lockdown measures across the UK will see the concept of testing and tracing make a return as a vital aspect of controlling the spread of coronavirus.Anyone who has shown symptoms of the disease has been able to get a test since last April, but the hope is that anyone, regardless of symptoms, will be able to get a test in a bid to identify all potential cases - including asymptomatic ones, to halt the spread of the virus.The messaging from both the government and the NHS has been clear throughout the entirety of the pandemic, if you display any of the three "classic" symptoms of Covid-19, which are:you should seek to get a test immediately.There are a number of ways you can access a test, the easiest route is most likely to book your time.

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Biden to announce next phase of fight against Covid in his 1st prime-time speech

Joe Biden will lay out the next phase of his administration's arduous fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic during his maiden prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night since assuming office in January.In his speech, which will also mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organisation's declaration of the pandemic, Biden is likely to talk about the sacrifices made by the American people and the millions of people whose lives have been changed by the pandemic.The US is the worst-hit nation with over 29,154,600 confirmed cases and more than 529,000 deaths.He will speak about how COVID-19 has been the greatest operational challenge the country has faced and the work his team has done to rapidly increase the number of

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Maharashtra: As single-day Covid cases top 13,000, these cities, districts impose lockdown, fresh curbs. Details here

strict lockdown measures in some parts of the state to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.60-year-old Thackeray was speaking after receiving the first shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 at the government-run J J Hospital in Mumbai.Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 13,659 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took the state's caseload to 22,52,057.The state has so far reported 52,610 deaths due to the disease, as per official data.Here are the steps taken by the Maharashtra govt to tackle the rise in Covid cases:NagpurA "strict lockdown" will be enforced in Nagpur from 15 to 21 March in view of a spike in cases of coronavirus, district guardian minister Nitin Raut announced today.The district has been

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Rick Zamperin: One year after coronavirus hit, sports industry continues to struggles

COVID-19 pandemic one year ago.Despite bubble cities, shortened seasons and the constant testing of athletes for the novel coronavirus, what we have been left with is an industry that is a shell of its former self.Yes, the National Hockey League was able to pull off a successful bubble in Toronto and Edmonton last summer and award the Stanley Cup, and the National Basketball Association pulled off the same feat in their bubble at Disney World, but it just wasn’t the same without a live crowd to cheer and jeer the highs and lows of each game.Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer figured out how to make their shortened seasons work in the face of numerous positive COVID-19 tests at the onset of their respective campaigns, while the

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Fear, dread, helplessness: Winnipeg critical care doctor reflects on year of COVID-19

COVID-19 for a year now.They have been months unlike any other for those who are working directly in hospital COVID-19 wards around Winnipeg and who haven’t even had a moment to stop and reflect, said one doctor.“I haven’t, many of my colleagues haven’t, stopped to think about that yet because we’re still living it every single day and for the foreseeable future,” Dr. Owen Mooney said.Mooney is an adult critical care doctor in Winnipeg and remembers when the first person tested positive for the coronavirus. COVID-19 anniversary — How the university experience changed in Manitoba “It seems like kind of a lifetime ago,” he said.

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‘Now is the time for women to get into tech careers’, says tech leading lady

Technology is a big influencer when it comes to the way we work and live. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the tech sector is expected to grow 11 percent when it comes to jobs, which it said is much faster than the average for all occupations.

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Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package

ATHENS – Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns.

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Lorraine Kelly told she 'was going to die' by trolls after getting Covid vaccine

Lorraine Kelly has hit out at online trolls who targeted her with horrible messages after she revealed she'd had the coronavirus vaccination.The 61-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday morning and discussed the latest Covid news at the start of her ITV talk show with Dr Hilary Jones.While chatting about the vaccination, Lorraine went on to share her experience when she got the jab last week.She explained: "I got it. It's just so quick and so easy.

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Ten key moments a year on from pandemic declaration

From the first cases in China to worldwide lockdowns and vaccination drives - here are the 10 key moments since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.Winners include those covered by “Obamacare" or just now signing up, self-employed people who buy their own insurance and don't currently get federal help, laid-off workers struggling to retain employer coverage, and most anyone collecting unemployment. Also, potentially many more could benefit if about a dozen states accept a Medicaid deal in the legislation.Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago.

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‘Burnout is real’: COVID-19 pandemic takes mental health toll on health-care workers

coronavirus pandemic arrives, the continuing health crisis is taking a toll on the mental health of those on the front lines.It is a busy afternoon in the ICU at Scarborough General Hospital. There are 37 beds, with nine COVID-19 patients to care for.

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COMMENTARY: Human connection is at the heart of good health care

Patient Partner, I have learned this over the past year. I have also come to realize the human connection at the heart of good healthcare is not only possible in a pandemic, it is more important than it ever has been — for patients, for caregivers, for staff.I started coming to UHN five years ago.

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Young Canadians struggled most financially in 1st year of COVID-19 pandemic: Ipsos poll

coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc across the country, when it comes to personal finances, young and unemployed Canadians have been the hardest-hit, a new poll has found.The poll, conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News, found that 35 per cent of 1,000 Canadians surveyed indicated their overall financial situation has worsened over the past year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Modi's mother takes first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, shares PM

₹250 per person per dose.Meanwhile, on the 54th day (March 10) of the ongoing vaccination drive, a total of 13,17,357 vaccine doses were administered -- 10,30,243 beneficiaries inoculated across 20,299 sessions for the first dose and 2,87,114 HCWs and FLWs given the second dose.Amid the vaccination programme, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continued to report a high number of fresh COVID-19 cases and together account for 85.91 per cent of the new cases of the coronavirus infection reported in the country in a span of 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.A total of 22,854 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the country in the said period.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as NHS staff not given £500 government bonus

Scottish Government’s £500 bonus to NHS workers like porters, catering staff and cleaners. The government announced in December that all health and social care staff would receive the bonus as a thank-you for their hard work during the pandemic.

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray receives first Covid-19 vaccine shot

Maharashtra, state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday received the first anti-Covid jab.This comes even as the state continues to be the biggest contributor to daily infection count.Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 13,659 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took the state's caseload to 22,52,057, a health official.With 54 fatalities, the death toll stood at 52,610, he said.In view of this, the Shiv Sena had on Wednesday warned of stringent restrictions if the cases continue to rise in an editorial in its mouthpiece "Saamana"."Is Maharashtra heading towards another lockdown? Cases across the country are increasing and Maharashtra’s contribution is major, which is a cause of concern...

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Will the coronavirus ever go away?

WASHINGTON – Will the coronavirus ever go away?

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Australia seeks to boost tourism with cheap flights

Almost one million Australians will be able to enjoy half-price flights to domestic holiday destinations, under a government plan announced to boost tourism as Covid border closures keep international travellers out.

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Vaccine brings hope one year after pandemic declared

It is one year since the coronavirus threat was declared a pandemic, with vaccinations offering hope but much of world's population still enduring highly restricted lives with no clear path back to normality.

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Cambodia sees its first death from COVID-19 a year into pandemic

Cambodia reported its first death from the coronavirus on Thursday amid its biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far, after a 50-year-old man succumbed to the virus after testing positive less than two weeks ago.With just 1,124 coronavirus infections recorded in total, Cambodia has among the fewest cases in Asia, although a sharp rise in infections since Feb. 20 has seen its overall tally more than double.The man died mid-morning local time on Thursday, the health ministry said in a statement.

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The Latest: Philippine capital sets restrictions amid surge

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine capital placed two villages and two hotels on lockdown Thursday and police have renewed warnings against kissing and other “public display of affection” after a new surge in coronavirus infections.

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Auditor general says Quebec will spend at least $21 billion on pandemic by 2023

What you need to know as COVID-19 vaccination registration now available to Quebecers aged 70 and upLeclerc says the province has set aside $2 billion in subsidies to help companies survive the pandemic and another $3 billion in loans, while she says the state also advanced $3 billion worth of infrastructure projects to stimulate the economy during the health crisis.Meanwhile, Quebec reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case involving a more contagious variant first detected in Brazil, known as P.1.Authorities reported a total of 80 new variant cases confirmed through sequencing, including one in Montreal of the P.1 mutation. Quebec has reported a total of 335 confirmed variant cases.

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Nursing homes hope for easing of visiting restrictions

The National Public Health Emergency Team is expected to discuss the issue of nursing homes when it meets later today.

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Danforth pharmacy accommodates walk-ins on first day of vaccine rollout

Select pharmacy locations administered their first vaccines Wednesday and at one location on the Danforth, eligible people were able to walk right in and get a shot. Miranda Anthistle has the details.

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Former U.S. presidents to urge Americans to get coronavirus vaccine in new ads

coronavirus vaccine alongside former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter, the Ad Council announced on Thursday.“The science is clear. These vaccines will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease,” said President Bush in one of the PSAs with Obama and Clinton, urging Americans to get vaccinated.“That’s the first step to ending the pandemic and moving our country forward,” said Obama.

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AMC Theatres Posts $4.58 Billion Full-Year 2020 Loss Amid Pandemic

Cinema giant AMC Theatres posted a steep fourth-quarter and full-year loss and revenue fall as it reopens theaters in New York City at limited capacity amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company, led by president and CEO Adam Aron, posted quarterly revenue falling 88 percent to $162.5 million as the forced closure of parts of its circuit due to the pandemic and a lack of new movies continued to affect the business.

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Stephen Fry gets coronavirus jab at Westminster Abbey and says it was 'wonderful moment'

Actor Stephen Fry has described receiving his coronavirus vaccination at Westminster Abbey as a "wonderful moment".

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Susan Sarandon says she's open to dating 'someone who's been vaccinated' for coronavirus

Susan Sarandon is ready to get her love life on the road. The 74-year-old actress recently appeared on the "Divorced Not Dead" podcast and discussed love and relationships.

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COVID-19: New outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital; Surrey school closes due to exposure

COVID-19 outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital, as another school announced a closure due to coronavirus exposure.Fraser Health said it declared the outbreak after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. B.C.

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More states on board, senators introduce bill (again) to make daylight saving time year round

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida, is trying again to make daylight saving time permanent across the country after reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act.

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Orlando seniors stuck in isolation to receive free ride to get COVID-19 vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In an effort to make the COVID-19 vaccine accessible to all seniors, Orange County Commissioner Regina Hill announced a partnership with Pegasus Transportation to provide rides to seniors to and from the FEMA site at Valencia College.

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Beating COVID-19: Senior citizens take swing at virus-shaped piñata after getting vaccinated

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Residents at a senior living community took a literal swing at COVID-19 when they beat a piñata, in the shape of the coronavirus, after getting vaccinated.The Westminster-Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, Virginia, held a party on March 9, a few weeks after its campus reached herd immunity when 99% of its more than 700 residents were fully vaccinated. "So much of this past year has been challenging," the community’s Director of Public Relations Ashley Allman told FOX Television Stations Wednesday. "Residents not being able to go out and hug family members just because our seniors, our residents, are a very vulnerable population."RELATED: Biden announces U.S. is buying 100M additional doses of J&J

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Red Cross assisting with response to COVID-19 outbreak at Drumheller Institution

COVID-19 outbreak at a medium-security prison in central Alberta.In an email to Global News on Wednesday night, a spokesperson for the charitable humanitarian organization said it will be assisting with the public health situation at Drumheller Institution.“At the request of the Public Health Agency of Canada and Correctional Service of Canada, Canadian Red Cross is providing supplementary epidemic prevention and control enhancement, training, and guidance in correctional facilities,” Shelly Makrugin said.

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Who will get B.C’s first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine?

B.C. Is set to receive some 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but it comes with an April 2 expiration date, and so far there are no details on the plan to distribute it. Richard Zussman reports

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Winnipeg restaurants ‘shocked’ after city attaches $500 fee to patio program

temporary patio permit program has caught them by surprise.“We were just taken aback on the messaging behind this,” says Shaun Jeffrey, executive director of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association.“Our industry just cannot afford that cost at this point. For the most part, we haven’t even reopened yet.”Restaurants in Manitoba can operate at 50 per cent capacity, but can only seat tables containing members of the same household, up to five people.As some restaurants around the city opened their patios last weekend amid double-digit temperatures, they weren’t exempt to the rule.PATIO SZN! Patios are open at both locations.

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Canada adds 3,221 new coronavirus cases as total infections near 900K

Canada saw over 13,000 ‘excess deaths’ during 1st year of COVID-19: StatCan In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam said the infection rate is now the highest among those between the ages of 20 and 39.“Keeping infection rates down in this age group helps prevent spread to those at high-risk,” she wrote.Tam said the circulation of COVID-19 among “younger, more mobile & socially-connected adults” can increase the spread of the disease to higher-risk populations and settings.“Remaining vigilant with individual precautions is needed, as vaccine programs accelerate,” she wrote.2/2 #COVID19 circulation among younger, more mobile & socially-connected adults can increase the risk of spread into high-risk populations &

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Burlington family physician pledges to continue daily Twitter graphs until pandemic ends

COVID-19 health crisis would go on for so long, a family doctor in Burlington, Ont., has vowed to continue her efforts to keep people informed until the pandemic comes to an end.Since March 2020 — for more than a year now — Dr.

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British Columbia to open vaccine registration for seniors aged 85+ Thursday at noon

‘We let them down’: Telus CEO apologizes for problems with VCH vaccine booking system Dix said Telus had improved the service it provided over the last two days. So far the province has registered 37,361 people for vaccination appointments that will start next week.

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Mississauga mayor pushes for city to be moved into red zone of COVID-19 framework

coronavirus response framework, which would allow for a further loosening of restrictions.In a press conference on Wednesday, Crombie said case counts in the city have improved since last week.“I believe this is the right time for Mississauga to move into the red zone, with or without the rest of (Peel Region) so that more of our businesses can reopen,” Crombie said.“Our small business owners are seeing Mississauga residents — their customers — going into neighbouring cities like Oakville to shop and dine out when our numbers here warrant us being in the red zone, too.” Ontario expands COVID-19 vaccine rollout to family doctors, pharmacy pilot to start Friday Crombie had previously pushed for Mississauga to be moved into the red zone once

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Low real estate inventory makes for a home seller’s market in Montreal

‘We haven’t seen anything like this before’: pandemic boosts Canadian real estate That frenzy is almost commonplace in greater Montreal and on the Island especially.Homes for sale are hard to come by and those that are listed often sell fast.“We probably only have about five or six listings on the market right now, and we typically have three times that — in a typical year,” says real estate broker Mark Broady of Team Broady.According to the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers, the listed number of detached family homes for sale on the Island of Montreal dropped by 34 per cent in February compared to the same period last year.The value of those same homes listed increased by 21 per cent.“It’s a new phenomenon, it’s

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Massive COVID-19 relief bill passed by U.S. House

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, handing a major legislative victory to U.S. President Joe Biden and a lifeline to those hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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California governor lays groundwork to fight expected recall

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Standing alone in center field of an empty Dodger Stadium, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as a bold if imperfect leader and his state as on the cusp of a new day.

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US will share Covid-19 vaccines with world if there is surplus: Biden

United States will share coronavirus vaccines with other countries if it ends up with a surplus, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday."If we have a surplus, we are going to share with the rest of the world," Biden said noting the US has already committed USD 4 billion to Covax, the United Nations program for distributing the vaccine across the world according to The Hill.Also Read | Dissecting Ola’s audacious electric dreams"This is not something that can be stopped by a fence, no matter how high you build a fence or a wall... So we're not going to be ultimately safe until the world is safe.

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Gov. DeSantis overturns COVID-19 fines against businesses

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday that bans any county or municipality from fining people or businesses due to coronavirus safety violations.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for TVDSB opens with delay in Aylmer, Ont.

coronavirus testing for staff and students.TVDSB is offering testing for select students at two different schools per week.East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer, Ont., served as the first testing site of the week. The second round of testing this week takes place at Westminster Secondary School in London on Thursday.

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Biden says surplus COVID-19 vaccines to be shared after Americans get them first

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Americans would be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but any surplus would be shared with the world.

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Toronto will get early access to provincial vaccination portal

To help avoid delays in signing up people 80 years old and above, Ontario is allowing Toronto to have early access to the online booking portal. Despite expressing confidence in the system, the province is warning people against overloading the system.

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B.C. reports 531 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death

COVID-19 on Wednesday, along with one additional death.It left the seven-day moving average of new cases at 534, virtually unchanged overnight but still about 100 higher than this time last month.In a written statement, health officials said there were 4,861 active cases in B.C., while another 9,051 people were isolating due to exposure.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Of the news cases, 147 new were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 291 were in the Fraser Health region, 19 were in the Island Health region, 42 were in the Interior Health region and 32 were in the Northern Health region.The province reported an additional 51 cases of COVID-19 variants of concern, for a total of 627 — 109 of

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Mask-wearing, physical distancing to remain ‘part of life’ for some time: Njoo

coronavirus vaccination efforts, Canadians may have a long way to go before they can completely bid goodbye to masks.As we close in on a year of the pandemic, personal and public health measures such as “physical distancing, mask-wearing and handwashing” will continue to be important and “may be part of our lives for some time,” Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, said during a press conference Wednesday.

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