Victoria charity putting together massive ‘care package’ for Ukrainian refugees

World Health Organisation (WHO) said that coronavirus infections will occur where measures are lifted despite high vaccination coverage. Noting that 99.9% of cases reported recently was Omicron, officials further asserted that the variant (including BA.1 and BA.2) is dominant globally and it is highly transmissible. The warning comes as new infections jumped by 8% globally last week, compared to the previous week. As per WHO, the number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January. 

PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey native is trying to bring his daughter and granddaughter stateside from Ukraine, but he said they haven't been able to get visas cleared despite the U.S. government's promise to welcome refugees. Bruce Ahrens said he is trying to get temporary tourist visas for his daughter Yullia and his granddaughter Dasha.

₹25 lakh to ₹2 crore, stock options, and flexible work schedules are key to driving teachers to online platforms, they said.

MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. - A man accused of placing a tracking device on another person's car in Mohave County has been arrested.According to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Cristian Gonzalez, a resident of Laughlin, Nevada, was arrested on March 14 after a man told authorities he found an Apple AirTag on his car."Deputies arrived and made contact with the victim, who advised he had located the tracker and believed it was placed by Gonzalez," the sheriff's office said in a news release.The victim also said he had an active order of protection against Gonzalez stemming from a previous incident.Deputies took the Apple AirTag and drove around town, eventually stopping at a park in Bullhead City."Approximately five minutes later, deputies observed a vehicle drive by their location and visually identified the driver as Gonzalez," the sheriff's office said.Gonzalez told the deputies he had a gun in his car and was taken into custody.During an interview with deputies, Gonzalez allegedly admitted to placing the AirTag on the victim's car. He also said he drove to the victim's house to take photos before driving to the park where he would confront the victim.Gonzalez was arrested and booked into jail.Cristian Gonzalez, 25, is accused of placing an Apple AirTag tracking device on another man's car in Mohave County.

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asserted after several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID19 are once again increasing globally, esp. in parts of Asia.

COVID on Wednesday, with 204 in intensive care units.This is down by 29 hospitalizations but a decrease of 16 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 751 hospitalizations with 241 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 649 people in hospital with COVID-19, 47 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 53 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 204 people in ICUs with the virus, 79 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 21 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Health watchdog NICE has revealed a “landmark” initiative today to vastly improve the care of those exposed to alcohol in the womb.Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affects around 3% of the UK population - three times as many as autism - yet more than half of Brits (53%) have NEVER heard of it.FASD is a neurodevelopmental condition that arises from alcohol exposure in the womb, with 428 associated conditions linked to “devastating consequences” - from brain damage to physical and developmental issues.Today, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said that any child thought to have been exposed should be given an assessment.Any child confirmed to have been exposed should be sent for a neurodevelopmental assessment, and those confirmed to have FASD should be given a management plan for their needs.It also said women should be given early advice not to drink in their pregnancy, and have their alcohol consumption noted on records.This is part of a 20-year fight by campaigners and families living with FASD, who feel they have been largely “unsupported”.The spokeswoman for National Organisation for FASD, Joanna Buckard, said: “The NICE Quality Standard is a major leap forward in the fight to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies by giving women the information and support they need and, vitally, to create brighter futures for those with FASD and their families.“Too many people with FASD up to now have been left undiagnosed and unsupported, with sometimes devastating and avoidable consequences.”Professor Raja Mukherjee, who heads the FASD National Specialist Clinic and was on the NICE Quality Standard Committee, said: “FASD is a complex condition which affects brain and body.“There are over 428

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia couple is reunited after the wife escaped war torn Ukraine where she was trapped while caring for her sick mother when Russia's army invaded over three weeks ago. Sean Moir and Valentyna Levytsky traveled to Ukraine in January, 6 months after the couple was married at a summer ceremony in Kyiv. Valentyna stayed behind to take care of her mother, Nadiah, who was ill with late-stage Parkinson's disease. Nadiah's condition got progressively worse just as Russia started its long-threatened invasion of Ukraine, Moir explained.

In a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko requested support to maintain mask requirements for staff and students until April 15.“As Medical Officer of Health to the City of Hamilton, we respectfully ask you to consider the calls from the medical and science communities, and to issue a Section 22 order to maintain mask requirements for all HWDSB students and staff beyond March 21, 2022,” Danko asked.

Ontario government plans to provide $673 million to long-term care homes this year to help “hire and retain staff” across the province.The government issued a press release on Tuesday, saying the money would help to hire and retain up to 10,000 staff members across the province and will lead to “more direct care for residents.”“This is part of the province’s $4.9 billion commitment to hire more than 27,000 long-term care staff over four years and ensure that residents receive on average four hours of direct care per day by 2024-25.” Many Ontario long-term care homes keeping COVID vaccine mandates as province lifts policy According to the release, before the provincial investments, residents were receiving “an average of only two hours and 45 minutes of direct care from nurses and personal support workers.”The government says the next funding increase will push the daily average in the province to three hours and 15 minutes per resident, every day by the end of the 2022-23 fiscal year.Included in the funding is also $106.76 million for homes to increase the direct care provided by allied health care professionals who the government says are “key to ensuring quality care for residents (such as physiotherapists and social workers) by 10 per cent by the end of the fiscal year.”The provincial government said the $4.9 billion will be delivered over four years:According to the release, the province’s plan to provide residents with four hours of direct care will be enshrined into law via the Fixing Long Term Care Act 2021, which received royal assent in Dec. 2021.

PHILADELPHIA - First State Brewing is brewing a batch of Ukrainian beer in order to support Ukrainian defense forces! The Middletown brewery is calling the beer ‘Putin Kilo’ which translates to an expletive involving the President of Russia. Quality manager Joe Spearot got the beer recipe from Pravda Brewing in Lviv, Ukraine. Pravda is not brewing at the moment, and instead have shifted from making beer to making Molotov cocktails. FOX 29’s Hank Flynn reached  Pravda Brewing’s Taras Maselko via WhatsApp, and he confirmed that for the near future his brewery will be making bombs – not beer. "At the moment we just, we mobilize to do anything we can do here.

COVID on Tuesday, with 220 in intensive care units.This is up by 86 hospitalizations but a decrease of eight in ICUs since the previous day. Last Tuesday, there were 779 hospitalizations with 246 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 742 people in hospital with COVID-19, 49 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 51 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 244 people in ICUs with the virus, 77 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 23 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - It’s clear from the pictures overseas that people in Ukraine need help and people in our area are being incredibly generous."They just let us know they are in most need of medical supplies and equipment. Tourniquets, bandages, wound kits.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Samagi Jana Balaweagaya is due to stage a protest in Colombo today (15) under the theme ‘Let’s save the country from destruction’.The protest is scheduled to begin at 2.00 pm, and a group including the Samagi Sevaka Sangamaya, Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya, civil society organizations and university lecturers are expected to participate in the protest.SJB MP Harin Fernando stated that one protest will commence from Opposite the Colombo Public Library at 01:00 p.m. while the other will take off from Opposite Maligawatte Police Station at the same time.SJB MP S.M.

will now ensure they get life-saving care in safety. Hugely grateful to everyone involved in helping get these children and their families here," Javid wrote on Twitter. Nine medical personnel from Southampton Children’s Hospital flew to Poland to retrieve the children, according to the BBC. "The families were so incredibly grateful and the stories they told were horrific," the hospital told the BBC. "I am proud that the UK is offering lifesaving medical care to these Ukrainian children, who have been forced out of their home country by the Russian invasion while undergoing medical treatment.

Colt McCoy #12 of the Arizona Cardinals is tackled by Haason Reddick #43 of the Carolina Panthers during the first quarter at State Farm Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The Panthers defeated the Cardinals 34-10.

A group of artists from Nova Scotia’s South Shore have come together to donate paintings for purchase with all proceeds going to the Canadian Red Cross to support Ukrainians in crisis.

amid Russia’s invasion, according to multiple reports. "It is a really shocking time to be a European two and a half hours flight away from Ukraine, and it's something that hangs over us," Cumberbatch told Sky News, according to Reuters. "We all need ... to do more than wear a badge.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference for selected media at his official residence the Maryinsky Palace on March 3,2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will virtually address members of the U.S.

China placed the 17.5 million residents of the southern city of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least week, seeking to halt a growing Covid-19 outbreak with a move that could cause disruption and production delays in the key technology hub and port.

The GB News presenter, 62, cut the ribbon on the ‘Care Zone Mobile Unit’, which will remove barriers to accessing important health care information for people the Oldpark area, where the popular TV celebrity grew up. Eamonn, who has long been a supporter of the Care Zone and the work that they do, was the special guest at Saturday’s event at the YEHA project in north Belfast.

Neil Gray is urging older people in Lanarkshire to take part in a new government consultation on the health and social care.

JENKINTOWN, Pa. - Thousands showed their support for Ukraine on Saturday at the Ukrainian Food Festival in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The event was held at the St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church. According to organizers, more than 2,000 people stood in long lines in the snow and wind to show their support. "It's a challenge because every person that is in my congregation, they are living the events happening in Ukraine differently," said Pastor Andriy Rabiy.

Ontario intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19 on Sunday, as the province continues efforts to control the spread of the virus.That’s according to new data released by the provincial government on Sunday. Two years into COVID-19: What’s next? The number of people in ICU dropped on Sunday compared to numbers reported a day earlier.On Saturday 722 people were in an Ontario hospital, 232 were in an ICU.A total of 1,631 new cases were reported, however, experts caution that is likely an undercount due to the more stringent COVID-19 testing rules implemented in the province.

PHILADELPHIA - A Ukrainian-American woman from Philadelphia boarded a plane to Romania on Friday night with the goal of reaching Ukraine to help evacuate women and children besieged by war.Svetlana Tikhonov is the founder of Quadrat Academy, a Montessori middle and high school in Northern Liberties. Her school has been collecting supplies for Ukrainian refugees. Tikhonov is personally collecting monetary donations through givebutter.com with a plan to use the funding on the front lines."We’re bringing the money there, and I’m going to hopefully provide supplies: medical aid, housing, anything we need to do not he ground," Tikhonov said. The husband of a Ukrainian woman shared the story of his wife's harrowing escape from her war-torn homeland as Vladimir Putin's Russian army commenced a full-fledged invasion two weeks ago.Tikhonov grew up in Kiev and left Ukraine with her family when she was 14.

River East Transcona School Division has released a music video dedicated to lifting the spirits of Manitoba’s health care workers.“The project began when we had our first choir meeting of the year,” Kildonan East music teacher Janet Isaac-Martens said.“Our students and I were having ideas on how we could perform when we couldn’t perform to an audience.”About 65 students from Kildonan East Collegiate, River East Collegiate and Murdoch MacKay Collegiate spent months working on the collaborative virtual video.“A boost to them is kind of necessary,” Kildonan East Grade 12 student Aiden Ordonez said. “To just reach out on our end and let them know that they’re appreciated.

ratified a new contract after a 99-day stalemate on Thursday, paving the way for the season to finally begin, albeit it a little later than originally scheduled.But players are expected to report to their team's facilities to begin spring training by Sunday, and it looks like the weather couldn't be any better.In Arizona, the weather looks sunny and near 80 in Phoenix and its surrounding suburbs where the Cactus League teams play.In Florida, while thunderstorms and possible severe weather is in the forecast for the northern third of the state on Friday and Saturday, conditions improve for Sunday as the Grapefruit League gets under way. Highs will reach around 70 for the east coast sites like Jupiter, Port St.

Russian troops appear to be deliberately targeting civilians, shelling apartment buildings and even hospitals, as they slowly advance through Ukraine. Aaron McArthur reports.

PHILADELPHIA - The husband of a Ukrainian woman shared the story of his wife's harrowing escape from her war-torn homeland as Vladimir Putin's Russian army commenced a full-fledged invasion two weeks ago.Sean Moir and Valentyna Levytsky traveled to Ukraine in January, 6 months after the couple was married at a summer ceremony in Kyiv. Valentyna stayed behind to take care of her mother, Nadia, who was ill with late-stage Parkinson's disease. Nadia's condition got progressively worse just as Russia started its long-threatened invasion of Ukraine, Moir explained.

WASHINGTON - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight.Diplomats working out of the embassy, in a townhouse in the Georgetown section of the city, are fielding thousands of offers from volunteers seeking to fight for Ukraine, even as they work on the far more pressing matter of securing weapons to defend against an increasingly brutal Russian onslaught."They really feel that this war is unfair, unprovoked," said Ukraine’s military attaché, Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetskyi.

CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett maintained his innocence during his sentencing hearing Thursday after a judge sentenced the former "Empire" actor to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated himself.Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in the county jail. Linn denied a request to suspend Smollett’s sentence and ordered he be placed in custody immediately.Smollett was also ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago.Smollett loudly declared innocence after the sentence.

Alberta-born Cree model becomes face of Nike campaign: ‘Breaking some glass ceilings’ “I got the call at 6 a.m. I was still in bed.

Katerina Litvin and her 9-year-old son are among a group of people living in a makeshift bomb shelter in Ukraine as Russian shelling continues. "Every night we hear aircraft coming to our city dropping bombs," Litvin told FOX 29.

Ciera (Locklair) Breland (Family photo)JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Family of a missing 31-year-old mother from Indiana last seen in Georgia said they have been going through a torrent of emotions the past couple of weeks.The former sister-in-law of Ciera (Locklair) Breland said that most of the family has accepted the worst after she was last seen by family members 21 days ago.If someone just looked at Ciera Breland, their first impression might be that she was very timid. It is an observation that some have made, but like Lauryn Locklair, they would be quickly proven wrong."Ciera is a firecracker.

COVID on Thursday, with 244 in intensive care units.This is down by nine hospitalizations but an increase of three in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 834 hospitalizations with 267 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 742 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 244 people in ICUs with the virus, 79 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 21 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

bombing of a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is further proof of the need for increased NATO intervention, including a no-fly zone to prevent further Russian airstrikes, a Ukrainian MP says.Dmytro Gurin says closing the skies over Ukraine will prevent the further targeting of civilians, warning that “World War III is already here” and will continue to escalate until the West intervenes.“They came here to kill us all,” Gurin told Global News, speaking of the Russians.“They (came to understand) during the first week (of the invasion) that we will resist. They thought we would not, but we did.

The rules around visiting loved ones in long-term care have changed many times throughout the pandemic. The provincial government made the most recent change in February and announced every resident would be allowed two approved visitors.

Ukraine as Russia wages war, and some U.S. citizens are ready to ship off to join the battle.Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy spoke with New Yorkers like former Marine Dennis Diaz who’s prepared to channel his military background in Iraq and Afghanistan."We’re going to go out there, and we’re going to straighten it out," he said. "There’s a lot of similarities between what we did in Iraq and Ukraine."Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a plea last month, offering up citizenship to foreign fighters who are willing to defend Ukraine from Russian attacks.

Doug Ford has lifted the provincial mask requirements, that does not mean they will completely disappear in Waterloo Region as there are also local face-covering bylaws in effect.On Wednesday, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, announced that masks will no longer be required in most social settings such as restaurants, gyms, large event spaces and even schools.

COVID on Wednesday, with 241 in intensive care units.This is down by 28 hospitalizations and a decrease of five in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 847 hospitalizations with 273 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 751 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 241 people in ICUs with the virus, 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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child-care deal.The province stands to lose more than a billion dollars in federal funding if a deal isn’t struck.Ontario remains the only jurisdiction in the country to not pen a deal with the Trudeau government for $10-a-day childcare. The Ford government has maintained the federal offer to the province of $10.2 billion is not enough to deliver the program.If the province doesn’t sign a deal by end of the fiscal year, March 31, it risks losing more than $1 billion in first year funding.The federal minister in charge of the program has said repeatedly that the Ford government still needed to submit an action plan to enter negotiations.

Ontario has until the end of March to pen a deal with the federal government for $10 a day child care. Without one, the province stands to lose more than a billion dollars in first year funding. Matthew Bingley reports.

Health Minister Jason Copping announces he has directed Alberta Health Services to lift its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff on March 10, five days earlier than a draft directive leaked last week indicated.