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02.02.2022 / 07:11

Philadelphia police officers must be vaccinated against COVID, arbitrator rules

PHILADELPHIA - An arbitration panel ruled Tuesday that all Philadelphia police officers must be vaccinated against COVID-19.All officers and Philadelphia employees now have until Friday, Feb.

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Employees fired for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine to be compensated financially if Arizona bill becomes law

PHOENIX - A measure aiming to protect workers fired from their jobs for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine cleared its first hurdle in the Arizona House on Feb. 1. This means the bill to protect those who refused to get the vaccine under any exemption, medical, religious, or other qualifying circumstances, will move on to the next round.

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Zydus Cadila supplies first consignment of its Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D to Centre

₹265 per dose, applicator offered at ₹93 per dose excluding GST.

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Comparing B.C. hospitalizations from Omicron and Delta variants

Global’s Keith Baldrey on how hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 compare to hospitalizations from the Delta variant.

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Alberta premier hopes to start lifting COVID-19 health measures, end vaccine passport by end of February

Premier Jason Kenney said on Tuesday he is optimistic Alberta will be able to ease public health restrictions and scrap the restrictions exemption program vaccine passport by the end of the month. Quinn Ohler explains.

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Doctors warn of more COVID trouble as province start opening up again

Some provinces are beginning to open up again as the Omicron-driven fifth wave of COVID-19 shows signs of cresting. Doctors still warn a potential resurgence could lie ahead.

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Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5

FDA said it will hold a meeting in two weeks, on February 15, to consider the request.

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Kenney says Alberta is considering staged approach to relaxing COVID-19 health measures

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is looking at a staged approach to relaxing public health measures when the data supports the timing.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta may be beginning to plateau: Hinshaw

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates the COVID-19 situation in the province on Feb. 1.

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COVID-19: WHO urges caution after Denmark the latest country to drop all restrictions

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it was urging caution after Denmark became the latest country to drop all of its COVID-19 restrictions that aimed at helping to reduce the spread of infections.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan business owners wonder how no proof of vaccine will affect business

COVID-19.“As far as my business is concerned, I mean, everything is kind of up in the air,” he said.On Monday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced that, by the end of the month or possibly sooner, he would remove the public health order mandating most businesses to require customers to prove they’re fully vaccinated or provide a recent negative COVID-19 test result. Medical experts reject statements by Scott Moe that vaccines don’t stop COVID-19 spread Plumb said he doesn’t know if that means more customers will visit his restaurant, or fewer.“I really can’t speculate what might be happening in the minds of my customers,” he said.

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Experts leaning towards evolution of a seasonal infection and living with COVID-19

Omicron wave has plateaued in the province, some medical experts say there are signs society may be headed for a stage where we live with a form of COVID-19 on a regular basis.Some infectuous disease specialists have speculated the Omicron variant could shift COVID-19 from “pandemic” to “endemic,” meaning the circulating virus no longer has the steep waves of outbreaks that hammer hospital capacity and force society to adapt.Thomas Tenkate, a professor with Ryerson University who specializes in health and safety, says he interprets messaging last week from Premier Doug Ford and the province’s chief medical officer as saying “we’re not ever going to get rid of COVID.” Omicron and living with COVID: Why the new variant might change the timeline “So we have to work out how do we manage that in a way that ensures the health care system isn’t overwhelmed,” Tenkate told 900 CHML’s Hamilton Today.“Those measures are very similar to the measures that we’ve been using already.”He says the acceptance of being in an endemic stage revolves around a “thought process and control options” similarly used for seasonal flu and other respiratory viruses.“I suppose they’re using that term, ‘learn to live with it,’ because it’s sort of saying it’s not going to go away,” said Tenkate.Niagara Region’s acting medical officer says although the vaccines are protecting Ontarians and some of the world, there are no indications that population immunity from COVID will be achieved.“Even if we do get that endemic state, immunity is going to wane over time and we’re going to lose that equilibrium,” Dr.

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COVID-19: B.C. expands visitation rights in long-term care homes

British Columbia is expanding visitation rights in long-term care, allowing one designated visitor per resident regardless of whether they have ‘essential’ status. Residents who have one designated essential visitor will be allowed to have an additional designated visitor, Dr.

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COVID-19 update, 2 February 2022 1.30pm

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins will be joined by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Ministry of Health Chief Science Advisor Ian Town to make an announcement on booster vaccines at 1.30pm.

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COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge hears from attorney general

COVID-19 pandemic.The churches, Church of God in Aylmer and Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, argue indoor and outdoor gathering restrictions are over-broad, unreasonable, arbitrary limits that violate Charter rights and cannot be justified.The two churches leading the constitutional challenge, which held its first hearing on Monday, have both faced numerous charges, including findings of contempt, for repeatedly defying COVID-19 restrictions. COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge has 1st day in court The challenge is being held virtually in the St.

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CDN-NDG mayor dons scrubs to vaccinate people against COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic to support the rollout. One borough mayor added her name to that list Tuesday morning, offering a helping hand at a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Saint-Raymond Community Centre located in her own borough.“I’m a mayor and a nurse.

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News Releases from Department of Health | New COVID-19 hotline

hawaiicovid19.com before calling the hotline. Questions that are not answered on the web site can be answered by calling the hotline.Calls to the hotline are answered by an automated information system, or bot, that answers common questions.

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RCMP begin ‘enforcement operation’ on 4th day of Coutts border protest

COVID-19 restrictions.Mounties said in a statement Monday night they thought there was a path to resolve the matter, but protesters are choosing not to comply.Police explained the protest is no longer lawful, and resources are in place to make arrests and tow away vehicles. As of early Tuesday, RCMP told Global News there had been no movement overnight.

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Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers: February 1

Seven more Manitobans have died from COVID-19, according to provincial data.

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Pfizer asks FDA for emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

two-dose shot was less effective at preventing COVID-19 in kids ages 2-5. Researchers analyzed a subset of youngsters in the study a month after their second dose to see if the little kids developed levels of virus-fighting antibodies that were similar to teens and young adults who get the regular shots. The very low-dose shots appeared to work in youngsters under age 2, who produced similar antibody levels.

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Pfizer: COVID vaccine for youngest kids may be available soon

Today Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an emergency use authorization (EUA) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for use in children 6 months to 4 years — the last age-group ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States.

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WHO warns of rising COVID-19 deaths

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) today said the group is tracking a worrying rise in deaths in most of the world's regions, urging countries not to give up in the battle against the more transmissible Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant.

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It's easy to misinterpret at-home COVID test results, data show

A randomized controlled trial yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that adult consumers struggle to interpret and act on negative at-home COVID-19 tests.

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WHO warns of rising COVID deaths

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 5 deaths, LHSC has 28 COVID patients in ICU

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported five deaths and 90 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, compared to one death and 159 cases a week ago.The deaths involved two women in their 60s and a woman in her 90s as well as two men in their 70s and 90s. The man in his 90s was associated with a retirement home while one of the women in her 60s was associated with a long-term care home.

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 01, 2022

Two studies yesterday in Nature show that the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines provide robust cellular protection against serious illness caused by the highly transmissible Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, despite evidence of waning neutralizing antibody protection against the virus.In one study, University of Cape Town researchers in South Africa eva

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COVID-19: Quebec premier drops plan to tax people who are unvaccinated

Quebec to impose a tax on people who are unvaccinated from COVID-19 Plans for the tax were first brought to the table on Jan. 11, as pandemic-related hospitalizations fueled by a surge in cases linked to the Omicron variant threatened to overwhelm an already strained health network.At the time, Legault said the tax was under consideration due to the burden those who were unvaccinated were having on the health-care system.

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Kenney, Hinshaw to provide Tuesday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 in the province on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.The update comes after Alberta Health announced on Monday that there are now 1,516 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19.Of those people, 99 are receiving care in the ICU. 1,516 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 35 new deaths reported since Friday There were 1,496 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta last Friday, according to Alberta Health.

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28 people with COVID-19 in Guelph hospital, 3 outbreaks in the city

Guelph General Hospital is reporting Tuesday that it is treating 28 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, while 34 staff members are off work due to the virus.In the past week, the number of patients has dropped by four, while the number of staff away has dropped by 11. ‘Hopefully this is the last time’ — Ontario businesses reopen with cautious optimism Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 38 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 10 in an intensive care unit.Guelph’s coronavirus death toll has reached 50 during the pandemic with one new fatal case reported on Monday.Testing has captured 20 new cases in the city, raising its total case count to 8,905.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 63 more deaths, hospitalizations drop by 36

Quebec businesses that opened during pandemic not eligible for provincial funding Meanwhile 21,699 COVID-19 tests were performed at screening facilities on Jan. 30, the latest date for which numbers are available.Health officials warn that since screening continues to be reserved for priority groups, cases numbers do not accurately reflect the situation.So far, 48,106 people have registered results of at-home rapid tests on the government website, 36,391 of which were positive for COVID-19.

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Trucker protests: Freeland calls on political leaders to speak out against ‘unacceptable’ acts

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland called on political leaders of all parties on Monday to speak out against what she said were “unacceptable” acts during the protest against COVID-19 mandates that took place in Ottawa over the weekend.

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Covid positive pregnant women are unlikely to transmit virus to babies: Study

Pregnant women who are positive with Covid-19 when they give birth rarely transmit the virus to their newborns, according to a spate of new research. The reason: Covid isn’t often found in a patient’s bloodstream.

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US manufacturing growth eases for a 3rd straight month on Covid surge

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WHO top official rings alarm: 'Concerned about increase in COVID deaths'

World Health Organisation officials on Tuesday said that the increase in the number of COVID-related fatalities is quite concerning. This should not be happening when we have public health tools that can reduce the spread & tools (diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines) that can save lives now, said Maria Van Kerkhove, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist; COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHO.

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Kerala: Rate of Covid spread has declined compared to early Jan, says heath min

Kerala has come down when compared to the first and second week of January, said state health minister Veena George on Tuesday.

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‘I’m just exhausted’: Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19

Omicron wave, someone will die in the intensive care unit at Humber River Hospital in Toronto.The ICU social worker is exhausted. It’s 9:37 a.m.

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COVID hospitalizations expected to rebound after Ontario reopening: modelling

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Pennsylvania adding long-term care beds to ease COVID-19 crunch

(Photo by Cesar Gomez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is setting up four regional support sites with as many as 120 beds to help hospitals and nursing homes under strain from COVID-19, state officials said Monday.The temporary sites will be located in existing skilled nursing facilities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as in Blair and Clarion counties, and will allow hospitals to more rapidly discharge patients in need of long-term care.Pennsylvania nursing homes have been reporting dire staffing shortages that forced many of them to stop accepting new residents, which in turn has prevented hospitals jammed with COVID-19 patients from discharging patients who require skilled nursing care.Though pandemic-related hospitalizations are dropping in Pennsylvania, the state still has thousands of people in the hospital with COVID-19. Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter on Monday called it an "acute situation.""COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at historically high levels and healthcare workers need some support to get through this current surge," she said.General Healthcare Resources will supply clinical staff to the long-term-care support facilities under contract with the state, with workers to be recruited from outside Pennsylvania.

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Remaining trucker convoy protesters won’t leave until COVID-19 restrictions ease

Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days.

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Mumbai eases some Covid curbs: Check what will be open now, what will stay shut

some restrictions that were imposed in the city after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases.

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Mumbai revises Covid-19 guidelines; lifts night curfew, other restrictions

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Kerala: Covid cases cross 50,000 mark again; logs 51,887 cases in 24 hrs

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What has been Covid-19 pandemic's toll on enviornment? WHO explains

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Free COVID-19 tests: At-home kits expected to arrive this week

TAMPA, Fla. - If you belong to one of the 66 million U.S households that ordered the free COVID-19 at-home tests from the federal government, you might see them arrive in your mailbox soon.The White House is saying tens of millions of tests are already on their way via the U.S. Postal Service to households across the country.

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AP source: Pfizer expected to seek FDA authorization of COVID vaccine for kids under 5

COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as soon as late February, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Monday.The company's application was expected to be submitted as soon as Tuesday.Early Pfizer data has shown the vaccine — which is administered to younger kids at one-tenth the strength of the adult shot — is safe and produces an immune response. But last year Pfizer announced the two-dose shot proved to be less effective at preventing COVID-19 in kids ages 2-5, and regulators encouraged the company to add a third dose to the study on the belief that another dose would boost the vaccine's effectiveness much like booster doses do in adults.Now, the Food and Drug Administration is pushing the company to submit its application based on the two-dose data for potential approval in February, and then to return for additional authorization once it has the data from the third dose study, which is expected in March, the person familiar with the matter said.

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Greater Manchester borough's neighbourhoods dominate top ten Covid-19 hotspots

Neighbourhoods in Tameside are dominating the region’s biggest Covid-19 hotspots.

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21 Indian fishermen detained in Sea of Sri Lanka remanded; Navy reports damage to FAC

COLOMBO (News 1st); 21 Indian fishermen who were detained and arrested in the Sea of Sri Lanka early on Tuesday (1) were remanded until the 7th of February.One Indian fisherman was ordered to be moved to a quarantine facility due to COVID concerns.2 Indian trawlers with 21 Indian fishermen were held for poaching in the Sea of Sri Lanka, off Kovilan and Point Pedro Lighthouse, Jaffna on the night of 31st January 2022.The trawlers, that had illegally entered into Lankan waters, were reportedly surrounded by Sri Lankan fishing boats until the Navy arrived. Both trawlers were then escorted to KKS.Reports say that the Fishing community did not allow Minister Douglas Devananda to intervene last night, and protested against any attempt to have the trawlers released.Sri Lanka Navy said a special operation was mounted by deploying Fast Attack Craft of the 04th Fast Attack Flotilla in the Northern Naval Command, another Fast Patrol Boat of Sri Lanka Coast Guard and with the assistance of the Navy’s Special Boat Squadron.The operation led to the apprehension of these 2 Indian trawlers with 21 Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on the night of 31st January.As the Indian trawlers were attempting to evade naval units with their aggressive manoeuvres, they also caused damages to the SLN Fast Attack Craft.The Navy also held several bottom trawling equipment and fish caught by this illegal fishing method from the seized fishing trawlers.The operation was conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols due to pandemic concerns.

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Didn’t burden people by raising taxes during pandemic: Nirmala Sitharaman

increase taxes in the last two years with the intention of not burdening people during the Covid-19 pandemic, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a post-Budget press conference on Tuesday.

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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
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