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Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King tests positive for COVID-19

Premier Dennis King has tested positive for COVID-19.King posted on social media today that he developed mild symptoms on Monday and stayed home from the office and the legislature the following day.

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Quebec’s hospitalizations surpass 1,200 as province logs 8 new COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 as hospitalizations jumped Wednesday.The number of hospitalizations rounded out at 1,200, a rise of 47. This comes after 148 patients were admitted, while 101 left in the last day.Officials say 60 people were being treated for the disease in intensive care units, a drop of three.The province’s daily tally included 3,067 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, though this isn’t representative of the situation since PCR testing is only open to select groups.

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COVID-19: Plastic dividers widely ineffective or even counterproductive, Ontario expert says

Ontario’s top advisors guiding the province’s pandemic response says the plastic dividers may not only be ineffective — they may be counterproductive to public safety. Ontario still in 4th COVID-19 wave, likely to continue through winter: top doctor “Science is evolving,” said Dr.

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REGEN-COV works as COVID post-exposure prophylaxis, study says

Using the monoclonal antibody cocktail REGEN-COV reduced the risk for symptomatic COVID-19 infection 81% in those exposed to a COVID patient, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study yesterday.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 05, 2021

Myocarditis and pericarditis both saw increased prevalence in COVID-19 vaccine recipients compared with a pre-vaccine period of January 2019 to January 2021, with the incidence still rare but higher than in previous studies, according to a JAMA research letter yesterday.The researchers used electronic medical records from 40 hospitals i

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COVID-19: N.B. closing in on a fully vaccinated rate of 60%

Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine The province has set a goal of having 75 per cent of those eligible fully vaccinated, in order to reach the final phase of its Path to Green reopening plan. The target date is Aug.

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Canada closing in on US’ COVID-19 vaccination rate

Public Health Agency of Canada, more than 16 million Canadians are now fully vaccinated, representing 43.74% of the country’s total population.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 168 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, which is 48.4% of the country’s total population. RELATED: First Olympic Village resident tests positive for COVID-19On December 14, 2020, the two countries administered their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Returning Canadian travellers encounter confusion with looser COVID-19 restrictions

For eligible, fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents, Monday was the first day they would be able to skip a mandatory quarantine on arrival from international travel.

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Hamilton reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, closing in on goal of 75% fully vaccinated by August

COVID-19 vaccine. Ontario reports 170 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death Richardson said with “good supply” arriving and booked up clinics across the city, she anticipates hitting the three-quarter mark by the end of the month.“We had a wonderful clinic on Canada Day.

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COVID-19: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph closing in on 75% vaccinated

COVID-19.The health unit reported on Friday that 200,058 residents over the age of 12 have received their first shot, which equates to 74.2 per cent.

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Nepal President appeals Indian, Chinese counterparts for Covid-19 vaccines

Kathmandu: Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday appealed to Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind for access to COVID-19 vaccines as the Himalayan Nation reels under the second wave of the pandemic.President Bhandari wrote to Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind requesting him to help Nepal with regard to the supply of "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccines."It has been communicated through diplomatic channels with Indian President requesting access to locally developed and manufactured anti-COVID vaccine.

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Airstrikes partially destroy only lab able to process COVID-19 tests in Gaza

The airstrike "sent shrapnel and debris flying across the street, damaging the lab and the administrative offices of the Hamas-run Health Ministry," the New York Times reported.Some medical personnel were injured critically during the strikes, the Hamas-run enclave’s deputy health minister Yousef Abu al-Rish told The Times of Israel.FILE - Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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Japan PM says safe Olympics possible with COVID-19 countermeasures

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday it was still possible to host the Tokyo Olympics safely, as Japan extended a state of emergency for Tokyo and other areas due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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Mumbai sees highest single-day Covid-19 spike with 11,163 new cases, 700 buildings sealed

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Ontario government warns health care providers of counterfeit N95 masks sent from stockpile

N95 masks to health-care providers.The province could not immediately say how many of the counterfeit 3M masks it acquired for its stockpile, or how many were given to health-care workers.The Ministry of Health notified health-care providers of the masks today and asked them to search their supply for the equipment by product number.

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PM Modi's 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' to be held online due to Covid-19: Pokhriyal

@narendramodi जी का अद्वितीय संवाद कार्यक्रम #ParikshaPeCharcha2021 का चौथा संस्करण मार्च 2021 में आयोजित किया जा रहा है। @mygovindia @EduMinOfIndia @PMOIndia #PPC2021 pic.twitter.com/uu3t2NhxPP“In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the interaction will be conducted online," he said in another tweet.The registration for the programme will begin from Thursday and conclude on March 14. Students who will get to ask questions will be selected through a competition.The first edition of the prime minister's interaction programme with school and college students ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 1.0’ was held at Talkatora Stadium on February 16, 2018.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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B.C. Amazon customer fights for refund after buying counterfeit product

B.C. woman’s $30 online order with a 3rd-party seller on Amazon turns into $436 vehicle bill Amazon offers an A-to-Z guarantee that allows refund requests up to 90 days after the maximum estimated delivery date.The company claimed the initial delay in refunding Kristmanson was because her request came more than nine months after she had purchased the product.

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'Pretty Little Liars' Star Tammin Sursok Tearfully Discusses Her Husband's COVID-19 Diagnosis

Tammin Sursok's husband is battling COVID-19. The 37-year-old actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to emotionally discuss her husband Sean McEwen's diagnosis.

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Coronavirus: Kingston prepares to receive out-of-region COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 patients from outside their regions.Ontario Health issued the notice after projections showed that by Jan. 24, Ontario will see more than 500 COVID-19-related critical illness patients in intensive care units and over 1,700 COVID-19 hospitalizations.“To meet these needs, we must continue to do more to work as a single, seamless hospital system,” said Ontario Health CEO Matthew Anderson.

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PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Vietnamese counterpart on Monday

Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday with a focus on future development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made an announcement about the summit."The two leaders will exchange views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and provide guidance for the future development of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," the MEA said in a statement.India and Vietnam upgraded their relationship to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016 and the defence cooperation has been one of the most significant pillars of the fast-expanding bilateral ties.The prime ministers had a

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'Counterfeit clothes shop' in Strangeways with 'no Covid safety measures' shut down following raid - two men have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences

direct to your inboxA Strangeways shop council bosses say flogs 'counterfeit clothes' has been shutdown.Town hall chiefs say it was 'found trading illegally in a premises that lacked any Covid-19 safety measures'.Police, trading standards and Home Office officials raided the Bury New Road shop on December 3, Manchester council said in a statement.After cutting open security shutters, inside, officials found two staff and six customers.None of whom were wearing masks, the council said.There was no hand sanitiser and the shop was said to be cramped with inadequate ventilation. Two staff members were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.A Manchester council spokesperson said the likelihood of Covid transmission inside the shop was

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Health Canada recalls counterfeit hand sanitizer found at Dollarama in Ontario

coronavirus pandemic, saying the product has been determined to be counterfeit.In a recall notice issued on Sunday, Health Canada said a counterfeit version of Daily Shield hand sanitizer was found for sale at a Dollarama location in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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Italy toughens Covid-19 restrictions as daily cases double

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, sports and school activities in an attempt to slow a recent surge in coronavirus infections.The government decree, published after days of draft versions and speculation by ministers over its probable measures, will take effect within 24 hours and be valid for 30 days.It bans parties in restaurants, clubs or in the open air and strongly recommends that people do not hold parties in their homes or host more than six guests at any time.

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Covid-19 impact: IMF projects India’s GDP to contract 10.3% in 2020

GDP) to plunge in FY21 by 10.3%, revised down since its June forecast of 4.5% drop, reflecting a severe-than-anticipated contraction in economic activities in the first quarter as a result of the nationwide lockdown as well as the rapidly spreading pandemic.In its biannual World Economic Outlook, IMF said all emerging market and developing economy regions are expected to contract this year, including notably emerging Asia, where large economies, such as India and Indonesia, continue to try to bring the pandemic under control. “Revisions to the forecast are particularly large for India, where GDP contracted much more severely than expected in the second (June) quarter.

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47% of covid deaths registered among those aged below 60 years: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI : About 47% of COVID-19 deaths have been recorded among those aged below 60 years, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said about 70% COVID-19 deaths have been of male patients while 30% of fatalities from the infection has been reported in females."About 53% COVID-19 deaths registered among those aged 60 and above, 35% in 45-60 years, 10% in 26-44 years and 1% each in the age-group 18-25 years and below 17 years," Bhushan said.Providing data on case fatality rate among different age groups – with and without comorbidities, he said in the age group of 60 years and above, 24.6% of deaths were of people with comorbidities while 4.8% were of those without

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Cancer patient 'becomes first person to die after Covid-19 reinfection'

Covid-19 between her first and second appearances in hospital. A negative test would have taken doctors closer to proving that she recovered following the first infection, potentially proving the second admission was not a resurgence.After testing positive for coronavirus the first time, she was admitted to hospital with a bad cough and a fever.Her symptoms disappeared and she was allowed to go home after five days.

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Shisha lounge shut down for flouting Covid-19 regulations

A shisha lounge has been shut down for flouting Covid-19 regulations.Taboosh Cafe, in Rochdale, will close for two weeks after it was discovered to have committed ‘multiple breaches’ of coronavirus rules.The venue, based at Richmond Hall, in Lomax Street, was also breaking smoke-free legislation by allowing shisha use in a fully enclosed space.The closure direction has been enforced by Rochdale council, which is working with GMP to check on businesses that are reported for breaching regulations.The owner of Taboosh, Ahed Alhajaly, has agreed to close until Friday September 11 to put proper measures in place.

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14 Merritt Island High School students in quarantine due to reported COVID-19 case

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – At least 14 students have been asked to quarantine following a reported case of COVID-19 at Merritt Island High School, according to Brevard Public School officials.A spokesperson for the school district confirmed on Thursday that more than a dozen students were asked to quarantine less than two weeks after schools reopened for face-to-face learning.District officials did not say how many Merritt Island High students, if any, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The request for Merritt Island High School students to quarantine comes after Golfview Elementary, another school in Brevard County, was forced to close due to COVID-19 cases at the school.School officials did not disclose how many cases were

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Jaishankar talks to Israeli counterpart, reiterates cooperation in Covid-19 fight

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi and reiterated cooperation between the two countries in combatting the coronavirus challenge."Pleasure to hear from FM @Gabi_Ashkenazi of Israel. The India-Israel partnership is currently focused on combating the #COVID challenge.

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Axis Bank turns more conservative amid covid-19 disruption

₹6,898 crore and has a provision coverage ratio (PCR) of 75% as on 30 June, as compared to 69% as on 31 March. The bank has made incremental provisions of ₹733 crore in Q1 FY21 towards covid-19 As the covid-19 uncertainty continues, private sector lender Axis Bank has adopted a more conservative approach, continuing to build up a warchest of provisions.The bank now holds excess provisions of ₹6,898 crore and has a provision coverage ratio (PCR) of 75% as on 30 June, as compared to 69% as on 31 March.

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Nepal's COVID-19 tally rises to nearly 18,000

KATHMANDU : Nepal registered 150 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to nearly 18,000, the health ministry said on Tuesday.The new infections were confirmed after testing 3,963 specimens through Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests in the last 24 hours, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson for the ministry.The Kathmandu Valley has recorded eight coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.

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Coronavirus: Health Canada issues warning over counterfeit N95 respirators

coronavirus pandemic.The safety warning issued Monday evening said that the respirators, sold by Shanghai Lansheng Light Industrial Products, were falsely labelled as being approved by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and may not adhere to that organization’s safety standards.

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PM Modi, his Canadian counterpart talk about strengthening multilateral institutions like WHO

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Tuesday emphasised the need to strengthen multilateral institutions, including the WHO, and agreed to work together at various international fora on health, social, economic and political issues.During their telephonic conversation, the two also agreed that the India-Canada partnership can be a force for good in the post-COVID world, including for advancing humanitarian values in the global discourse.According to an official statement, the leaders updated each other about the evolving situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic in their countries and discussed the possibilities of international collaboration to address the health and economic crisis."The

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PM Modi to hold virtual bilateral summit with Australian counterpart next week

This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral summit to take place virtually given the embargos on travel due to the covid-19 pandemic

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PM Modi congratulates Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on completing 50 years in parliament

In a telephone conversation, PM Modi recalled Rajapaska’s contributions to the development of Sri Lanka in his long political career, and wished him all the best for his future,' a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said

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First Covid-19 deaths reported at Nightingale North West Hospital as more die in Greater Manchester

The first coronavirus deaths at NHS Nightingale North West Hospital have been reported as the number of people to die in Greater Manchester rises again.

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PM Modi, Danish counterpart discuss ways to work together amid Covid-19

'The prime minister appreciated Denmark's success in lifting the lockdown restrictions without causing an increase in infections. It was agreed that Indian and Danish experts would remain in touch to learn from each other's experience,' an official statement read

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Jaishankar discusses Covid-19 challenges with counterparts from US, others

The External Affairs Minister also spoke to his counterparts from Australia, Israel, Japan, Brazil and South Korea at the same virtual meeting

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Rajnath Singh speaks to his Japanese counterpart, discusses ways to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Rajnath Singh and Taro Kono agreed that the India-Japan partnership provided a good basis to work together with third countries to deal with the post COVID-19 related challenges

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Pennsylvania announces 51,845 cases of COVID-19; 3,106 deaths

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. ( NIAID-RML )

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PM Modi wishes Russian counterpart 'early recovery' from Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished speedy recovery from the novel coronavirus to his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin. He said New Delhi stands with "close friend" Moscow in efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Covid-19: Jaishankar speaks to counterparts from US, Russia and Brazil

NEW DELHI: Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke to his counterparts from US, Russia and Brazil on Thursday with discussions revolving around the novel coronavirus disease and ways to increase cooperation to battle the pandemic.

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Laura Benanti Covers ‘Sucker’ By Jonas Brothers With Proceeds Benefiting COVID-19 Relief

Laura Benanti called on her loved ones to help her with this cover of Jonas Brothers’ “Sucker”.

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ANALYSIS: How Dr. Bonnie Henry’s COVID-19 briefings have become must-see TV

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₹400 crore to PM-CARES Fund for covid-19 relief

MUMBAI : The Aditya Birla Group, led by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, on Friday said it has donates ₹400 crore to Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, along with an additional sum of ₹100 crore towards its own corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative and for supply of N95 masks, personal protective equipments (PPEs) and ventilators.

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Champagne, NATO counterparts to meet over COVID-19 response

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is meeting his NATO counterparts Thursday to discuss the alliance’s response to the COVID-19 crisis while it continues to face daunting global security challenges.

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Coronavirus: Counterfeit Chinese-made face masks pulled offline after Global News probe

The Chinese-made “N95” respiratory masks were advertised online as having been certified by U.S. safety regulators — an important claim amid the global coronavirus pandemic, as front-line workers scramble for life-saving protective equipment.

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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
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