As COVID-19 cases rise again in many parts of the world and the Delta variant spreads rapidly in many countries, WHO continues to support its Member States in responding to the pandemic through a comprehensive range of initiatives, thanks to the generous contributions of its donors and partners.Somalia: scaling up COVID-19 surveillance and training health workers with UK supportPublished by WHO/EMRO Somalia in June 2021 .In Somalia, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom recently supported WHO in implementing a training series on the Early Warning and Response Network.

This surveillance system is designed to track diseases including COVID-19 and to trigger a prompt public health response when needed.

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Public urged to avoid ringing Digital Covid Certificate helpline

People are being urged to avoid calling the Digital Covid Certificate helpline unless their queries are urgent or they are traveling in the next ten days.

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All children should be now be vaccinated - Dr Gabriel Scally

Not only should vulnerable children now be vaccinated, but all children should be offered a jab, according to public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally.

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More than 1.5M children lost at least 1 caregiver from a death related to COVID-19 last year

LOS ANGELES - A recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet estimates that more than 1.5 million children around the world lost at least one parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent who lived with them due to a COVID-19-related death during the first 14 months of the pandemic. Study authors say orphanhood is an overlooked consequence of the ongoing global pandemic and urge that responses to such a travesty must be a key part of addressing the problems created by the pandemic. Traumatic experiences like the loss of a parent are also associated with an increase in substance use and mental health disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health which helped fund the study. Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000

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TV host battling COVID-19 on supplemental oxygen despite having no prior underlying conditions

The Los Angeles County Department of Health has confirmed 1,821 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as the Delta variant is on the rise in the county.Timothy Reitz, a 49-year-old Burbank resident, spoke with FOX 11 after contracting the virus about 13 days ago. Reitz hosts a TV variety show, The Rise Effect.He exercises regularly and has no underlying health conditions."I started getting sick about 13 days ago.

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India unlikely to lift embargo on covid vaccine exports as of now

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Manitoba divisions complete air system upgrades as new school year looms

COVID-19 cases going down, 200,000 people in Manitoba are under the age of 12 — nearly 15 per cent of the province’s population — and still don’t qualify for a coronavirus shot, putting the pressure on school divisions to make sure classrooms are safe.Out of the province’s 37 school divisions, 33 tell Global News they’ve been increasing filter changes or have made adjustments to their HVAC system.“Even if vaccines became available for the next age group, five to 12, that wouldn’t be until the fall. And then you’re looking at a month to two months at least before they have full immunity.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as Scots health board cancels surgeries amid 'sustained pressure'

NHSLanarkshire are facing staff shortages, with annual leave and staff having to self-isolate as a result of contacts outside of work the main cause. As of Tuesday, July 20 there are 81 Covid-19 cases across its three acute sites, University Hospital Hairmyres, Monklands and Wishaw, with seven people in intensive care.

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Studio Ghibli Museum in Japan launches crowdfunding campaign amid COVID-19 financial struggles

crowdfunding drive last Friday (July 16) requesting donations of at least 5,000 yen (approximately GBP33).Within the first 24 hours, the crowdfunding campaign met its goal of 10million yen, according to an Anime News Network report. At time of writing, the museum has collected over 23million yen through the crowdfunding effort, around 238 per cent of the target sum.Over 3,000 individuals have donated, and there are still 195 days left in the crowdfunding drive, which will conclude on January 21, 2022.Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Ghibli Museum had to close its doors in February 2020, only finally reopening in a reduced capacity in July 2020.

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Precarious few weeks ahead in Covid fight, doctor warns

A specialist in public health medicine at the HSE Mid-West has said we are "at a very precarious spot" in the fight against the Covid-19 virus and has urged people to stay safe and remain vigilant in the coming weeks as relaxations are eased.

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Rangers on alert after Arsenal Covid outbreak days after Ibrox friendly clash

Rangers at Ibrox. The Gunners have scrapped their Florida Cup pre-season trip to the USA after a "small number" of their touring party tested positive for Covid-19.

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WHO continues fight against pandemic amid worsening global public health emergency and uneven vaccine rollout

"We are experiencing a worsening public health emergency that further threatens lives, livelihoods and a sound global economic recovery. It is definitely worse in places that have very few vaccines, but the pandemic is not over anywhere", said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO media briefing this week.

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Despite lockdown Australia sees jump in Covid-19 cases

Australia's two largest states have reported sharp increases in new Covid-19 cases, a blow to hopes that lockdown restrictions would be lifted with more than half the country's population under stay-at-home orders.

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Gujarat High Court orders collection of critical Covid patient's sample as wife wants child

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Covid scanner planned as indoor dining details to be finalised

The Cabinet meets this morning when it is likely to discuss the reopening of indoor dining, although the decision to go ahead from next Monday has already been taken.

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Man, 39, ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor Covid hotel quarantine

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A man in Perth, Australia made a shameful escape from his mandatory Covid quarantine despite rules in place to protect other citizens.

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U.S. life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, largely thanks to COVID-19: CDC

COVID-19 pandemic, a U.S. health agency said on Wednesday.It is the biggest one-year decline since World War Two, when life expectancy fell 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943, and is six months shorter than its February 2021 estimate, the U.S.

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India reports highest Covid deaths in a month

infections stands at 3.12 crore (3,12,16,337), with a death toll of 418,480, the data showed.

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Mayor Jim Kenney has no plans to declare state of emergency over gun violence in Philly

PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney has no plans to declare a state of emergency on gun violence in Philadelphia, according to a spokesperson.For residents of Cumberland Street like Celeste McClinton the gun violence has become overwhelming."You got a lot of people out here. They scared," she said.Bullets were flying Monday evening just feet away from where she hands out donated food to neighbors in need.

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'World failing' on Covid, WHO chief says at delayed Tokyo Olympics

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Assam makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from these states

Assam government has made the COVID-19 test mandatory for all passengers from the North-Eastern region entering the state through airports and railway stations. The decision was taken due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring states, a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare department said. The mandatory testing will be applicable until further orders, the notification said.

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American Horror Story season 10 filming halted in LA after actor tests positive for COVID-19

Production on season 10 of FX's American Horror Story has been halted due to COVID-19.An actor on the show tested positive for the coronavirus, Variety reported Tuesday, and others have potentially been exposed.Season 10 titled AHS: Double Feature began filming in December and stars Macaulay Culkin, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross, Finn Wittrock and Kaia Gerber.

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Air quality alerts issued as wildfire smoke engulfs the Delaware Valley from over 2,000 miles away

PHILADELPHIA - Air quality alerts are in effect for much of the Delaware Valley on Tuesday as wildfire smoke originating more than 2,000 miles away in the western United States and western Canada engulfs nearly two-thirds of the nation.The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for the Philadelphia metro area and the Lehigh Valley/Berks County area, respectively.Additionally, the New Jersey DEP has issued an air quality action day Tuesday for Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties.This means air pollution concentrations within our region may become unhealthy for

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter for 12 hours

ATLANTA - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she was banned from Twitter again for 12 hours for violating the company's policy on COVID-19 misinformation.The Georgia congresswoman discussed the issue among other things in a late-night Facebook Live titled: "Free Speech is under attack!!""Freedom of Speech is under attack in America like never before and I am experiencing firsthand," Greene told her followers.

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No community cases; six cases of COVID-19 aboard Mattina previously reported, none in managed isolation

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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New survey on how British Columbians feel about mass vaccination campaign

Global’s Keith Baldrey has the results of a new survey on how British Columbians feel about the province’s mass-vaccination program against COVID-19.

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Arkansas COVID-19 surge a ‘raging forest fire,’ researchers say

coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,” and the state’s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.The model by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health projected a daily average of 1,039 new cases over the next week.

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Assam doctor infected with two different Covid-19 variants simultaneously

variants infect one person simultaneously or within a very short period of time. It occurs when someone gets infected with one variant, but gets re-infected with another variant within 2-3 days of the first infection and before antibodies could develop," Dr BJ Borkakoti said.

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Satellite video shows smoke from western wildfires blowing across US

National Interagency Fire Center. So far, the states with the largest number of acres burned are Oregon with 474,421 acres, California with 176,892 acres, Idaho with 172,448 acres and Alaska with 139,158 acres. NOAA satellite imagery captured from July 15 to July 19 shows smoke – the "grayish haze compared to the stark white clouds" – spreading across North America. Parts of western and north-central New York could see smoke until July 21, the NWS said. Freeze frame of satellite footage showing wildfire smoke from the west blowing towards the eastern U.S.

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London staff want big pay rises to return to office after Covid pandemic: Survey

post-pandemic “new normal" for business. Ending legal coronavirus restrictions this week, amid a surge in infections in London and around the U.K., has not yet spurred a large-scale return.

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J&J Covid vaccine shot raises fewer antibodies against Delta variant: Study

delta strain, the reduction was less dramatic, the study found.

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COVID-19 and vaccine update, 21 July 2021

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will provide an update at 1pm today.

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Ontario care home where 81 died turned down advice on COVID-19 isolation rooms: emails

Newly obtained emails from Toronto Public health suggest the Tendercare long-term care home, which had the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in Ontario, ignored advice that could have helped save lives. More than 300 staff and residents tested positive for COVID-19, and 81 residents died.

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Hospitals of Regina Foundation invests $150K in VIDO-InterVac lab

The lab’s director, Dr. Volker Gerdts, welcomed the investment. He said it would help boost the work the lab is doing, like that of Alyon Kelvin, who recently identified the effects of “longhaul” COVID-19.

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Tokyo Olympics chief won’t rule out last-minute cancellation of Games

The Tokyo Olympics officially kick off on Friday, but few in Japan are celebrating.

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Study: J&J COVID-19 vaccine significantly less effective against delta variant

study published on July 19 on the medical journal website BioRxiv found that the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine was significantly less effective against the highly transmissible delta and lambda variants compared with two-dose vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Study authors found that while the two-dose vaccines were 94-95% effective in preventing COVID-19, the J&J vaccine had only 66.9% efficacy "in preventing moderate to severe disease." The study compared the efficacy and drop-off rate of antibody protection from all three vaccines and found that neutralization of the delta and lambda variants decreased with the J&J vaccine. FILE- UKRAINE - 2021/02/05: In this photo illustration a Johnson & Johnson logo is seen in front of a

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North Philly pharmacist teams up with School District of Philadelphia to host vaccine clinic

PHILADELPHIA - Getting ahead of the aggressive delta variant that’s the goal of North Philly pharmacist Paul Scota.Scota, the owner of Lehigh Pharmacy, is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic Wednesday at the Kensington Health Sciences Academy on Emerald Street from noon to 6 p.m.He’s spreading the word that according to the city’s board of health emergency order, children 12 and up can show up and get a shot without their parents consent. "It really is the best course for this city," he said.But North Philly mom Vakeshia Cummings says she disapproves of children under 18 making the decision on their own."Anything can happen and he’s here alone.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports 76 new cases, along with no new deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers on Tuesday, July 20. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has news on why the rising numbers are to be expected.

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COVID-19: Vaccines ramping up across Montreal but challenges remain

Laval regional health authority taking COVID-19 vaccines to the schools The critical 18-to-29 year old age group has finally broken the 70-per cent threshold of receiving a first shot but it remains the lowest of all eligible age groups.George Jazmati, a Pierrefonds resident, tells Global News he was surprised, saying he would have expected more young adults to be vaccinated.“We’re probably the people who want life to go back to normal the most,” he said.Health-care workers at the drive thru clinic at Trudeau airport are administering more than 800 shots a day and say they have the capacity to provide more shots.“It’s efficient. it’s fast.

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COVID-19: Faculty union seeks vaccine mandate at Western University

Western University is calling on the London, Ont.

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Covid spending to top €30 billion by end of year

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath will tell his Government colleagues this morning that Covid spending will top €30 billion by the end of the year.

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B.C. reports 76 new COVID-19 cases, 80% of eligible people have received at least one vaccine dose

COVID-19 in B.C. on Tuesday, along with no new deaths.Of the new cases, nine were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 27 were in the Fraser Health region, 37 were in Interior Health, and three were in Island Health.

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Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics open July 20 to 25 in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 vaccine clinics during the week of July 20 to 25.The list of locations may change frequently and those looking to get their first or second dose are encouraged to visit the health unit’s website for a list of hours and locations. COVID-19: 7 new cases, 1 additional death confirmed over weekend in Simcoe Muskoka Walk-in clinic details will also be shared through the unit’s social media accounts.Walk-in vaccinations are available to regional residents aged 12-plus who need their first or second dose.

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COVID-19: 2 new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,336, including 255 deaths.Local public health also reported three new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing that total to 4,971, including nine that are active.

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COVID-19: Ontario’s top doctor says province needs highest level of immunization possible

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the push to get people vaccinated must continue and he would like to see 90 per cent of the eligible population immunized as the threat of Delta looms.In Ontario, over 8 million people have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but Dr. Kieran Moore said in a media briefing on Tuesday there are approximately 2.5 million people in Ontario who are eligible for the vaccine but have not yet received it.

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Intoxicated mother allegedly shoots 5-year-old son in knees

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio mother is in custody after she allegedly shot her 5-year-old son in the knees while she was intoxicated, according to a July 16 police report. Trenise Turner, 30, was lying with her son on the couch while allegedly intoxicated in a residence on the 1000 block of Seymore Ave.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

WHO helps countries stay the course against COVID-19 during new case surges and variants of concern

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