United States on Wednesday reported its highest single-day toll due to COVID-19, with 3,656 deaths and 276,403 new cases, The Hill reported citing Johns Hopkins University.Wednesday marked the fourth day since the pandemic began that the US surpassed 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day.

It also was the 44th consecutive day that the US confirmed more than 100,000 new cases in a day.On Thursday, the US recorded over 17 million cases and 307,512 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.Currently, the COVID-19-related hospitalizations have reached a record 113,090, including 21,936 patients in the intensive care unit and 7,778 on ventilators, The Hill reported citing The COVID Tracking.

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Coronavirus: Registered nurse becomes first person in London, Ont., to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Karen Dann, a registered nurse and administrator with Country Terrace nursing home, has become the first person in London, Ont., to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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Winnipeg cops applaud officers for helping local senior

Manitoba food banks to receive more than $414K in food after ‘surge in demand’ The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased issues around food security, and a number of organizations across Winnipeg are actively working to help those in need — a group that includes many seniors.“COVID-19 poses an increased risk to older adults and causes increased isolation,” said A & O’s CEO Amanda Macrae.“With population aging, demand is rising for A & O’s services.

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Covid-19: 938 more cases and 13 further deaths

The Department of Health has confirmed 938 more cases of Covid-19 and 13 further deaths.

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What the new COVID relief package means for your money

pandemic relief package known as the CARES Act.Here’s what the COVID relief package — part of a $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress and now awaiting the president’s signature — could mean for you, your family, your home or your business.IF YOU EARN UP TO $75,000 PER YEARYou’re eligible to receive a $600 one-time payment if your 2019 reported income was $75,000 or less. Couples who reported an adjusted gross income up to $150,000 will receive $1,200 (the income limit per couple is $112,500 for the highest earner or the head of the household).

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AdventHealth opens outpatient COVID-19 antibody treatment clinic

ORLANDO, Fla. – AdventHealth opened a new clinic offering monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19 patients.The clinic is at AdventHealth Orlando’s campus and is separate from the COVID-19 unit in the ER.

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Residents over 65 will get COVID-19 vaccine next under Florida governor’s executive order

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe looks back on the challenges of 2020

2020 has been like no other and leading the charge in Saskatchewan has been Premier Scott Moe.As the year comes to an end, Moe reflects on some of the biggest issues concerning Saskatchewan, including the economy, a growing drug crisis and, of course, the coronavirus pandemic along with its vaccine rollout.Moe sits down with Global News’ Allison Bamford to discuss a year to remember.The following are his answers in a Q&A format.A – I don’t know if I would grade myself or the government here in Saskatchewan, but I’d probably grade the people of the province and how they have responded to the public health advice that has been provided.

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BC Recovery Benefit gets mixed reviews in the Okanagan

BC Recovery Benefit has become a headache for some Okanagan households.They’ve been asked for a lot more supporting information to verify they qualify.However, others are praising the rollout of the provincial program, which is aimed at giving British Columbians a financial boost while stimulating the economy.

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Registered nurse first in London, Ont., to receive COVID-19 vaccine

coronavirus vaccination programs went underway in the region Wednesday morning.Karen Dann, a registered nurse and administrator with Country Terrace nursing home, was the region’s first recipient of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after receiving a shot at the Western Fair Agriplex. Coronavirus — vaccinations begin Wednesday in London, underway in Windsor The first of two doses was administered by Tracy Benedict, a public health nurse with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU).

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President Trump threatens to torpedo COVID-19 relief bill with new demands

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.Trump assailed the bipartisan $900 billion package in a video he tweeted out Tuesday night and suggested he may not sign the legislation.

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Health board confirms indoor care home visits suspended from Boxing Day due to lockdown

East Kilbride. New guidance has been released by the Scottish Government which states: " Gabe Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has now written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting.

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England Cricket stars nervous wait over quarantine due to South Africa mutant Covid

England cricket stars are facing a nervous wait to hear if they must go into quarantine over Christmas and the New Year - which could potentially put their tour of Sri Lanka in jeopardy.

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Kirk Cameron hosts second Christmas caroling event amid COVID-19 spike

KABC-TV reported. Few could be seen wearing face coverings or practicing social distancing despite Southern California battling a massive surge in coronavirus infections, leaving hospitals filled to capacity, according to the report. In a Facebook story message prior to the event, Cameron said a local physician called him with a reminder to “use common sense if you are going to be gathering with us tonight.”“He recommends putting a mask over your face and socially distancing according to family groups,” Cameron said, adding that is fine if attendees “feel better doing that.” But he said he is also “on board with” The Great Barrington Declaration, an open letter demanding governments pursue “herd immunity” in regards to COVID-19 — found to

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New Covid strain infecting young people – with South Africa struggling to contain it

coronavirus which is more infectious and spreading among young people.The variant, referred to as 501.V2, has now detected in the UK and is thought to be more transmissible.Prof Salim Abdool Karim, the chairman of the South African Government’s ministerial advisory committee (MAC), earlier warned it is spreading faster than South Africa’s first wave.The strain makes up approximately 80-90% of new cases in the country.A much higher viral load – a greater amount of the virus – has been picked up in nasal swabs taken from patients suffering from the variant.

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Covid-19: Rajasthan imposes night curfew in cities on December 31

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Another mutated coronavirus strain has been found in the U.K.

coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday.South Africa’s health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of the virus had been discovered and might be responsible for a recent surge in infections there.“Thanks to the impressive genomic capability of the South Africans, we’ve detected two cases of another new variant of coronavirus here in the U.K.,” Hancock told a media briefing.“Both are contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks.”Britain is already trying to curb the spread of a mutated strain of the virus which is up to 70 per cent more transmissible, and further studies are being

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Coronavirus: Toronto officials react to Health Canada’s approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Toronto mayor John Tory and Toronto’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa reacted to news of the approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Toronto officials discuss increased COVID-19 testing, urge residents to celebrate holidays with same household

When asked about the possibility of increased COVID-19 testing ahead of the holidays, Toronto’s medical officer of health Dr.

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Greater Manchester hospitals record one of their highest death tolls of the second Coronavirus wave

direct to your inboxAnother 43 people have died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals on one of the deadliest days in the second wave of the pandemic.The total number of covid-19-related hospital deaths in the region now stands at 4,089.In the last 24 hours 13 more deaths were recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.There were nine more deaths at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, while Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust each reported another five deaths.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust recorded four more covid-related deaths, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust each recorded three deaths and one more person

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Mutant Covid virus strain in South Africa set to force England cricketers into quarantine

Christmas amid a new strain of Covid-19. Health secretary Matt Hancock said that two cases of a “more transmissible” variant linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK.

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HHS, St. Joe’s supporting Hamilton seniors’ homes hit hard by COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19 outbreaks.Staff from Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) have been deployed at Grace Villa, where an outbreak declared Nov. 25 has infected 217 people, including 140 residents and 77 staff members.Twenty-eight residents at the east mountain facility have died.On Dec.

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Gemma Collins took mum on trip to London as a Christmas treat before her parents became ‘extremely unwell’ with Covid

GEMMA Collins took her mum on a trip to London as a Christmas treat before her parents were struck down with coronavirus. The 39-year-old star revealed yesterday that both her mum and dad are "extremely unwell" after contracting the illness - and her dad is so poorly he'd "rather be dead".

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Rep. Adam Schiff Talks COVID-19 Relief Package's Mixed-Income, Save Our Stages Language: "It Was a Give-and-Take"

Not long after the CARES Act was signed into law in late March, entertainment industry organizations began decrying the relief package's lack of support for mixed-income earners. In May, around 45 organizations including SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association and the Writers Guild of America East noted that those who receive both W-2 and 1099 income — a not uncommon situation for Hollywood workers, who move from gig to gig — were disqualified from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and thereby were losing out on valuable financial aid.

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Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

can be read for free online. The compilation is designed to be food for thought rather than an invitation to hit the road.

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Ontario reports uptick in new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Public Health Ontario is reporting 56 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa, among more than 2,400 provincewide.

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UK rocked by another 'highly concerning' new Covid variant from South Africa

coronavirus variant from South Africa has been identified in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday.Addressing the UK from No.10, Mr Hancock said two cases of a new Covid variant from South Africa have been identified in the UK.He said both cases have been linked to contacts of people who have travelled from South Africa into the country in the last two weeks.Mr Hancock said the new variant is "highly concerning" and "more transmissible" than the first variant identified in England at the end of September. The Health Secretary added that it appears the South African variant has also "mutated further," and the Government is now taking action.

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Wolf seeks $145M fund shift to help businesses with COVID-19 pandemic

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Biden to introduce Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary on Wednesday, choosing Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools to lead the department.The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.Unlike DeVos, a school choice advocate whom Biden says is an opponent of public schools, Cardona is a product of them, starting when he entered kindergarten unable to speak English.Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will hold an event with Cardona in Wilmington, Delaware, where he's

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Inmates, organizations concerned as COVID-19 takes hold in Saskatchewan Penitentiary

Saskatchewan Penitentiary are alleging a lack of access to cleaning supplies and growing frustration as a COVID-19 outbreak keeps them confined to their cells for 23 and a half hours per day.The federal institution announced an outbreak of COVID-19 on Dec. 15 when 24 inmates tested positive.

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Unusual world junior men’s hockey championship to open in Edmonton Friday

COVID-19 pandemic.The world under-20 tournament at Rogers Place is modelled on the NHL’s “bubble,” which allowed that league to complete the 2019-20 season in the same arena without any positive tests for the novel coronavirus over an eight-week span.

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Nigella Lawson not cooking Christmas turkey for ‘first time ever’ due to Covid-19 restrictions

Nigella Lawson latest moment going viral is her hatred of improperly-cut carrotsMade In Chelsea fans in tears as 'love wins' and Ollie Locke and Gareth Locke get marriedNigella Lawson's crab mac and cheese recipe has fans absolutely gagging for itThe show saw Nigella make a delicious centrepiece of Norwegian pork ribs, the Swedish potato dish Jansson’s temptation, and smoked salmon on black bread.For those with a sweet tooth – at Christmas, that’s basically everyone – Nigella also whipped up Linzer cookies, pomegranate cocktails, vegan gingerbread and sugared doughnuts called appelflappen.Sadly, nothing that could be made in the meecro-wah-vey…Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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Bizarre, haunting images that paint a COVID-19 pandemic year unfolding

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Nearly 1,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses meant for town's most clinically vulnerable had to be thrown away

direct to your inboxAlmost 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine meant for a Cheshire town's most clinically vulnerable residents had to be thrown away.A batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech, containing 975 doses, delivered to Waters Green Medical Centre in Macclesfield was found to be unusable, it has been revealed.The same number of people, who were scheduled to have the vaccine, will now not get it until a later date.The problem was caused by issues refrigerating the vaccine, which needs to be kept at -70 degrees centigrade and then 2 to 8 degrees at vaccination centres for up to five days.One pensioner, who asked not to be named, was due to get the jab, but said he was called by Waters Green staff two hours before his appointment to be told that

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UK minister warns of another Covid-19 variant, says stricter curbs on anvil

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Indian firms invested in farm, financials abroad amid covid

offshore direct investment of Indian companies this year. Data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that in April-November, the share of outbound investments into agriculture and mining was 15.6%, up from 3% in the year-ago.

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Canada approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

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House Dems will try to pass $2,000 stimulus checks this week after Trump signals support

planning to force a vote this week on increasing the size of the stimulus checks included in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package after President Trump demanded Congress raise the payments from $600 to $2,000 per adult.In a video address Tuesday night, Trump called the proposed stimulus checks of $600 included in the economic relief bill that Congress passed Monday "ridiculously low" and said the payments should be more than tripled — a proposal that many Democrats immediately lined up behind.RELATED: Trump asks Congress to amend $900B COVID-19 relief bill, increase stimulus checks to $2,000"I’m in. Whaddya say, Mitch?" Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted.

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Ontario reports more than 2,400 new coronavirus cases, 41 additional deaths

coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 162,663.Wednesday’s report marks the second-largest single-day increase in cases to date.“Locally, there are 629 new cases in Toronto, 448 in Peel, 234 in Windsor-Essex County, 190 in York Region and 150 in Hamilton,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said. Ontario government announces off-peak hydro rate cut, one-time payments for older students A total of 139,010 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is 85.5 per cent of all confirmed cases.Forty-one new deaths were also reported, bringing the provincial death toll to 4,229.Nearly 56,700 additional tests were completed.

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Govt reviews status of passengers coming from UK amid new Covid strain spread

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Scotland faces full lockdown to contain mutant covid strain, Jason Leitch warns

Jason Leitch warned restrictions would be like in March when the UK ground to a halt for weeks. It follows alarm at strain of Covid-19 which appears to spread more quickly and has already ripped through south-east England.

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Canada approves Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine Wednesday, making it the second shot officially to roll out in the country.The news of Moderna’s approval comes after the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 were administered to Canadians last week.Moderna said its vaccine is nearly 94.1 per cent effective in protecting people from coronavirus, and requires two doses, 28 days apart.Unlike Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, which has strict cold-chain requirements, Moderna’s shot can survive in regular freezers, meaning it’s prioritized for delivery to the territories, remote Indigenous communities and long-term care sites.Canada signed a deal in September for 20 million doses to be delivered at the beginning of 2021, with the option of increasing the supply to 56 million

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NHS trusts in Covid hotspot areas to get first vaccine deliveries

NHS trusts in Covid hotspot areas will start to receive batches of the vaccine for the first time, it has been reported.

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Bill Kelly: Ford’s wrongheaded shutdown will cripple Ontario’s ski industry

COVID-19 protocols in place; eating areas were off-limits, social distancing in lineups and ski lifts was strictly enforced. Canadian ski resorts seeing busy start to season thanks to COVID-19 Skiers themselves, many of whom already wore face shields for skiing, were wearing protective masks as well, yet the government perceived ski resorts to be a threat to spread the virus.The president of the Ontario Ski Resorts Association, Kevin Nichol, is perplexed.

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Beyonce’s charity donating $500,000 to those facing eviction due to Covid-19

Beyonce’s BeyGOOD charity is donating $500,000 to individuals and families facing eviction due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Lemonade star’s philanthropic organization announced the generous initiative on Tuesday (December 22, 2020), with 100 $5,000 gifts going out to help those struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.“This holiday season while many are stressed with what they will do next regarding their housing, we are proud to share some GOOD news. Beyonce is giving $5k grants to individuals and families facing foreclosures or evictions,” BeyGOOD said in a press release.

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Six passengers from UK test covid positive at Delhi's IGIA on Wednesday

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COVID-19 found at 3 Kingston schools

COVID-19, according to the board.In an email, the board says the students were notified by KFL&A public health on Dec.

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Britain approves use of Covid-19 self-test kit

BENGALURU : Britain on Wednesday approved using a COVID-19 self-test kit endorsed by its state-run health service to detect asymptomatic cases, as it mulls further restrictions to stem the spread of a highly infectious variant of the virus.The government has said it wants to start mass testing people as part of its strategy for tracking and tracing infections with cases spiking and as it battles the new variant.It had launched a mass-testing pilot scheme in the northwest city of Liverpool in November, offering everyone tests whether or not they had symptoms, in an attempt to find a new way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that the kit uses an antigen

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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

US registers record 3,656 Covid-19 deaths in single-day

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