Today we are reporting 13,475 community cases, 764 hospitalisations and 17 deaths. The seven-day rolling average of case numbers continues to decline, Today's seven-day rolling average is 14,171, while the seven-day rolling average of cases as at last Friday was 17,197.

Getting boosted continues to be one of the most important ways people can protect themselves from Omicron and severe illness.

There is a much lower risk of being hospitalised if you are up to date with your vaccinations, which, for Omicron, includes a third or booster dose if eligible.

Our national vaccination programme continues, with many opportunities around the country. It will be a big weekend for the Bay of Plenty, with a host of iwi-led COVID-19 vaccination events right across the rohe, supported by the local DHB.

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BA.2 now behind 72% of all US COVID-19 cases

The subvariant of the Omicron strain—BA.2—now accounts for 72.2% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Uptick of COVID cases pushes Canada to a 6th wave

Infectious diseases expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch breaks down on the latest COVID headlines including why the sixth wave of the virus is different from past waves.

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Primary health care: health systems, communities and the planet

Our planet and our health are inextricably interlinked. The air we breathe, the food we eat, the resources that we consume for livelihoods, shelter, healing and recreation all determine our quality of life and well-being.

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Covid cases in China hit record, as Shanghai extends lockdown

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14,120 community cases; 692 hospitalisations; 30 in ICU; 23 deaths

Today we are reporting 14,120 community cases, 692 hospitalisations and 23 deaths.

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New England sees uptick in COVID-19 cases

States in New England are reporting a steep increase in daily COVID-19 cases as the Omicron subvariant, BA.2, takes dominance. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey have seen COVID-19 cases jump more than 40% over the latest 14-day period, the New York Times reports.

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Latest coronavirus infection rates as cases fall in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. After weeks of soaring rates, the number of cases in the region is down 9pc on last week.

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Toronto school board pledges to notify ‘entire school community’ about COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases spreading at their schools after a change in protocol, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says.In a tweet Monday, the board said notification letters will now be shared with the entire school community and “include all impacted classes in the school.”The TDSB said the move would provide a “more comprehensive picture” of the pandemic in schools and will continue until the end of this school year.Moving forward, COVID-19 notification letters will now be shared with the entire school community and include all impacted classes in the school. This updated process will provide a more comprehensive picture and continue until the end of this school year.— Toronto District School Board (@tdsb) April 4, 2022Students at TDSB schools have faced a turbulent few pandemic months.In March, a request from the board to delay the end of mask mandates in classrooms was rejected by Queen’s Park.

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Waterloo public schools begin first step of reopening for community use

Waterloo Region District School Board says they have now opened high school gymnasiums to the public for rental as part of their plan to safely reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic.The board says it is taking a phased approach and although the gymnasiums at the schools opened over weekends, they will not allow for spectators. Waterloo schools will again open when weather forces bus cancellations Gyms in elementary schools will open on weekends as Phase 2 of the board’s four-phased approach, but again, the stands will remain empty.Phase 3 of the plan will see gyms at all schools be available for community use on weekdays beginning on May 2.

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CODA: How Oscars’ best picture echoes everyday life in the Deaf community

The movie is a tender, coming-of-age tale about the only hearing member in a deaf family. It stars a trio of actors who are deaf, while offering an authentic depiction of Deaf life.

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Covid-19: 6,518 new cases, 1,433 patients in hospital

The Department of Health has been notified of 6,518 new cases of Covid-19, including 3,164 PCR-confirmed cases of the virus and 3,354 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal.

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Civilian deaths in Bucha, Ukraine spark global outrage

Ukraine, including evidence of bound bodies shot at close range and a mass grave found in areas retaken from Russian troops, as fighting raged on in the country’s south and east.Taras Shapravskyi, deputy mayor of Bucha, a town around 40 kilometres northwest of Kyiv city, said 50 of some 300 bodies found after Kremlin forces withdrew late last week were the victims of extra-judicial killings carried out by Russian troops. Ukraine demands new sanctions on Russia over ‘massacre’ in Bucha Ukrainian authorities said they were investigating possible war crimes there, a description also used by French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Low number of Covid cases now as India chose right vaccine, says Adar Poonawalla

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Quaker community in Haddonfield decorate with images of peace after symbols of hate painted on trees

HADDONFIELD, N.J. - Images of hate were painted on trees in Haddonfield over the weekend. The Quakers are long known as pacifists but they said they can't stay silent after swastikas were painted on trees in the South Jersey town. Police say vandals painted two of the hateful symbols on trees at the entrance to the Haddonfield Friends Cemetery, which sits between the Quaker Meeting House and the Friends School. Third-grader Sophia Selina saw the hateful symbols and spoke to FOX 29's JoAnn Pileggi. ‘It was horrible," she said. "I couldn’t believe my eyes and I don't know why anyone would do it." Residents wonder if the incident was random or a deliberate act. The Department of Public Works covered the hateful symbols with paint and police are investigating. Members of the Friends Meeting House decorated the fence and placed signs of love and peace where the hateful symbols were covered. They hope to spread the message that love and peace will prevail over hate. Haddonfield Mayor Colleen Bianco Bezich released a statement on the incident, saying, "I am disgusted by the swastikas and grateful to our Haddonfield Police Department and Department of Public Works for responding, reporting, and working to clean up these signs.

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Covid-19: India records less than 1,000 new cases, first in nearly two years

COVID tests have been conducted in the country so far, including 3,14,823 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, as per the ministry.

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Covid-19: India logs 913 new cases, active tally falls below 13,000

COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

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10,205 community cases; 734 hospitalisations; 25 in ICU; 9 deaths

Today we are reporting 10,205 community cases, 734 hospitalisations and 9 deaths.

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China finds new Covid-19 subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000. Read here

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China reports highest one-day Covid cases since end of Wuhan first wave: 10 updates

COVID-19 cases were reported across the Chinese mainland, compared with 43 in the previous day.

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Covid-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.

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Mumbai: BMC to dismantle jumbo centres as Covid cases decline

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Covid-19: India logs 1,096 new cases, 81 deaths in last 24 hours, active tally falls to 13,013

COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

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China reports highest new covid cases since February 2020

coronavirus cases in the previous day, the national health authority said on Sunday, down from 2,129 a day earlier.

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8,810 community cases; 690 hospitalisations; 26 in ICU; 18 deaths

Today we are reporting 8,810 community cases, 690 hospitalisations and 18 deaths.

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China: This city is isolating Covid positive children from their parents amid surge in cases

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Mild Covid cases can cause significant brain damage, top doctors warn

coronavirus at some point in the past two years. In most cases they’ve suffered little more than the equivalent of a nasty bout of flu.But a chilling new study suggests that even a mild case of Covid-19 could cause lasting brain damage.Autopsies of people who have died from Covid have identified irregularities in their brain tissue, but scientists at the Tulane National Primate Research Centre have conducted a series of tests on monkeys known to respond to Covid in a similar way to humans.The research, published in scientific journal Nature Communications, looked at the brain tissue of four rhesus macaques and four African green monkeys deliberately infected with the virus.

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11,593 community cases; 678 hospitalisations; 30 in ICU; 23 deaths

This statement was updated at 5pm on 2 April, after a coding issue impacted some of the figures previously provided for community cases. The issue has now been resolved and only affected the reporting of community cases at a national and regional level.

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Covid-19: India logs 1,260 new cases, 83 deathsin last 24 hours

COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

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11,560 community cases; 678 hospitalisations; 30 in ICU; 23 deaths

Today we are reporting 11,560 community cases, 678 hospitalisations and 23 deaths.

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Montreal-based study estimates Quebec saw up to 32,000 new daily COVID-19 cases last week

COVID-19 infections per day last week across Quebec, according to an estimate released Friday by a Montreal-based research centre.The results of the study by CIRANO should make Quebecers take the sixth wave of the pandemic seriously, Roxane Borges Da Silva, a professor at Université de Montréal’s school of public health who worked on the research, said in an interview.The Quebec government, she added, should strengthen its messaging on COVID-19 and reconsider its plan to lift mask mandates in mid-April.“It’s a very significant rise — non-negligible and worrisome — especially for those who are vulnerable to COVID and to health workers,” she said.The exact case counts presented in the study, which looked at the period from March 24-29, are difficult to confirm, she said, but the tendency is clear: the data indicates a rise in cases of between 20 per cent and 40 per cent over the previous week.

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Surprising new Omicron symptom added to official Covid guidance after spike in cases

Omicron Covid-variant after a recent rise in cases, according to a tracker app. The new symptom has been added to the list after a number of people with the virus made reference to trouble with their ears.A number of Brit sufferers all cited ringing ears as something they have experienced after contracting Omicron.Following these reports, the ZOE Covid tracker app has now added the symptom to its top 20 most commonly reported symptoms, which is released every week.Ear pain has been seen in Omicron cases in the past but only now following reports has it become more common than originally thought.Last year, a study by A team of Stanford University experts and Dr Konstantina Stankovic, found that the Omicron variant could cause problems with the ear.The study reported symptoms including severe earache, ear numbness, and even temporary hearing loss, which can also continue even after the infection has passed.Dr Stankovic also revealed that these symptoms can also appear in those fully-vaccinated.Speaking to the Times Now News Portal, Dr Stankovic said: “Pain is often associated with ringing in the ears.

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Ontario monitoring long-term care situation as COVID-19 cases rise, minister says

long-term care homes as COVID-19 cases rise and 10 per cent of homes report outbreaks.Paul Calandra says the province expected cases to increase when Ontario lifted most public health measures, but noted that rules like mandatory masks still remain in long-term care. Ontario ‘staying the course’ on lifting COVID-19 mask mandate, health minister says He says people in Ontario had to move on and live with COVID-19, including residents in long-term care who last month saw restrictions on visits and other social activities loosen.The province also recently removed virtually all general public health measures like mandatory masks in most public spaces, crowd capacity limits and proof-of-vaccination rules.

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Quebec registers 17 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations keep climbing

COVID-19 amid another upswing in patients being treated for the disease Friday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,275, a net rise of 37 compared with the previous day. This comes after 177 people were admitted while 140 were discharged.Health authorities say 62 patients were in intensive care units, a drop of four.The province recorded 3,182 new novel coronavirus cases, down from 3,319 the day before.

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Covid-19 update: India's active cases drop, 1,335 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases, India on Friday reported 1,335 new Covid-19 cases, according to Union Health Ministry data. Additionally, the country is witnessing a further drop in active cases, with the active caseload at 13,672 on Friday, the Health Ministry data further revealed.

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COVID-19: 1,196 new cases in Saskatchewan, 20 deaths

Saskatchewan officials say 1,196 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by laboratory tests last week.The province also reported 20 new deaths, about 39% lower than in the previous week of 33 deaths. COVID-19: 895 cases in Saskatchewan reported, deaths increase Of the newly reported deaths, seven were in the Saskatoon zone.

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Ivermectin doesn't prevent COVID hospital cases, large study finds

A study of COVID-19 patients at clinics in 12 Brazilian cities found that treatment with ivermectin—an antiparasitic drug—didn't prevent hospital admission compared with those in the placebo group.

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Manitoba reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, all provincial testing sites to close

COVID-19 have died as hospitals admitted 111 new patients with the virus last week.The latest COVID-19 data comes both from a COVID-19 bulletin emailed to media and a weekly COVID-19 update from the province, posted online Thursday mornings which cover the previous week. Removal of Manitoba COVID-19 data portal alarms epidemiologist Thursday’s online report includes data from March 20-26.While the online data shows eight people died during the week covered by the report, the bulletin, which the province says will be the last scheduled bulletin from health officials, listed three further deaths.The latest victims of the virus include five women and six men aged between 50 and 80 plus.Six of the deaths come from the Winnipeg Health region, two were reported in the Prairie Mountain Health region, and one each were reported from the Northern, Southern, and Interlake-Eastern Health regions.

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Ontario opposition want government to share plans for handling rising COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases.The province reported bumps in virus cases and hospitalizations on Thursday and wastewater monitoring suggests cases have been rising throughout the month.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the “complete silence” from the government and chief medical officer of health is disconcerting and called on them to provide guidance.

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COVID-19: Quebec logs 12 new deaths as hospitalizations climb in confirmed 6th wave

COVID-19 pandemic, the province reported 12 new deaths and an uptick in hospital numbers Thursday.Hospitalizations related to the disease stood at 1,238, an increase of 38. In the last day, 151 people were admitted while 113 were discharged.The number of intensive care unit cases was also on the rise with six more patients, for a total of 66.The province logged 3,319 new novel coronavirus infections.

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Covid infection rates at 'a very high level but not significantly translating to hospitalisations and deaths', says Jenny Harries

The chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dame Henny Harries, has warned Covid-19 infections are at "a very high level" but are not translation into hospital admission and deaths. She appeared on BBC Radio 4' Today program to warn of the increasing levels of infections of the virus all across the UK.

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School closes to two year groups for second time this term amid staff Covid cases

A high school has closed to two full year groups for the second time this term because of positive Covid cases among staff. We reported last week how pupils in Years 8 and 9 at Fred Longworth High School, in Tyldesley, Wigan, were told to 'remain at home with immediate effect'.

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Delhi Covid cases: DDMA meeting today to discuss pandemic situation

DDMA lifted all Covid restrictions in the wake of significant improvement in the Covid situation in the city. However, wearing of masks in public places, including buses and metro trains continued.

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Mobile Communication affected by Power Cuts

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Technology said that telecommunication signal issues have arisen in some areas due to continuous power cuts for several hours.Secretary to the Ministry of Technology, Jayantha de Silva said that this situation had arisen due to the NON-availability of Diesel for the generators during power outages at the signal towers.As a result, the signal towers are inactive and several issues have arisen, including access to internet services in their respective coverage areas.The Secretary further said that a program has been initiated to supply diesel to every signal tower.He said that special software has been prepared for the relevant process.

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India records 1,225 fresh Covid-19 cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases, India on Thursday recorded 1,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. Additionally, India's Covid-19 deaths witnessed a steep decline in cases with 28 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the updated data revealed. The active caseload on Thursday stood at 14,307, as per Health Ministry data.

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Pluto had volcanoes that spewed “slushy” ice water, new study says

FILE - Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission have assembled this highest-resolution color view of one of two potential cryovolcanoes spotted on the surface of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. Slushies anyone? After years of research, scientists now hypothesize that giant dome-like formations that were first photographed by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015 were recently active icy volcanoes, also known as cryovolcanoes. Scientists guessed these cryovolcanoes expelled "slushy" ice water as opposed to molten lava. These formations could indicate that the interior of the giant space rock was warmer than previously thought, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications on March 29. Researchers believe there may be an insulating layer under Pluto’s surface, kind of like the insulation in a coffee mug that keeps the liquid hot - the same principle applies to Pluto. This built-up heat within Pluto could be how these icy volcanoes produced viscous material and spewed out icy water or slush, Kelsi Singer, senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado and lead author of the study, told FOX TV Stations. This recent theory allows scientists to view Pluto as a far more reactive space body than previously believed. "This area is by far the most numerous and the largest icy volcanoes found so far in the solar system," Singer said. "Besides just being a fun fact, this means that Pluto had to have more heat in its interior than we expected.

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15,250 community cases; 830 hospitalisations; 28 in ICU; 22 deaths

Today we are reporting 15,250 community cases, 830 hospitalisations and 22 deaths.

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Outbreak of severe storms pounding the South with destructive winds, tornadoes on Wednesday

snow and ice on this system's colder side in portions of the Great Lakes and central Appalachians.Severe storms will impact some of the same places that were hit hard by last week's outbreak of severe weather, which resulted in more than 60 confirmed tornadoes over three days. While there will likely be several tornadoes – some of which could be strong – with Wednesday's outbreak, there is an even greater threat of widespread wind gusts over 75 mph, particularly from the lower Mississippi Valley into western and southern Alabama, West Tennessee and the western Florida Panhandle.Here's what to expect through Thursday.

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Around 70% of COVID-19 cases in Alberta are Omicron variant BA.2: Health minister

Health Minister Jason Copping says 70 per cent of positive COVID-19 cases in Alberta are now the Omicron variant BA.2.

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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

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