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Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cut

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is preparing to notify Congress and others that it will dramatically increase U.S. admissions of refugees.

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Ontario provides $865,900 for Northumberland-Peterborough South LTC homes for COVID-19

coronavirus pandemic.On Wednesday, riding MPP David Piccini announced the funding will support 11 long-term care homes to help increase prevention and containment efforts during the second wave of the virus.“We have met every stage of this pandemic with enhanced action to support homes to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 and ensure they have access to the resources they need to care for our loved ones,” he stated.“We will continue to do everything we can to help stop the spread of this virus and protect our most vulnerable and the staff who have been working tirelessly to keep them safe.” Ontario provides $613,000 to Peterborough-area long-term care homes for COVID-19 Additional funding allocations (accumulative totals since the

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New COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region remain at low number

Ontario reports 1,172 new coronavirus cases, 67 more deaths The total also sees the rolling seven-day average continue its drop to 52 cases per day.In addition, another 78 people were cleared of the virus as the total number of resolved cases reached 8,887.The number of active cases continues to plummet as 434 remain in Waterloo Region.There are currently 34 people in area hospitals as a result of COVID-19 including 14 people in need of intensive care.There has been another death linked to Chartwell Westmount in Kitchener, lifting the death toll in the region to 206, with a large portion of those occurring at long-term care and retirement homes.There have now been 16 people from the Kitchener home die since an outbreak was declared on

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36 coronavirus fines laid in Guelph during stay-at-home order

Most University of Guelph students connected to COVID-19 outbreak have recovered City bylaw and police have laid 14 charges related to gatherings, while campus police have laid 22The university said 12 of the fines laid on campus stem from unsanctioned gatherings that were held in the East Village Townhouses on Jan. 15 and 16.At least 64 students have since tested positive for the novel coronavirus and as many as 200 were forced into self-isolation because of the functions.The other 10 fines from campus police come from three gatherings that were held between Jan.

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Motherwell blindsided by Covid rule change as Dundee United player starts after false positive

Dundee United to name a player in their squad for tonight’s Fir Park clash despite returning a false-positive Covid-19 test. But Steelmen boss Graham Alexander said “I trust the authorities” after learning that players no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days if they are shown to be negative after testing positive.

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Fallen Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick honored during ceremony at US Capitol

WASHINGTON - Members of Congress, law enforcement and others paid tribute to fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Wednesday, four weeks after the deadly riot at the Capitol complex.Members of Congress, law enforcement and others paid tribute to fallen U.S.

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Over 10 million people in UK now vaccinated against Covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that coronavirus infections remain "alarmingly high" and the NHS is still under "huge pressure", despite promising vaccination data.

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‘A question of choices.’ Pfizer vaccine leader on confronting new coronavirus variants

Meredith WadmanScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.Philip Dormitzer led Pfizer’s successful coronavirus vaccine research effort, which yielded a vaccine with a stunning 95% efficacy in interim results from a clinical trial last year. That vaccine, developed with the German firm BioNTech, relies on a new technology employing messenger RNA (mRNA).

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Coronavirus: 9th resident death at Caressant Care McLaughlin nursing home as staff cases climb

COVID-19, the parent company reports Wednesday morning.Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road reports another resident has died from the outbreak which was initially declared on Jan. 9.

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Coronavirus: 1 death, 38 cases in London-Middlesex; 3 outbreaks declared over in region

coronavirus, officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Wednesday.The update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 5,760, of which 3,831 have recovered, an increase of just four from the previous day.At least 176 people have died during the pandemic.The death reported on Wednesday involved a man in his 80s who was associated with a long-term care home. The death is the first to be reported so far this month.

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Coronavirus: Experts suggest more action needed to curb mutated forms of COVID-19

The federal government has imposed new measures intended to make it harder for Canadians to travel abroad as the country grapples with rising cases of COVID-19 variants. A Global News investigation has found mutated forms of the virus are taking hold in pockets of Canada and as Morganne Campbell reports, medical experts say it’s a third wave we’re not prepared for.

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Quebec won’t roll out COVID-19 checkpoints to curb travel between regions as reopening looms

COVID-19 to be lifted next week.Despite calls from the opposition, Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said that public health authorities don’t recommend implementing roadblocks to prevent people from moving from one area to the next.“Our police officers are at the moment already very, very busy with other measures,” she told reporters Wednesday.Guilbault specifically pointed to the police’s enforcement of the nightly curfew, which was introduced last month as part of lockdown measures. Police also have their hands full with ensuring travellers are respecting quarantine, she added.

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New Brunswick reports 14 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

New Brunswick’s top doctor confirms 3 cases of the new U.K. variant of COVID-19 One of the cases is located in the Edmundston region: an individual between the ages of 50 and 59.There are nine cases being reported in the Edmundston region: an individual between the ages of 30 and 39; an individual between the ages of 40 and 49; three people between the ages of 50 and 59; two people between the ages of 60 and 69; and two people between the ages of 70 and 79.The 14 cases reported on Wednesday come a day after New Brunswick reported it had detected three cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Dr.

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Dundee United player faces Motherwell despite 'positive Covid test yesterday'

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Socially-distanced Festivities Weekends in Winter Park canceled

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The City of Winter Park announced Wednesday it will temporarily suspend its socially-distanced Festivities Weekends in its downtown area for February and March.

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Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.

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Covid-19: Further 94 deaths and 1,013 cases recorded

The Department of Health has been notified of an additional 1,013 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, while 94 further deaths have also been recorded.

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Sean Penn rips coronavirus vaccine site staffers in fiery letter for complaining of long hours, poor food

Sean Penn penned a fiery letter to the staffers of his COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles after two anonymous workers complained about the operation online. The Oscar-winning actor appears to keeps a close eye of what's said about the mass center at Dodgers Stadium supported by his CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) nonprofit.The foundation has received heaps of praise over the last year for its swift responses to the coronavirus pandemic by providing test and vaccine centers.

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Almost 10 per cent of Lanarkshire population has had Covid vaccine

link!Today (Wednesday, February 3), a further 168 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lanarkshire and 12 more deaths were recorded.In total, 33,391 people in the region have now tested positive for coronavirus and 1059 people have died.

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Queen’s plans for in-person Homecoming events dependent on coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic, Queen’s University has slated two weekends in October for in-person Homecoming celebrations.With the pandemic still in full swing, the addition of new variants of concern and delays in vaccines, it’s unclear if any of those in-person events will go ahead.The two on-campus Homecoming celebrations are scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 15, meant for classes whose graduating year ends in 0 or 5, and the weekend of Oct.

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Manitoba health officials give coronavirus update

COVID-19 Wednesday.Manitoba’s acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Jazz Atwal, has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m.

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City of San Francisco sues its own school district to force classrooms to open

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CDC says schools can reopen without teachers getting COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The Director of the CDC says schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated for the coronavirus.RELATED: New study vindicates UK's delay of 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine doseAs some teachers’ unions balk at resuming in-person instruction before teachers are inoculated, Dr.

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Coronavirus variant P.1 surging in Brazil 'deeply worrying,' experts say

since been discovered in a patient in Minnesota — becoming the first known case documented in the U.S. Minnesota health officials said the person had recently traveled to Brazil.New versions of viruses — called variants — regularly emerge, and viruses are constantly mutating.

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Mint Lite | India criminal laws, Singapore’s covid tracing, Navalny & more

Singapore’s covid tracing lawSingapore passed legislation that will allow the government to use Covid-19 tracing data in certain criminal investigations, formalizing legal powers that had sparked unusual controversy. The government introduced its TraceTogether technology last year during the early months of the pandemic, promising the data collected would be used only for coronavirus containment.

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Ottawa adds 61 coronavirus cases, nearly 5,000 more COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines this week amid efforts to deliver a second dose to the city’s long-term care homes.Ottawa Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the city has received 30,225 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine as of Wednesday, roughly 5,000 more than the previous tally. Coronavirus rapid testing begins in Ottawa schools, long-term care homes This stated total reflects an estimated inventory based on five doses per vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, but OPH notes that some administrators in the city have been able to extract a sixth dose from some vials, which could see overall jabs rise above that mark.The priority in Ottawa’s vaccination campaign has been getting second doses into residents of long-term care homes.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon

COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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2 Saskatoon long-term care residents die amid COVID-19 outbreak

Sherbrooke Community Centre residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19, according to an update from the long-term care home in Saskatoon.“We express our condolences to the family members who have lost their loved ones and also to the housemates and hands-on care partners of these two residents,” Sherbrooke CEO Suellen Beatty said in a statement posted online. 7 residents at Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon test positive for COVID-19 On Jan.

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VIDO COVID-19 vaccine moves to Phase 1 clinical testing

VIDO says it has taken another step forward in developing a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.The Saskatoon-based science and research facility said 108 volunteers have been selected to take part in its COVAC-2 vaccine trial.“We are excited to start clinical trials,” VIDO director Dr.

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Police searching for 3 suspects in assault, robbery in South Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for three suspects who stalked their victim in South Philadelphia.Police say the incident happpened on Jan. 27th at approximately 4:20 p.m.

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Dolly Parton says faith compelled her COVID-19 research donation, and she won't jump line to get vaccine

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Dolly Parton attends We Are Family Foundation honors Dolly Parton & Jean Paul Gaultier at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 05, 2019 in New York City.

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35,889 personnel administered COVID-19 vaccines in Maharashtra

Mumbai: A total of 35,889 healthcare staffers and frontline workers were administered COVID-19 vaccines in Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking the total count of those inoculated in the state so far to 3,54,633, an official said.Of the total number of personnel who were vaccinated on Wednesday, 35,096 were healthcare workers while 793 were frontline workers, who received their first jab, the official from the public health department said."The state had set a target of giving dose to 57,758 personnel, of whom 35,889 were administered the vaccines, which comes to 62 per cent," he said.According to him, 555 sessions of vaccination held across the state during the day.The second dose will be administered after a gap of four weeks, the official

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Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury chucked out of supermarket for breaking 'new coronavirus rule'

Love Island lot found themselves making minor mishaps when it comes to COVID-19 law (and we're not just talking about the whole influencers-in-Dubai drama).The latest pair to hit the headlines for breaking a 'new rule'? It's only flippin' Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury; who found themselves denied entry to a supermarket earlier this week.

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UK PM Boris Johnson says level of COVID infections still 'alarmingly high'

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Government, not businesses, should enforce COVID-19 restrictions: Notley

COVID-19 rules as the province prepares to lift some restrictions on Monday.Last Friday, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta would be lifting some restrictions around in-person dining and gym closures. Alberta to lift some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen gyms, in-person dining Feb.

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New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s pandemic fortunes diverge in 2021

The number of COVID-19 cases reported daily in New Brunswick stands in stark contrast to the number of cases in Nova Scotia. But, there’s no easy answer as to why one province has done better than the other. Silas Brown has more.

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Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary School moves to online learning due to new COVID-19 cases

Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary School is moving to online learning due to new cases of COVID-19. ‘It’s a bit of a risk’: Temporary remote learning coming to an end in Regina Saskatchewan’s public health officials recently informed the Prairie Valley School Division of a third case of the virus diagnosed in an individual associated with the school.Under level 4 of the province’s Safe Schools Plan, all students in all grades will participate in online learning beginning on Thursday.

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U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations appear to show ‘consistent downward trajectory,’ CDC head says

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S.

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Alberta premier, health officials to speak about COVID-19 support for continuing care operators

COVID-19 support for continuing care operators, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities and home care providers.Kenney will be joined by Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Calgary-Fish Creek MLA Richard Gotfried and Kim O’Brien, president and CEO of United Active Living Inc., for the announcement, which is scheduled for noon.

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Scots NHS24 control-centre staff set for Covid jab after pressure from union bosses

Covid vaccine priority list. The move follows an announcement last month that Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) control-room staff were in line for an early vaccine.

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Gen. Jonathan Vance will be investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Art McDonald says the military will investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour by former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance.Global News has also learned McDonald has said anyone who comes forward with allegations or experiences will not face repercussions for speaking either to the media or anyone else.It comes after exclusive reporting by Global News into allegations that Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with two female subordinates, including an alleged intimate relationship with a subordinate while he was in the top post.Another allegation relates to an email that appears to have been sent from Vance’s military account in 2012 to a second female subordinate seeking career advice.

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City of Barrie to start tracking coronavirus in municipal wastewater

coronavirus present in its municipal wastewater as part of an Ontario-wide initiative.Starting this week, the city will provide samples from its wastewater treatment facility to labs that will determine the amount of the virus present. Officials said the data could help inform whether the number of people infected with COVID-19 in Barrie is increasing, decreasing or staying the same.

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Coronavirus: U.S. averaging over 1.3 million vaccine shots per day, White House COVID-19 coordinator says

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeffrey Zients said on Wednesday that the United States is now averaging more than 1.3 million COVID-19 vaccine shots per day, based on their seven-day average of daily doses administered.

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1,000 COVID vaccine doses damaged in Florida county

MIAMI – Florida health officials are calling for an audit after more than 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were reported damaged last week in Palm Beach County.

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Super Bowl could be farewell for several pending free agents

It’s unlikely Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady will have their same receiving corps next season.

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UK variant of COVID-19 detected in New Brunswick

The UK variant of COVID-19 is now in New Brunswick, according to provincial health officials. This form of the virus is thought to be more transmissible and is believed to be responsible for a deadly outbreak at a long term care facility in Ontario.

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Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne's Fantastic Beasts 3 shut down after Covid case on set

Production on Fantastic Beasts 3 has shut down due to a case of Covid-19.

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Covid impact: Davos 2021 summit in Singapore postponed until August

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

Vancouver police bust alleged ‘makeshift nightclub’ breaking COVID-19 restrictions

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