A further 17 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK - the lowest daily increase in six months. It is the smallest jump in fatalities since September 28, when the same number of deaths was recorded.

The last time there was a lower number of fatalities was on September 21 when 11 were announced. Today's figures also show that cases are continuing to fall, with just 5,342 new infections reported.

It comes after the Prime Minister said he expected the wave being seen across Europe to "wash up on our shores as well". Speaking to broadcasters in Preston, Mr Johnson said: "I've talked to our (European) friends repeatedly over the period - we're all facing the same pandemic, we all have the same problems. "If there is one thing that is

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States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last July that New York would spend $100 million in federal coronavirus relief to help cash-strapped tenants pay months of back rent and avert evictions.

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No travel needed: Louvre puts its collection online

This might make the Mona Lisa smile.

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Opposition grows to Quebec’s return to class in pandemic red zones

Quebec in ‘third wave’ of COVID-19 pandemic, health minister says While the majority of senior-grade high school students in Quebec red zones returned to class full-time as of Monday, a number of school boards opted for a staggered approach.Both the English Montreal and the Lester B. Pearson school boards will be welcoming students back to class in a systematic manner.Only secondary 3 students will be returning to a full-time in-class environment.The school board could not specify when secondary 4 and 5 students can return, only saying that the dates could vary from school to school.All secondary 3 students for Lester B.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Brock University climbs to 31 cases

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German Media Giant Bertelsmann Boosts Profit Despite COVID-19

German media giant Bertlesmann had a surprisingly good year. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Bertelsmann, which controls leading European commercial TV broadcaster RTL Group, production giant Fremantle, music label BMG, and book publisher Penguin Random House, boosted its annual profit by 34 percent to $1.77 billion (€1.5 billion) last year, the highest level since 2006, with operating (EBITDA) profit hitting a new high of $3.65 billion (€3.1 billion).

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Vaccination programme to be changed to age-based system

The National Vaccination Programme is to be changed to an age-based system, once those aged 70 years and older, the vulnerable and people with underlying conditions are immunised.

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Probe into Suez Canal blockage begins in what could cost billions in lost trade

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Quebec reports more than 850 new COVID-19 cases as province begins third wave

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update on Tuesday

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccination pre-registration opens to those in their 60s

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Nova Scotia reports 3 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

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COVID-19: New variants having ‘substantial impact’ on Ontario’s health care system, report says

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 30

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Maharashtra sees dip in daily Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Meanwhile, India's Covid-19 situation is turning from "bad to worse," a senior government official said on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections surge across several states, "especially in Maharashtra and Punjab.""Remember if the cases are more, they will eventually overwhelm the system", NITI Aayog member Vinod Kumar Paul said in a routine press briefing, adding, "it is a huge cause for worry."Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, continue to report a high surge in daily cases accounting for 78.56 per cent of the new infections reported in a span of 24 hours, it said.Amid Covid-19 surge, the Health Ministry also listed out the 10 most-affected districts in India with the highest number of active COvid-19

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Supreme Court case could change the nature of college sports

WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars.

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Arsenal star Lucas Torreira's mum dies after Covid-19 battle

Uruguayan daily Ovacion. Viviana Di Pascua, 53, was recently admitted to intensive care after contracting the coronavirus in Uruguay.

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Manitoba to withdraw $215M from rainy day fund to help pay for pandemic

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Slovak premier, government resign over Russian vaccine deal

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Ontario reports more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths

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Call for pregnant teachers to continue remote working

The Teachers' Union of Ireland has called for the provision that has allowed pregnant teachers to work remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic to be continued after the Easter break.

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Couple who met playing GTA Online made homeless by pandemic and forced to live in shed

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Afghan officials: 3 women working in polio drive killed

KABUL – Attackers on Tuesday gunned down three women working to administer the anti-polio vaccine in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, a day after authorities launched a new campaign against the crippling children's disease.

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Punjab govt extends Covid restrictions till 10 April as cases rise. Details here

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KSI signs new open letter urging Black Britons to take COVID-19 vaccine

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3rd COVID-19 wave will lead to difficult weeks ahead for Ontario hospitals: OHA

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‘Completely unacceptable:’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to forbid ‘vaccine passports’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.

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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 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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COVID situation under control in India; 7 vaccine candidates in clinical trials: Health minister

ANI. "However, we don't have to be complacent in terms of observing COVID appropriate behaviour," Vardhan further added, according to ANI.

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Turkey reinstates restrictions after sharp virus cases rise

ANKARA – Turkey is reinstating weekend lockdowns in most of Turkey’s provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.

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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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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

UK official coronavirus deaths up by 17 in lowest daily rise in 6 months

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