COVID-19 variants of concern spreading in Waterloo Region St. John Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener has seen six students and a staff member test positive for the coronavirus prompting the move.“The number of people currently being assessed as potential high-risk contacts is such that we are experiencing challenges having enough staff to safely deliver program at St.

John’s during this time when staff are isolating,” the Waterloo Region District Catholic School Board said in a letter to parents on the closure.Outbreaks were also declared on Thursday at École Secondary Catholic Père-René-De-Galinée in Cambridge and St.

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Waterloo’s 2nd COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens up on Boardwalk

COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the region opened its doors on Thursday on the Boardwalk in the city of Waterloo.The clinic, which follows on the heels of the first opened at Grand River Hospital in December, was expected to vaccinate 1,000 to 2,000 people on a daily basis.

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Health measures relaxed too early at Edmonton retirement home that now has a COVID-19 variant outbreak: family

Alberta’s first COVID-19 variant outbreak is at the Churchill Manor in Edmonton, where the family of a resident say health measures inside the retirement home were relaxed too early. Nicole Stillger has more on the noon news.

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Mark Wright's uncle and Elliott Wright's dad dies following coronavirus battle

TOWIE star Mark Wright's cousin Elliott Wright has revealed that his father and "idol" Edward has sadly died away after losing his battle with the deadly Covid-19.

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New coronavirus-related hospitalizations will mostly be in Montreal, projections show

COVID-19 will be concentrated in Montreal and surrounding regions in the coming weeks, according to new projections.The Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) estimates that 86 per cent of new patients requiring hospitalization for the novel coronavirus will be located in Montreal, Laval, Montérégie, Lanaudière and the Laurentians.The province’s hospitals aren’t expected to exceed capacity, however.

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B.C. health officials to provide live Thursday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 at 2 p.m. PT, Thursday.Global News will carry the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and on BC1.

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Mark Wright’s uncle dies of Covid as heartbroken star says ‘I’ll never forget you’

FORMER TOWIE star Mark Wright today said he has been left "broken to pieces" following the death of his uncle from coronavirus.

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McIlroy, DeChambeau put on a show for fans at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. – Bay Hill was bustling Thursday morning, just like golf before the pandemic. The fans were limited in numbers but they all wanted the same dose of entertainment provided by Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.

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Mississippi gov will sign bill limiting transgender athletes

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday he will soon sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women's sports teams in the state's schools and universities.

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New Covid 'epicentre' as Midlands dominates top 20 worst-hit areas - see full list

An emerging Covid epicentre has formed in the Midlands where the majority of the worst hit areas now lie.

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New Brunswick reports 5 new coronavirus cases, confirms U.K. COVID-19 variant case

COVID-19 cases on Thursday and said that a recently reported presumptive case of a variant in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) has been confirmed by Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory as a U.K. variant.

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Saskatchewan to announce 4-month gap between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine: Moe

COVID-19 vaccines to four months.The announcement comes on the heels of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendation released Wednesday that provinces and territories extend the period between the first and second doses due to vaccine shortages.

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Roy Green: Proof of vaccination in exchange for mask freedom?

vaccinated against COVID-19.I miss what I couldn’t abide until recently, I wrote at the time, “things like a crowded elevator or sitting beside chattering and chewing patrons at sporting events or the movies. I detest the current reality of standing on spots while waiting to reach a cashier at the supermarket.” Roy Green — Why I will agree to be vaccinated (Dec.

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Ontario doctor cautioned by regulators for spreading COVID-19 misinformation

COVID-19 vaccines and lockdowns that could put the public at risk.Dr.

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Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers support 4-month gap in administering 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending provinces and territories extend the time between the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses to four months amid vaccine shortages.

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Mel Gibson admits that parenting his four-year-old 'little son during the pandemic is a 'handful'

Mel Gibson recovered from a severe bout of COVID-19 last year.The 65-year-old opened up about battling the virus and what it has been like parenting his four-year-old 'little Viking' son Lars during the unprecedented lockdown.Mel's candid chat came while promoting his new project Boss Level alongside co-star Frank Grillo during an appearance with Extra's Terri Seymour.

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WHO ‘strongly’ against hydroxychloroquine use for COVID-19 prevention

Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.This guideline also offers patients the chance to consider their best treatment options. The WHO have called it a ‘living’ guideline because they will continuously update it to reflect new knowledge.To create this living guideline, experts, doctors, patients, and methodologists from around the world are assessing existing studies to produce a set of universal recommendations.On March 1, 2020, the panel released the first installment of the living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent COVID-19 in the British Medical Journal.

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Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID, study shows

Early administration of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin didn't significantly shorten time to clinical improvement in 400 adults mildly ill with COVID-19, a clinical trial today in JAMA finds.

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City of Hamilton warning residents of scam offering COVID-19 vaccines for money

COVID-19 vaccine service for a fee.Officials say they’ve received reports of phone calls targeting seniors selling vaccination appointments via credit card or other form of electronic payment.“This is a scam – vaccines are free in Hamilton,” the city warned in social media post on Wednesday afternoon.We are noting reports of a new COVID-19 vaccine scam targeting Hamilton residents, asking them to pay to get to the front of the line for vaccinations. This is a scam – vaccines are free in Hamilton; please do not provide financial info.

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Guelph reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, active cases rise to 107

COVID-19 on Thursday, raising its total case count to 2,738 during the pandemic.Active cases increased by four from the previous day to 107 with another nine people recovering from the novel coronavirus. So you got a COVID-19 shot.

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Can I get a COVID-19 vaccine yet in Manitoba? How to book it and where to go

province’s Vaccine Queue Calculator.The province aims to have everyone who wants a vaccine inoculated by the end of September, however, that date will change based on vaccine supply.

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Canadian minister confident Covid-19 vaccination timeline will accelerate

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224 household outbreaks stem from single outbreak - HSE

The HSE has confirmed that a single outbreak of Covid-19 among students in the west of the country has led to more than 442 further cases in more than 200 separate household outbreaks.

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Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate

WASHINGTON - A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Haaland's nomination, 11-9, sending it to the Senate floor.

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COVID-19 vaccine pilot at some Ontario pharmacies to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca

COVID-19 vaccines next week.Health Minister Christine Elliott says many of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses expected to arrive in the province will go to the pharmacies for the pilot program.Canada received 500,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca this week and Ontario has said those doses will be given to people between the ages of 60 and 64.

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Two deaths, 51 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Thursday

COVID-19 and two pandemic-related deaths have been reported on Thursday in Manitoba.Provincial health officials said a woman in her 20s and a woman in her 90s — both from Winnipeg — have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 903.

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CIOs see pandemic tools shaping post-covid enterprise

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Coronavirus: Kingston health unit limits gatherings to 5 people for St. Patrick’s Day week

COVID-19 in the city over the St. Patrick’s Day week.He has issued a Section 22 order that will limit all gatherings in the city to five people indoors and outdoors from March 13 to March 21.

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Port Coquitlam private school closed to in-class learning due to COVID-19 variant exposure

COVID-19 variant of concern.A letter sent to families at Archbishop Carney Secondary on Wednesday said the school has suspended in-class learning. There will be no classes on Thursday and online classes will take place from March 5 to 12.A variant exposure notice was sent out to parents earlier this week.According to the letter, Fraser Health said a significant number of students and staff have been asked to self-isolate.

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Coronavirus: Ottawa adds 80 new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases on Thursday, pushing key coronavirus indicators in the city closer to the threshold of Ontario’s red zone.There have now been 14,950 cases of COVID-19 locally since the start of the pandemic, with 517 of those cases currently considered active.One additional person has died in connection with COVID-19 in Ottawa, raising the city’s death toll of the pandemic to 442 as of Thursday. Ottawa to start administering COVID-19 vaccines in shelters The seven-day average of new coronavirus infections in Ottawa now stands at 58.3, up from 52.7 at the start of the week.Ottawa’s incidence rate of COVID-19 is now at 38.7 cases per 100,000 residents.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Alberta Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 Thursday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Bombardier expects business jet deliveries to begin gradual recovery this year

The company noted that its outlook assumes the continued successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, a gradual lifting of international border restrictions and a continued economic recovery.Bombardier recently completed a restructuring of the company that included the sale of its commercial aircraft and railway divisions.The company says it intends to use the proceeds from the sale of Bombardier Transportation to pay down debt with a priority on near-term maturities.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine approval expected in ‘next few days’: feds

Johnson & Johnson one-shot coronavirus vaccine within a matter of days.Dr. Marc Berthiaume, director of the bureau of medical science at Health Canada, said during a press conference on Thursday that he expects there will be good news on the approval of that vaccine shortly.“The Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in the next few days,” he said, referring to the vaccine approval — officials said the specifics of any possible deliveries are still being worked out.“So we should have good news on that in the next few days.”Earlier in the week, Health Canada’s chief medical advisor Dr.

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Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19

TEL AVIV – Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to protect people against new surges and mutations of the coronavirus.

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Mark Wright 'broken to pieces' as his uncle and Elliott Wright's dad dies after Covid battle

Mark Wright was "broken to pieces" to find out his uncle and Elliott Wright's dad Edward had died after fighting coronavirus.

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Kate Garraway to open up about husband Derek's Covid battle in new TV show

the last year in a new documentary called Finding Derek. Kate's husband Derek Draper is still battling the effects of coronavirus, which he contracted back in March 2020, despite now testing negative for the illness.

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When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? It depends on age

WASHINGTON - When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long.The Pfizer vaccine already is cleared for use starting at age 16. That means some high schoolers could get in line for those shots whenever they become eligible in their area, either because of a medical condition or once availability opens up.Pfizer and Moderna both have completed enrollment for studies of children ages 12 and older, and expect to release the data over the summer.

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Babies born during COVID-19 pandemic not being held by others. Will they be OK?

COVID-19 pandemic have gone without the physical affection from grandparents and extended family.

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One-time grants to support licensed child-care facilities in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan government to child-care centres and homes in the province.Officials said the money is to help offset any additional expenses the facilities incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Nearly 28,000 people get vaccine shots in Delhi today

New Delhi: Nearly 28,000 beneficiaries, including 14,328 senior citizens, received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Thursday, according to data shared by officials.In the 45-59 years age group, 21,755 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said.Over 5,100 senior citizens in Delhi had received their first shots of the vaccine on Monday when the second phase of the vaccination drive had begun in the national capital."Today, 27,959 people were vaccinated, out of which 14,328 were citizens in the age group of 60 and above," the official said.On Wednesday, a total of 25,054 beneficiaries, including 13,794 senior citizens and 1,625 people in the age group of 45-59, had received the shots.In the first phase,

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Air Canada ready to refund flight cancellations in exchange for bailout: union

Air Canada is poised to refund customers who have had their flights cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 in exchange for a bailout.

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Heart problems may be rare in pro athletes after COVID-19

Heart inflammation is uncommon in pro athletes who’ve had mostly mild COVID-19 and most don’t need to be sidelined, a study conducted by major professional sports leagues suggests.

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Florida could lower vaccine eligibility age ‘this month,’ DeSantis says

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to lower the state’s age eligibility restrictions for those who can receive the COVID-19 vaccine to below 65 years old.

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Quebec reports 707 new cases, 20 more deaths linked to COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 pandemic Thursday.The case count has now reached 290,377 in the province, while recoveries have topped 272,000.The death toll, which remains the highest in Canada, stands at 10,455. The tally was amended to remove a fatality after an investigation found it wasn’t attributable to the health crisis.

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UK regulator to fast-track vaccine updates to combat new COVID-19 variants

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Senate could begin debating COVID-19 relief bill, $1,400 stimulus checks Thursday

WASHINGTON - As law enforcement remains on high alert around the U.S. Capitol amid reports of a "possible plot" by a militia group to storm it again, the Senate is still set to meet Thursday and could begin debating the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Democrats hope to push the aid package, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks, through the upper chamber — but Republicans have presented a unified front against the bill and looked to slow efforts with mountains of GOP amendments and other delays that could take days to plow through. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said he wants unanimous GOP opposition.

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