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India's proposal for patent waiver on Covid vaccines gets widespread support at G7: MEA

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is a natural ally for the G-7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion.In a virtual address at a session on 'open societies and open economies' at the G-7 summit, the prime minister highlighted India's civilisational commitment to democracy, freedom of thought and liberty.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) additional secretary P Harish said there was widespread support at the G7 deliberations for text-based negotiations on a proposal by India and South Africa for patent waiver on Covid vaccines.Harish said the prime minister spoke on the need for open and

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Canadians seeking COVID-19 vaccines in US should be essential travellers: congressman

COVID-19 vaccine in the United States should be allowed to cross the border as essential travellers in order to get the shot, says a U.S. congressman.“I think that we should open up the U.S.

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This Ontario family is ditching their house to live on a boat

COVID-19 restrictions, Jennifer Goulden and her partner Chris Arnold are downsizing. They’re giving up the 3,500-square-foot house they rent in Kitchener, Ont., to move to a 38-foot cruiser yacht docked in Penetanguishene, Ont.“A boat is basically like a huge RV on water.

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G-7’s 1 billion pledge for Covid vaccine doses comes up short

G-7 summit in the coastal Cornwall region of the U.K.But Merkel’s larger figure includes a much wider array of contributions already offered, as well future exports, according to a European official.So far, the G-7 countries have promised only as many as 700 million truly new doses, funded in part by previously announced aid. If doses already announced in recent weeks by G-7 and EU nations are included, the tally grows to 870 million doses, as the communique notes.To reach the 1 billion figure, G-7 officials included pledges made starting back in February.Big SplashThe leaders clearly wanted to make a big splash with the promise.

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New device can detect Covid in anyone in a room in just 15 minutes

Covid detector that can be mounted on a ceiling to identify anyone in the room who is infected. The British device is said to be 98% to 100% effective at recognising anyone in a room who has the coronavirus in as little as 15 minutes.

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‘Vaxxed and waxed, baby!’: Summer dating heats up for singles vaccinated against COVID-19

Post-pandemic dating advice to get you back in the game Sykora said her dating apps have been flooded with matches and messages — many touting vaccination as part of their pickup strategies — as single-dosed singles emerge from extended contagion-forced chastity.“It’s like a Rumspringa for partially vaccinated millennials,” she says, referring to the Amish coming-of-age period in which teenagers venture into the world of vice.“I am hoping that I’ll be able to embark on something new and exciting and be able to push it forward in a way I wasn’t able to during the first year and a half of this.”But experts warn that the one-dose summer of love may not be as hot and heavy as some would hope between COVID-19 safety concerns, the evolving

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Ontario reports 530 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths; 186K more vaccines administered

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 539,683.For comparison, last Sunday 663 cases were reported.Seven new deaths were also announced on June 13, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,957.A total of 525,125 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 763.More than 20,731 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 15,560,092 tests and 5,846 remain under investigation.

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COVID-19 vaccines: Biden asks world leaders to join US in donating doses

ST. IVES, England (AP) - President Joe Biden called on global leaders Thursday to join him in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world after he promised the U.S.

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G7 nations pledge over 1 bn Covid vaccine doses to poor nations: UK PM Johnson

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James Brolin & Barbra Streisand’s love story got even sweeter while being ‘stuck together’ amid COVID

Actor James Brolin who has been married to the iconic Hollywood starlet Barbra Streisand for 23 years, recently opened up about their marriage and even detailed how they recently fell in love with each other again during the pandemic. While making an appearance on The Talk, the 80-year-old actor gushed about Barbra while discussing their upcoming 23rd wedding anniversary. “I like women who say their peace and I’m a calming factor and she gets me up and doing things I wouldn’t normally accomplish and it’s like a perfect situation, the two of us.

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Sir Graham Brady has urged Boris Johnson to lift Covid restrictions on June 21

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WHO chief urges China to cooperate with probe into covid-19 origins

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Joao Cancelo tests positive for Covid and replaced in Portugal squad by Man Utd rival

Euro 2020 opener.Cristiano Ronaldo and Co take on Hungary in Group F on Tuesday at 5pm.But they will be without Manchester City full-back Cancelo, who would likely have started the match too.As a result, Portugal have called up Manchester United's forgotten man Diogo Dalot.The Red Devils defender, 22, spent last season on loan at AC Milan and impressed in Serie A.

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Delhi unlock: People throng markets, flout Covid rules after ease in lockdown curbs

"We're happy that govt permitted shops to reopen after #COVID lockdown. Customers have started coming to market.

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G-7 leaders discuss Wuhan lab leak theory behind Covid-19 pandemic

LONDON : World leaders gathered at the G-7 Summit in Cornwall discussed the possibility that a laboratory leak in central China's Wuhan city may have a connection with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief saying all hypotheses behind the origins of the deadly disease remain in play.UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that officials "compared notes" over the theory that the pandemic may have originated from a leak from a lab in Wuhan, calling for further investigations.

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G-7 commits to 1 bn extra Covid-19 vaccines: Final communique takeaways

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J&K Covid updates: Ease in lockdown curbs in 8 districts; here's what's allowed, what's not

Covid appropriate behaviour.Here's what's allowed in the 8 districts:1. Barbershops, salons, and parlours will be permitted to open on all days of the week (except on Saturdays and Sundays).2.

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India prepares for more covid-19 surges with oxygen plants and hospital beds

Indian cities and states are building oxygen plants and setting up new Covid-19 treatment centers, preparing for the possibility of more surges as the most recent crisis recedes.With oxygen having been in short supply in the recent surge, New Delhi, among the worst-hit places, is buying 25 oxygen tankers for transport, and building 64 small plants and one large one to produce it.“If a third wave comes, people should not suffer," Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s chief minister, said earlier this month.India’s financial center, Mumbai, is setting up more Covid-19 centers, adding 5,500 beds, including some for children, said Suresh Kakani, a senior official in charge of the city’s health department.

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Trudeau to share Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan after G7 summit

Canada is set to unveil details on how it will offer the world up to 100 million vaccine doses to help stop the spread of COVID-19.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wrapping up his third day at the G7 Leader’s Summit in England. ‘We need more’: WHO chief says COVID-19 vaccine needs outstrip G7 promises Canada is the only G7 country that has not yet officially pledged how many surplus doses it will send to countries far behind wealthy nations in the worldwide vaccination campaign.The United States has promised to offer half a billion shots and the United Kingdom said it would donate at least one hundred million vaccines within a year, while Japan, Germany, Italy and France have also pledged to share millions too.

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Britain to Ireland travel restrictions under review

Restrictions on people travelling from Britain to Ireland are under review amid concerns about the more infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 which is spreading in Britain, a Government minister has said.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Private hospitals say no clarity on procurement, seek proper guidelines

NEW DELHI : Several private hospitals across the country said they have no clarity on procuring Covid-19 vaccines under the new policy announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that it has led to the vaccination being put on hold at their centres.The hospitals have sought a proper mechanism and a single-window system to be put in place for procurement of vaccine doses.

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Pharmacies to begin administering Covid-19 vaccines

The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme enters a new phase next week, when around 1,000 community pharmacists will begin administering vaccine doses.

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Maharashtra: Mumbai's Dharavi logs only 2 COVID cases in 24 hrs; active tally at 13

PTI report, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official appreciating the efforts last month said, the 'Dharavi model' of COVID-19 management and the vaccination drive has helped in successfully containing the second wave in the area.Since the outbreak of coronavirus in April 2020, the slum-dominated area has reported 354 deaths (till May 26). Of those, 42 fatalities have been recorded since February 7, 2021, the officials said.Cases in the slum-dominated area rose significantly in March and peaked in April, when it reported the highest single-day spike of 99 cases on April 8.Mumbai COVID tallyMumbai reported 733 new coronavirus infections and 18 fatalities on Saturday, the BMC said.

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Covid-19 pandemic relapse spells trouble for the middle class in India

NEW DELHI : Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to drive and got a job as a tour bus driver.

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Karnataka unlock: Migrant workers returning to state will be tested for COVID

Karnataka government eases COVID-related restrictions in the state, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced that migrant workers who will be returning to the state for work would be tested for COVID-19, news agency ANI said.Yediyurappa said, I will instruct the health department to conduct COVID-19 tests on people/migrant labours who will return to the state after unlock.The state government on Saturday announced to allow economic and other activities in a graded manner from 6 am of June 14 to 6 am of June 21 in the state, including Bengaluru. However, weekend and night curfew are proposed to be imposed.As per an order released on Saturday, Weekend curfew would be in force from 7 pm on June 18 to 5 am on June 21.

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Covid vaccine delivery by drones can soon be a reality; Centre invites bids

drones to various parts of the country.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one of the premier institutions at the forefront of India's fight against coronavirus, had conducted a successful feasibility test in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.Finding merit in the prospect, HLL Infra Tech Services, a Miniratna PSU tasked with procuring vaccines for central government, has invited bids for delivering medical supplies using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to remote locations with difficult terrain, on behalf of ICMR.HLL Infra Tech said the objective of the venture is to develop a medical supply network using drones to ensure delivery of vaccines and other medical essentials to remote, inaccessible areas in

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Tamil Nadu govt further eases Covid curbs from tomorrow amid lockdown. Details here

Covid-19.Besides, the state government has also permitted to reopen sweet and savoury shops from 8 am till 2 pm. Restaurants and bakeries have already been allowed to function in the state.Offices of building construction firms are also allowed to work with a 50% workforce, he added.

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Delhi reports 255 Covid cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate slightly up at 0.35%

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IDFC FIRST Bank offers 4x annual CTC, salary continuation for 2 yrs to kin of employees who died of Covid

₹25 lakh (before June 30, 2021)," V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director, and CEO, IDFC FIRST Bank said.Suppose, if an employee had taken a ₹30 lakh loan, IDFC FIRST will waive ₹25 lakh and the residual loan will become 5 lakh, Vaidyanathan explained."The family can pay the reduced EMI from the salary credits we will make to them for 2 years.

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Madhya Pradesh: 5,000 Pakistani refugees to get Covid-19 jabs in Indore

Indore: About 5,000 Pakistani refugees from the Hindu Sindhi community living in Madhya Pradesh's Indore will be administered COVID-19 vaccines, an official said on Sunday. The representatives of the Pakistani refugees from the Hindu Sindhi community had recently requested the administration for anti- coronavirus inoculation, District Immunization Officer Dr Praveen Jadia told PTI.

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COVID: Assam govt asks fully vaccinated employees to join work from tomorrow

Covid-19 update in AssamAssam reported 3,666 new COVID-19 cases and 29 fresh fatalities on Friday with the caseload rising to 4,53, 867, National Health Mission bulletin said.The death toll in the state increased to 3,873 while the number of active cases currently is 45,477. Four deaths were reported from Cachar, followed by three in Baksa and two each in Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Hojai, Kamrup Rural, Morigaon, Sonitpur, and Tinsukia.

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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine should be halted for over-60s too: EMA

COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, such as Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.Asked whether health authorities should avoid giving the Astrazeneca vaccine to people aged over 60, Cavaleri said: "Yes, and many countries, such as France and Germany, are considering it in the light of greater availability of mRNA vaccines."The Italian government said on Friday it would restrict the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged over 60, after a teenager who had received the shot died from a rare form of blood clotting.Like many European countries, Italy briefly halted AstraZeneca inoculations in March over concerns about the rare blood clotting problems.It resumed them the following month with the recommendation

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G7 may agree to donate 1 billion Covid-19 vaccines: Report

CARBIS BAY, England: Group of Seven countries will provide 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next year and work with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase the contribution over months to come, according to an almost finalised draft of the communique."The commitments since we last met in February 2021 including here in Carbis Bay provide for 1 billion doses over the next year," said the communique, seen by Reuters."We will work together with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase this contribution over the months to come," the communique said.Two sources said the draft had been largely finalised by diplomats who worked late into Saturday night to agree most of the text, though they said

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Odisha logs 4,469 new Covid-19 cases, 45 deaths in 24 hrs

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported 4,469 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 8,51,782, a Health Department official said.Forty-five more deaths pushed the toll to 3,302, he said.Of the new infections, 2,546 were reported from quarantine centres, while the rest 1,923 were local contact cases.Khurda district, where state capital Bhubaneswar is located, reported the highest 612 new cases, followed by Cuttack (413), Jajpur (370) and Balasore (318).The fresh fatalities were reported from 19 different districts.

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Fears Covid restrictions will be in place until spring 2022 as India variant spreads

delta variant causing an increase in cases, we are seeing an increase in hospitalisations.” He added: "The whole point of having an irreversible roadmap is just that, to make it irreversible, and to do that sometimes, as I've said repeatedly, you have to be cautious. And where it's necessary to be cautious, we will be."James Ward, a mathematician, also said there was a “sweet spot” for dealing with the peak of the delta variant.

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Bill Murray sings at Chicago Cubs’ first full capacity game since pandemic

Bill Murray offered a rousing performance of ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ at his beloved Chicago Cubs’ baseball stadium Wrigley Field on Friday (June 11).The actor, comedian and lifelong Cubs fan was in attendance for the team’s first full capacity game since the coronavirus pandemic curtailed attendances at sporting events.“This is what it feels like to be 100%!” Murray shouted, rallying the crowd. “We’re gonna be louder from right now until the last out in the top of the ninth inning.

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Sun Pharma says no plans to get into Covid vaccine production

Also Read | Russia tests Covid vaccine as nasal spray for children; to be ready by mid-Sept“I think our preliminary assessment indicates that vaccines will require a dedicated manufacturing facility and it cannot be produced in a facility where we are making multiple other products," Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi said in a call with analysts.The billionaire industrialist noted that for getting into vaccine production, a completely new set of manufacturing infrastructure is required.“So, that's broadly our understanding.

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'Will need cooperation': WHO chief to China on Covid-19 origin probe

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 amid renewed call to further probe the virus.Dr Tedros made these remarks after taking part in the Group of Seven (G7) summit by video conference on Saturday, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The WHO Director-General hoped there would be better cooperation and transparency when the next phase of the probe into the virus's origin is underway."As you know we will need cooperation from the Chinese side," he said.

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Covid in Scotland: Over 40s urged to book earlier slot for vaccine as new online tool launched

online tool which allows people to check the status of their second appointment. Recent advice has recommended bringing forward the second dose from 12 to eight weeks.

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Covid jab doesn't affect fertility, but there's a persistent myth it does - this is where the fake news comes from... and how it's spread

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Delhi will impose restrictions if Covid cases go up next week, warns Kejriwal

Also Read | Delhi unlock: All markets to reopen from tomorrow with some restrictionsFrom Monday, all activities will be allowed except some activities that will be prohibited and some activities that will be done in a restricted manner, the chief minister said. A detailed order will be issued later.

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Luxury and Hunger: Two faces of an unequal Covid-19 pandemic in India

Andy Mukherjee is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies and financial services. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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Pakistan bans entry of 26 nations' citizens including India over Covid fears

travel date while countries in C category are restricted and people can travel only under specific NCOC guidelines," an official of the Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said.The 26 countries placed in the C category include India, Iran, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iraq, the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.Apart from the nations in "C category", the rest have been included in the "B category".

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Bangladesh to buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines for undisclosed price

Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka last month had sparked a row after reports emerged that Colombo had to shell out a higher per-dose price than its fellow South Asian country Bangladesh.According to the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka is paying USD 15 per dose for the Sinopharm vaccine, which is USD 5 higher than what Bangladesh paid.Bangladesh had started its inoculation drive against coronavirus with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine procured from India at USD 5 per dose.

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One of Scotland's first coronavirus patients still 'in agony' from Long Covid 16 months on

Scottish Government for urgent help for people suffering from Long Covid. Billy Thomson, from Cambuslang, said he was lucky to be alive coming out of an induced coma after catching the virus in March last year.

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Covid update: India records 80,834 new cases, lowest since 1 April; 3,303 more deaths

Covid-19 cases dipping further with 80,834 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry on Sunday. This is the lowest number of fresh infections recorded in the country since 1 April.

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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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