COVID-19 cases and 26 additional cases of a variant of concern since Friday, bringing the local total coronavirus case count up to 6,493, including 189 deaths.Public health also said a total of 309 people have screened positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern in the region, while a total of 190 cases are confirmed to be the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K.

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‘Gov. DeSantis loves to create confusion:’ Orange County mayor says strike teams will still visit businesses

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings weighed in on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new executive order overturning fines levied by local governments for coronavirus violations, saying the order “creates confusion” and is “somewhat hypocritical.”

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Investigators find 3 credit card skimmers at gas stations in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Sheriff Wayne Ivey said three hidden credit card skimmers were found at gas stations in Brevard County on Wednesday.

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All things giraffes: Busch Gardens’ shows off Giraffe Bar, debuts new baby

TAMPA, Fla. – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay said Thursday guests visiting the theme park will soon be able to visit the Giraffe Bar.

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‘To serve and protect and that’s exactly what he does,’ Parent thanks SRO for positive influence

Just inside the gates of Mollie Ray Elementary, Orange County Deputy Brian Jensen parks his patrol vehicle. “Making a Difference” is painted on the side.

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Coronavirus: Living through a pandemic in Quebec

It has been a year since the WHO officially declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. In that time, Quebecers have had to learn how to manage with strict public health measures, curfews, remote learning and how to work from home just to name a few.

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COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’ shares her story one year after New Brunswick’s first case

COVID-19 in April 2020.Just about every aspect of the New Brunswicker’s life has had changed entirely.“My independence is greatly affected. We had to move houses because I can’t manage stairs anymore,” Clements tells Global News.“My lungs are still damaged, my vocal cords are still damaged and my brain is… ridiculous.

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Online Nova Scotia kitchen party and the healing power of music during the pandemic

Nova Scotia kitchen party Facebook group goes global during COVID-19 The site’s creator, Heather Thomson, said the group will be holding a live online concert on March 20 at 7 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Seniors still waiting for vaccination

Residents at a City of Montreal owned building are upset after the COVID-19 vaccination clinic they were promised was postponed for a second time. As Global’s Tim Sargeant explains, residents say they’re tired of broken promises.

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Pandemic relief: Quebec tables bill to cap fees 3rd-party delivery apps can charge restaurants

COVID-19 pandemic.Bill 87 was tabled at the national assembly on Thursday by André Lamontagne, the minister of agriculture, fisheries and food, and would apply only for as long as restaurant dining rooms are closed under the province’s health decree.The proposed legislation would see all delivery costs capped at 15 per cent of the bill’s total, with all cost calculations based on the total order, not including taxes and tips.An additional five per cent could be charged when an order is made through a third-party application.

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Coronavirus: Home visits for seniors to receive COVID-19 vaccines to begin March 15

COVID-19 vaccine.That was when the original inoculations were scheduled to begin.The March 2 date, however, was cancelled and moved to March 11, but health authorities never arrived — leaving many residents wondering why they should believe officials will come on March 15. Quebec to expand vaccination to people 65 and up in Montreal area: health minister “I’ll believe it when I see it,” Marlene Shepherd told Global News.The resident of the complex is hoping that this time, health authorities will keep their word.

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B.C. officials report 569 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 569 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 25, and three additional deaths on the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden's $1.9T rescue signed, agenda now a slog in Congress

WASHINGTON – Tough as it was for Democrats, passing President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package into law was the easy part.

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Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist

NEW YORK – Tucker Carlson's belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed reveals both a toxic online culture and bad blood between the newspaper and Fox News Channel and its most popular personality.

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Minor leagues experimenting with robo umps, larger bases

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball will experiment with several rule changes in the minor leagues this season, including an automated strike zone, restrictions on defensive positioning and larger bases.

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Disney MagicMobile service will allow you to use phone to get into theme parks

ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World announced Thursday that it’s set to roll out the new MagicMobile service later this year.

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Coronavirus infection rate in Bolton falls to its lowest since September

in Bolton is now the lowest it has been since the start of September. On September 1 last year, the infection rate in the borough was 94.6 cases per 100,000 people.Now, the infection rate is 94.9 cases per 100,000 people.There were 273 positive Covid-19 tests in the borough in the week ending March 7.The figure is 163 fewer compared with the previous seven days – a 37 per cent fall in total.Overall, coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester have continued to fall, according the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).Nine boroughs recorded double digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 7 compared the previous week.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan post-secondary students optimistic about returning to campus

B.C. reports 531 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death First year UBC Okanagan student Tehya Morgan-Smith is among those happy to hear students may be headed back to campus.

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Coronavirus: 29 new cases reported in London-Middlesex, 28 in Sarnia-Lambton

coronavirus on Thursday.The Middlesex-London Health Unit also declared a community outbreak after at least 22 people who attended post-secondary gatherings last week tested positive for the coronavirus.The updates come as the world marks the one year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.The region’s pandemic case tally stands at 6,369, of which 6,026 cases have resolved, an increase of 17 from the day before.At least 185 virus-related deaths have been reported during the pandemic, most recently on Monday.As of Thursday, 158 cases were considered active in the region.

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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League looks to follow the WHL back onto the ice

COVID-19, putting them back into “pause” mode. SJHL season paused until 2021 due to COVID-19 It is where they remain at this time, but SJHL president Bill Chow is hoping they can follow the Western Hockey League (WHL) and return to play to complete a shortened season.“The Western Hockey League has been very obliging and has allowed us to use their document and we’re trying to utilize as much of that as possible,” Chow said .“We have to adapt to what we can bring forward into one location or two locations and see how that will be acceptable.”Regina is acting as the WHL’s East Division hub city.

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COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’ shares her story one year after New Brunwick’s first case

It’s been one year since New Brunswick’s first presumptive case of COVID-19 was announced. And some, who had the illness a while ago, are still dealing with the side effects. Callum Smith has the story of one ‘long-hauler’ in her own words.

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COVID-19: 2 new cases in Peterborough area; presumed variants surpass 100

COVID-19 and another dozen variants were reported in the Peterborough area on Thursday, according to the region’s health unit.Peterborough Public Health‘s COVID-19 tracker site as of 4:23 p.m. listed 76 active cases in its jurisdiction, down from 81 reported on Wednesday.

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Public Health Scotland: NHS confirms 'a number of confirmed' Covid cases behind closure of Ayr school

Ayr's biggest primary school.We told earlier today how Heathfield Primary was closing its doors after Test & Trace teams swooped.Now officials have confirmed the school and its nursery will stay shut until "at least" March 22.Contact tracing is under way following the reported cases with links to the school.All staff and pupils have been ordered to stay away as a result.Nearby Braehead Primary is another to be placed under similar measures as authorities try to stop the spread of Covid in the area.In a joint statement to parents at Heathfield tonight, the NHS and South Ayrshire Council explained their move to close the entire school.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features,

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Novavax vaccine has 96% efficacy against original COVID-19 strain, 55.4% against South Africa variant

LONDON - Vaccine developer Novavax announced on Thursday that its vaccine offers high levels of protection against the original coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19, but the vaccine’s efficacy is diminished by some coronavirus variants, including one that originated in South Africa.Novavax announced on Twitter that its vaccine has 96% efficacy against the original strain of the coronavirus, according to a recent U.K. trial. But the company said its vaccine is only 55.4% effective against the B.1.351 strain, first detected in South Africa in December.

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Marion deputies trying to ID culprit in 29-year-old woman’s shooting death

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Marion County deputies are hoping a surveillance still will help them identify a man wanted in connection with a 29-year-old woman’s shooting death.

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Americans could receive $1,400 payments as soon as this weekend, White House says

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden officially signed the latest coronavirus relief bill, dubbed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, into law on Thursday, securing another round of direct payments for those who qualify, among other plans to help restore an economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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B.C. easing COVID-19 restrictions to allow outdoor social gatherings up to 10 people

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The easing of restrictions comes as cases of COVID-19 continue to grow in the province. But Henry says there is very little evidence of transmission of the virus taking place outdoors.

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COVID-19 pandemic impact on New Brunswick businesses

The arrival of the pandemic had a massive impact on businesses in New Brunswick. While some sectors suffered critical blows, others were able to thrive. Andrew Cromwell reports.

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COVID-19 survivors may be able to skip 2nd vaccine dose

COVID-19 survivors may not need a second dose of mRNA-based vaccine to prevent subsequent symptomatic infections, which could stretch limited vaccine supplies, reports a research letter published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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New demands on personal information during pandemic

Along with following public health guidelines in the pandemic, Canadians are also facing new demands on their personal information. Some are from corporations that admit they’ve made mistakes and others are from people trying to take advantage of them.

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Sask. NDP accuses former health minister of lying about COVID-19 plan

Saskatchewan NDP is accusing then Health Minister Jim Reiter of lying about the government’s level of preparedness at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat spoke to reporters on Thursday and said the NDP asked Reiter about his plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2020. Coronavirus: Saskatchewan NDP leader calls on premier to create task force “He said that he had a plan and accused us of fear-mongering.

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5 things we learned from the Covid-19 briefings

There was a cautious note sounded at the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team amid some concern about a recent levelling off of Covid-19 case numbers.

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Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Kitchener retirement home declared over

COVID-19 outbreak to hit Waterloo Region during the second wave of the pandemic has come to an end.The outbreak at the Chartwell Westmount Long Term Care Residence, which saw 19 people suffer COVID-19-related deaths, was declared over on Wednesday, according to Waterloo Public Health. Several COVID-19 vaccination clinics opening in Waterloo Region over next 2 weeks The outbreak, which began on Dec.

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All Ottawa residents could receive 1st COVID-19 vaccine dose by summer: Hospital CEO

The Ottawa Hospital projects every resident of the nation’s capital could get a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the summer if current supply trends are sustained.The bold prediction came Thursday as Cameron Love reflected on a year of struggles and resilience within Ottawa’s health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic, which began locally on March 11, 2020.While the city has seen more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 450 deaths related to the novel coronavirus to date, Love told Global News that stabilizing vaccine supply chains could see the city hit a significant milestone in its local vaccination campaign in the next three-to-four months.Ottawa will have the capacity to vaccinate 10,000 people per day, Love estimated, once

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B.C. records 569 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths

COVID-19 on Thursday, along with three deathsThe three deaths bring the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,397.The number of people in hospital with the disease remained unchanged at 244. Of those, 68 were in intensive care, an increase of two from Wednesday.There have been a total of 86,219 cases of COVID-19 in B.C., of which 4,912 remain active.On Wednesday, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced that those born in 1936 and earlier can book a vaccination appointment starting Thursday afternoon.

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Gov. Cuomo's groping allegation reported to police

ALBANY, N.Y. - A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself.The Times Union of Albany reported Wednesday that an unidentified aide had claimed Cuomo reached under her shirt and fondled her after summoning her to his official residence late last year.

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Every Living Former President, Except Donald Trump, Participates in Coronavirus Vaccine Campaign

Every living former President, except for Donald Trump, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama teamed up for a campaign urging Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine. Their respective first ladies including Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama, were also featured in the campaign.

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Coronavirus: Feds questioned on decision to increase interval between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses

During Question Period in the House of Commons on Thursday, Conservative Part of Canada leader Erin O’Toole asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if the decision to extend the interval between when Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses can be administered opens Canada up to any potential legal liability for going “off-label” with the shot intervals.

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Queen’s University announces COVID-19 outbreak in student residence

COVID-19 outbreak at one of its on-campus student residence buildings.In total, there are 10 cases on and off-campus as of Thursday, the school said.According to a Queen’s University news release, there are five active cases linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at Watts Hall. The residence has been locked down and all affected students have been moved to an isolation unit on campus.

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Coronavirus: Peel Region mayors call for move to red zone in province’s colour-coded framework

Mississauga mayor pushes for city to be moved into red zone of COVID-19 framework That meant non-essential retailers could reopen with capacity limits, although gyms, personal care services and indoor restaurant dining remain closed.The mayor of Mississauga is calling for her city to now be moved to the second-strictest “red” category of the framework, without or without the other communities in Peel.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Brampton’s mayor also says Peel should be placed into the “red” zone and councillors in his city voted to ask the province to make that move as soon as possible.Being in the “red” zone would allow gyms to reopen with capacity limits and indoor restaurant dining and

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Coronavirus: 2 COVID-19 vaccination clinics set to open in Guelph

COVID-19 vaccination clinics are scheduled to open in Guelph within days at the university and Linamar’s Skyjack building in the city’s north end.The latter at 201 Woodlawn Rd. W.

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Canada could see more vaccine hurdles while at mercy of other nations, experts warn

COVID-19 vaccine rollout has finally picked up pace in Canada.As of Wednesday, more than 3.8 million doses had been distributed to provinces and territories across the country. Out of these, 2.5 million doses have been administered, with more than 2 million Canadians having received at least one dose of an approved coronavirus vaccine.

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‘A gargantuan task:’ New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health on a year of fighting COVID-19

first presumptive case of the new coronavirus — COVID-19 — was reported in the province.A woman returning from France was whisked away into an isolation room at a New Brunswick ER and tested.That positive result signaled what has, so far, been a year of struggle, hardship and resiliency.“We knew this day would come,” Premier Blaine Higgs told a news conference on that day. New Brunswick reporting 29th COVID-19-related death In the year since then, New Brunswick has confirmed 1,462 cases and marked 29 deaths connected to COVID-19.In a sit-down interview with Global News, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.

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Ontario seeing rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in some areas, health official says

Dalla Lana School of Public Health Dean Dr. Adalsteinn Brown on Thursday reported some Ontario communities were seeing a substantial rise in COVID-19 cases compared to two weeks ago.

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Brevard man plotted with Oath Keepers before Capitol riot, FBI says

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Brevard County man attended dozens of planning calls with other members of the Oath Keepers before they stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this year, according to a criminal complaint from the FBI.

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Publix expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 60 and older

ORLANDO, Fla. – When Publix opens its portal on Friday for COVID-19 vaccine appointments, more Florida residents will be eligible.

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Maitland attorney arrested in November deadly shooting, deputies say

MAITLAND, Fla. – An attorney with offices in Maitland was arrested Wednesday on drug and murder charges following a Nov. 3 deadly shooting, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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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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