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Husband from UK's first Down's Syndrome marriage dies of Covid as wife 'hysterical'

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe wife from the UK’s first couple with Down’s Syndrome has been left "hysterical" and "completely lost" after her husband died from Covid-19.Tommy Pilling, 62, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex lost his battle with coronavirus on New Year’s Day just two weeks after catching the virus. He had been in hospital since early December with a chest infection but is understood to have contracted the virus while there.

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Morrisons' sales rise 8.1% in Christmas trading period

Morrisons, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, has reported a rise in underlying sales in its latest trading period encompassing Christmas.

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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St retreat as virus cases rise

TOKYO – Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, as Japanese shares echoed pullbacks on Wall Street while other regional indexes recouped earlier losses amid continuing worries about surging coronavirus cases. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.4% to 27,159.27 as the government was preparing to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and several surrounding areas.

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The Latest: Thailand ups restrictions amid virus outbreak

UK takes big step on the vaccine front, even as prime minister orders new lockdown— Vaccination drive enters new phase in U.S. as some start receiving final dose— Worries about vaccine rollout rise as New York finds virus variant— Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:BEIJING — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found.

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Cabinet virus committee to discuss school closure plan

A proposal to close schools for the rest of January, due to rising Covid-19 infections, will be considered later this afternoon by the Government's Cabinet sub-committee on coronavirus.

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'Stuff of nonsense' Scots private school hit out at covid closures and call for immediate return to classroom

school has called for the immediate return of pupils to the classroom while branding Covid restrictions on kids “the stuff of nonsense”.Rod Grant, who runs the Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, penned an impassioned plea entitled “children no longer matter” and said youngsters were fast becoming lockdown’s “collateral damage”.The head claimed he had seen a dramatic spike in pupils self harming and contemplating suicide at his Newbridge school, which charges almost £13,000 a year for seniors, and asked why climate change, poverty and health crises like obesity had not been met with the same response as coronavirus.The teacher of more than 30 years said: “Why haven’t we taken these issues as seriously as we have a virus which is likely to end

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Loose Women's Linda Robson accused of flouting tier 4 Christmas covid rules

Loose Women's Linda Robson has been accused of flouting the UK’s Tier 4 rules which were put in place ahead of the festive period in London.The ITV panelist was slammed by viewers online after she revealed that she enjoyed a wonderful Christmas with her daughter and grandchildren, who she said, were "in her bubble".On today's show, the 62-year-old was joined by fellow panelists Jane Moore, Brenda Edwards, and Kéllé Bryan as she explained that she had a "lovely" Christmas because she was blessed enough to have her family around her.She went on to say: “I had them around because they’re in my bubble.“So, I cooked a roast dinner for everybody, and I saw my granddaughters.

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Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

BEIJING – China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found. Eleven of those cases were in Shijiazuang city, where some events for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.

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Man in first UK Down's Syndrome marriage dies of Covid leaving wife 'completely lost'

The much-loved husband from the UK's first couple with Down's Syndrome to marry has died from Covid - just two weeks after contracting the virus.

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New lockdown 'may not work like March' as scientists sound stark coronavirus warning

The strict new lockdown imposed by Boris Johnson on Monday night may not be able to contain the new Covid variant, scientists have warned.

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Fern Britton questions if Covid is a ‘conspiracy to control population’ as she admits she’s ‘not coping’

FERN Britton questions if Covid is a "conspiracy to control the population" as she admits she's "not coping". The presenter, 64, she believes "Covid is a real and dangerous virus" as she opened up a discussion on conspiracy theories around the pandemic.

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Can I still go on holiday? How new Covid lockdown affects your travel plans

Holidays in the UK or abroad will not be allowed until the end of the new national lockdown in mid February.

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New Brunswick natural resources minister travelled to N.S. to see significant other for Christmas

Mike Holland left the province in order to see his significant other for Christmas, the premier’s office has confirmed.Nicolle Carlin, director of communications for Premier Blaine Higgs’ office, said no other PC MLAs have travelled outside of Atlantic Canada over the holiday season.However, Carlin admitted that Holland did travel to “rural Nova Scotia” to visit his significant other.“Minister Holland is currently at home and is self-isolating for 14 days and is following all COVID-19 related guidelines,” Carlin said.

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France charges an alleged organizer of giant New Year's rave

PARIS – An alleged organizer of an illegal New Year's Eve rave that at least 2,500 people attended for more than a day in western France was charged Monday with endangering lives amid a coronavirus curfew and other restrictions.The 22-year-old man also faced property damage and drug charges among other offenses, and was placed in custody, prosecutor Philippe Astruc told a news conference. The suspect acknowledged participating in the organization of the event, Astruc said.

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Texas sees coronavirus hospitalizations record just days into new year

Just days into 2021, the state of Texas is already facing a grim new record. On Sunday, the state set a new coronavirus hospitalization record, with some 12,563 people in Texas currently hospitalized with COVID-19.The new record represents more than a 240-person increase from the day prior, per official estimates. "The numbers are going up. Everything is trending in the wrong direction — new cases, hospitalizations and the positivity rate," said Dr.

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VIRUS TODAY: Vaccination efforts to end COVID-19 accelerate

picking up speed. Britain has begun dispensing the second vaccine in its arsenal.

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04.01.2021 / 22:02

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Two staff seriously ill in hospital and several others ‘very unwell’ after Covid outbreak at Salford primary school

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityTwo staff are seriously ill in hospital and several others are ‘very unwell’ after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Salford primary school.The acting headteacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, in Seedley, Salford, and another staff member are both said to be “seriously unwell in hospital”.The school has reported that a number of other staff have also tested positive for the virus, and became “very unwell” over the Christmas break and are “too unwell to return to work”.Headteacher Clare Baron warned of a difficult term ahead as she shared details of the ongoing situation in a letter to parents - which was also posted on the school’s Facebook page

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04.01.2021 / 21:49

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Coronavirus infection rates are rising again in Oldham - the latest weekly numbers for the borough

direct to your inboxCovid-19 infection rates are beginning to rise again in Oldham after weeks of plateauing case numbers.It comes as a more transmissible variant of the virus has begun to circulate in Greater Manchester, which Mayor Andy Burnham says could already account to 25pc of all new cases in the region.Oldham’s infection rate is the second lowest of the ten boroughs, just above Bolton, standing at 249.7 per 100,000 people in the week to January 3.However this is up 29pc on the previous seven days, and this increase can also be seen at neighbourhood level.There are now only ten areas of the borough that have weekly case numbers in single figures, according to the government’s latest local data.Werneth remains the biggest hotspot

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Mum shares lesser-known Covid symptoms that left her feeling like a 'zombie' over Christmas

A mum-of-two has documented how she and her family were struck with Covid-19 over the Christmas period.

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Cops to increase patrols across Scotland as public urged to take 'personal responsibility' in fight against covid

Covid-19. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone was speaking after Nicola Sturgeon clamped down on the country’s lockdown rules.

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UK Covid alert moves to highest Level 5 for first time ahead of Boris Johnson speech

The Covid-19 alert level will be raised to five – the highest setting, Government sources have said.

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Bharat Biotech CMD says data against new coronavirus strains out in 1 week

NEW DELHI: Defending his covid-19 vaccine Covaxin from criticism by various experts, Bharat Biotech International Ltd chairman and managing director Krishna Ella on Monday said that the company would in a week come out with data proving that his vaccine can work against the new mutant strain of novel coronavirus.“It’s only a hypothesis right now... Just give me one week’s time to come out with the data.

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Virus, more than Brexit fallout, worry in and near Gibraltar

LA LÍNEA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN – LA LÍNEA DE LA CONCEPCIÓFears of disruptions following Britain’s departure from the European Union were replaced by coronavirus-related restrictions on border traffic between Spain and Gibraltar on Monday, the first working day at the United Kingdom’s only land border with the European mainland.Only a share of essential workers from an average of 15,000 who cross the fence between Spain’s La Línea de la Concepción and the British territory on a normal day were venturing into Gibraltar, which went into lockdown late Saturday amid a surge in virus cases that is putting under pressure its limited health infrastructure.Under the new stay-at-home order, the 30,000 residents on the British speck of land on Spain’s

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UK Covid update: PM Boris Johnson to impose tougher curbs shortly

Britain recorded nearly 55,000 new cases of coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would impose tougher restrictions on England shortly to curb a rapidly escalating pandemic and indicated that secondary schools may not reopen this month.Few local authorities and unions have warned against reopening schools and have threatened to act against government advice. Others say closures also have a big negative impact on students.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldCases of coronavirus have risen sharply in Britain in recent weeks, fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant of the killer virus.

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Covid vaccine: Covaxin Phase-3 efficacy data by March, says Bharat Biotech CMD

Bharat Biotech, which received emergency use approval for its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' on Sunday from India's drug regulator, virtually addressed a press conference today.In the press conference, the chairman Dr Krishna Ella addressed several queries on row over the vaccine's approval when it was still under "clinical trial mode."To that, he said that its vaccine is safe and the company is conducting trials in more than 12 countries apart from India. “We are not a company without experience in vaccines.

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New Covid-19 strain: India detects 9 more cases of new UK virus, total reaches 38

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Indonesia aiming for herd immunity, prioritises working adults not elderly

Indonesia is preparing to begin mass inoculations against Covid-19, its plan to prioritise working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach herd immunity fast and revive the economy, which will be closely watched by other countries.

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Covid vaccine: Brian Pinker, 82, becomes first person to receive Oxford vaccine in UK

vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.82-year-old dialysis patient, Brian Pinker, became the first person to be administered its dose at a hospital in Oxford as Britain began inoculating its citizens.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldPinker said he was so pleased and that he can "now really look forward to celebrating my 48th wedding anniversary with my wife Shirley later this year."Britain has become the first country to roll out the low cost and easily transportable AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic.Govt hopes to deliver tens of millions of dosesSix hospitals in England will

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04.01.2021 / 11:59

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock does not rule out national lockdown

coronavirus.He told Sky News: “We don’t rule anything out, and we’ve shown repeatedly that we will look at the public health advice and we will take the public health advice in terms of what is needed to control the spread of the disease.“This new variant is much easier to catch, it is much more transmissible, and we’re now seeing the effect of that in lots of different parts of the country, unfortunately.“And it means that whereas the old Tier 3 was able to contain the old variant, that is proving increasingly difficult in all parts of the country.”Asked whether Tier 4 restrictions work, Mr Hancock said: “It is down to people’s behaviour, frankly."What matters is, yes of course, the rules that we put in place, but it is also about how

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The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions

Congress has convened for a new session, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place— Fauci says faster vaccination rate a ‘glimmer of hope,' Biden's pledge of 100 shots in his 1st 100 days is achievable— Vaccines are a distant thought in Somalia, where coronavirus is spreading with little being done to stop it— Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister said vaccine approval was being speeded up as the coronavirus spreads in the nation scheduled to hold the already-delayed 2020 Olympics this summer.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stressed his determination to hold

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Covishield and Covaxin against Covid-19: All you need to know about the vaccines

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldSerum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine-Covishield has been developed by Oxford University in collaboration with Astrazeneca. Serum Institute of India is their manufacturing and trial partner.-Covishield uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vector based on a weakened version of a common cold virus (adenovirus) that causes infections in chimpanzees and contains the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein.-The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended the approval of two full doses of the vaccine administered around 4-6 weeks apart.

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California city to remove public seating as coronavirus cases spike

A city near Los Angeles is closing outdoor seating spaces on public property starting Sunday evening amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county. The city, Manhattan Beach, is located along the Southern California coast, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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New study examines five most effective control policies for Covid-19

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldThe researchers from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management probed about the most effective ways to control the spread of COVID-19 that have been already by the policymakers around the globe.With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon but in the short term, the virus continues to spread.In most jurisdictions examined, policies with a lesser social impact including cancellation of public events, restrictions of gatherings to fewer than 100 people, and recommendations to stay at home, are not enough in themselves to control COVID-19.Socially intolerable measures such as stay-at-home orders, targeted or full

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COVID-19: 1 year ago, medical bulletin went out on 'undiagnosed pneumonia'

LOS ANGELES - Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of when the global medical community received an alert about an unidentified cluster of a pneumonia-like illness that would later come to be known as COVID-19. A year later, the deadly virus has exploded into a global pandemic, infecting more than 82 million people around the world and upending the lives of nearly everyone on Earth.Last year on Dec.

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Pelosi narrowly reelected as House speaker

FILE - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct.

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Coronavirus: ‘It is normal to expect variants’ of COVID-19 virus, says Operation Warp Speed chief adviser

On Sunday’s episode of CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui said that “it is normal to expect variants” of the COVID-19 virus since it is normal behaviour for coronaviruses to mutate, and that vaccines should work on protecting the population against variants of the novel coronavirus.

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Jeremy Clarkson details his own ‘scary’ experience with COVID

Jeremy Clarkson is the latest celebrity to speak out about his very difficult experience with COVID-19.

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UK may see stricter lockdown with 54,990 new Covid-19 cases, 454 deaths

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the stricter lockdown restrictions may be implemented as the country reported 54,990 new cases of the coronavirus. The UK also saw 454 new deaths within 28 days of positive Covid-19 test.Coronavirus cases in Britain are at record levels and the increase in numbers is fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant of the virus.

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03.01.2021 / 19:19

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Six Man City players who have tested positive for Covid-19 confirmed

straight to your inboxFerran Torres, Ederson, and Tommy Doyle are the three Manchester City players that tested positive ahead of the Everton game on Monday. Pep Guardiola was without Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus for the Newcastle game on Boxing Day after the pair were confirmed to be carrying the virus following the team's trip down to London to play Arsenal before Christmas.

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Jeremy Clarkson talks about 'scary' experience fighting coronavirus over Christmas

direct to your inboxJeremy Clarkson has revealed he had a “scary” experience fighting coronavirus over Christmas.The Grand Tour host, 60, still does not know if he has fully recovered.He wrote in his column for The Sunday Times: “Four days before Christmas, I woke in the night to find my sheets were soggy.

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Bharat Biotech's Covaxin may have some advantages over other vaccines: ICMR chief on new Covid strain

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin may have some advantages over other vaccines on its effect over the new variant of coronavirus recently discovered in the UK.Dr Balram Bhargava's statement came on the day the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the Oxford coronavirus vaccine and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for immediate use."NIV scientists have successfully isolated the new virus strain and this will be tested against different vaccines. We hope potentially Bharat Biotech vaccine will have some advantages over other vaccines on this new strain," said Bhargava as the country has detected 29 patients of the new variant."New virus variant which is now more than 60% infective and creating havoc in the UK is worrisome.

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Zimbabwe returns to restrictions amid rise in virus cases

MUTARE – In response to rising COVID-19 numbers, Zimbabwe has reintroduced a night curfew, banned public gatherings, and indefinitely suspended the opening of schools.“We are being overwhelmed and overrun,” Information Minister Nick Mangwana warned, saying the country's hospitals are rapidly reaching capacity with COVID-19 patients.Zimbabwe recorded 1,342 cases and 29 deaths in the past week, “the highest number recorded so far,” Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said, announcing the strict measures.Zimbabwe's 7-day rolling average of daily new cases has risen over the past two weeks from 0.90 new cases per 100,000 people on Dec. 19 to 1.47 new cases per 100,000 people on Jan.

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Man City game at Chelsea will go ahead despite new positive Covid-19 cases

straight to your inboxManchester City's latest Covid-19 results have allowed the Premier League match with Chelsea on Sunday to go ahead. Eric Garcia and a staff member were the only one new positive in the squad from Saturday's tests, meaning that Pep Guardiola's group are safe to play at Stamford Bridge without six players that are self-isolating.

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Leak from secret Wuhan lab most ‘credible’ theory behind Covid outbreak, says US official

One of America’s most senior government officials says the most ‘credible’ theory about the origin of coronavirus is that it escaped from a laboratory in China.

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Man City's Mendy the latest EPL player to breach virus rules

LONDON – Manchester City expressed disappointment Sunday that defender Benjamin Mendy became the latest partying Premier League player to breach English coronavirus rules by hosting friends at his house on New Year’s Eve.The revelation about Mendy’s rule-breaking comes as City deals with the impact of a coronavirus outbreak at the club that led to the postponement of Monday's match at Everton and forced at least five players into self-isolation.Mendy allowed a chef and two friends of his partner to attend his home, a representative for the player was cited as telling "The Sun" newspaper.

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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

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