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01.05.2022 / 13:09

Sizing up the shadow of long COVID in Alberta

COVID-19 in Alberta, the number of people still living with the effects of the coronavirus after the initial two-week period is unknown.Studies estimate anywhere between five and 30 per cent of people who catch COVID-19 will develop long COVID. Alberta Health Services uses 20 per cent as a general reference point.“But the estimates vary with the population considered, and there is evidence that the incidence of long-lasting symptoms may be changing with high vaccination coverage, and also with changes in the virus,” AHS said in a statement.

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Covid-19 booster dose in India: Eligibility, how to book, other details here

Here are the important developments in India's Covid-19 vaccine drive:

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‘Rolling Thunder’ protesters rally in front of parliament as police stage operation

Freedom Convoy” protesters returned to Canada‘s capital by the hundreds on Saturday to revel on Parliament Hill and denounce COVID-19 mandates as police staged a massive operation to keep the peace and make sure demonstrators actually return home.Protesters embraced each other, many having not seen one another since police cleared the convoy encampments that ground Ottawa to a standstill for three weeks in February.Enforcement action since 7 AM Friday in regard to the demonstrations in #OttCity:▶️560 parking tickets▶️39 vehicles towed▶️8 tickets for noise, smoking, encumbering highwayOfficers will continue taking a zero tolerance approach to violations of our municipal by-laws. pic.twitter.com/SIlJuEUI3B— Ottawa By-law (@OttawaBylaw) April 30, 2022Crowds of people danced on the street in front of parliament shouting “freedom!” while others stretched out on the lawn in front of Centre Block.Freedom Fighters Canada spokesperson Bethan Nodwell, who helped organize the “Rolling Thunder” rally on Parliament Hill Saturday, said no other activities were planned aside from a Sunday church service.But Centretown Community Association President Mary Huang said residents in the area are still waiting to see if the protests wind down as anticipated and don’t drag on as they did before.“Especially some seniors in Centretown, they were basically held hostage in their homes for two, three and a half weeks.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 3,324 fresh Covid-19 cases, 40 deaths in last 24 hours

Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74%, the ministry said. An increase of 403 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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Oprah Winfrey Didn't Leave Her Home for 322 Days During the Pandemic, Talks About Being in Isolation

Oprah Winfrey is opening up about the amount of time that she spent inside her home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She Stayed Home For 322 Days During The Pandemic, ‘Appalled’ By American Healthcare

Ahead of Oprah Winfrey’s new documentary “The Color of Care”, centring on racial inequities within the American healthcare system, the TV host and author revealed what she’s learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, which inspired the upcoming project.

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Quebec reports 15,000th death linked to COVID-19 since beginning of pandemic

COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.According to data published today on the province’s open data website, 23 additional deaths associated with the virus were reported in the province over the past 24 hours.Quebec has recorded more deaths linked to COVID-19 than any other province in Canada.According to the open data site, 2,252 people were in hospital with COVID-19, a decline of 38 from the day before.There were 74 people in intensive care, down six from the previous day.Quebec’s interim public health director said Thursday the province has recorded more pandemic-related deaths than other Canadian jurisdictions because it has counted cases where the primary cause of death was not COVID-19.

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NASA says this is what caused a loud boom over Mississippi

A pedestrian walks by the Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S., on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The U.S.

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Covid vaccination for kids: 60% in 12-14 age group inoculated so far

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed that more than 60% of adolescents between the 12-14 age group have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Delhi Covid cases see slight dip, positivity rate remains over 5%. Details here

Delhi also recorded 1,412 recoveries from novel coronavirus and one Covid pandemic related death, in the last 24 hours.

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‘Rolling Thunder’ convoy expected to continue protest in Ottawa after arrests

“Rolling Thunder” protest in Ottawa clashed with police leading to several arrests Friday after a small convoy of vehicles attempted to make their way toward Parliament Hill.Many of the demonstrators were also part of the “Freedom Convoy” demonstration that seized the capital for weeks in February in protest of vaccine mandates, COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ottawa police make several arrests as ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally rolls downtown The protest started relatively calmly on Parliament Hill Friday but as night fell a few hours later, a line of big-rigs, campers and other trucks made their way into the core.Protesters gathered around the trucks, and police in tactical gear formed a line and faced them down.In total today:– Seven people were arrested for various charges, including assault police– 24 vehicles were towedThere have been no reported injuries, and police remain in full control of city streets.

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N.B. girl with broken wrist spends almost 19 hours in emergency waiting room

A New Brunswick mother is raising concerns after she says her young daughter waited nearly 19 hours in a hospital emergency room with a broken wrist.

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India witnesses steady rise in Covid-19 cases, logs 3,688 new cases today

Covid-19 cases in Delhi, the traders’ associations across the national capital have resumed regular sanitisation, put up posters of dos and don'ts, and are ensuring proper masking in the markets.

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Munich to host 1st Oktoberfest after 2-year pause due to COVID-19

Revelers toast with beer in the Paulaner tent on the first day of the 2019 Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019 in Munich, Germany. BERLIN (AP) - The annual Oktoberfest festival is on again for this fall, the city of Munich said Friday, following a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.Dieter Reiter, the mayor of the Bavarian capital, said the popular beer festival will be held without restrictions from Sept.

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Selling Sunset's Mary Fitzgerald Thinks Christine Quinn Is Lying About Having COVID & Missing Reunion

Mary Fitzgerald is calling out her Selling Sunset co-star Christine Quinn and says she doesn’t believe the claim that she tested positive for COVID-19.

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South Africa braces for fifth COVID surge, another major Chinese city tracks outbreak

With cases rising sharply in the last weeks, South African officials said the increase might signal the start of a fifth surge, and in China, officials are battling the spread of the virus in another large city, Guangzhou, home to 15.3 million people.

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News Scan for Apr 29, 2022

The sensitivity of home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests peaks 4 days after symptom onset, suggesting that a negative antigen test should be followed by a second test in 1 or 2 days, according to a prospective study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.The study, led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Response T

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Study: SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding varied widely in the mildly ill

Daily infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding varied substantially among 60 newly diagnosed asymptomatic or mildly ill COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, suggesting that individual differences in viral dynamics may account for "superspreading," according to a first-of-its-kind modeling study published yesterday in Nature Microbiology.

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Changes to visiting at Paisley's RAH as covid restrictions ease

Patients at Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital can now benefit from one visitor at a time following the easing of covid restrictions.

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'Worried' Sharon Osbourne tearfully admits husband Ozzy has Covid-19 and leaves new show

Sharon Osbourne welled up during an interview on TalkTv as as she announced her departure from her now role.

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Why are vaccines still important if so many kids have already had COVID-19?

FILE IMAGE - A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 19, 2022.

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Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table names new scientific director

COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (SAT) has announced who will be it’s new scientific director.In a post on the Public Health Ontario website on Friday, the SAT said Dr. Fahad Razak will take over the role, effective May 9.Razak will replace Dr.

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Exclusive: A First Look At Oprah’s New Documentary ‘The Color Of Care’ Exposing Racial Inequalities In The Health System

ET Canada has an exclusive first look at Oprah Winfrey’s new programme “The Color of Care”.

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Quebec sees COVID-19 hospitalizations fall again, 26 new deaths added

COVID-19 as the province logged 26 new deaths linked to the disease Friday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations came to a total of 2,290, a net decrease of 36. This comes after 182 admissions and 218 discharges in the last day.There were 81 people in intensive care units.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 1,679 people in hospital, 209 in intensive care

COVID on Friday, with 209 in intensive care.This is down by 73 for hospitalizations and a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day.Last Friday, there were 1,591 hospitalizations with 214 in ICU. This is a 5.5 per cent increase and a 2.3 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 56 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

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Moderna submits COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 and under to Health Canada for review

Moderna has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old, a day after requesting U.S. regulators do the same.

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India's economy to overcome Covid losses in FY35, recovery remains stimulus-dependent: RBI

RBI stated that India suffered among the biggest pandemic-induced losses in the world in terms of output, lives, and livelihoods, which may take years to recover. Economic activity has barely recovered to pre-COVID levels even after two years.

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Govt panel yet to decide on Covid vaccination for 5-12 age group: Report

No decision has been taken during the NTAGI meeting on Friday regarding the vaccination of children between the age group of 5-12 years against COVID19. The meeting remained inconclusive about firming up SoP and detailed guidelines for vaccination.

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Sharon Osbourne Leaves New Show to Be With Husband Ozzy After He Tests Positive for COVID-19

Sharon Osbourne is leaving to be by Ozzy Osbourne‘s side.

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Gap between 2nd Covid jab and booster dose should be...: What top health expert said

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Covid surge early hint of 4th wave; will not impact growth in near-term: Nomura

India's Covid surge is an early hint of a fourth wave of pandemic, a Japanese brokerage said Friday, adding that the rising cases, however, do not pose a risk to growth in near-term.

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Chestermere teen’s future in doubt with long COVID: ‘We don’t really know’

‘Heartbreaking’: How long COVID is impacting children Having to stop playing sports at the start of senior high was “really upsetting”.“Sports were my life. They really helped me in school, too. They helped me de-stress, think about other things and just bring me a lot of joy — especially team sports.”And the trajectory of her academic career has changed markedly for her.“I’ve never had such a hard time with school.

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IIT Madras COVID cluster: 11 more test positive; total tally rises to 182

Another 11 people tested positive for COVID-19 in IIT Madras and with that, the total positive cases in the area are now 182, Dr J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary, informed.

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India-Bhutan ties: EAM Jaishankar to be Bhutan's first high-level foreign visitor since Covid-19 pandemic

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Sharon Osbourne feels like her family is ‘cursed’ after Ozzy tests positive for Covid-19

Sharon Osbourne says that she feels ‘cursed’ after hearing the news that her husband Ozzy Osbourne had tested positive for Covid-19. The 69-year-old talk show star, who revealed her husband’s diagnosis in tears earlier today, shared an update with her friend Piers Morgan as she rushed back to Los Angeles. On Thursday evening, Morgan read out a text from Ms Osbourne as she opened up about enduring the ‘nightmare’.

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IIT Madras turns Covid cluster; College campus remains open

IIT Madras. These all are part of our saturation test. There is nothing to panic about. We have not closed the institution. We are ensuring that the cluster doesn't spread to other places," Radhakrishnan said.

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Chester County parents split on Moderna vaccine for children under 6

DEVON, Pa. - Parents of little kids have been waiting and waiting for news on a COVID vaccine. Thursday, Moderna said it is asking for authorization for its vaccine for kids under six, though there is no timetable for when that will happen."This is big news, because Moderna’s data looks great," Dr. Jennifer Coren, with Hatboro Pediatrics, said.Dr.

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Alberta patients, advocates call for increased access to COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid

COVID-19 for the past two years.In late 2021, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder requiring immune-suppressing prescription drugs.In mid-2020, he had his gallbladder removed for a mass that turned out to be not cancerous.That surgery came less than a year after he started treatment for thyroid cancer. Alberta hospitals under ‘significant pressures’ as 6th COVID-19 wave wears on And in May 2018, he was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma.Fear of catching COVID-19 was very real for Lindsey and his family.“My family obviously has been on pins and needles because they don’t want to bring something home – they don’t want to get me sick,” the Cochrane, Alta., father said.“They don’t want to bring that into the house cause they’re like, they’ll be fine, but they don’t want me to go through any more sickness.”Reanne Booker, president of Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology and Calgary oncology and a palliative care nurse practitioner, said COVID-19 presents a significant threat for cancer patients.“The case fatality rate in the general population is in the neighbourhood of 1 to 2 per cent.

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Sharon Osbourne Tearfully Reveals Ozzy Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Sharon Osbourne got emotional over concerns about her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s health.

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64% of employees would rather quit their jobs than return to the office full-time, survey finds

LOS ANGELES - As pandemic restrictions lift across the country, more and more companies are asking their employees to return to the office. But a recent survey found that 64% of workers would rather quit their jobs than return to an office full time. The survey, published by the ADP Research Institute, a data analytics organization, found that workers have become more comfortable with their work from home environments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resistance to returning to an office full-time is more prevalent with younger workers.

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COVID rises in Africa and the Americas, Moderna submits EUA for use in young kids

Though COVID-19 cases are still declining globally, they are rising again in Africa and the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly pandemic report.

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Initial vital signs, labs better predict COVID severity than chronic conditions

COVID-19 patients' vital signs, lab results, and need for supplemental oxygen when they arrive at the hospital can better predict illness severity than underlying illnesses and differ by age-group, suggests a modeling study published today in Scientific Reports.

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Quebec to decide next week if mask mandate will be lifted on May 14: top doctor

COVID-19 indicators are starting to improve and that it appears the peak of the sixth wave is behind the province.While the news is “quite positive,” Boileau said he will provide an update on the situation next week — and confirm whether the mask requirement will be lifted in public spaces next month.“We are following the situation very closely,” Boileau said, referring to the health crisis. Quebec tallies 23 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop by almost 50 The provincial government has largely nixed most health measures in recent months, with officials saying it was time to find a way to live with the novel coronavirus.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 28, 2022

Using excess mortality data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from Georgetown University found significant regional differences in mortality rates due to COVID-19, with a disproportionate number of virus deaths in Southern states.Excess deaths were analyzed for the period between Jan 3, 2020, to Sep 26, 2021

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Sharon Osbourne Flying Home After Ozzy Osbourne Contracts COVID: ‘I’m Very Worried’

Ozzy Osbourne is dealing with COVID-19 following other serious health issues.

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More protection could be on the way as Manitoba reports weekly COVID-19 numbers

Manitoba reports another increase in new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 12 more deaths Thirteen more Manitobans were reported as casualties to the virus that’s now killed 1,792 in the province since March 2020.Manitoba’s ICUs continue to deal with roughly 90 people at a time, a number that’s been largely unchanged for months.However, admissions are still up significantly compared to a month ago, when 111 were reported at the end of March.The latest wastewater data from the province shows “ongoing activity of COVID-19, with a generalized stabilization in activity,” according to the report.Meanwhile, one of the province’s foremost voices on COVID-19 vaccination expressed some hope in response to the news that Moderna is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review its vaccine for use in children under the age of six.Dr.

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Delhi records 1,490 new Covid-19 cases in a day, 123 more than yesterday

Covid cases in the last 24 hours with 1,070 recoveries and 2 deaths.

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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.

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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