60 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours and death toll to 5,16,132, the Health Ministry data further revealed. The daily positivity rate stood at 0.35%.

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Philadelphia restaurant owner reflects on COVID-19 shutdown 2 years later

PHILADELPHIA - Small businesses that managed to weather the storm of shutdowns imposed by Philadelphia when COVID-19 first gripped the city two years ago are still in recovery mode despite things being close to pre-pandemic normal. Exactly two years ago Wednesday, Philadelphia officials ordered non-essential business to close at 5 p.m. The edict closed most small businesses and reduced restaurants to delivery and take-out. "It was a quite a nightmare, roller coaster the last couple of years," Owner of Flannel restaurant Marc Grika recalled.

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Uncertainty as COVID-19 cases rise in some countries

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more information on the increase in cases of COVID-19 health officials are seeing around the world.

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1 in 4 children develops ‘long COVID’ after infection: study

Children under the age of five still can’t be vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving them vulnerable to the coronavirus. Now a new study suggests one in four symptomatic kids ends up developing “long COVID.” Jamie Mauracher reports on what some of them are enduring.

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Canada to drop testing rules for incoming vaccinated travelers: sources

Sources tell Global News that Ottawa is set to end pre-arrival testing rules for vaccinated travellers entering Canada. Abigail Bimman reports on what rules will remain, and why most medical professionals welcome the move.

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Jussie Smollett released from county jail pending the appeal of his conviction

CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.The ruling came after a Cook County judge sentenced Smollett last week to immediately begin serving 150 days in jail for his conviction on five felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. The appeals court said Smollett could be released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $150,000.Smollett’s attorneys had argued that he would have completed the sentence by the time the appeal process was completed and that Smollett could be in danger of physical harm if he remained locked up in Cook County Jail.The court’s decision marks the latest chapter in a strange story that began in January 2019 when Smollett, who is Black and gay, reported to Chicago police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks.

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Israel reports new variant of Covid-19; Know risks, symptoms, other details

Covid strain is the combination of two sub-variants of the Omicron version of coronavirus-dubbed BA.1 and BA.2. The new variant was recorded during a PCR test on two passengers at Israel's Ben Gurion airport.

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WTO hails Covid vaccines IP compromise among India, EU, US and South Africa

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19,566 community cases; 930 hospitalisations; 23 in ICU; 10 deaths reported today

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St. Patrick’s Day: Residents of these US states spend, and swig, the most at the pub

Americans tend to view St. Patrick’s Day as one of the biggest drinking days of the year, and residents in some states are bigger spenders than others once the Irish spirit rolls into their local pub.A new survey revealed which U.S.

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Federal government to announce end of pre-arrival COVID-19 tests

A federal government source says vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative covid-19 test to enter Canada. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey shares the details and news of hundreds of union contracts in B.C.

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Police: Man shot and killed Wednesday night in Hunting Park

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was shot to death Wednesday night in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 700 block of Luzerne Street around 6:30 p.m.

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Hamilton’s public school board extends mask mandate to April 1

COVID-19 concerns despite the provincial declaration ending a number of safety measures next Monday.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, following another special meeting Tuesday night, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko said an updated motion calls for schools to keep masks “through a transition period following March break.”“By introducing a two-week transition period, as we implement provincial direction, we aim to mitigate challenges related to increased socialization during the March break,” Danko said in a statement on Wednesday. COVID-19: Hamilton public school board chair asks city’s top doc for order to keep mask mandate The chair said the direction is in alignment with advice from the Children’s Health Coalition which strongly encourages continued mask use for two weeks after March Break.On Tuesday, Danko sent a letter to Dr.

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Border cities ‘relieved,’ expecting increase in tourism with feds expected to drop pre-arrival testing

Canada is expected to drop pre-arrival testing for travellers re-entering the country. The news is being welcomed by mayors of border cities like Niagara Falls, who say the move will have a huge impact on tourism. Brittany Rosen has more.

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Alberta health minister announces move to weekly COVID-19 data release

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces the province will move away from daily COVID-19 public health data releases to weekly releases.

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Man who killed Eddie Melo granted unescorted temporary passes

Charles Gagne is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the 2001 death of the former Canadian boxer and his friend. Now Melo’s family is speaking out about the Parole Board’s decision to give him unescorted passes.

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GTA travellers voice apprehension, delight over removal of COVID testing requirement

Sources tell Global News that Ottawa is planning to do away with pre-arrival COVID-19 testing as a travel requirement. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Firefighters battling large brush fire in Gloucester County, no injuries reported

A brush fire in National Park, New Jersey consumed several acres on Wednesday afternoon. NATIONAL PARK, N.J. - Firefighters battled a large brush fire Wednesday afternoon in Gloucester County that torched several acres.Crews from several departments were called to Crozier Avenue around 5 p.m.

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Man charged in connect to two sexual assault investigations

An arrest has been made in connection to two sexual assaults dating back to 2013 and 2014. Erica Vella reports.

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Unvaccinated Pincourt, Que. mother barred from volunteering at school

COVID-19 and Edgewater Elementary School says that means she can’t volunteer in her child’s classroom to take part in a special class activity on campus, starting Wednesday.Watt said she spoke to the principal.“I said I feel that this is 100 per cent discrimination. Everywhere else the mandate is being dropped,” she told Global News, pointing to the fact that on March 12, the province suspended the proof of vaccination pass which came into effect last September. COVID-19: What you need know as Quebec lifts vaccine passport system, other measures Watt also wonders why COVID-19 vaccination is required for volunteers and not teachers.According to her she offered to take a COVID rapid test, but to no avail.In a statement to Global News, Lester B.

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London’s Heathrow Airport drops indoor mask mandate

Passengers arrive at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, Jan. 7, 2022.

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Twice as many Black COVID patients deemed lowest priority in ICU triage system

A crisis-standards-of-care (CSOC) scoring system used to triage COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients assigned twice the proportion of Black patients as other patients to the lowest-priority group, finds a modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Global COVID cases rising again

After 5 weeks of declining cases, global COVID-19 cases rose last week, fueled by increasing cases in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update.

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Nearly 200 firefighters battling blaze at Walmart distribution center

A massive fire broke out at a Walmart distribution center in Plainfield, Indiana. (Credit: Plainfield Police Department) PLAINFIELD, Ind. - Up to 200 firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire at a Walmart distribution center in Plainfield, Indiana. Authorities said the blaze broke out just before noon Wednesday.

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Pennsylvania man slammed infant son face down onto bed after being vomited on, prosecutors say

According to investigators, on Feb. 22 Moyer was caring for his 6-week-old son when the child vomited on him.

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News Scan for Mar 16, 2022

Raising the number of states to report highly pathogenic avian flu in backyard flocks or commercial poultry to 15, federal and state officials today announced the first outbreak in Nebraska. In related developments, Missouri reported another outbreak in backyard poultry, and federal officials reported more H5 detections in wild birds, including the first from Ohio and Illinois.In Nebraska, the virus struck backyard bi

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Federal Reserve hikes interest rate to fight inflation, more to come

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to seven rate hikes this year.The Fed's quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it had pinned near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, marks the start of its effort to curb the high inflation that has followed the recovery from the recession. The rate hikes will eventually mean higher loan rates for many consumers and businesses.The central bank's policymakers expect inflation to remain elevated, ending 2022 at 4.3%, according to updated quarterly projections they released Wednesday.

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NASA: Bright star, galaxies captured in latest James Webb telescope optical testing

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a stellar image of a bright star and surrounding galaxies in its latest optical performance test. The Webb team completed testing all of the telescope’s optical elements in a stage known as "fine phasing" on March 11, according to a NASA news release. During fine phasing, the Webb telescope focused on a bright star during an alignment evaluation but the cameras on the telescope are so sensitive, it was able to also capture the galaxies and other stars seen in the background. The subsequent image appears a tad orange/red because the telescope implemented a filter to optimize visual contrast, according to NASA. Astronomers were happy to report that "every optical parameter that has been checked and tested is performing at, or above, expectations." While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb's optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars seen in the background show up. At this stage of Webb’s mirror alignment, kn "The team also found no critical issues and no measurable contamination or blockages to Webb’s optical path.

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US retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite

COSTA MESA, CA - JULY 13: Shoppers wear masks while shopping at South Coast Plaza Monday, which will be closed down Tuesday for a second time by Gov. Newsom in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus on Monday, July 13, 2020 in Costa Mesa, CA.

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COVID-19: LHSC has 29 COVID patients, MLHU reports 1 death and 87 cases

Canada poised to end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers: sources Of the 29 inpatients with COVID-19, 12 are being treated for COVID-19 while 17 are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.At least 155 staff cases are currently active at LHSC.At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, officials reported 55 active cases among health-care workers along with one patient or resident case in the Parkwood Institute’s main building.On Wednesday, the MLHU reported one death and 87 new lab-confirmed cases.

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Canada poised to end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers: sources

Canada is expected to announce an end to pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, two federal government sources told Global News.

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Travel: Transport Canada cruise rules to keep passengers safe

Cruise ships will be returning to Canadian waters in April. Claire Newell joins Paul Haysom to talk about what new COVID-19 rules will be in place to keep passengers safe.

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Edtech a big draw among teachers despite covid ease

₹25 lakh to ₹2 crore, stock options, and flexible work schedules are key to driving teachers to online platforms, they said.

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Instagram rolls out new parental supervision tools

In a blog post, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said parents will be able to view how much time their teens spend on Instagram and set time limits. They will also be notified when their teen shares they’ve reported someone.

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1 shot at Houston office building; police search for suspect

HOUSTON - One person has been shot at an office building in Houston’s Greenway Plaza, and police are searching for the shooter.The shooting was reported Wednesday afternoon at 20 Greenway Plaza, located at the intersection of Cummins Street and Portsmouth Street.The Houston Police Department says SWAT and officers have responded to the scene. The Houston Fire Department also responded to the scene.The condition of the person who was wounded in the shooting is unknown at this time.The public is asked to avoid the area.A shooting has been reported at a business in Houston's Green Plaza neighborhood.

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Jason Copping and Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Alberta Wednesday

Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.The two are scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Countries you can travel to without Covid vaccine or testing - full list

All remaining Covid travel restrictions will end in Scotland and the rest of the UK from 4am this Friday.

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New Covid strain with Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 reported from Israel. Check out 3 symptoms, severity

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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
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Quebec reports nine more COVID deaths, hospitalizations drop from 20 patients

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