WHO said the initiative with partners aims to make technologies against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus 'accessible to everyone who needs them, worldwide' (Adds details, background) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, April 23 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said it would announce a "landmark collaboration" on Friday to speed development of safe, effective drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19.

The Geneva-based agency, in a brief statement issued late on Thursday, said the initiative with partners aims to make technologies against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus "accessible to everyone who needs them, worldwide", but gave no details.

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Pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 had similar clinical illness and outcomes as nonpregnant women of reproductive age and did not pass the virus to their newborns, according to a retrospective study published yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.The researchers studied the electronic medical records of 28 inf

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Coronavirus outbreak: Possible link between virus and child syndromes

British and Italian researchers are examining whether there is a link between an inflammatory disease, which severely affects children, and COVID-19.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 situation in Alberta Tuesday afternoon

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide her daily update on the novel coronavirus, cases and outbreaks in the province, and the public health response at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Cuomo says ‘nobody ever heard of’ contact tracing before COVID-19 pandemic

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily press conference on Tuesday from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Cuomo outlined the COVID-19 tracing system, being put in place along with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and explained exactly why the state was implementing this new measure.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Cuomo says daily death toll due to COVID-19 down ‘a tick’

New COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York state are averaging under 1,000 a day for the first time this month. Gov.

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Coronavirus: Bombardier to recall 11,000 workers as Quebec prepares to reopen economy

Bombardier Inc. says 11,000 furloughed employees will likely return to work over the next few weeks, part of some 450,000 Quebecers expected to go back on the job as the province prepares to restart its economy.

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3-year-old surprised by garbage truck birthday parade during coronavirus lockdown

Many a milestone has been missed thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but one little girl got the birthday surprise of her life.

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Husband and wife of 46 years both die of coronavirus, one week apart

OVIEDO, Fla. – After seeing COVID-19 rip through the fabric of their family, relatives of Sonia Ivelissa Goveo and Ruben Merced want others to learn just how dangerous the coronavirus can be.

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Updated IRS Guidance for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients with Qualifying Dependents

Use the IRS Non-filer Tool by Tuesday, May 5, for full payment as soon as possible

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City of Kawartha Lakes establishes 2 coronavirus pandemic recovery task forces

The City of Kawartha Lakes remains committed to starting the long recovery process from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Only 2 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, bringing local total to 261, 15 deaths

Only two new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on Tuesday, bringing the region’s total number of cases to 261, including 15 deaths.

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Organizations team up to offer free grocery service to West Island residents amid COVID-19 pandemic

Before the doors open to the public at Metro Plus in Beaconsfield, dozens of volunteers are combing the aisles.

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Kingston mayor to head coronavirus economic recovery team

Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson will be sharing some of his economic expertise to help guide the city through reopening its economy following lockdowns prompted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph’s Hospice in London, Ont., declared ‘resolved’

St. Joseph’s Hospice says the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) declared a recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus “resolved” as of April 28.

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City planner resigns after tossing cat during Zoom meeting

A California official who cursed, drank and threw his cat during a Zoom meeting has resigned from his post, amid growing calls for city leaders to throw the book at him over the incident.

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Close to 500 Alberta health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19

There have been a total of 472 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta health-care workers as of the afternoon of April 28, and the vast majority have been in the Calgary zone.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Dr. Tam says Canadians must ‘plan to live’ with COVID-restrictions for some time

Canada’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday that until there is both a stable vaccine and a high level of immunity to COVID-19 in the general population, Canadians should “plan to live with” some form of COVID-19 restriction for some time.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario government launches online portal to address COVID-19 barriers

Ontario Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Sarkaria, alongside Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier Christine Elliott, announced on Tuesday the launch of an online portal called COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers, which is intended to help the province to collect feedback from Ontarians, including small business owners or health-care workers, on the best response during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Hadju says ‘current wave’ of COVID-19 pandemic could last until the summer

Speaking at a special “virtual” sitting of Canada’s House of Commons on Tuesday, Federal Health Minister Patty Hadju informed the “house” that the current wave of COVId-19 is expected to linger well into summer.

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Coronavirus: 2 new confirmed cases in City of Kawartha Lakes, health unit’s caseload at 158

Two new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Tuesday, the regional health unit reports.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Cuomo says COVID-19 pandemic has shown ‘we have to do better’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily press conference on Tuesday from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

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Covid-19: Mumbai moves high-risk cases from slums to lodges, schools

MUMBAI : Taufiq Siddiqui, 38, a resident of Mumbai’s Dharavi slum, maintains a list of grocery items on his phone. But when he steps out to shop, he buys only one item at a time, Siddiqui confessed. This he says gives him an excuse to step out of his shanty and breathe freely. Siddiqui’s and his brother’s family share their 220 sq. ft home near Dharavi’s Jama Masjid. With 12 members in the family, he says finding a place even to sit has become tough because of the lockdown.

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FMCG makers tighten supplies to Future over delay in payments

NEW DELHI : Large- to mid-sized household goods makers and their distributors have become wary of selling goods to Future group’s EasyDay and Big Bazaar chain stores, with some of these companies saying that they are facing unusually long delays in receiving payments for the supply of goods. As such, some of them are selling limited inventory until the outstandings are cleared.

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Autonomous vehicles find a road into hospitals during pandemic

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US now has 1 million coronavirus cases - a third of the world's total

The United States is confirmed to have one million coronavirus cases - a third of the total across the world.

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US surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins

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NHS staff line streets to clap hearse of 'bubbly' nurse who died from coronavirus

NHS staff lined the streets to cheer for a popular nurse who died from coronavirus as her hearse carrying drove her past the hospital where she used to work.

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Baby to be delivered early so dad with incurable cancer can cuddle them

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Thunderbirds, Blue Angels perform flyover in honor of frontline workers above Philadelphia, Trenton

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‘Avoid investing in single asset, diversification is important’

Having seen multiple market cycles, including the one in 2008, Sundeep Sikka, executive director and chief executive officer, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd (formerly Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd), said markets don’t remain volatile for perpetuity. They do tend to rebound with higher intensity once the correction phase gets over, he added. Therefore, Sikka is a firm believer in long-term investing.

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Students may get a second opportunity

NEW DELHI : Millions of students in colleges and universities hit by disruptions to their studies are likely to get more than one opportunity to improve their semester and annual exam marks, in the style of the graduate management admission test or GMAT.

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Sotheby’s Coronavirus Auction: Want To Act With Patrick Stewart? Sing With Sting? Now’s Your Chance

In partnership with Google, world-renowned brokerage Sotheby’s has put together a virtual auction to raise funds for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) foundation in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: 42 more test positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi, tally reaches 330

MUMBAI : A total of 42 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area on Tuesday.

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Hyundai, Maruti to resume production in May

NEW DELHI : Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Hyundai Motor India Ltd plan to resume production from May, said three people directly aware of the development, more than a month after a covid-19-induced lockdown forced the country’s top two automakers to suspend operations.

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Testing site for coronavirus, COVID-19 immunity coming to Merritt Island

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A new site that will offer coronavirus testing and COVID-19 immunity testing will open Wednesday in Merritt Island, marking the third Omni Healthcare location in Brevard County.

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‘In-home entertainment will become popular after covid’

A sharp decline in advertising revenue during the covid-19 crisis is affecting broadcasting companies even as the nationwide lockdown boosts television viewership. In an interview, N.P. Singh, managing director and chief executive of Sony Pictures Networks, which runs channels like Sony, SAB TV and SET Max, spoke about how best to deal with the changing times. Singh said the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, which he presides, has also asked the government for some relief. Edited excerpts:

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'Highly unlikely' that all John Lewis branches will reopen after lockdown ends

Senior management at John Lewis have started discussions on which department stores should keep their doors closed permanently once the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to reports.

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Humanoids take over as covid-19 reduces human contact

Some Bengaluru hospitals have humanoids who collect patient information and are equipped with a thermal imaging device to take a patient’s temperature without sticking a thermometer in the mouth

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Govt says plasma therapy is only experimental, not yet approved

Clinical trials for this therapy are supposed to adhere to guidelines laid down by ICMR, said officials

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Front Lines: First responders beat COVID-19, return to work

The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge.

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Iceland launch new salt and vinegar, southern fried and chip shop curry fish fingers

While we’ve all had more time during the coronavirus lockdown to cook, there’s nothing quite like an easy dinner during the week.

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BTS cancel entire Map Of The Soul World Tour amid COVID-19 pandemic

BTS have postponed their entire Map Of The Soul World Tour.The K-pop megastars had already postponed their various shows, including North America and in their South Korea hometown.But now management company, Big Hit Entertainment, and promoters, Live Nation, have confirmed that the entire tour is being rescheduled due to the 2019/20 coronavirus pandemic. Cancelled:BTS have been forced to cancel their entire Map Of The Soul World Tour due to the COVID-19 global pandemic (pictured December 2019)'Unfortunately, due to the ongoing government advisories on mass gatherings, BTS Map Of The Soul Tour – Europe has been postponed,' a statement from Live Nation read on Tuesday morning.

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Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Jennifer Garner are nominated for 2020 Webby Awards

Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Garner are among those nominated for a 2020 Webby Award.The nominations for the annual event were released on Tuesday morning with executive director Claire Graves confirming the event will take place virtually for the first time amid the COVID-19 outbreak.The Webby Awards aim to celebrate and honor the internet's most popular content, including websites, social media, podcasts, apps, advertisements, and film and video.

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Nick Cordero Suffers Lung Infection & Septic Shock In Scary Health Setback While Battling Coronavirus

Things didn’t go quite as planned for Nick Cordero on Monday, unfortunately.

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Kate Garraway reveals she's 'battling stress and anxiety' as husband Derek remains critically ill from coronavirus

Kate Garraway has revealed she’s battling “anxiety and stress” as her husband, Derek Draper, battles coronavirus in intensive care.The Good Morning Britain host, 52, revealed last week that her husband is still critically ill after testing positive for Covid-19 last month. Mother-of-two Kate has now opened up on coping mechanisms she’s been using amid the “torture” of Derek being unwell.

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Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas Do Their Daily Morning Dog Walk

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas step out together for a bit of fresh air on Tuesday morning (April 28) in Brentwood, Calif.

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