Update on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations in Alberta to be given Thursday afternoon

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images) SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world's most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two.While he anticipates failures, he’s confident Starship will reach orbit by the end of this year.Musk provided his first major Starship update in more than two years while standing alongside the 390-foot (119-meter) rocket at SpaceX's Texas spaceport.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Virginia, on Feb. 10, 2022.

The University of Regina Cougars Women’s Hockey team picked up two key victories last weekend against the Manitoba Bisons, thanks in no small part to the play of winger Lilla Carpenter-Boesch.

Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.

Dustin Lynch’s album "Blue in the Sky" has finally dropped. The country star announced the surprise follow-up to "Tullahoma" in a tweet on Jan. 19 – about a year after releasing the project that included a duo of No.

Two fake companies that fraudulently took £180,000 from Covid-19 financial assistance schemes have been shut down.

Check here all that WHO said on long COVID. Live Q&A on #COVID19 and Omicron sub-variant BA.2 with Dr @mvankerkhove and @DrAbdiMahamud. #AskWHO https://t.co/NVQMa8HHk7

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Barbara Corbo, a former Mercy Career & Technical High School teacher, was accused of engaging in "sexual contact" with a student.  PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia teacher has been charged after being accused of sexually assaulting a student, according to police. On Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, Philadelphia police arrested 30-year-old Barbara Corbo on the 800 block of Kelly Drive in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Corbo taught at Mercy Career & Technical High School in Philadelphia.

Covid lockdown was introduced, which means by now most of us are used to testing ourselves to see if we have been infected with the virus.Many people may now associate the phrase ‘positive result’ with a confirmed case of the infectious virus that has caused the pandemic.But, that was not always the case.This was clear when a woman messaged a friend with a picture of her pregnancy test - which gave a positive result.Having snapped a photo of the white stick portraying two red lines, the women wrote “positive” with a neutral face emoji.However, there was a bit of a modern day mix-up.Just like how lateral flow tests show two red lines for a positive result, the friend thought they tested for Covid - not for being pregnant.The confused friend replied: “Damn, I hope you feel better.”Along with a prayer emoji, they added: “Quarantine.”Stunned at the response, the pregnant woman slammed: “Are you stupid?”A screenshot of the text was posted to Facebook by user Amber Lee Clark which has now racked up thousands of likes and 33,000 shares.People were left in stitches at the confusion so tagged their mates with laughing emojis whilst they poked fun at the mix-up.One person chuckled: “I hope she takes all the necessary precautions that the CDC has lined out. Don’t need that s*** spreading”Another added: “Name your kid Covid.”Whilst a third user related: “Remember when I sent you my Covid results and you thought I was pregnant?”Someone else shared: “I laughed too hard at this.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Patty Hajdu says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the worst of the Omicron wave has passed.Hajdu says she understands why Indigenous leaders are sounding an alarm that progress could be lost in regions where provincial governments are rapidly moving to lift public health orders.“Indigenous leaders obviously are concerned,” Hajdu said during a news conference Thursday. High anxiety levels expected in Canadians wary of COVID restrictions lifting - experts Daily active case counts in Indigenous communities have declined 13.2 per cent from last week.

East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP, Dr Lisa Cameron, attended a drop in event in the Houses of Parliament to mark Children’s Mental Health Week 2022.

Taking lateral flow tests regularly continues to be an important part of Scotland's fight against the spread of Covid.

Philadelphia police detectives are investigating a carjacking where an Uber driver was shot on Thursday night.  PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating after an Uber driver was carjacked and shot around 11:34 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Delaware County responded to a gruesome scene Friday morning after they say a man murdered his girlfriend and attempted to decapitate her. Officers responded to the Willow Apartments on the 400 block of Springfield Road in Clifton Heights around 4 a.m. Friday morning.Law enforcement sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley that police found the man using a machete in an attempt to decapitate the victim. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene and the victim was pronounced dead.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 'Save America' rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022 in Conroe, Texas. Trump's visit was his first Texas MAGA rally since 2019.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday morning, as their school mask requirements remain in effect through next month.Earlier this week, Gov. John Carney signed a revision of the State of Emergency order that lifted the state’s universal mask mandate, effective at 8 a.m. Also in Monday's revision to the State of Emergency order, Governor Carney temporarily extended the mask requirement in both public and private K-12 schools and child care facilities. As a result, that requirement will expire at 11:59 p.m.

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province on Tuesday. Alberta recorded 11 more deaths linked to COVID-19 and 267 new cases of the illness.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces details about the process ahead of the province opening up vaccination eligibility to all Albertans 75 and older.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw clarifies an answer regarding Step 2 of Alberta’s reopening plan regarding a possible date for easing pandemic-related restrictions.

COVID-19 update from Dr. Deena Hinshaw Tuesday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said a decision on whether Alberta moves into Step 2 of the pandemic reopening plan won’t be made until March 1 at the earliest. Julia Wong has more details from Monday’s daily COVID-19 update.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province will take the full three weeks to decide on the next step in the province’s COVID-19 reopening amid a rise in R-value outside of the two major cities.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province is seeing growth in several COVID-19 leading indicators, and that officials will examine the data before deciding on the next steps in phased re-opening.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday the province had identified 273 new cases of COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths from the disease in the province on Saturday.Alberta now has 4,803 active cases, 124,114 recoveries and 1,818 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 1,704 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 1,192, the North zone has 818, the Central zone has 758 and the South zone has 324. There are seven cases in unknown zones.There are 336 people in hospital with 51 of them in the ICU, Alberta Health said.The 380 new cases came from 8,380 tests, which means a provincial positivity rate of 4.6 per cent, according to Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan.The province said 165,527 vaccine doses were administered as of Feb.

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro explains why correctional facilities and homeless shelters were included in Phase 2 of the provinces COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Another day of questions, and another day of few specific answers when it comes to Phase 2 of Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine roll out. Julia Wong has more details on Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s Thursday update.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province identified 415 new COVID-19 cases and seven more pandemic-related deaths during her update on Thursday.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw began her remarks on the COVID-19 situation on Thursday by providing an update on the situation surrounding the GraceLife Church near Edmonton.

For weeks, Dr. Deena Hinshaw has been asked about what the benchmarks are for pausing or moving back on Alberta’s reopening plan. Julia Wong explains.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province is seeing a concerning rise in Albertans not working with COVID-19 contact tracers, leaving “gaps that COVID is happy to fill.”

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday that the province will be looking at positivity rate, new cases and R-value and whether those are sustaining or climbing when determining the timeline for the next step in reopening.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the conditions in the Olymel pork plant in Red Deer were “up to standards” to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but health officials are looking at both on-site and off-site activities that may have contributed to the outbreak.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province identified 277 new cases of COVID-19 and recorded seven additional COVID-related deaths over the previous 24 hours.

9,000 more Alberta health-care workers to be vaccinated as 263 new COVID-19 cases identified After a prolonged period of delays in receiving vaccine doses, the province announced Tuesday that it would start rebooking appointments for those eligible to be immunized as part of Phase 1A of the rollout.A total of 9,000 health-care workers can expect to be notified they can get their shots in the coming days, the province said Tuesday.As of Feb. 15, 149,138 doses of vaccine had been administered, and more than 54,000 Albertans had received their two doses.

Alberta RCMP furthering investigation because GraceLife Church is still breaking COVID-19 rules But Dr.

COVID-19 linked to an outbreak of the virus at the Red Deer Olymel meat processing facility. He didn’t have any comorbidities that contributed to his death, according to Alberta Health.As of Tuesday, Alberta Health confirmed 343 COVID-19 infections were linked to the outbreak, with 200 still active and 142 considered recovered.The plant was closed down Monday, with the company saying in a statement it no longer believed it could carry out operations safely and efficiently due to the growing number of cases.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta recorded 50 new cases of the B.1.1.7.

Hundreds of workers are affected by a COVID-19 outbreak at the Olymel pork processing plant in Red Deer, where Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said until recently, the prevention of spread had been very successful.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said it’s too soon to know if easing restrictions on dining and fitness last week has affected COVID-19 numbers in Alberta, saying it will take another week to see if trends emerge.

Alberta does not plan on easing the ban on indoor gathering until Step 3 of its reopening plan because evidence shows those types of get-togethers have led to the highest rates of COVID-19 transmission, chief medical officer of health Dr.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta’s COVID-19 case count, hospitalization numbers are higher now in February than they were before the second wave began four months ago in October.

Alberta chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provides an update on COVID-19 in the province, saying positive numbers have increased slightly but it’s too soon to tell if it’s an isolated incident due to testing or a trend.

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr.