BEIJING – A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush.

State media on Friday showed crews leveling earth, pouring concrete and assembling pre-fabricated rooms in farmland outside Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei province that has seen the bulk of new cases.

That recalled scenes last year, when China rapidly built field hospitals and turned gymnasiums into isolation centers to cope with the initial outbreak linked to the central city of Wuhan.

China has largely contained further domestic spread of the coronavirus, but the recent spike has raised concerns due to the proximity to the capital.

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A mum is fighting for her life in intensive care after catching Covid and giving birth by emergency C-section while in a coma.

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Heartbroken Scot's best pal dies of covid same day he returns to work after beating virus just weeks after pair diagnosed

Covid-19 in December just two weeks apart but was left shocked when he was given the tragic news of Andy’s death. Andy, from Irvine, was a regular gym-goer with no underlying health conditions.

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Nine police officers fined £200 for Covid breach by having breakfast in London cafe

Nine Metropolitan Police officers have been fined for breaching coronavirus regulations by eating together in a cafe while on duty, Scotland Yard said.

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Asia Today: China records dozens new cases, defends response

BEIJING – China’s capital Beijing recorded another seven coronavirus cases on Wednesday amid a lingering outbreak in the country’s north. Another 46 were recorded in Jilin province, 16 in Heilongjiang on the border with Russia and 19 in Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing.China has now recorded a total of 88,557 cases since the virus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, with 4,635 deaths.

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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

Also Read | Why server stacks are the new realty playIt added that the number of new deaths climbed to a record high of 93,000 over the previous seven days, with 4.7 million new cases reported over the same period.The arrival of mass vaccination campaigns in the US and Europe had brought hope that the end of the pandemic was in sight; the European Union said Tuesday it was aiming to inoculate 70 per cent of its adult population before the end of August.But many EU countries -- and other nations including India and Russia -- have struggled to get their inoculation programmes off the ground.The United States remains home to the world's worst outbreak in overall numbers, and US President-elect Joe Biden made clear he would be taking no chances

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Kate Garraway to release book about husband's 'raw and emotional' coronavirus battle

direct to your inboxKate Garraway is set to release a new book detailing the "raw and emotional story" of husband Derek Draper's long battle against coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain and Smooth Radio star has been keeping fans updated since Derek, 53, was taken to hospital last March.

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Asian markets gain on hopes Biden will act on economy, virus

TOKYO – Asian shares were mostly higher ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president Wednesday, though worries about surging coronavirus cases sapped the Japanese market's early gains.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4% to finish at 28,523.26.

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Drop in virus numbers key to schools reopening, say unions

School worker trade unions the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and Fórsa have said they remain available for further talks aimed at improving health and safety provision in schools to enable them to reopen safely.

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US Capitol buildings offer front-row seats to troubled time

SALEM, Ore. – Normally quiet streets around U.S. state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge and instilling a sense of forebodingMore than most people, these Americans will have front-row seats on whether the change of leadership Wednesday in the White House will lead to a lessening of tension that has been afflicting the nation.

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Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP

THULASENDRAPURAM – A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the U.S.

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Chinese e-tycoon Jack Ma ends silence with online video

BEIJING – China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, appeared Wednesday in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empire’s future. In the 50-second video, Ma congratulated teachers supported by his charitable foundation and made no mention of his absence from public view and scrutiny of his Alibaba Group and Ant Group by regulators.The video appeared on Chinese business news and other websites.

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Trump pardons Steve Bannon, reversing course hours before presidency ends: reports

Donald Trump has pardoned his former strategist and far-right figurehead Steve Bannon, according to multiple reports.Trump’s decision to grant clemency to Bannon, reported earlier Tuesday night by CNN, Bloomberg and Reuters, came after earlier reports that he had been talked out of it by his aides. Yet even those reports admitted the question was still open throughout the day, with Trump continuing to bring up the possibility.Reports of Trump’s decision warned it wasn’t final until Trump signed the paperwork, which the New York Times, the Washington Post and Reuters confirmed happened just before midnight Tuesday.

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Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics

WASHINGTON – For more than two centuries, the top ranks of American power have been dominated by men — almost all of them white. That ends on Wednesday.Kamala Harris will become the first female vice president — and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the role.

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Biden charts new US direction, promises many Trump reversals

WASHINGTON – Stop. Stabilize.

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COVID-19 mutations are rapidly appearing as US surpasses 400,000 deaths

LOS ANGELES - The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it is that a variant that can elude current tests, treatments and vaccines could emerge.The coronavirus is becoming more genetically diverse, and health officials say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself, threatening to undo the progress made so far to control the pandemic.On Friday, the World Health Organization urged more effort to detect new variants.

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AP source: Springer agrees to $150M, 6-year deal with Jays

NEW YORK – Outfielder George Springer became the most prominent among baseball’s free agents to reach an agreement, a $150 million, six-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the deal was subject to a successful physical.The deal would be the largest contract in team history. Springer, who turned 31 in September, is a three-time All-Star who spent his entire seven-season career with Houston and was World Series MVP when the Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games for their first title in 2017.

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Trump expected to pardon former strategist Steve Bannon

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to pardon his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, as part of a flurry of clemency action that appeared to be still in flux in the final hours of his presidency, according to a person familiar with his thinking. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations, stressed that Trump has flip-flopped repeatedly as he mulls his final actions, and warned the decision could be reversed until it's formally unveiled.The last-minute clemency would follow separate waves of pardons over the last month for Trump associates convicted in the FBI’s Russia investigation as well as the father of his son-in-law.

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Mitchell scores 28, Jazz beat Pelicans 118-102

SALT LAKE CITY – Donovan Mitchell had 28 points and seven rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-102 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.Mitchell also made four of Utah's 21 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson added 18 points, six rebounds, and six assists, and reserve Joe Ingles scored 15 points.

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Kate Garraway to release new book on husband's fight against coronavirus

Covid-19 and the “devastating impact” on him and on their family.The Power Of Hope will be released in April and 53-year-old Kate said: “Whilst my experience of Covid is an extreme/extraordinary one, I am only too aware that this virus has impacted every single one of us.

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One person dead after accident on I-295 in Gloucester County

Skyfox was over the scene of a fatal car accident on 295 in Gloucester County, N.J. LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - One person is dead after an accident on I-295 in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Tuesday.Officials with N.J.

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Covid-19: India's records 13,823 new cases in a day, active tally at 1.97 lakh

Also Read | Why server stacks are the new realty playAt present, the country's active coronavirus cases stand at 1,97,201.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 18,85,66,947 samples tested for COVID-19 up to January 18, of which 7,64,120 samples were tested on Tuesday.Regarding the nationwide vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW) said that the cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has touched 6,31,417 till 6 pm on Tuesday.The COVID-19 cases per million in the country is 7,668 while the active cases are less than two per cent of the total number of cases. The death per million is 110 while the test per million has reached 136,089.

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4,400 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine spoiled en route to Maine due to inadequate refrigeration

In this illustration, a syringe is seen in front of the Moderna logo.(Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) PORTLAND, Maine - Public health authorities in Maine said Tuesday that more than 4,000 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine en route to the state exceeded temperature requirements and were spoiled.Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Tuesday the 4,400 doses of Moderna’s vaccine exceeded the required temperature during their journey to 35 sites in the state.

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Anyone else would have taken '10 years' to make the Covid vaccine, Trump claims

Donald Trump boasted that a Covid vaccine could have taken 10 years under a different administration instead of just nine months, in an extraordinary farewell speech.

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3 more COVID-19 cases linked to Australian Open, total is 10

MELBOURNE – Three more people linked to the Australian Open have tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne, increasing to 10 those associated with the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins Feb. 8.Victoria state Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville confirmed the new cases had been detected on Wednesday, adding that authorities are “very confident” one of the cases is a tennis player who is shedding the virus and is not infectious.The player is already in hard lockdown as they were on board a flight into Melbourne with another positive case.

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B.C. nurse shares daughter’s creative COVID-19 killing invention

A Fraser Health COVID response nurse is sharing a heartwarming video of her six-year-old daughter. Layba has created a Lego invention that she says will kill the virus.

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Mets fire Porter after 38 days for explicit texts in 2016

NEW YORK – Jared Porter lasted just 38 days as New York Mets general manager, fired for cause Wednesday about nine hours after ESPN reported he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs. Sandy Alderson, who returned as Mets president when Steven Cohen bought the team on Nov.

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‘90s band New Radicals will reunite for Biden’s inauguration, perform ‘You Get What You Give’

Rolling Stone reports that the song also has a very close tie to Biden.He wrote in his memoir, “Promise Me, Dad” that “You Get What You Give” became the theme song for his son, Beau, while he was battling brain cancer.“During breakfast, Beau would often make me listen to what I thought was his theme song, ‘You Get What You Give’ by the New Radicals,” Biden wrote. “Even though Beau never stopped fighting and his will to live was stronger than most, I think he knew that this day might come.

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Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inauguration

According to the Center for Legislative Archives, in 1788, the Confederation Congress announced Washington would be inaugurated on the first Wednesday in March 1789. However, the beginning of that year was unseasonably cold, with snowy and bad weather delaying many members of the First Federal Congress from arriving promptly to New York City — the temporary seat of government.More than a month late, enough of the members reached NYC to tally the electoral ballots, according to the archives, and Washington won unanimously with 69 electoral votes.Washington took oath as the first president of the United States on April 30, 1789 in front of a crowd of 10,000 people who showed up to witness the historic event, according to History.com.

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New survey reveals COVID-19 costs for B.C. businesses

New data from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade reveals COVID-19 continues to take a devastating toll on B.C. businesses but as Ted Chernecki reports, one leading economist says there are positive signs amid the pandemic downtown.

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Coronavirus: Big White cluster grows another 28 cases

Big White Ski Resort continues to grow, health officials announced on Tuesday afternoon.Interior Health said another 28 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified, pushing the cluster total to 203.The health agency said of the 28 new cases, 22 either reside or work at Big White. It also said that of the 203 known cases linked to this cluster, 126 have resided and/or worked at Big White.

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Supply chain expert says countries can learn lessons from COVID-19 vaccine rollout disruptions

Pfizer is upgrading its production facility and can’t deliver promised doses, so new COVID-19 vaccinations are on hold in Alberta. On Tuesday, we learned how much less Pfizer vaccine Canada can expect next month and one academic hopes countries learn from this.

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Infectious disease specialist explains why Florida has most cases of COVID-19 variant

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – More than a third of the cases of the COVID-19 variant in the United States are in the state of Florida, according to the CDC.The CDC said 46 cases have been recorded in Florida, compared to 122 nationwide.“It’s the old cockroach in the kitchen analogy, you know if you see one cockroach the chances are there are hundreds behind the kitchen cabinets; same thing here,” Thomas Unnasch said.[Fla. leads nation in cases with new COVID variant | 12-year-old Orlando girl still missing | Biden inauguration will be different]Unnasch is the co-director of the Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida.He said while he’s expecting to see case numbers

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Kate Garraway’s ‘intimate’ new book The Power Of Hope charts husband Derek Draper’s coronavirus battle

Kate Garraway will share the ‘raw and emotional story’ of the past year of her life as husband Derek Draper continues to battle the effects of coronavirus in her new book, The Power Of Hope. The presenter, 53, will give readers an insight into what she and her family have been through during Derek’s ‘long fight’ against Covid-19.Derek, also 53, was admitted to hospital in March 2020 with coronavirus, before being put into an induced coma to help his body fight the infection.He remains in hospital almost a year later, and while he no longer has coronavirus, it has left him with damage to many of his organs including holes in his heart. The Good Morning Britain host said of the book; ‘Whilst my experience of Covid is an extreme/extraordinary

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6 cases of COVID-19 in 2 days in managed isolation

There are 6 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious.

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Kate Garraway's 'raw and emotional' book about husband Derek's Covid battle

Kate Garraway is writing a book about the “raw and emotional” story of her husband Derek Draper’s fight against Covid-19.

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Canada adds 4,679 new COVID-19 cases as Pfizer vaccine deliveries to pause

coronavirus across the country on Tuesday, pushing the total number of infections to 719,748.Tuesday’s new case count was the lowest the country has seen since November of last year. The past several weeks have seen infections skyrocket to a seven-day average of over 8,000 earlier this month.Another 147 people have also died since Monday after testing positive for the virus, bringing Canada’s death toll to 18,267.To date, 628,591 people have recovered from COVID-19, while more than 20.6 million tests for the virus have been administered.

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Brits face Covid restrictions until June, insiders warn as rate of new vaccines plummets

previously said that things will start to get back to normal after Easter, with many people hoping the holiday would mark the beginning of the end. But amid fears that the rate of new vaccines is plummeting, Brits are being braced for a continuation of lockdown rules, the Daily Mail reports.

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Paddock Mall in Ocala opens as new COVID-19 vaccination site

OCALA, Fla. – AdventHealth Ocala leased two storefronts and a main area at the Paddock Mall in Ocala to expedite coronavirus vaccinations and make it more convenient for seniors in Marion County.“I feel like I won the lotto,” Sherry Prowdley said.That’s how Sherry Prowdley felt as she lined up to get the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine.[TRENDING: Fla. leads nation in cases with new COVID variant | 12-year-old Orlando girl still missing | Biden inauguration will be different]“You feel isolated because you’re scared to go anywhere and do anything and you don’t want to get sick,” Sherry Prowdley said.

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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75

LOS ANGELES – Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer.

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Coronavirus: Alberta identifies 456 cases of COVID-19, 17 deaths Tuesday

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the province identified 456 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths associated with the disease on Tuesday.

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Community outrage continues over provincial demolition of historic Toronto foundry buildings

The province says they hold no historical value, but thousands are decrying ongoing demolition of First World War-era buildings. While city officials move to stop the destruction, locals are pointing out the government’s plans are shortsighted.

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'American leadership still matters': Biden's national security nominees pledge new approach in hearings

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden’s nominees to lead his national security team promised a turnabout from the Trump administration’s approach on the world stage, saying Tuesday they would keep partisan politics out of intelligence agencies, restore an emphasis on cooperating with international allies, and push for a stronger American leadership role.Antony Blinken, Biden's choice to be secretary of state, pledged to repair damage done to the State Department and America's image abroad over the past four years while continuing a tougher approach to China.

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MLB hall-of-fame pitcher Don Sutton dies at 75

NEW YORK - CIRCA 1978: Pitcher Don Sutton #20 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on before a Major League Baseball game against the New York Mets circa 1978 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Sutton played for the Dodgers from 1966 LOS ANGELES - The baseball world is mourning the loss of a hall-of-fame pitcher and longtime broadcaster Don Sutton.The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced on its website that Sutton died Tuesday at the age of 75.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

COVID-19 on Tuesday and four coronavirus-related deaths.The city’s total number of active cases are down from Monday’s 906 to 824 as of Tuesday.There have been 8,290 total coronavirus cases in Hamilton over the past year and 224 COVID-19-connected deaths. Ontario reports 1,913 new coronavirus cases, 46 more deaths The four new deaths were three people in their 80s and one person in their 50s.The city reported just one new outbreak at Maxwell’s Retirement Home on Bay Street tied to two cases involving a patient and a worker.

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Biden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID victims

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20.The Presidential Inaugural Committee said Thursday that it would hold the event the evening of Jan.

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Robbie Williams 'tests positive for Covid-19 and quarantining in Caribbean'

Robbie Williams is reportedly quarantining in the Caribbean after testing positive for coronavirus while on holiday with his family.

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79 new coronavirus cases, one additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus cases and one additional death in the region on Tuesday, bringing the local number of cases up to 4,834, including 91 deaths.There were also 430 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered on Monday. There have been 13,317 doses administered in the region since late December.

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