Parliament, 2,847 tests were conducted, of which 875 staff members tested positive. From January 4 to 8, around 65 of Rajya Sabha Secretariat, 200 of Lok Sabha Secretariat, and 133 of allied services had tested Covid positive.

Rajya Sabha Secretariat has reimposed restrictions on the attendance of officials and staff to decrease Covid-19 cases. As per the directions, 50% of officials and staff below the rank of Under Secretary or Executive officer are required to work from home till January-end.

They constitute about 65% of the total employees. Those with disabilities and pregnant women are exempted from attending office.

Starting and closing timings of the Secretariat are staggered to avoid crowding, according to the latest order. The Budget Session will be held from January 31 to April 8 with a nearly month-long recess after the first half.

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Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young, pulls music from Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast

Joni Mitchell says she stands with Neil Young and has decided to remove all her music from streaming giant Spotify.Earlier this week, Young pulled his music from Spotify after giving the company an ultimatum over concerns about podcaster Joe Rogan spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on his show “The Joe Rogan Experience.”In a statement on her website Friday, Mitchell says she is taking action because “irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives.”Mitchell says she also stands with the scientific community on the issue. Spotify taking down Neil Young’s music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum On her website, she includes a letter signed by a coalition of scientists, medical professionals, and professors that criticizes Spotify for featuring Rogan podcasts that they say include misinformation about the pandemic, including discouraging vaccinations in young people and children.Spotify, which has a multi-year distribution agreement with Rogan, granted Young’s request on Wednesday and within hours began taking down his albums.“I Stand With Neil Young!” Mitchell says in the statement on her website.“I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” reads the statement.

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Canada ends U.S. travel exemption for B.C. residents in need of essential supplies after flood

COVID-19 entry and exit requirements extended to British Columbians in need of essential supplies after last year’s floods.Beginning Jan. 31, residents who want to travel to the U.S. by land to pick up goods will be required to fulfill all of Canada’s pre-entry, arrival, testing and quarantine rules.The exemption was first announced on Nov.

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Covid-19: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today with five states

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India logs 2,35,532 new Covid-19 cases, 871 deaths in last 24 hours, daily positivity rate drops to 13.39%

to reach 20,04,333-- 5.18 per cent of the total infections -- while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.60 per cent, the ministry said.

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Hundreds of flights cancelled at Philadelphia International Airport ahead of nor'easter

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia International Airport has reported more than 300 cancellations on Saturday as a powerful nor'easter is forecasted to bring heavy snow and whipping winds.The airport said the canceled flights include both outgoing and incoming planes. There were at least 78 cancellations and 267 delays for departing and arriving flights on Saturday. According to officials, the number of cancellations is from airlines proactively canceling flights to and from the airport on Saturday. MORE NOR'EASTER COVERAGEForecasters believe Philadelphia will receive between 4 and 8 inches of snow during the nor'easter with strong wind gusts that could gust to 30 MPH. "Philadelphia International Airport is responsible for 40 million square feet of surface on runways, taxiways and aprons, or the equivalent distance of driving from Philadelphia to Lexington, Kentucky," the airport said. Live flight stats are available on the Philadelphia International Airport's Flight Aware page.

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Ongoing concerns about COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes

While the worst of the Omicron variant and the COVID-19 pandemic itself might seem to be behind us, the situation in long-term care homes is still serious. Jordan Armstrong has the details and the criticism of how the B.C.

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COVID-19: B.C. health officials mark 2nd year of pandemic by looking back

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix share their thoughts with reporters Friday on how they might have handled the pandemic differently.

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B.C. could lift some COVID-19 restrictions by Feb. 21, top doctor says

COVID-19: B.C. hospitalizations still hovering under 1,000, 9 more deaths reported However, she said Friday that a complete reopening will not be possible because evidence from around the world suggests infections spread quickly without a phased-in approach, which is necessary as the pandemic is expected to continue for some time.“New variants will surely emerge.

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Alberta premier heads to D.C. to lobby against cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truckers

Alberta’s premier is heading to Washington to try to convince political leaders in the U.S. to help bring an end to cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truckers. Tom Vernon has details on Jason Kenney’s plans this weekend.

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Health experts respond to Alberta’s potential reopening timeline

After Premier Jason Kenney said he hopes to lift most COVID-19 public health restrictions this spring, several epidemiologists give their take. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Added perspective on high COVID-19 hospitalization number

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks back on the 276 COVID-19 briefings now given by the B.C. government, and has some context on the province’s high hospitalization number.

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Sri Lanka marks one year since COVID vaccine roll-out

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka on Saturday (29) marked one year since it started administering the vaccine against COVID-19.According to State Minister (Professor) Channa Jayasumana the vaccine distribution is as follows:A total of 35,634,497 doses of vaccines were administered.Sinopharm: 23,029,353Pfizer: 7,798,598Astrazeneca: 2,899,460Moderna: 1,592,162Sputnik; 314,9241st dose: 16,626,0112nd dose: 13,911,181Booster dose; 5,097,305The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Sri Lanka began on 29th January 2021, with three military personnel in the frontline of combatting the pandemic, receiving the jabs of India’s AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccine.

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Republicans press constitutional amendment term-limiting members of Congress

WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined five other Republicans on Monday in moving to restrict the number of times members of Congress can be reelected.The legislation revives Cruz's earlier idea for a constitutional amendment on term limits. If ratified, the measure would prevent senators from serving more than two six-year terms and House members from serving more than three two-year terms."Every year, Congress spends billions of dollars on giveaways for the well-connected: Washington insiders get taxpayer money and members of Congress get re-elected, all while the system fails the American people," Cruz said in a press release."It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans from every political stripe – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – overwhelmingly support congressional term limits," he wrote.

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones break up after nearly 4 decades

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones during "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones" in Concert - Irving Plaza at Irving Plaza in New York, New York, United States. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) BOSTON - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are officially taking a break. The ska-punk band announced Thursday that, after nearly four decades of performing together, the band would be breaking up."After decades of brotherhood, touring the world and making great records together, we have decided to no longer continue on as a band," the Boston band revealed in a statement on social media.Band members did not state the reason for their break up. According to their website, the Bosstones (as they were commonly referred to) were scheduled to perform in Los Angeles, California in May and in the United Kingdom at the Slam Dunk Festival in June.The Bosstones continued: "Above all, we want to express our sincere gratitude to every single one of you who have supported us.

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January 2022 one of pandemic’s deadliest months in Manitoba

January 2022 is turning into one of the deadliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba as 163 people have died so far this month.

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Canadian health officials weigh in on learning to live with COVID-19

Ontario’s top doctor says we will have to learn to live with COVID-19. As Shallima Maharaj reports, he’s not alone.

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Health experts weigh in on Kenney’s hopes to lift Alberta pandemic restrictions by end of March

COVID-19 restrictions could be eased by the end of March and that may include the removal of the province’s Restrictions Exemption Program. But while some health officials are cautiously hopeful, others say it’s too soon to put a timeline on any such decisions.The premier made the comments Thursday, as Alberta hit yet another all-time high when it comes to the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 at 1,469. On Friday, hospitalizations increased once again to 1,496. “I’m one of the people that wants to see an end to the Restrictions Exemption Program and as quickly as possible,” the premier said Thursday.However, Kenney also stressed that now is not the time to ease restrictions, noting hospitalizations in Alberta are at the highest they’ve been throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic.“I very much hope that we can move towards widespread relaxation of public health measures, including the proof of vaccination program, in the foreseeable future once we start to see the pressure on hospitals trend down,” the premier said.

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Doug Ford says Ontario needs to ‘learn to live with’ COVID ahead of reopening Monday

COVID-19.Ford made the comments in an interview that aired Friday on a local Peterborough, Ont., radio station, a day after the province’s top doctor made similar remarks.Asked whether Ontario’s reopening plan would work well, Ford said he’s confident it will because virus test positivity has dropped since public health restrictions took effect earlier this month.Restrictions on businesses like restaurants, gyms and theatres will ease on Monday, allowing such venues to open with capacity limits. Omicron infectivity period doesn’t appear shorter than other COVID variants: Public Health Ontario Ford said restrictions brought in this month to blunt a wave of Omicron infections are working.He noted that his government’s plan involves reopening cautiously, with 50 per cent capacity limits in place at first, and said the province needs to learn to live with the virus to get back to normal.“There’s no one in this province who wants to open up quicker than I do,” Ford told PTBO Today Radio.

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Simu Liu Urges Vaccinations As He Reveals He Had COVID-19 & Lost His Grandparents To It

Simu Liu is opening up about his own turn with coronavirus in a series of new tweets.

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COVID-19: GO-Vaxx vaccination bus making stop in White Oaks on Jan. 30

COVID-19 vaccination bus will be making another stop in London, Ont., this weekend, this time in the city’s White Oaks neighbourhood, according to local health officials.The bus will set up shop on Sunday in the parking lot of the South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre at 1119 Jalna Blvd., and will distribute first, second and third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. to those eligible.Each bus carries roughly 250 to 300 doses of the vaccine per day, according to the province.

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Canadian athletes prepare for Games, COVID-19, China

Athletes are just a week away from the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. While many of them are focused on performing their best, this set of Games is surrounded with concerns away from rinks and mountains.

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Long-term care home outbreaks continue to drive B.C.’s high COVID-19 death rate

At Friday’s COVID-19 briefing, Global News reporter Richard Zussman asks provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry why the province has had such high numbers of COVID-19 related deaths in recent weeks.

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COVID vaccine markedly cuts household transmission, studies show

A pair of studies in yesterday in Science show the substantial benefit of COVID-19 vaccination to household contacts in Israel, including unvaccinated children. But one of the studies highlighted waning protection over time.

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COVID vaccine markedly cuts household spread, studies show

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New COVID variant BA.2: What's known about 'stealth' omicron?

omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 countries, including the United States.This version of the coronavirus, which scientists call BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron because particular genetic traits make it somewhat harder to detect. Danish scientists reported this week that preliminary information suggests it may be 1½ times more contagious than the original variant.But scientists say there’s a lot they still don’t know about it, including whether it causes more severe disease.More than 18,000 genetic sequences of BA.2 have been uploaded to GISAID, a global platform for sharing coronavirus data, according to data collected by Scripps Research labs.

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Polls show Americans frustrated with pandemic response, authorities

New polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) show Americans are increasingly frustrated with the state of the pandemic and losing faith in authorities, including chief White House Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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COVID-19 Scan for Jan 28, 2022

A third COVID-19 vaccine dose increased vaccine effectiveness (VE) against hospitalization from 82% to 97% among adults with healthy immune systems and from 69% to 88% among those with impaired immunity, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).Led by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven

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Quebec truckers join up with convoy en route to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates

Convoys of truckers from across Quebec rolled by the Montreal area on Friday on their way to Ottawa for a weekend rally.They’ll be joining hundreds of others on Parliament Hill to protest against COVID-19 government vaccine mandates.From coast to coast, truck drivers against COVID-19 vaccination regulations have gathered. COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly, Quebec health director says As of Jan.

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Kid Rock threatens to cancel shows at venues with COVID-19 vaccine, mask mandates

Kid Rock performs in concert during day two of KAABOO Texas at AT&T Stadium on May 11, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Kid Rock has threatened to cancel shows on his upcoming "Bad Reputation Tour" if there are COVID-19 policies put into place for concertgoers.The musician made the announcement Thursday in a video on his social media accounts ahead of tickets going on sale for his tour Friday. "You'll be getting your money back because I won't be showing up, either," Rock said in the video.

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New Brunswick reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths ahead of easing restrictions

COVID-19 on Friday as the province prepares to move to Level 2 of its winter action plan.The deaths involved one person in their 70s and three people in their 80s.There are now 135 active COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. These include 63 people who were hospitalized for complications with the virus and 72 who tested positive after being admitted to hospital for another medical reason.There are now 16 people in intensive care with the virus, for an increase of eight in the past day.

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Strippers blasted for breaching Covid rules by dancing naked too close to punters

pub broke Covid social distancing rules, local council chiefs have claimed. Ye Old Axe on Hackney Road, east London was slapped with a £1,000 fine for various breaches of coronavirus rules last year.As the venue applies to renew its sexual establishment licence, its shortcomings from last year have been revealed.

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COVID-19: Death toll in Waterloo Region climbs to 348 as another death reported in the area

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 2 deaths, LHSC says 22 COVID-19 patients in ICU

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported two deaths and 217 COVID-19 cases on Friday.The deaths involved a woman in her 80s associated with a long-term care home and a man in his 60s with no association with long-term care or retirement homes. Neither was vaccinated.Meanwhile, the London Health Sciences Centre reported 145 COVID-19 inpatients on Friday, compared with 153 a week ago.As noted, LHSC is caring for 145 COVID-19 inpatients, with 22 inpatients in adult critical care.

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Alone Together documentary is an immersive peek into creative life during COVID-19

The idea of revisiting the first COVID quarantine of 2020 might be anathema to most people, but the new Charli XCX documentary Alone Together offers the inside track on the creation of how i’m feeling now, a deeply personal pop album and a key creative document of the pandemic. Alone Together tracks the six week period when Charli holed up in her LA home and made a whole new album from scratch, with little company besides her boyfriend and a pile of freshly purchased recording equipment.

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Ontario reports over 1,000 deaths from COVID in January; top doc points to Delta

COVID-19 so far this month, a grim figure the province’s top doctor largely attributes to the previous, more virulent strain of the virus, though he admits the data is murky.The province has logged persistently high numbers of fatalities each day this month, despite the dominant Omicron variant of the virus typically causing milder illness and all but replacing the more severe Delta variant almost six weeks ago, while circulating among a well-vaccinated population.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said officials are trying to ascertain what factors are causing so many Ontarians to die, including whether Delta or Omicron or a combination of the two is responsible, but whole genome sequencing to determine variant type takes weeks.Essentially 100 per cent of outbreaks in the community are Omicron right now, Moore said, but roughly 10 per cent of hospital admissions are still “relevant to Delta.” Ontario to update data reporting so that possible incidental COVID deaths are identified: top doc “Death is a delayed signal from an outbreak, given that we’ve got access to health care and an ability to try to protect people through hospitalization and intensive care unit settings,” he said this week.“In the first several weeks of January, we’re confident that a significant proportion of (the deaths) were from Delta.”Dr.

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Skip Tracy Fleury enters COVID-19 protocol, will miss start of Tournament of Hearts

COVID-19 protocol.Fleury, the skip of a wild-card team, was one of two athletes in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts who tested positive for the virus before departing for Thunder Bay, Ont.Curling Canada did not name the athletes, but Fleury’s team confirmed their skip’s situation on social media Friday.“Unfortunately due to a positive COVID test we still be starting the event without Tracy,” the post said.“The good news is she feels well and the positive test was from long enough ago that she could join us as early as this weekend.”Fleury’s Wild Card 1 team faces New Brunswick in Friday’s opening draw.Affected athletes stay outside the competition zone.They’re allowed in after passing protocol, which includes repeated testing and evaluation by medical staff, according to Curling Canada.All arrival PCR tests Thursday were negative, Curling Canada said. Top seed Tracy Fleury bounces back at Manitoba Scotties Fleury’s foursome from East St.

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COVID-19: Guelph’s top doc ending work-from-home order

easing COVID-19 restrictions on some businesses as of Monday, Guelph’s medical officer of health says her work-from-home order will end as well.Dr. Nicola Mercer issued a notice on Dec.

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Haryana relaxes Covid rules for multiplexes, schools, colleges. Details here

Haryana has allowed cinemas and multiplexes to open with 50 per cent seating capacity in view of declining cases in the state. All universities, colleges, and schools for Classes 10 to 12, and coaching or training institutes, both government and private, have also been allowed to open from February 1, the state government said.

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9,591 new Covid-19 cases, 707 people in hospital

There were 9,591 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health today.

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Simu Liu Urges Everyone Get Vaccinated As He Reveals He Lost His Grandparents To COVID

Simu Liu is sharing some important health information, along with the heartbreaking reason for his message.

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Gov. Murphy declares state of emergency ahead of weekend nor'easter

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency ahead of a coastal storm that was forecasted to bring uo to a foot or more of snow to portions of the state Friday night and Saturday. The order will go into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, and includes a commercial vehicle travel restriction.

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Biden heads to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure, other achievements ahead of midterms

PITTSBURGH - President Joe Biden on Friday is set to visit Pennsylvania in an effort to "go out and talk to the public" about his White House achievements so far, including the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure package, as part of a broader campaign ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Biden is headed to Pittsburgh to specifically promote the benefits of the new $1 trillion infrastructure law that includes bridge maintenance. He is set to give remarks and appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse, which left 10 people with "minor" injuries and underscored his frequent calls to do more for the country’s crumbling infrastructure. In a statement following the collapse, the White House said the president would proceed with his planned trip."Our team is in touch with state and local officials on the ground as they continue to gather information about the cause of the collapse," the statement said.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 48 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday and 48 more deaths linked to the virus.The hospitalizations decreased by 62 over the previous day with 287 new patients admitted and 349 discharged.Intensive care hospitalizations were also down by seven, with 228 patients remaining. COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director The latest COVID-19 modelling predictions released on Thursday show that hospitalizations will continue to decline over the next several days.The decrease, however, will be modest in terms of its impact on the health network, according to Quebec’s interim public health director Dr.

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Larry Gatlin talks getting COVID a second time, shares fury with government: 'They're trying to shut us down'

Larry Gatlin wants to see some changes that he believes will help his fellow Americans. The country singer-songwriter spoke to Fox News to reflect on his recovery from his second bout with the coronavirus and why our nation's leaders have left him scratching his head. "We don't know what to do," said the 73-year-old.

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Unvaxxed comedian Christian Cabrera, 40, dies from COVID-19

has died from COVID-19 at the age of 40 — just two days after texting his brother and revealing his regret at not getting the shots. Cabrera — who has left behind a wife and a 3-year-old son – succumbed to the coronavirus at a California hospital on Jan. 15 after the disease developed into pneumonia.The funnyman was best known by his stage name “Chinese Best Friend” and boasted more than 115,000 followers on Instagram.

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Is NeoCov a hype? Maharashtra COVID task force on coronavirus strain

1 NeoCov is an old virus closely related to MERS Cov which enter cells via DPP4 receptors 2. What's new : Neo cov can use ace2 receptors of bats but they can't use human ace2 receptor unless a new mutation occursEverything else is hype

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Manitoba officials to update COVID-19 public health orders Friday

COVID-19 public health orders Friday morning.The current orders expire early next week. Dozens of Winnipeg first responders off work due to COVID-19, city says Health Minister Audrey Gordon will be joined by chief provincial public health officer Dr.

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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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