LONDON — Britain’s vaccines minister says booster shots designed to fight new variants of the coronavirus should be ready for distribution to people over 70 by September.

Nadhim Zahawi told the Daily Telegraph newspaper the government is expecting up to eight different shots to be available by the autumn, including some that may protect against variants.

He said booster shots would be given first to the frontline health workers, the elderly and people with serious health conditions that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.

While much of Europe is seeing a new surge in the pandemic, Britain is counting on a rapid mass-vaccination program to help it end lockdown and curb Europe’s coronavirus outbreak.

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SEOUL, South Korea - K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they've experienced it themselves."We stand against racial discrimination," BTS tweeted Tuesday in English and Korean. The band said their own painful encounters with racism included "expletives" and being "mocked for the way" they look.

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Indie films could benefit from pandemic streaming increase, says industry group MP

UK box office shrunk 76 per cent in 2020. While many, including chains like Cineworld are planning to reopen their theatres from May 17, there are concerns movie fans won’t return in sufficient numbers.

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Queensland warns of more Covid-19 cases, Easter travel plans on hold

The Australian state of Queensland has warned that more cases of Covid-19 were expected to emerge as authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak linked to the variant first detected in the UK, throwing Easter travel plans into disarray.

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‘The sky is the limit’, says first female Blue Angels pilot

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have been around since 1946, but it wasn’t until 69 years later they had their first female pilot take to the skies in one of their air shows.

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The Latest: Leaders call for pandemic preparedness treaty

LONDON — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies are calling for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations — but there are few details to explain how such an agreement might actually cause countries to act more cooperatively.

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World leaders call for international pandemic treaty

LONDON – More than 20 heads of government and global agencies on Tuesday called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations.

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BTS condemns anti-Asian racism, says they've experienced it

SEOUL – K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they've experienced it themselves.

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World leaders back pandemic treaty idea for future emergencies

The leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization have backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

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U.K. won’t share surplus COVID-19 vaccines until all adults are inoculated: minister

Britain will focus on vaccinating the whole of its adult population for COVID-19 before it can to provide any surplus shots to other countries such as its close neighbor Ireland, British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday.More than 30 million Britons have received their first COVID-19 shots in the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, with the aim of offering shots to all adults by the end of July.

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Farooq Abdullah tests Covid-19 positive; showing some symptoms, says son Omar Abdullah

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Fears for Scots war heroes battling PTSD hit hard by devastating Covid-19 crisis

veterans who have battled from the brink of despair have now been plunged back to their darkest days during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Record has discovered that for many ex-service personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the coronavirus crisis feels like being back in the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan.Our probe also revealed that one of the UK’s leading PTSD experts has also warned that the condition is not limited to the military community, with many civilians facing debilitating trauma after being struck down by Covid-19.Northern Ireland and Iraq veteran Cammy MacLeod, from charity Who Dares Cares, which supports people with PTSD, said: “There is no doubt that the pandemic feels like wartime for too many

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WHO, 23 nations back creation of pandemic treaty to prepare for future health crises

World Health Organization on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic now ravaging the globe.The idea of such a treaty, which would ensure universal and equitable access to vaccines, medicines and diagnostics for pandemics, was floated by the chairman of European Union leaders Charles Michel at a G20 summit last November.

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‘We’re devastated’: Whistler reeling amid ski resort closure, rise in P1 COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 transmission in the ski community aren’t working and Whistler Blackcomb will be shut down until April 19.Whistler was a COVID-19 hot spot earlier this year, recording nearly 300 cases in January. Transmission mostly occurred in shared household settings among young adults.“We’re starting to see cases increase again in that community and particularly in the past week with the more worrisome cluster of the P1 Brazil variant of concern,” Henry said.“We’ve also seen transmission from travel to and from other communities across B.C.

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Steady rise in B.C. COVID-19 variant cases

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks at the COVID-19 variants in BC, and who is being affected by the different types.

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Whistler mayor says latest COVID-19 shutdown is ‘devastating’

The mayor of Whistler says the three-week shutdown of the resort ordered by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is ‘devastating’. Grace Ke reports.

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Dr. Deborah Birx says most US COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided or ‘decreased substantially’

WASHINGTON - Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said in a recent interview that most of the deaths following the initial surge of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.

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Bengaluru: No lockdown for now, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa as Covid cases surge

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in Bengaluru and other important districts along with senior ministers and officials of his government.The daily average of fresh Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru has reached around 1,377 while the city recorded 16,921 cases in just the last two weeks."Covid cases are rising in Bengaluru at an alarming rate, which is a cause of concern.

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Joe Biden says 90% of US adults will be eligible for Covid vaccine by 19 April

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COVID-19: ‘Every indication’ schools will remain open, Ontario education minister says

COVID-19 cases, not including the very latest to shut down this week, but Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the Ford government’s mission is to “keep schools open.”In an interview with Global News, Lecce said, “I recognize this is difficult for all of us … however, we continue to invest and do everything we can to keep schools open. That is priority number one.”With the April break just around the corner, Global News asked Minister Lecce if there are plans to close schools following that week off.“Every indication we have from the chief medical officer of health is that students will continue to go to school.

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COVID-19: Ontario education minister says no plans to close schools again

As more schools in Ontario shut down due to COVID-19 outbreaks, some front-line physicians are calling for all schools to close. But as Caryn Lieberman reports, the education minister says as of right now, there are no plans for a widespread closure.

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B.C. officials announce new ‘circuit breaker’ restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19 transmission

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announces sweeping new restrictions on Monday to help stop the increased transmission of COVID-19 in British Columbia.

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B.C. hits pause on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for those under the age of 55

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Murder charges approved after dismembered body found in U-Haul truck in Northeast Philly, DA says

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Wetherspoons boss warns Covid passports 'final straw for pubs hanging on by a thread’

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Lady GaGa's Dog Walker Shares Health Update Following Shooting, Says Lungs Collapsed MULTIPLE Times

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Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’: Nike says it wasn’t involved in production of modified Airmax 97 sneakers

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Mother charged after son fatally shoots his sister inside Collegeville home, DA says

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COVID-19 antibodies appear to ward off B117 better than B1351

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Ford says he stands by federal assessment that AstraZeneca vaccine safe for people 55+

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A common cold virus may help fight COVID-19

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WHO draft report says animals likely source of novel coronavirus

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Number of US COVID deaths could have been mitigated, says former Trump official

Donald Trump's administration's pandemic response was riddled with dysfunction and the discord, untruths and infighting most likely had cost many lives, said Trump's former pandemic official adding that the deaths could have been mitigated or decreased substantially.In an interview with CNN, Dr. Deborah Birx, the former President's coronavirus response coordinator, revealed that she received a "very uncomfortable" and "very difficult" phone call from Trump after speaking publicly about the spread of Covid-19 while serving in the former President's administration."It was a CNN report in August that got horrible pushback.

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Travel spikes with new pandemic-era air travel record, TSA says

Anyone who has flown recently is in good company as Sunday set a new record with the highest number of air travelers since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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Pharmacists 'ready and waiting' to deliver Covid vaccines - IPU

Pharmacists have expressed frustration that they are not yet part of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, despite being included in the Government's initial plan published late last year.

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Kate Garraway looks flustered as she rushes to work amid fears over husband Derek's health

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Central Bank says firms need to be mindful of risks to consumers during Covid crisis

The Central Bank is to begin a review of the use of telematics technology in the insurance industry and assess how the ongoing suitability of long-term life-assurance products is monitored.

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Coronavirus variant cases on the rise in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida has seen a big jump in the number of cases caused by coronavirus variants.

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WHO chief says all Covid origins hypotheses 'need further study'

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WHO report says animals likely source of COVID-19, lab leak 'extremely unlikely'

BEIJING - A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.The findings offer little new insight into how the virus began to spread around the globe and many questions remain unanswered, though that was as expected. But the report did provide more detail on the reasoning behind the researchers' conclusions.

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Maharashtra BJP chief says lockdown not a solution to control Covid-19 surge

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil a day after state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hinted at the possibility of more restrictions to be imposed. Patil said not only BJP, but all traders and workers from unorganised sectors will oppose the lockdown."Lockdown is not an answer to the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state.

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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
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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