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New COVID pandemic projections, announcement on Ontario long term care set for Tuesday

‘Hopefully this is the last time’: Ontario businesses reopen with cautious optimism Calandra has stepped into the job amid rising COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths in long-term care homes due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.More than 56 per cent of the province’s long-term care homes were reporting virus outbreaks as of Monday and 129 deaths were reported among residents over the past week.The government gave long-term care workers an extension until March 14 to get mandatory third COVID-19 vaccine doses — after Jan.

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BRIT Awards 2022: Doja Cat cancels performance due to COVID-19 issues

Doja Cat will no longer perform at the BRIT Awards 2022, following a raft of positive COVID-19 tests amongst her crew.

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Budget 2022: Income tax relief on Covid-19 treatment expenses and compensation

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Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems

Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices, according to a new WHO report.

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Budget 2022: Govt to launch National Tele Mental Health program, says FM

mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access to quality mental health counseling and care services, a National Tele Mental Health program will be launched," the finance minister said in her Budget 2022 speech at the Parliament today.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau ‘not intimidated’ and ‘won’t give in’ as truckers protest continue

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday condemned some acts of violence, harassment and hateful symbols raised during the truckers protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health measures over the weekend.

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India's factory growth slowed to 4-month low in January as Covid curbs hit output

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 54.0 in January, down from 55.5 in December and signalling the weakest improvement in the health of the sector since last September.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 1,67,059 Covid cases, death toll crosses 1000 mark in last 24 hours

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COVID-19: Closer look at hospitalization numbers in B.C.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey takes a deeper look into the most recent COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and looks a the current picture, including which health region has the most hospitalizations, and how many ICU patients are unvaccinated.

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Joe Rogan and Spotify: How COVID-19 backlash could impact platform

Joe Rogan introduces fighters during the UFC 269 ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Neil Young vs Joe Rogan seems like the strangest of cultural clashes.Yet the 76-year-old rock star's protest over coronavirus-related content on Rogan's popular Spotify podcast has ignited a hot debate over misinformation and free speech, bruising a streaming service that has become the central way that millions of people around the world experience music."Rockin' in the Free World"? Not on Spotify.

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Spotify grapples with artist backlash over COVID-19 misinformation on platform

Some artists are pulling their music from the popular streaming service, Spotify, protesting concerns the company is spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Ross Lord reports on the company’s response, why popular podcast host Joe Rogan is at the heart of the controversy, and the Canadian singers behind the backlash.

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Valentine's Day 2022 pet spending: You won't believe what we'll shell out for our dogs and cats

Valentine's Day just might be going to the dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and other household pets.Pet lovers this year will spend $1.189 billion (yes, billion) on their beloved animals for Valentine's Day.That's according to new projections from the National Retail Federation (NRF), a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The new spending projections came out on Monday, Jan.

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Maharashtra relaxes Covid-19 curbs in these districts. Details here

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India will recover job losses suffered during pandemic within 6 to 9 months: Economic Advisor

ANI "it is difficult to give numbers. I don't have any forecast with me right now but in my personal capacity I can say that if economic growth momentum continues at this pace then within 6 to 9 months India will recover job losses which occurred due to pandemic."

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Omicron variant raises concerns about long-term COVID-19

FILE - A nurse checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit Momentum is building around a few key theories.One is that the infection or remnants of the virus persist past the initial illness, triggering inflammation that leads to long COVID.Another is that latent viruses in the body, such as the Epstein-Barr virus that causes mononucleosis, are reactivated. A recent study in the journal Cell pointed to Epstein-Barr in the blood as one of four possible risk factors, which also include pre-existing Type 2 diabetes and the levels of coronavirus RNA and certain antibodies in the blood.

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January 2022 third deadliest month of pandemic in Manitoba

It’s been a grim start to 2022 as January marks the third deadliest month for COVID-19 in Manitoba since the start of the pandemic, according to provincial numbers. Marney Blunt reports.

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Ontario’s latest reopening plan now underway

A number of COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in Ontario on Monday. The reopening marks the first step in the province’s plan to gradually roll back public health measures. Brittany Rosen reports.

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January 2022 third deadliest month in Manitoba since start of the pandemic

Number of COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba continues to rise Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, says this shows just how far-reaching the Omicron variant is.“What it says is that the Omicron variant, while mild for many, is still really dreadful for some,” Furness told Global News.“Overall, across the population there’s less hospitalizations, there’s less severe outcomes. But the fact of the matter is that far more people are becoming infected.

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Saskatoon suspends COVID-19 Risk Framework, administration recommends review of COVID measures when province suspends health orders

Saskatoon city council voted to suspend the COVID-19 risk mitigation framework. The framework recommends the council enact or remove safeguards as the number of active cases rises and falls in the city.The city’s director of emergency planning told council the city administration is preparing for fewer provincial directives.“We are planning for a period of time when there are no public health orders, and we’re planning that that will likely be at the end of February,” Pamela Goulden-McLeod told the council.The council meeting took place at the same time Premier Scott Moe announced the province will remove the requirement for people to display proof of vaccination or a recent negative test by the end of February.

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Ryerson University students, staff write open letters calling for virtual learning option

COVID-19 pandemic drags on.“With merely two months left in this semester when the school plans to reopen, it is worthless to put students through this much work … I plead to Ryerson University to stay online for the remainder of Winter Semester and make more informed and data-based decisions in the future,” wrote mechanical engineering student Jwalit Bharwani.In an interview with Global News, Bharwani recalled falling ill with COVID-19 last year, but being able to complete his work virtually from home.“I had the privilege of online school … I had access to all the information on my computer. Now, if I fall sick, the professors are not recording lectures, the labs are completely in-person, so if I miss even five days of school, which is the CDC guideline, that’s a week’s worth of lectures gone,” he said.

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B.C. reports 1,048 COVID-19 positive people in hospital, 138 people in critical care

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis of the three day COVID-19 numbers for Monday, Jan. 31.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Moderna's Covid-19 ‘Spikevax’ vaccine gets full approval

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Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers: January 31

Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers for January 31.

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COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge has 1st day in court

COVID-19 pandemic.Leading the challenge are the Church of God in Aylmer and Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, both of which have faced a variety of charges, including findings of contempt, for repeatedly defying restrictions.“It will be our submission that both the indoor and outdoor gathering restrictions are over-broad, unreasonable and arbitrary limits that violate the charter of rights and cannot be demonstrably justified,” said Lisa Bildy, one of several lawyers representing the churches, toward the beginning of the hearing.“Accordingly, we’ll ask this court to declare the restrictions to be of no force and effect and to set aside the restraining orders imposed to enforce them.” Woolwich pastor faces fine of up to $100,000 for Sunday service ignoring COVID-19 lockdown The multi-day hearing for the challenge is being held virtually by the Superior Court of Justice in St. Thomas with Justice Renee Pomerance presiding over the matter.

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1,516 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 35 new deaths reported since Friday

COVID-19, Alberta Health announced on Monday.Of those people, 99 are receiving care in the ICU.On Friday, there were 1,496 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta, with 105 of the people in the ICU. Health experts weigh in on Kenney’s hopes to lift Alberta pandemic restrictions by end of March The province doesn’t provide COVID-19 data over the weekend.Over the past three days, an additional 35 COVID-19 deaths were reported.

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FDA fully approves Moderna COVID vaccine, Spikevax

Today the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna, which will now be known as Spikevax.

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Study suggests BA.2 COVID-19 subvariant more contagious

A study on how Omicron subvariants transmit in Danish households found that the BA.2 subvariant is substantially more transmissible than the original variant, researchers reported yesterday in preprint findings.

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COVID patients with disability prone to longer hospital stay, readmission

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a disability were more likely than peers without a disability to have a longer hospital stay and be readmitted—but were no more likely to die in the hospital or be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a retrospective study today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 3 deaths from Saturday to Monday, LHSC caring for 155 patients

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported three deaths and 483 COVID-19 cases between Saturday and Monday.All three deaths involved double-vaccinated men, one in his 60s and two in their 80s. There were no associations with long-term care or retirement homes.Meanwhile, the London Health Sciences Centre reported 155 COVID-19 inpatients on Monday.

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11 new COVID-19 victims reported in Waterloo Region as death toll reaches 359

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BTS’ Jimin Tests Positive For COVID-19 As He Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery

BTS’ Jimin is the latest member to contract COVID-19.

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Edmonton pediatrician on why some children are being admitted to hospital with COVID-19

Alberta hospitals continue to see a surge in COVID-19 patients, with the province announcing another record high last week. Kim Smith spoke with Dr.

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Toronto holds ‘super supportive,’ accessible COVID-19 vaccine clinic

COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Monday.In a press release issued Monday, the city said the vaccine clinic will be held in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at 255 Front St. W.

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January COVID-19 death count hits 170 in Manitoba

COVID-19 who died over the weekend, including 10 on Monday.This brings the province’s death toll to 1,562.

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2022 Winter Olympics: US bobsledder tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 and will not fly with his teammates to China on Thursday, though he remains hopeful of getting there in time for the Beijing Games.Williamson — expected to be part of the USA-1 four-man team in Beijing — tested positive Sunday and revealed his status Wednesday. He has spent the last few days at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, a U.S.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet sent Monday morning, Trudeau said he is “feeling fine” and will continue working remotely for the week.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been 'expressing concerns' to Spotify over Covid misinformation

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have been "expressing concerns" to Spotify about Covid-19 misinformation amidst the Joe Rogan controversy.

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BTS' Jimin Hospitalized For Appendicitis & Tested Positive For COVID-19

Jimin has been taken down by not just one, but two illnesses.

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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval

In this photo illustration, a vial and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Moderna biotechnology company's logos. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket vi Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given full approval from the U.S.

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Quebec begins reopening again as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director Hospitalizations continued to drop in the latest numbers released Monday, with 166 new COVID-19 patients admitted and 173 discharged for a decrease of seven over the previous day. Of the 2,888 patients in hospital, 223 are being treated in intensive care units for a decrease of 10.Quebec added another 2,432 confirmed cases of COVID-19 for a total of 861,891 infections, since the start of the pandemic, while recoveries stand at 808,469.The province carried out 21,856 screening tests on Jan.

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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at a pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

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Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19: ‘I’m feeling fine’

COVID-19.In a tweet sent Monday morning, Trudeau said he is “feeling fine” and will continue working remotely for the week. Trudeau had said on Jan.

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House of Commons set to resume as trucker protest continues in Ottawa

protest against government-imposed COVID-19 measures enters its third full day.Many of the horn-honking demonstrators who brought Ottawa to a near standstill on the weekend showed no signs of budging as parliamentarians, businesses and school administrators were left wondering when the usual rhythm of the frazzled national capital would resume.Alexandra Maheux, a spokeswoman for government House leader Mark Holland, said the ongoing protest is not interfering with parliamentary business.“We have important work to accomplish for Canadians in Parliament, and we’re looking forward to getting this done and delivering results,” Maheux said late Sunday. ‘Several’ investigations underway after monuments defaced during Ottawa trucker rally: police She noted that MPs have the flexibility to work in a hybrid House in this sitting, which remains in effect until June, to help curb the spread of COVID-19.“Some MPs will be in the chamber on Monday and beyond, and others will participate virtually,” Maheux said.A memo circulated Sunday by Patrick McDonell, the House sergeant-at-arms, said security plans were being developed to ensure personal safety.Several criminal investigations are underway into actions – including the desecration of monuments – during the ongoing protest of vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, Ottawa police said Sunday.Residents of the capital were again told to avoid travelling to the city centre Sunday as trucks snarled numerous roads.

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19, says he'll work remotely

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Justin Trudeau Tests Positive For COVID-19: ‘I’m Feeling Fine’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Joe Rogan pledges to ‘try harder’ amid Spotify protests over COVID-19 misinformation

FILE - Comedian Joe Rogan performs during his appearance at The Ice House Comedy Club on April 17, 2019, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael S.

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COVID-19: Even in isolation you can infect others at home. Here's why

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Muscle pain, sputum production, diarrhea, and sore throat are less common.

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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