Calls grow to shorten COVID-19 isolation for Quebec seniors in care homes

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The Scottish Government have confirmed 23 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The Scottish Government has confirmed three coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

Boris Johnson is facing more backlash after reports emerged of another party being held at Downing Street during the first lockdown.

coronavirus.Covid-19 began spreading rapidly once the new Omicron variant emerged.In early January, cases soared past the 200,000 mark despite Plan B restrictions that were put in place in England.Thankfully, although they are still high, the number of confirmed cases are much lower than they were at the beginning of the year.They are now down to 88,447 as of January 25, up from the previous day's figure of 78,317.Boris Johnson and his Cabinet are hoping this means the variant has now peaked, while some experts feel the changes still present a risk.As a result, restrictions that have affected when we wear a face mask and the way we act in shops, nightclubs and other public places are being lifted.So what are the changes?As the clock ticks down on Plan B restrictions, people can legally stop wearing them in public indoor spaces from Thursday January 27; Plan B expires the day before.The Prime Minister has already announced they no longer had to be worn inside the classroom by secondary school pupils and staff, but now people do not have to wear them in indoor public places if they so choose.People can still wear masks if they want to.Johnson said they now hope to be able to allow Plan B measures to expire and move to 'Plan A' Covid rules.The PM said: "The Cabinet concluded that because of the extraordinary booster campaign together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures - we can return to Plan A in England and allow Plan B regulations to expire."This means the end of NHS Covid passes needed for large venues and work-from-home guidance has already been scrapped.Venues can choose to enforce the use of Covid passes on entry to their venue if they wish to do so.People will be able to visit care homes

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terrorism peace bond and appeared in court Thursday in a case allegedly related to the so-called Islamic State.Another youth was arrested on a terrorism peace bond Dec. 8, and was released on conditions following a court appearance in Terrebonne, Que., north of Montreal.Neither can be named because of their ages.

Thames Valley District School Board says Princess Elizabeth Public School in London, Ont., is closed to in-person learning due to “operational concerns related to staffing issues.”A statement from the board did not explicitly state the reason for the staffing issues. Additionally, while the province began reporting school closures and absenteeism rates due to COVID-19 on Monday, there was no data listed at all for Princess Elizabeth P.S. as of 7:30 a.m.

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MARVEL franchise actor Vachik Mangassarian has died from Covid complications aged 78. The Hollywood veteran was best known for appearing in the comic spin-off Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coronavirus infections have fallen in hundreds of neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester.

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An immunologist has warned that there is no guarantee that a virus will get weaker over time and there is still a risk of a variant emerging that could be more dangerous.

Marvel actor Vachik Mangassarian has died aged 78 due to complications with his health brought on by Covid-19, it has been reported.He died on Saturday in Burbank, Los Angeles, his manager Valerie McCaffrey of McCaffrey Talent Management has said. The actor starred in Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.The Hollywood actor was born in Iran in 1943.

Coronavirus variant of Omicron could be set to destroy its current version, just weeks after 400 cases were diagnosed in the UK.The new Omicron BA.2 strain has been in the UK since November but has also made appearances in Europe and India.And last week, it was classed as a “variant under investigation” by the UK Health Security Agency.The current variant, which outpaced Delta in a matter of days at the end of 2021, is known as Omicron BA 1.More than 6,400 confirmed cases of the new strain have been found in Denmark, which is now believed to be the epicentre, The Mirror reports.However, Anders Fomsgaard, chief physician and virus researcher at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), told Danish media: “We cannot see any difference in hospitalization numbers, death rates with BA.2, so it is not something that worries us yet.“It is still a new piece in the Covid game.“Right now we should just treat it as yet another variant until new data should eventually show other results.”And virologist Dr Tom Peacock said that he is confident that the new strain is “not a Delta to Omicron change”.He claimed that this will be a “slower and more subtle” switch.He added: “That said, I would not be surprised if BA.2 slowly replaces it over the coming months with a slightly more 'optimised' mutations.”Let us know your thoughts on the changes in restrictions in the UK in the comments below“Very early observations from India and Denmark suggest there is no dramatic difference in severity.”England will be virtually restriction-free on Thursday, despite 94,397 cases of the Covid being reported in the 24-period from January 23 to 24.The UK overall has reported more than 154k deaths since the pandemic began, with 16 million cases since March 2020,

Nicola Sturgeon will deliver another Covid update to the Scottish Parliament later today.

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Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on coronavirus today as Omicron restrictions in Scotland are finally scrapped.

Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on coronavirus today as Omicron restrictions in Scotland are finally scrapped.

YG Entertainment’s roster have tested positive for COVID-19.Earlier today (January 25), the entertainment agency announced that iKON’s Junhoe – the fourth member of the group to contract the virus – and TREASURE’s Yoshi have tested positive for COVID-19. The statement noted that both artists had received their COVID-19 vaccinations and will be self-quarantining at home.“As with the confirmed cases earlier, we took intensive preemptive measures beyond the guidelines of the quarantine authorities,” Their statement reads, as translated by Soompi.

Australia has recorded one of its highest number of deaths in a day from Covid-19 as an outbreak of the highly-infections Omicron variant tore through the country which marked two years since its first infection of the coronavirus.

Police officers celebrated at a lockdown-busting Rangers "title party" which saw five revellers fined for breaching Covid rules.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has distributed a total of 250,000 Indigenous Medicine Boxes to residences, it was revealed on Tuesday (24) at the weekly Cabinet Media Briefing.Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dullas Alahapperuma explained that though it was decided to allocate Rs. 6 Billion for this purpose, the Cabinet had only approved Rs.

Neil Young is taking a stance.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to be chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal is scheduled at 12.30 pm on January 27. Chief Minister Kejriwal is also likely to attend the meeting that will discuss relaxations that may be allowed in view of improvement in the coronavirus situation in the city.

The original version of this story incorrectly said Alberta added 22,955 cases of COVID-19 on the weekend. That is the number of tests that were completed.

Neil Young, just posted a message for Spotify: he’s out if the misinformation continues to spread! Per Pitchfork, the musician released a statement on his website on Jan. 24 to his manager, Frank Gironda, and Warner Bros. co-chairman and Chief Operating Officer Tom Corson demanding they remove his music from the streaming platform due to its “spreading fake information about the vaccines — potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread to them.”

Covid cases. On Monday, the country had reported 3,06,064 new cases and 439 deaths.

RT-PCR tests. “If the S gene drop is seen in the RT PCR test, it is most probably Omicron, and if the S gene is present, it is most likely a Delta variant. This is how the RT-PCR detects the new variant. However, confirmation has to be done via Gene Sequencing," he explains.

Let's take a look at the restrictions in Kerala as Covid cases continue to rise

ATLANTA - Former U.S. Senator and Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a representative from his campaign.Perdue tested positive Monday afternoon during routine COVID testing, his campaign said in a statement to FOX 5."He is vaccinated and boosted. Perdue doesn’t have a fever and isn’t experiencing symptoms at this time.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the numbers potentially showing the COVID1-19 situation in British Columbia is stabilizing.

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Good Morning America have sorely been missing Robin Roberts' presence over the past few instalments. MORE: Robin Roberts supported by fans for big achievement away from GMAShe finally broke her silence last week when she revealed that she had tested positive for COVID and was in the process of recovery. Her co-stars took to the air at the start of a new week to share news of her health and discuss when she would be returning to TV.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A video shows a baby giraffe taking its first steps at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California last week.Zookeepers said the Masai giraffe started to walk within an hour of being born on Jan. 19. This footage also showed the newborn male giraffe, named Raymie, bonding with his mother, Adia.RELATED: Canadian restaurant accepted dog photos, I.D. over proof of negative test, COVID-19 vaccineThe zoo said Adia gave birth to Raymie, who is her second calf, at 1:55 in the morning.

SEATTLE - A new sub-variant of COVID-19, the BA.2 variant, has been detected in Washington, health officials announced Monday.BA.2 is a subvariant, or sublineage, of the Omicron variant, nicknamed ‘stealth omicron’ in some publications. According to the Centers for Disease Control, mutations occur in the coronavirus’ genome all the time, but only occasionally change the characteristic of a virus.

On average last fall, no ambulances were available in Calgary and Edmonton up to 17 times every day, according to the NDP. A red alert emergency response crisis last week is bringing more attention to the strain EMS services are under in Alberta.

COVID-19 has been increasing in recent weeks amid a pandemic wave spurred on by the Omicron variant.New public health data indicates the average number occurring per day hit close to three (2.86) last Wednesday and has been almost two per day since last Tuesday.The last time Hamilton faced similar numbers was during the third wave of the pandemic almost exactly a year ago, when the average hit 3.14 on Jan. 15, 2021.The city’s medical officer of health says the numbers are being watched “very closely” and compared with the number of cases currently affecting the surrounding community.

On and off, Alberta’s public health measures have been in place for nearly two years. Much has changed in that time and now, attitudes and the disease itself look different.

A convoy of vehicles protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination made a stop in the Edmonton area. Some of those involved in the “freedom convoy” are heading to Ottawa in protest of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.

Covid nearly ended very differently.The cook spent four months fighting the virus, one of which was spent in hospital after he was admitted with a high fever in December 2020.In a new interview with Radio Times, the TV chef revealed it was a stark wake-up call for how precious life really is."It was close to terminal," he shook his head."When you are that fragile, you come out of it and really celebrate."You want to change everything – work less hard, take time for yourself."You appreciate how precious life is and make all sorts of promises, like meditating every day," he added, revealing he now stretches for at least 30 minutes each morning."I'm trying to take time out of the torrent of life, but it’s amazing how the momentum of life takes over."Back in March 2021, Raymond opened up in great detail about his touch-and-go fight with coronavirus.He described his "lowest point" was when those caring for him wanted to put him on to a respirator as they were "panicked".He told ITV: "I begged them for three more days for me to fight on my own, because I know if I went on the respirator you're not in charge of your own destiny, and I like to be in charge of my own destiny."So I fought and I managed to win through meditation."I tried for 40 years to meditate and I could never succeed...

Toronto restaurant in Little Italy is closed for business after the owner of Café Diplomatico said he received “eight different infractions.”“You need to have two sides open, fully open, or if you have a retractable roof like ours, the roof has to be open and one side has to be left open, instead of two. You can’t do that in minus 20.

On Monday, Nunavut’s government penned a deal with Ottawa for more affordable child-care. The Ford government is the only province or territory to not find common ground, leading to more frustrations and political jockeying.