lockdown for at least a week and forbade people from leaving Jilin, the first time the government has sealed off an entire province since the area surrounding Wuhan was isolated in early 2020.

The Shenzhen lockdown, which came after new virus cases doubled nationwide to almost 3,400, will be accompanied by three rounds of city-wide mass testing.

Called with little notice on Sunday, the order followed earlier restrictions on Shenzhen’s central business district and will last until March 20.

All bus and subway systems in the city were shut, along with businesses providing non-essential services, spurring a key Apple Inc.

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COVID-19: Canada to change testing rules for fully-vaccinated cruise ship travellers in April

Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra announced Thursday that come April, when testing rules change for those entering Canada by land and air, people on board cruise ships that enter the country will still need to get a COVID-19 test no more than one day before departure but won’t need a second test before disembarking the vessel.

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COVID-19: Canada to drop testing for fully-vaccinated incoming travellers on April 1

Canada’s Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Thursday that Canada was dropping its requirement for a pre-arrival COVID-19 test before entering the country at the air or land borders starting April 1 for those fully vaccinated. He cautioned, random testing would still be possible on entering Canada.

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Quebec sees 19 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall

COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday as patient numbers fell sharply.Health authorities issued the roundup a bit later than scheduled, saying the release of the daily tally had been “exceptionally delayed.”Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,034, a drop of 39. This comes after 63 people were admitted in the past day, while 102 were discharged.There were 50 intensive care cases related to the disease, a decrease of six compared with the previous day.

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Canada will scrap pre-arrival COVID-19 testing rule for vaccinated travellers April 1

COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers, the federal government announced on Thursday.Starting April 1, vaccinated travellers won’t need to track down a COVID-19 test in the last day before their vacation ends.“Today’s announcement is encouraging, but let us remember that all measures are subject to review,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, speaking to reporters Thursday morning.“We will continue to adjust them as the epidemiological situation here in Canada and abroad evolves.”Currently, all travellers entering Canada — regardless of vaccination status — have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 antigen test, taken within 24 hours of their flight or arrival at Canada’s border.As an alternative, they can show proof of a negative PCR test from within the previous 72 hours. Is Canada dropping its COVID-19 guard too quickly? Experts weigh in But starting next month, travellers who are fully vaccinated — with two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine — won’t have to show either.Fully vaccinated travellers might still have to undergo random testing when they arrive in Canada, but they don’t have to quarantine while awaiting their results, Duclos added.Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated travellers will be subject to a molecular test both when they arrive and again eight days later.

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Feds to announce end of pre-arrival COVID-19 tests

It’s something travellers and the tourism industry have been waiting for. Tomorrow, it’s expected the federal government will announce it’s scrapping pre-travel COVID-19 testing requirements.

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Many Russian ‘traitors’ are showing themselves amid Ukraine war, Kremlin claims

The Kremlin said on Thursday that many people in Russia were showing themselves to be “traitors” and pointed to those who were resigning from their jobs and leaving the country.

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Suffering from sore throat? Here's how to find out whether it is COVID or cold

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Medicago’s Canada-made COVID-19 vaccine faces WHO rejection due to tobacco industry ties

COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by a Canadian company will “very likely” not get the green light for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to its ties to the tobacco industry.Dr. Mariângela Simão, WHO’s assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products, spoke about the vaccine during a press briefing Wednesday.“Due to its connections — it’s owned by tobacco company Philip Morris International — so the process is put on hold because it’s well known that the WHO and UN have a very strict policy regarding engagement with tobacco and arms industries,” she said.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 644 people in hospital, 199 in intensive care

COVID on Thursday, with 199 in intensive care units.This is down by five for both hospitalizations and in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 742 hospitalizations with 244 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 644 people in hospital with COVID-19, 47 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 53 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 199 people in ICUs with the virus, 75 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 25 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Canadian doctors offer innovative assistance to Ukraine’s medical efforts

With more medical aid needed throughout Ukraine, Canadians are stepping up to help. Mike Drolet explains what Canadian doctors are creating to help save lives half a world away.

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Waterloo Region council votes to end face-covering bylaw

COVID-19. Waterloo Region council to meet March 16 to discuss face-covering bylaw While masks will no longer be required in many public spaces, they will still have to be worn on public transportation.The list of places that will no longer require a mask is pretty lengthy and includes stores, shopping malls, restaurants and bars, centres, gyms and recreational sports facilities, and places of worship.The region’s face-covering bylaw did not cover hospitals and other provincial and federal facilities.

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Ryanair, Jet2, TUI, easyJet: Face mask rules as Covid travel restrictions to be scrapped

The UK will remove the last remaining Covid travel requirements from Friday, with the Easter holidays just around the corner. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that the need to complete a passenger locator form will be dropped later this week.

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Lily Allen struck down by illness as she issues health update

Lily Allen has moved to share how she has been struck down with norovirus. Lily spoke out after detailing her plans to build a house with husband David Harbour. Lily also shared a snap of her temperature reading 100.

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Lucy Dacus postpones UK and Ireland shows after testing positive for COVID-19

Lucy Dacus has postponed a number of her upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates after testing positive for COVID-19.The Virginia artist had been due to kick off her UK and European tour in support of her 2021 album ‘Home Video’ tomorrow (March 18) with the first of two shows in Leeds.However, those gigs, as well as her upcoming dates in Glasgow, Dublin and Manchester, have now been postponed after Dacus tested positive for COVID just before leaving the US for her tour.“She is doing well,” a statement that was issued on Dacus’ social media channels last night (March 16) reads.

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NYC braces for St. Patrick’s Day without COVID restrictions: ‘Green vomit all the way!’

celebrate without COVID restrictions. NYC dropped mask and vaccine mandates on March 7, with Mayor Adams declaring that the city was “back.” Now, revelers are primed to raise an unapologetic pint of green beer and toast to the city’s return. “I’m excited to pick up the St.

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COVID can be transmitted from mothers to babies if…: Study reveals how to prevent infections

coronavirus from a mother to baby before, during and after childbirth is quite possible, but such cases are rare, recent studies have shown. However, transmissions are more likely to occur when the women have severe COVID-19 or were diagnosed after childbirth, the researchers pointed out adding that “less than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection also test positive for the virus".

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Humza Yousaf warns this week is 'toughest' since covid pandemic began

Humza Yousaf has claimed this week is the ‘toughest’ yet for the NHS since the pandemic struck.

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Sebastian Vettel out of F1 opener with Covid and replaced for Bahrain Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has been ruled out of the 2022 Formula One opener after testing positive for Covid-19.The Aston Martin driver will be replaced by reserve driver Nico Hulkenburg for the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. Hulkenburg will take fellow German Vettel's seat from first practice on Friday and will be racing for the first time since the 2020 Eifel GP on Sunday.McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo also tested positive ahead of the first race of the season, causing him to miss the pre-season testing last week.

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Antibody drug Evusheld approved to prevent Covid in people with weak immune systems

drug named Evusheld has been approved to prevent Covid in people with weak immune systems, the government has confirmed.Evusheld was authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today ( March 17), after meeting the UK regulatory standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.The drug, which was developed by AstraZeneca, was accepted for treatment after being endorsed by the government’s independent expert scientific advisory body, the Commission on Human Medicines.Evusheld is a combination of two long-acting antibodies that works by binding to the spike protein on the outside of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes Covid-19. This in turn stops the disease from fixing to and entering human cells.The new medicine is permitted to be used before being exposed to the risk of Covid-19 infection in order to prevent disease.

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Uttar Pradesh relaxes Covid curbs further; swimming pools, anganwadis to reopen. Details here

COVID-19 cases declining significantly, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday has decided to remove several COVID-19-related restrictions, an official said. As per the new order, the cap on the number of guests at weddings and other event has been removed. Meanwhile, swimming pools and water parks have been allowed to open.

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What is causing massive COVID surge in Asia, Europe despite high vaccination? WHO answers

World Health Organisation (WHO) said that coronavirus infections will occur where measures are lifted despite high vaccination coverage. Noting that 99.9% of cases reported recently was Omicron, officials further asserted that the variant (including BA.1 and BA.2) is dominant globally and it is highly transmissible. The warning comes as new infections jumped by 8% globally last week, compared to the previous week. As per WHO, the number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January.

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How this country is beating Covid-19 despite 600,000 new cases each day

Covid-19 infections on Thursday. This number is the highest in the world. Interestingly, the country has also recorded the lowest virus death rates globally. Two very contradictory pandemic milestones for this one country.

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The Covid symptoms for Deltacron, Omicron and the BA.2 strains you should look out for

Coronavirus infection rates have started to increase in all boroughs of Greater Manchester again over recent weeks. This has included cases doubling in Trafford alone, according to the latest round of figures.

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Covid-19: Britain approves this new therapy for those with weak immune response

Covid-19 treatment for adults with poor immune response. This marks a major step in the fight against the pandemic as infections surge globally amid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Gemma Collins says dad Alan has permanent scarring in lungs due to long Covid

Gemma Collins has asked her fans for advice after revealing her dad Alan has permanent scarring in his lungs following his Covid-19 battle.The 41 year old, who recently said she dances naked in her garden as it's "so liberating", took to her Instagram stories to issue the plea with her 2.2 million followers. Sharing a snap of her dad smiling as he sat in the sun, Gemma asked her followers to get in touch if they know any tips and tricks on how to handle difficulties breathing as a result of long Covid. "If anyone knows anything about permanent scaring from long Covid please get in touch as dad bless him has permanent scaring and was wondering if there is anthing we can do to help his breathing," she wrote.

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WHO sounds warning as Covid cases resurge

Omicron variant and its BA.2 sublineage, and the lifting of public health and social measures.

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More than 300,000 children in the 12-14 year age groups received covid jabs

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South Korea reports record Covid cases

South Korea has reported a record of more than 600,000 coronavirus cases, with authorities saying the country was near the peak of an Omicron-fuelled infection wave.

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Over 3 lakh doses of Covid vaccine given to children aged 12-14 yrs on day 1

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US Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike after Covid-19 outbreak, signals more hikes ahead

Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high. This comes at a time when economists warn that if inflation does not begin to subside in response to these initial moves, policymakers will end up raising rates too high, sending the economy into a recession and financial markets into a slump, as per news agency ANI report.

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Albertans react to report Canada may soon end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers

It will come as a relief to some people planning vacations outside of Canada. Sources say the federal government is set to lift COVID-19 testing requirements. Sarah Komadina has the details.

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Covid-19 update: India's active cases drop to 30,799 in last 24 hours

Covid-19 tally of cases went up to 4,30,01,477. Total of 60 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours and death toll to 5,16,132, the Health Ministry data further revealed. The daily positivity rate stood at 0.35%.

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Philadelphia restaurant owner reflects on COVID-19 shutdown 2 years later

PHILADELPHIA - Small businesses that managed to weather the storm of shutdowns imposed by Philadelphia when COVID-19 first gripped the city two years ago are still in recovery mode despite things being close to pre-pandemic normal. Exactly two years ago Wednesday, Philadelphia officials ordered non-essential business to close at 5 p.m. The edict closed most small businesses and reduced restaurants to delivery and take-out. "It was a quite a nightmare, roller coaster the last couple of years," Owner of Flannel restaurant Marc Grika recalled.

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Uncertainty as COVID-19 cases rise in some countries

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more information on the increase in cases of COVID-19 health officials are seeing around the world.

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1 in 4 children develops ‘long COVID’ after infection: study

Children under the age of five still can’t be vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving them vulnerable to the coronavirus. Now a new study suggests one in four symptomatic kids ends up developing “long COVID.” Jamie Mauracher reports on what some of them are enduring.

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Israel reports new variant of Covid-19; Know risks, symptoms, other details

Covid strain is the combination of two sub-variants of the Omicron version of coronavirus-dubbed BA.1 and BA.2. The new variant was recorded during a PCR test on two passengers at Israel's Ben Gurion airport.

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WTO hails Covid vaccines IP compromise among India, EU, US and South Africa

WTO members to come into force.

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Piers Morgan reveals the one sense he hasn’t got back seven months after Covid battle

PIERS Morgan revealed he still has no sense of smell almost eight months after contracting Covid. The former Good Morning Britain anchor, 56, told his followers on Twitter that his sense of smell was 'non-existent'.

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Federal government to announce end of pre-arrival COVID-19 tests

A federal government source says vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative covid-19 test to enter Canada. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey shares the details and news of hundreds of union contracts in B.C.

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Hamilton’s public school board extends mask mandate to April 1

COVID-19 concerns despite the provincial declaration ending a number of safety measures next Monday.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, following another special meeting Tuesday night, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko said an updated motion calls for schools to keep masks “through a transition period following March break.”“By introducing a two-week transition period, as we implement provincial direction, we aim to mitigate challenges related to increased socialization during the March break,” Danko said in a statement on Wednesday. COVID-19: Hamilton public school board chair asks city’s top doc for order to keep mask mandate The chair said the direction is in alignment with advice from the Children’s Health Coalition which strongly encourages continued mask use for two weeks after March Break.On Tuesday, Danko sent a letter to Dr.

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Alberta health minister announces move to weekly COVID-19 data release

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces the province will move away from daily COVID-19 public health data releases to weekly releases.

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GTA travellers voice apprehension, delight over removal of COVID testing requirement

Sources tell Global News that Ottawa is planning to do away with pre-arrival COVID-19 testing as a travel requirement. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Unvaccinated Pincourt, Que. mother barred from volunteering at school

COVID-19 and Edgewater Elementary School says that means she can’t volunteer in her child’s classroom to take part in a special class activity on campus, starting Wednesday.Watt said she spoke to the principal.“I said I feel that this is 100 per cent discrimination. Everywhere else the mandate is being dropped,” she told Global News, pointing to the fact that on March 12, the province suspended the proof of vaccination pass which came into effect last September. COVID-19: What you need know as Quebec lifts vaccine passport system, other measures Watt also wonders why COVID-19 vaccination is required for volunteers and not teachers.According to her she offered to take a COVID rapid test, but to no avail.In a statement to Global News, Lester B.

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London’s Heathrow Airport drops indoor mask mandate

Passengers arrive at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, Jan. 7, 2022.

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Twice as many Black COVID patients deemed lowest priority in ICU triage system

A crisis-standards-of-care (CSOC) scoring system used to triage COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients assigned twice the proportion of Black patients as other patients to the lowest-priority group, finds a modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Global COVID cases rising again

After 5 weeks of declining cases, global COVID-19 cases rose last week, fueled by increasing cases in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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