Victoria police arrested a man and issued a second fine early Sunday at the same apartment where officers had already doled out a $2,300 penalty to hosts of a party that broke COVID-19 regulations this weekend.

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Covid-19: Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?

face masks can block most of those particles from spreading.While some droplets may still spread out, wearing a mask could reduce the amount, providing a benefit to others. Research shows people don’t get as sick when exposed to smaller amounts of virus, said Dr.

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Covid-hit Brits offered £13-a-day to make sure they do actually self isolate

Do you think the new coronavirus payment scheme is a good idea? Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments section below.

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GMB's Dr Hilary claims insect repellent can kill Covid-19 as it 'flies off shelves'

Good Morning Britain star Dr Hilary Jones has claimed that insect repellent can have a very useful side effect - killing off coronavirus.

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Rolls-Royce posts $7 billion loss as Covid-19 crisis batters air travel

coronavirus crisis batters air travel.The loss from the grounding of global plane fleets was swollen by a charge for closing dollar hedges that won’t be required as sales shrink, Rolls-Royce said Thursday, together with a writedown of the value of its main jet-engine arm.The company said it wants to raise at lease 2 billion pounds from disposals within 18 months, identifying the ITP Aero unit as the asset most likely to be offloaded.Rolls is also closing sites and cutting jobs as it grapples with a slump that’s expected to depress demand for the wide-body aircraft it powers for years to come.

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Dr Hilary explains how insect repellent can kill COVID-19 as military swear by it

Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones explained on Thursday's show that insect repellent can have a very useful side effect - killing off COVID-19.

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Justin Theroux keeps safe from coronavirus in a face mask with gloves

Justin Theroux was seen riding a bicycle in his native New York City on Wednesday keeping strict precautions amid the pandemic.The Leftovers star, 49, donned a sleeveless yellow top that read 'Oui' with slim blue jeans and white Converse high-tops. (Oui is the name of a defunct adult magazine.)He wore black sunglasses and a grey beanie cap and protected himself from COVID-19 with black rubber gloves and a white face mask.

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MSP calls for plan to tackle backlog of driving tests in East Kilbride due to pandemic

East Kilbride due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ganesh fights covid-19, environmental damage and for freedom in these avatars

mandal from Nagpur. In 2014, Asrani and his team decided to reinvent their community Ganeshotsav celebrations by using a different idol designs every year.

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Labour panel to examine Ayushman Bharat impact, use of Aarogya Setu in pandemic

labour as members of the health ministry are expected to participate in the discussion.The standing committee on labour is scrutinising the impact of different programmes of the Centre during the pandemic and nationwide lockdown particularly on inter-state migrant, unorganized and informal sector workers. The committee held its last meeting on this issue on 31 August before when it was scheduled to submit a report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ahead of the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, expected to begin in the second week of September.“We are planning to understand how Ayushman Bharat programme has helped people during this health crisis and its impact on the people.

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Travel at ease to Bengaluru as Karnataka scraps all Covid travel restrictions

Karnataka government has done away with a string of checks that were earlier in place for interstate travellers amid the increaing number of coronavirus cases."Now travel at ease to Bengaluru. You are no longer required to quarantine/register on arrival! It is, however, advised to self-monitor your health for 14 days," GoAir tweeted.Now travel at ease to #Bengaluru ✈You are no longer required to quarantine/register on arrival! It is, however, advised to self-monitor your health for 14 days.

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Coronavirus: Frustrations grow over long delays with ICBC driver tests

Okanagan are having troubles with booking their driving tests.Patrick Turner is a 19-year-old tire technician in Penticton but he’s missing one important thing that auto trade workers need — his driving licence.“I had my road test booked, they never sent me an email canceling it, but I couldn’t go because they shut down all the appointments,” said Patrick Turner.“My L flipped over and expired, I couldn’t book another one.” Frustrated would-be drivers struggle to book ICBC road tests, face months-long backlog The young Penticton auto shop worker had his “new” drivers test booked but was cancelled due to the pandemic, and because ICBC was not rebooking tests, his learner’s licence expired.Turner will now have to wait until Sept.

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Canada confirms 448 more coronavirus cases as infections push past 126,000

coronavirus on Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases rose to 126,417.Provincial and territorial health officials said four people had died from the virus, increasing the country’s death toll to 9,094. So far, more than 6.1 million tests have been administered throughout the country and 112,456 people have recovered after falling ill.These numbers are incomplete though, as Prince Edward Island and Nunavut did not provide COVID-19 updates.British Columbia reported 62 new infections of COVID-19 on Wednesday and no new deaths.

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Police investigate quadruple shooting in East Germantown

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a quadruple shooting in the city’s East Germantown section.It happened on Chew and Locust streets on Wednesday around 9:30 p.m.Police say two males, ages 17 and 19, were shot in the legs. Two females, 19 and 22, were also shot in the legs.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 26, 2020

Department of Health: COVID-19 Activity Appears to be Stabilizing on O‘ahuWhile there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i Island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic.

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Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19

PARIS – Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris.That's if the rolling roadshow gets that far.Staging cycling’s premier race when COVID-19 infections are rising again in France represents both a health risk and an embodiment of French President Emmanuel Macron’s insistence that the country must learn to function as normally as possible with the virus. Failure to safely steer the Tour to the cobbles of Paris’ Champs-Elysées avenue on Sept.

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RNC Day 3: Speakers mount defense of police amid rising racial tensions in wake of Jacob Blake shooting

RNC Day 3: Speakers praise Trump's efforts to support police, women and front line workers“From Seattle and Portland to Washington and New York, Democrat-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs,” declared South Dakota Gov Kristi Noem, though the protests of racial injustice this summer have been largely peaceful in most locations. “People that can afford to flee have fled.

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New COVID-19 test shows results like pregnancy test

Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card is a rapid, reliable and affordable tool for detecting active coronavirus infections at massive scale. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results, which appear on a testing card with a similar design to some pregnancy tests.The 15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories will sell for $5, giving it a competitive edge over similar tests that need to be popped into a small machine.

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Dodgers, Giants game postponed in wake of police shooting of Jacob Blake

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 25: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on August 25, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - The Major League Baseball game scheduled for Wednesday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants was postponed in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.It was the third MLB game to be postponed Wednesday in the wake of Blake's shooting, which has prompted protests and marches across the nation. The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds was the first in the majors to be postponed.

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Covid tilts box office balance towards OTT

NEW DELHI : When actor Akshay Kumar appeared on a panel to announce a slate of Bollywood films acquired by the streaming service Disney+Hotstar in June, he presaged a likely permanent—and huge—shift in the Hindi movie industry, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.The deal was thought to be worth around ₹500 crore but, experts say, this is not about money alone.

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Teachers at Horizon School Division vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike vote

ATA’s website, making them one of only 15 school boards in the province without a settlement since 2018.“While teachers are trying to negotiate, the employer is stalling,” said Walter Plumtree, president of ATA Horizon Local No. 4 in the release.“Horizon teachers are disappointed that they are being treated without consideration in light of all that is going on with the pandemic.“There’s enough stress right now without having to contend with an employer who doesn’t respect you,” the statement goes on to say.

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Residents living near Toronto shelters upset at lack of city consultation

downtown Toronto condominium says she’s scared to leave her own home, pointing to a number of problems resulting from a temporary homeless shelter set up adjacent to her building.“The concierge was attacked with an axe a couple of weeks ago, I personally now choose not to walk on York Street at all,” says Claire, who did not give her last name and who has lived at 33 University Ave. for nearly two decades.She and a number of other residents have voiced concerns to their property manager about the Strathcona Hotel becoming a temporary shelter.They say problems range from finding dirty needles on the property to shelter residents urinating on the flower beds and some allegedly accosting those who live in the condo building.

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International students struggle to access information amid COVID-19 crisis

Coronavirus: International students worry as decisions loom on travel to Canada [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] University of Saskatchewan managing coronavirus impact heading into fall semester

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Kate Winslet Says Her Movie 'Contagion' Prepared for COVID-19 Pandemic

Kate Winslet has been taking the coronavirus pandemic very seriously from the beginning.

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Nearly 30% of Edmonton Public students have opted for online learning

While about 70 per cent of Edmonton Public Schools students will return to classrooms in September, the remaining 30 per cent – more than 26,000 kids – will stay at home learning online. Chris Chacon has more on what issues educators are raising, including class sizes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Global News gets a look inside a GTA elementary school preparing for students’ return to class

Brampton is meeting regularly and preparing for the students’ return.“It’s non stop and every day and every moment … we have a reopening committee … that have been sitting at the table trying to think of everything,” said principal Ozma Masood.“We have a 127 page operating policy from the Peel District School Board (PDSB) that outlines every safety element … all we have to do is being able to read through it carefully and implement it.”Aylesbury Public School caters to students from kindergarten up to Grade 8, with 860 students in total.

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Parents’ lawsuit seeks to block B.C.’s back-to-school plan, calls students ‘guinea pigs’

coronavirus back-to-school plan.The lawsuit, filed by Bernard Trest and Gary Schuster in B.C.

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Altered Carbon canceled after 2 seasons over low viewership as COVID-19 spells end of other shows

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has kept Hollywood on lockdown for more than four months.And as some movies and TV shows get back to business with new safety precautions, others have been given the chop.Netflix has added Altered Carbon to their list of cancelled series after two seasons, following the cancellations of The Society and I Am Not OK With This. The end: Netflix has added Altered Carbon to their list of cancelled series after two seasons, following the cancellations of The Society and I Am Not OK With ThisAccording to Deadline, the decision for the latest cancellation was made in April, and not due to lockdown, but 'the streamer’s standard viewership vs.

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Health Matters: Masks more important than disinfectant for COVID-19 prevention

Health Matters August 26: Can you use cash during the pandemic? Do you need to wipe your groceries? While a coronavirus infection from touching surfaces is possible, there is growing evidence it’s unlikely. Su-Ling Goh reports.

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Calgary charities collaborate to help feed thousands of hungry kids

Calgary charity I Can for Kids (ICFK) jumped into action a full three months early when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, providing food to kids who lost access to meal programs when schools shut down in March. ICFK co-founder Sutton Garner says she’s grateful to community partners like the Shaw Charity Classic that enabled her charity to help thousands of Calgary kids in need.

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Study: Hundreds of Canadian radio, TV stations could close due to pandemic

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is calling on the federal government to help save private radio and television stations, after the COVID-19 pandemic infected ad revenue.

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Covid-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS

COVID-19.Dr Guleria said eight months into COVID-19, a lot has been learnt and accordingly strategies are being changed from time to time. From what we thought of as a viral pneumonia has a lot of other manifestations which are beyond the lungs, he said."As we have known more and more about COVID-19, we have realised it causes many extra pulmonary manifestations.

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COVID-19 media update, 27 August

The Minister of Health Chris Hipkins and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay will provide an update on COVID-19 at 1.00 pm today.

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Attorney Ben Crump: Jacob Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. - Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family's attorney said Tuesday, Aug. 25, while calling for the officer who opened fire to be arrested and others involved to lose their jobs.The shooting of Blake on Sunday in Kenosha — apparently in the back while three of his children looked on — was captured on cellphone video and ignited new protests over racial injustice in several cities, some of which have devolved into unrest.

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US says testing not needed for some exposed to coronavirus, sparking outcry

COVID-19 testing, with many states falling short of the volume needed to help contain the virus during major outbreaks.Trump told a rally in June testing is a "double-edged" sword because it leads to more cases being discovered, causing the United States to appear worse off than it would otherwise.

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Increase in enrolment at Mount Royal University despite move to on line classes

Coronavirus: Alberta universities look to mostly online courses for fall semester University tuitions on the rise despite move to online courses amid COVID-19 Striped Wolf said it’s important that students take advantage of resources that are being offered to help navigate the new online world.“Despite the circumstance, I don’t see any other way we could have compensated. I think we are given what we are given.

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Illinois police: 17-year-old police admirer arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha

KENOSHA, Wis. - A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 26 after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide.

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Former fraudster offers advice amid rise in pandemic scams

pandemic has caused death, serious illness, financial chaos and personal upheaval for people around the world.It’s also presented a great opportunity for cyber-criminals targeting financial fraud victims, including Canadians.“The scam artists are playing on the headlines,” said Frank W. Abagnale, an American security consultant, whose exploits 50 years ago as a conman were featured in the Hollywood film Catch Me If You Can, directed by Steven Spielberg.

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Former con artist explains how to avoid pandemic scams

The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for millions of people around the world. But it’s been an especially lucrative time for financial scammers, according to a security consultant who served prison time for writing millions of dollars in forged cheques.

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Harris to deliver speech condemning Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

Kamala Harris plans to deliver a speech condemning President Donald Trump on Thursday for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The speech will come hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.Harris will detail a “profound failure of leadership” from Trump and highlight proposals by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to control the virus and confront the economic fallout, Biden’s campaign told The Associated Press.With Trump planning an evening address from the White House lawn, Harris’ afternoon remarks from Washington will be the Democrats’ main counter to the president on the final day of the Republicans’ convention.

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13 Orange County students, 8 employees test positive for COVID-19

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As of Friday, Orange County Public Schools has documented COVID-19 cases in 13 students and eight employees.OCPS released the list Wednesday evening of affected campuses.“Preliminary data indicates that as of Friday, Aug. 21 Orange County Public Schools has had 21 lab confirmed cases.

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Brits with 'long covid' are suffering with coronavirus symptoms months after diagnosis

Half a million Brits are believed to be coronavirus 'long haulers', suffering symptoms months after first testing positive.

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Regina city council gives itself a 26% salary increase, 4% for mayor

Regina City Council will collectively make more money in 2021 after councillors voted in favour of increasing salaries by 26 per cent.“This job would not be feasible or interesting at all with the salary that is on the table currently had I not already had another day job,” said Coun. Andrew Stevens, who voted in favour of the pay raise.In an 8-3 vote, council voted to increase the mayor’s salary four per cent to $151,015 from $144,832 and councillors’ salary to $57,660 from $45,442.

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What Utility Workers Need to Know about COVID-19

symptoms) caused by a virus (SARS-COV-2).COVID-19 can sometimes cause serious complications. People at increased risk for severe illness include:COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning about it.

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Experts question CDC changes to COVID-19 testing guidance

Late Monday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed technical language on its website on who should get a COVID-19 test, a move that has baffled public health officials.

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Global COVID-19 total tops 24 million infections

Mainly fueled by ongoing surges in the Americas and India, the global COVID-19 total passed 24 million today amid ongoing efforts by containment countries to blunt the impact of flare-ups.

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Durham families fear COVID-19 effect on autistic children’s education

autism say they’re concerned about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect their students in the long term.According to Tara Stone, a Whitby, Ont., mother and autism advocate, ongoing uncertainty the spread of the virus, and about whether or not COVID-19 protocols have limited the supports needed by their kids, has many parents opting to keep their kids at home.“People are having to make a decision between income, going back to work and sending their children to school,” Stone said.Stone is choosing not to send her autistic eight-year-old son, Aiden, back to school. Instead, he will be learning from home.

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Police: Del. man operating lawnmower while drinking faces fifth DUI

Ralph J. Cahall LINCOLN, Del. - A Delaware man has been arrested for a fifth DUI, Delaware State Police say.Ralph Cahall, 60, of Greenwood, Delaware, was arrested Tuesday just after 4 p.m., on the 10,000 block of Webb Farm Road in Lincoln, police say.Troopers were called there for a report of a man lying in the grass near a lawnmower.

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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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