fraud prevention service has highlighted two rising scams and issued a warning over the ever-changing tactics cyber criminals are using to dupe the public into handing over money and personal information.Cifas is reporting an increase in cases of identity theft and urging Scots to be aware of scams involving Covid-19 vaccination selfies and oversharing on social media.As the vaccination programme continues to be rolled-out, Cifas reports that a number of people have been sharing pictures of themselves along with their vaccine letters or cards on various social media platforms.

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Covid-19: WHO asks raw data on early cases, China refuses to provide details

World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic was put in a spot after China refused to give raw patient data of early cases of the virus.The team had requested data on 174 cases of Covid-19 that China had identified from the early phase of the outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, as well as other cases, but were only provided with a summary, one of team's investigator Dominic Dwyer was quoted as saying by Reuters.Dwyer, an Australian infectious diseases expert, said that such data is known as "line listings" and would typically be anonymised but contain details such as what questions were asked of individual patients, their responses and how their responses were analysed."That's standard

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Care home cook, 16, becomes one of the youngest to get Covid-19 vaccine so far after starting new job on Monday

Farnworth, believes he could be 'the youngest male' to have received the vaccine at just 16-years-old and 10 months. Ryan spends his weekdays training for joining the army through a military preparation colleges.But on Monday, the teenager started a new weekend job to earn him some pocket money.

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The Latest: Oxford University testing vaccine in children

LONDON — The University of Oxford plans to test its COVID-19 vaccine in children for the first time, becoming the latest vaccine developer to assess whether its coronavirus shot is effective in young people.

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Iran's President Rouhani warns of 'fourth wave' of coronavirus

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday of a Covid-19 "fourth wave" as cases rise in certain areas of the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the pandemic."This is a warning for all of us," Rouhani said in televised remarks.He said some cities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan were now "red" -- the highest on Iran's colour-coded risk level -- after weeks of low alert levels across the country."This means the beginning of moving towards the fourth wave.

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Coronavirus: Oxford Covid vaccine to be tested on children for first time

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A Valentine's Day guide for couples and singles - from the sex therapist who predicts a relationship revolution after the pandemic

direct to your inboxValentine’s Day during a global pandemic and lockdown restrictions may not feel like the most romantic of celebrations. But it doesn’t have to be another night on the sofa in sweatpants according to sex and relationship therapist Cate Mackenzie, who says lockdown has led many to re-assess their relationships and attitudes to intimacy.

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Hundreds of children to get Covid vaccine tests as doctors investigate how well the jab works in young people

direct to your inboxA trial into how a coronavirus vaccine works in children is set to take place.Tests will investigate the efficacy of Oxford/AstraZeneca in young people aged from six to 17.It will determine whether the jab will produce a strong immune response, with 300 volunteers set to take part.The trial will start later this month.Up to 240 children will receive the vaccine, while others will be given a control meningitis tab.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereAndrew Pollard, professor of paediatric infection and immunity and chief investigator on the Oxford vaccine trial, said: "While most children are

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Boris Johnson 'to scrap Covid tier system and open pubs in April in three-stage plan'

coronavirus tier system will be axed and replaced with a three-stage national plan to move the UK out of lockdown, according to new reports.Downing Street reportedly wants to "do away" with the previous system, which saw different parts of the country put into different Covid risk levels.According to The i newspaper, Boris Johnson will allow boozers to reopen at the beginning of April if rates continue to fall. Pubs across the nation had to close their doors to punters when the national lockdown was announced on January 4.

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Two white tiger cubs in Pakistan likely died of Covid-19, zoo officials say

LAHORE : Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistani zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19, officials said.The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on Jan.

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Australian Open goes quiet as lockdown keeps crowds away

MELBOURNE – Inside an empty Rod Laver Arena, the fluttering of a photographer's camera suddenly seemed all too distracting before a player served.

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Rose West 'given Covid vaccine in jail' after doctors brand her 'extremely vulnerable'

Rose West has reportedly been given the Covid vaccine ahead of frontline staff. The 67-year-old serial killer was given it last week after being deemed "extremely vulnerable", a source told The Sun.

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Dedicated helpline at NUI Galway following Covid-19 outbreak

A dedicated helpline will operate at NUI Galway this weekend, after an outbreak of Covid-19 among students at the University.

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Health ministry blocks fake website demanding money for Covid vaccination

₹4000-6000.Ministry of Health also retweeted the PIB Fact Check's tweet and said, "The site 'http://mohfw.xyz has been blocked. A case is registered and an investigation is taken up.

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Second round of Covid vaccine booster shot in India starts today: 10 things to know

coronavirus vaccination on Saturday for the beneficiaries who were given jabs at the beginning of the nationwide inoculation drive on 16 January.After a sluggish start, since the exercise was kicked off, the vaccination drive had picked up pace in the last several days.AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and NITI Aayog's VK Paul, who were among the first ones to take the Covid-19 vaccine, are expected to receive the second dose, which needs to be taken 28 days after the first one.Everything you need to know about 2nd Covid vaccine dose:1) According to the doctors, the second round of Covid-19 vaccine booster dose is to be given to a beneficiary after a gap of 28 days.2) However, experts have clarified that the second shot can be taken anytime

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Hoping for a brighter and better tomorrow during Covid

Most people were hoping to see snow falling in Joycean quantities around the country this week, as a distraction from you know what.

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Up to 40 per cent of Covid cases could have been caught in hospital, says new research

Up to four in 10 Covid infections in the first wave may have caught the virus in hospital, according to the latest research.

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China refused to give WHO officials Covid data that would help find outbreak source

Chinese scientists refused to share key data on Covid-19 that might have helped locate the origin of the deadly virus.

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Anti-clotting therapy may prevent Covid death: Study

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India records 12,143 fresh Covid cases, 103 deaths in last 24 hours; recoveries cross 1.06 crore

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Covid 19 vaccination: Second dose today for those who took shots of Jan 16

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Despite Covid, govt took up reforms to make India one of the top economies: FM

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Gobert, Jazz beat Bucks 129-115 for 6th straight win

SALT LAKE CITY – Rudy Gobert had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-115 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

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Nearly 5,000 vaccines to be given to GPs and nurses

Almost five thousand doses of the Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines for Covid-19 are to be administered to GPs and their practice nurses today and tomorrow.

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Two important changes have been made to Scotland's coronavirus contact tracing app

coronavirus contact tracing app for mobile phones. Scots can now use the Protect Scotland app to download a certificate onto their phone if they have been told to self-isolate.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 12, 2021

Department of Health:https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration UpdatesThe chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday.70 New COVID-19 Cases and One Death Reported DOH reports 70 new cases of coronavirus today.

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Airline passengers may have to take COVID-19 test before boarding flight

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida reports 347 cases of a more contagious strain of COVID-19, talks have increased about a new requirement to board a flight.

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Doncic, Williamson hit career highs as Mavs top Pels 143-130

DALLAS – Luka Doncic scored a career-high 46 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 36 and the Dallas Mavericks overcame Zion Williamson's career-best 36 points in a 143-130 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

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Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout - ECDC

The head of the EU's disease control agency has warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.

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Orange County woman helps seniors get registered for COVID-19 appointments

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – LaTaasha Byrd has helped seniors in Orange County get COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

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B.C. judge questions need for injunction ahead of court challenge to in-person worship ban

COVID-19 ban on in-person worship won’t find themselves staring down an injunction if they head to church this weekend.The Riverside Calvary Chapel in Langley, the Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church in Abbotsford and Free Reformed Church of Chilliwack are part of a group that’s filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court looking to have the ban deemed unconstitutional.

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Alberta tracers seeing drop in close contacts fear that will change as restrictions ease

Contact tracers are finding positive cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have fewer close contacts than a few months ago, but they are warning that number will likely go up as the province continues to reopen its economy.

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Hoops away from home: Toronto Raptors temporarily move to Florida

The Toronto Raptors have kicked off their 2020-2021 season in Tampa, Florida, after COVID-19 restrictions kept them out of Canada. Mike Armstrong looks at the logistical challenges of moving the team.

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46 cases of COVID-19 variants in B.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has the latest on the ongoing concerns about COVID-19 variants in B.C.

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No fans as Svitolina advances at Australian Open

MELBOURNE – The rally lasted 41 shots, with the players trading baseline groundstrokes for more than a minute, and when it ended, one person applauded.

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Osceola deputies release photos of SUV involved in fatal shooting

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released photos of the SUV involved in a fatal shooting on Feb. 2.

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Growing fears new variants could lead to third wave

Fearing a third COVID-19 wave will soon hit Canada, health experts are urging provinces not to relax restrictions. As Heather Yourex-West explains, the spread of more contagious variants, pandemic fatigue, and the delayed vaccine rollout is creating a perfect storm.

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‘She was inconsolable’: Baby suffers from rash after time in Kelowna hotel pool

B.C. man issues warning after family pet caught in leghold trap The next morning, Kennedy said she discovered her daughter was covered in a head-to-toe rash.“It was red, it was swollen, it looked like a blanket — it didn’t even look like skin,” Kennedy said.“It almost looked like welts.”The mother said she then noticed that her own chest and torso were also covered in a rash.“My bathing suit was still in the bathroom, and I looked down and it had like big bleach spots on it,” she said.

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Newfoundland and Labrador delays election

As COVID-19 surges in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province’s elections czar has decided to cancel in-person voting for Saturday’s election. As Ross Lord explains, people must now submit their vote by mail.

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'I was so ill with Covid that I wrote goodbye letters to my husband and kids'

A midwife was so ill with Covid she wrote goodbye letters to her husband and kids, expecting that she would not make it.

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Covid tier system 'will be axed' with 'three-stage plan for ending lockdown'

The tier system will be axed in favour of national measures when the current Covid lockdown is eased in England, it was reported last night.

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Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni would 'take Covid vaccine' if BBC bosses asked him to

coronavirus vaccine, should it be essential for dancing professionals to compete in the next season of Strictly Come Dancing.The Italian born star admitted that while he is keen to get back into the ballroom, all safety measures must remain in place due to the level of intimacy between dancers and their partners.Giovanni, 30, competed in the last season of Strictly with celebrity pairing, Good Moning Britain's political editor, Ranvir Singh, with the pair eventually being given the boot during week eight.

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Coronavirus: York Region pushes to bypass grey zone, move into red

York Region Council wants its area to move straight into the red zone of the provincial COVID-19 response framework. Its medical officer of health says case counts are on the decline and being in red will provide some relief to struggling businesses.

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Coronavirus: How Montreal non-profits are transforming the ways they raise funds

West Island Palliative Care Residence hosts 19th annual Valentine’s Ball “We are sending beautiful four-course meals to all of the participants so they can relax in their homes and they will be accessing a platform that we have just for them,” said Dale Weil, the residence’s executive director.The virtual soirée raised $515,000, thanks to more than 400 guests, sponsors and donors.Weil says they have been working all year on transitioning their fundraising events to the web and thanks to their creative efforts and their donors, they are on track to meet their target.“I would say we do face a year ahead having to be adjusted for the pandemic, but I think we have a formula now that we’re finding is working,” said Weil.

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Canadian vaccine maker hopes Alberta agrees to purchase future shots

Brad Sorenson, the CEO of Providence Therapeutics, joins the Global Calgary News Hour at 6 to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine manufacture’s recent agreement with the Manitoba government and how hopeful he is that Alberta follows suit.

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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

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