Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday an independent public inquiry into the U.K.’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The state has an obligation to examine its actions as rigorously and as candidly as possible,” he said, adding that “this process will place the state’s actions under the microscope.”.

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COVID-19: Ontario health minister says ‘not in the clear’ yet to end proof of vaccination, masking

As Alberta and Saskatchewan drop most COVID-19 restrictions, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Wednesday there was no plan to drop the proof of vaccination or masking requirements yet as the province is “not in the clear” to do so.

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The Healing: Black men yoga takes shape to combat mental health

CHICAGO - When friends Tristan Lewis and Andrew Smith invited a few Black men to take part in a yoga class in Chicago in 2020, they didn’t know it would spur a nationwide movement.The two men created The Healing, a nonprofit aimed at promoting mental health for Black men and offering resources for improvement. Services include events where participants can share with each other about various struggles or sessions with mental health professionals.Most notably, the organization offers virtual yoga classes for Black men with the next one scheduled to place on Feb.

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Camden officials distribute KN95 masks, as slow rollout of free masks nationwide begins

CAMDEN, N.J. - Thousands of KN95 masks, recently donated by Cooper University Hospital, were given out in Camden County Wednesday, by city officials, in an effort to help halt the spread of COVID-19.Last month, the U.S. Government announced it would be handing out 400 million N95 masks to everyone in the country and those masks have started to appear in some stores.

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Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stolen classic car recovered in OC

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp) ORANGE, Calif. - The Costa Mesa Police Department announced Wednesday the cherished classic car belonging to Green Day’s lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, has been recovered days after it was reported stolen.Green Day, formed in San Francisco's East Bay Area, is a Grammy award-winning rock band whose biggest hits include "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "When I Come Around," and "Holiday." The band's music is also featured in the musical "American Idiot." On the morning of Feb.

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Lanarkshire locals encouraged to beat winter blues with health walks

Lanarkshire locals are being encouraged to shake off the winter blues with free health walks throughout the area.

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‘It’s a lot’: At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March Nearly one million infections have occurred since Dec. 31, Boileau said.The government on Tuesday presented a road map to gradually lifting restrictions over the coming weeks, with most expected to be gone by March 14 — except mask mandates and the vaccine passport system.

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Global COVID cases top 400 million as levels decline again

The global COVID-19 total has passed the 400 million mark early into the third year of the pandemic, with cases last week declining in the world's fourth and biggest surge, fueled by the more transmissible Omicron variant.

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Police: Gunman opens fire on officer during shootout in Germantown, no injuries reported

PHILADELPHIA - No one was injured after a gunman opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer during a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Germantown.Philadelphia Police Sergeant Eric Gripp told reporters that two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the 4800 block of Keyser Street around 2 p.m. when they came upon a shootout between a 23-year-old and a 20-year-old. The officer in the passenger's seat identified himself as police and ordered both men to drop their weapons when one of the men fired towards the officer, Gripp said. The officer ducked behind cover as the suspect attempted to flee down Keyser Street. According to investigators, the officer that was still inside the vehicle drove after the suspect and fired once through the windshield but missed. Both suspects were uninjured and captured nearby due to a massive police response, Gripp said.Investigators believe something happened between the men before police arrived that involved more than just the two gunmen. Gripp said police are still looking for other suspects, but he did not provide a description. "It just continues to speak to level the gun violence that we're seeing almost every day in this city," Gripp said.

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CDC head says COVID-19 mask guidance stands, for now

Today Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the agency is working on updating and evaluating its mask guidance, but said COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization rates were still high throughout the country, and the recommendation of masking in indoor settings regardless of vaccination status remains in place.

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Body of missing Philadelphia woman, Kim Ezell, found on Delaware college campus, family says

Kim 'Darlene' Ezell (Family Handout) NEWARK, Del. - The body of a missing Philadelphia woman has been found weeks after she was reported missing when authorities found her roommate dead inside their home, family members tell FOX 29.The family of Kim Ezell says authorities informed them that they identified a body that was found in a vehicle at the Delaware Technical Community College - Stanton Campus in Newark as their mother. Ezell, 59, was also known as Darlene. Family members say Ezell last spoke to her daughter on the phone on Jan.

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Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man’s visitation rights with child With the suspension due to end Tuesday, the child’s mother had asked the court for it to be extended.The father, who described the suspension of his parental rights as “draconian,” argued that he is not a conspiracy theorist and that while he does not plan to be vaccinated, he will respect all public health regulations during visits with his son, who is vaccinated against COVID-19.Paquette ruled that the man, who has not had any parenting time with his son since Dec.

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COVID-19: 116 patients at LHSC, MLHU adds 139 cases but no deaths

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported zero deaths and 139 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, compared with two deaths and 190 cases last Wednesday. Wednesday marks only the second day this month that no new deaths were reported, the other being Monday.LHSC is caring for 116 inpatients with COVID-19, 22 of whom are in adult critical care.As noted, LHSC is caring for 116 COVID-19 inpatients, with 22 inpatients in adult critical care.

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COVID-19: Free rapid antigen tests now available at these Guelph locations

announced on Wednesday that it will be distributing 5.5 million rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 each week for eight weeks to various pharmacy and grocery store locations across the province.Over 2,300 locations will provide the tests while supplies last with a limit of one box of five tests per household. Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit Some participating retailers include Costco, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Metro, Food Basics, Rexall, Sobeys, Real Canadian Superstore, Longo’s, Walmart, among others.There are at least 34 locations in Guelph that are offering the tests.

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COVID-19: 4 new deaths reported in Waterloo Region as hospitals care for 91 patients

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Alberta restaurants and customers react to COVID-19 restriction changes

Alberta has announced the end of the restrictions exemption program, and reaction to the news is divided. Jackie Wilson reports.

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Betty Davis, Queen of Funk, dies at 77

Portrait of American Funk, Soul, and R&B singer singer Betty Davis (nee Mabry), New York, New York, 1969. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - Funk icon Betty Davis has died, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday.

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FAA: Nearly 2 dozen planes hit with lasers near SEA this week

SEATAC, Wash. - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after crews from nearly two dozen flights reported getting hit with a laser near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this week. This comes after four flights reported being struck by a green laser near SEA on Jan. 28.FOX 13 News reached out to the FAA about the most recent strikes. Get breaking news alerts in the FREE FOX 13 Seattle app. Download for Apple iOS or Android. And sign up for BREAKING NEWS emails delivered straight to your inbox.On Tuesday, Feb.

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Covid variant first detected in India threatens UK reopening plans, warns Boris Johnson

Danger AheadIt is also a political headache for the premier, who is facing opposition from members of Parliament his own Conservative party to any moves to delay unlocking the economy. Johnson has defended his “cautious" approach to ensure that lifting restrictions, saying he wanted each step to be “irreversible," making the lockdown at the start of the year the country’s last.The number of confirmed infections of the India strain more than doubled in the past week to 1,313 from 520, according to Public Health England.

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Covid variant linked to India threatens UK unlocking, Boris Johnson warns

‘Cycle of Infection’“We have got to break the cycle of infection, because one of those big tests was infection rates have to be suppressed, and the other big test is variants," Zahawi told LBC radio. “If those cause a problem, then the tests will fail."Still, ministers are more likely to back a targeted surge in the vaccination program in areas where the India variant is more prevalent, rather than order local lockdowns, people familiar with the matter said.Prime Minister Boris Johnson would face resistance from within his ruling Conservative Party to any slowdown in lifting the lockdown.

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Boris to ease lockdown on Monday but Indian Covid variant may delay June 21 changes

Boris Johnson says the UK will continue to take the next step towards freedom on Monday despite the new Indian coronavirus variant threatening "serious disruption" to the roadmap. However he has not ruled out that the strain could prevent the UK from achieving its plan for a full reopening next month on June 21.

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"We have been here before": Bolton's Covid-19 infection rates are now the highest in Britain... so can a local lockdown be avoided?

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Government will consider 'surge vaccinations' in towns with spikes in new Covid variants - as Bolton concern continues

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Public Health Scotland Covid infection rate latest as concern grows over Indian variant

Scotland within the last 24 hours while almost three million people have received at least one dose of a vaccine.Fresh data has been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.And the figures come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern with regards to the so-called Indian variant while First Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted an outbreak in Glasgow was also being monitored closely.Much of Scotland is set to move into Tier 2 status with the exception of Moray which is trying to get an outbreak back under control.According to Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Moray still has the highest infection rate in the country – at 98.1 as

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Health experts 'anxious' about Indian covid strain says Boris Johnson as Glasgow lockdown in the balance

covid cases in Glasgow which could be linked to the new, highly transmissible strain of the virus.A spike in covid cases in Glasgow over the last six days has left a decision on whether the city can ease out of lockdown with rest of the country in the balance.Scientists are keeping a close eye on the spread of the Indian variant across the UK.The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) is holding a meeting on Thursday to discuss the spread of the Indian variant, amid fears it could have an impact on the Government’s road map out of lockdown.Speaking to cameras on a school visit he Prime Minister said: “It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it.“At the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion about what

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Emergency Sage meeting as Indian Covid surge sees UK's 'ground zero' identified

Covid variant threatens to delay the end of lockdown. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) is set to meet on Thursday amid rising fears the June 21 date for lockdown easing will be pushed back.Bolton was this week named the UK's "ground zero" for the B1617.2 strain which has become the dominant strain in four areas, figures show.Boris Johnson said it has become "of increasing concern" in Britain as data is set to show a worrying three fold increase in infections of the highly transmissible mutation.Experts advising the Government believe the final stage of Boris Johnson's road map out of lockdown -set for June 21 -could now be pushed back.

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Lockdown extension fears that deadly new Covid strain will push lifting back

Boris Johnson's lockdown road map on June 21 – but “a delay is possible” according to one top expert. It comes after the Indian Covid variant sparked a spike in cases in at least four areas of the country, where it has now become the dominant strain according to the latest figures.

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Greater Manchester's latest covid infection rates as the virus continues to spread rapidly in Bolton

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in Bolton is continuing to increase dramatically, the latest figures show.

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Prime Minister considering mass vaccinations to battle rising Covid rates in Bolton - but that plan is not 'top of the list'

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Ray Winstone tears into Boris Johnson over cost of Covid tests after forking out £900

DON'T MISS...Jane McDonald makes career announcement after partner's death [UPDATE]Jenson Button aimed fire at 'weird' Lewis Hamilton: 'He's changed' [INSIGHT]Ray continued: “Can someone tell me why the f**k we are paying for this? It’s like another tax isn’t it.”“Now the government tell us that on May 17 that maybe people can go on holiday again to certain countries, but can someone tell me how a normal family can afford a holiday and then probably have to find another £2000 on top to pay for these tests.

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Boris Johnson announces independent public inquiry into handling of Covid pandemic

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UK to hold independent inquiry into handling of pandemic

Boris Johnson has said the British government would establish an independent, public inquiry into the Covid-19 crisis in 2022, adding it was talking to the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to set the terms.

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UK's Johnson backs public inquiry into handling of pandemic

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be held next year.

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UK boosts adult education in post-COVID legislative program

LONDON – The British government plans to expand student loan programs to give all adults access to four years of university or job training throughout their lifetimes as part of a legislative program designed to help the U.K. recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Night Time Industries Association asks why “hugs not clubs” in further COVID-19 lockdown easing

COVID-19 roadmap when people are no longer required to socially distance.Earlier today (May 10) Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the penultimate phase of the coronavirus lockdown easing, which will allow for six people from different households (or two households) to meet indoors from May 17, will go ahead as planned.

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No COVID-19 deaths reported in England for first time in a year

COVID-19 Monday, the first time this has happened in more than a year.While Wales reported a total of four deaths on May 10, 2021, there were none reported in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland, according to official statistics posted on the U.K. government’s website.The last time England reported zero COVID-19 deaths was in March 2020.

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Coronavirus update: Hugs and indoor meetings 'back on' in announcement from Boris Johnson today

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UK reaches major Covid-19 vaccine milestone

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Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.

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Nicola Sturgeon invited to 'summit meeting' by Boris Johnson with focus on covid recovery

Sturgeon and Labour’s Drakeford for wholesale constitutional change in light of SNP and Labour successes in Scottish and Welsh parliament elections. The Prime Minister hailed the success of the UK in the covid vaccine roll-out and emphasised the economic challenges will be a “serious shared responsibility”.

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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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