China's Covid cases hit three month high on beach town surge

VINCENTOWN, N.J. - Firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at a building in Burlington County. SKYFOX flew over the Mount Holly Motorsports on Route 206 in Vincentown, New Jersey, as fire crews were attempting to put out the blaze. The route is now closed due to the fire, according to FOX 29's Bob Kelly. Firefighters in New Jersey are battling a three-alarm fire that is tearing through Mount Holly Motorsports in Burlington County.Authorities say the fire broke out around 2:45 a.m. and no injuries have been reported. No additional information was released by fire officials. FOX 29's Steve Keeley is on his way to the scene to gather additional details on the fire. Firefighters in Burlington County, New Jersey are battling a three-alarm fire at Mount Holly Motorsports in Vincentown.

omicron. Other versions of omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are now more prevalent, but the virus is evolving faster than new vaccines can be formulated and tested, and this is the closest match available that has received clearance.

NIKI has pulled out her headlining set at the Los Angeles edition of 88rising’s Head In the Clouds festival, slated to take place this weekend. Today (August 17), the Los Angeles-based songstress announced her withdrawal from the festival in a statement posted on her Twitter account, stating that she had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

Also Read: Singapore Foreign Minister calls India's digital identity a "clear opportunity" "I looked at his paper and I asked myself, OK, this is where they are and this is…," said Jaishankar while referring to the digitised version of the certificate. He then goes on to speak about India’s COVID-19 portal CoWIN.

India witnessed a huge decline in cases with 8,813 new infections. The number of of active cases came down to 1,05,058 which comprises of  0.24 percent of the total infections, according to Union health ministry data.  The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Given some changes in symptoms and clinical manifestation of the disease, states have been asked to monitor and report district-wise lnfluenza-like illness (lLl) & SARI cases regularly for early warning signals on the spread of the infection NEW DELHI: India reported 9,062 fresh covid-19 infections and 36 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said in an update on Wednesday.With this, India’s active caseload stands at 1,05,058, while total reported cases over 4.42 crore since the pandemic hit in March 2020. Death toll is at 5,27,134.

PHILADELPHIA - As Temple University welcomes students back to campus ahead of the Fall semester, Philadelphia's gun violence crisis continues to spiral out of control leading to safety concerns. According to the latest data from the Philadelphia Police Department, there have been more than 340 homicides in the city this year. That number is outpacing 2021's historically tragic 562 murders by 2%, according to the data.Campus safety has always been a hot-button issue at Temple University, especially after the shooting death of Sam Collington in a botched robbery last fall. Temple University held a virtual forum on gun violence following the shooting death of 21-year-old student Sam Collington. Shaynah Ferreira has more on Good Day Philadelphia.To help quell the safety concerns of students and parents, Temple hired a Vice President of Public Safety and beefed up security measures. Stacey Achen, who dropped off her Alec on Tuesday, told FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce that she was hesitant to send her child to the school but was reassured after a campus visit. "I didn’t want him coming here, I was very concerned, but once we did a campus visit realized security is really tight, that was very reassuring," Achen said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESTemple's police force last winter openly admitted that it was understaffed, operating at 60% normal capacity plus abnormal overtime shifts. The university responded by making more hires and upping patrols around campus as part of its safety enhancements shared by the school in March."It’s kind of a stigma around safety around here, but whenever I’ve been here it’s been safe never had any issues with it," Donnie Robson, a Temple freshman, said. Fall semester classes will start at Temple on Aug.

Today we are reporting 4,489 community cases and 496 current hospitalisations.

LIHUE – The Department of Health’s (DOH) Kaua‘i District Health Office released the preliminary report of its July Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey to assess the community’s perception of Kauaʻi’s COVID-19 response efforts and current emergency preparedness level. “The results of this survey show us that Kauai residents continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in their day-to-day lives and are taking steps to protect themselves with vaccinations and masking,” says Dr. Janet Berreman, Kauaʻi District Health Officer, “It is gratifying that residents have the tools they need to protect themselves and that they have a positive perception of the local response.”Sitxy-nine percent of Kauaʻi households remain very or somewhat concerned about their household members getting sick with COVID-19.

Dr Andrew Old, Deputy-Director General and head of the Public Health Agency, will  hold a media briefing at 12 noon today to provide an update on COVID-19 response and the winter health response.

KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 17: An alligator looks on during a practice round prior to the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort's Ocean Course on May 17, 2021 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

A study of more than 2,900 healthcare workers (HCWs) shows that those who wore a respirator were more than 40% less likely to be infected with COVID-19 than those wearing a surgical mask.In the study, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, researchers e

Hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients before and after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine availability had significantly higher odds of venous—but not arterial—thromboembolism than those hospitalized for influenza before the pandemic, finds a study published today in JAMA.

COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close for weeks at a time and shifted education online, which he says led educators to lower academic standards.

Covid-19 cases were detected after 3,499 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of tests to 1,79,60,944, while just a day before, 7,258 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the city.  The BMC further noted that Mumbai's tally of recuperated cases rose to 1,108,767 after 477 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, leaving the city with 5,071 active cases, adding that the city has a coronavirus recovery rate of 97.8 per cent Of the 332 new Covid-19 cases, only 31 patients were symptomatic. According to the bulletin, the growth rate of Covid-19 stood at 0.064 per cent between August 9 and August 15, while the case doubling rate was 1,066 days.

FILE - Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, arrives at a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Im CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming Rep.

Delhi records 917 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate at 19.20 per cent, city health authorities said

hospitalisation has increased as Covid cases continue to surge in Delhi. Meanwhile, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena has also urged the Delhiites to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour to check the rising infections in Delhi.

COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign but there are no plans to bring back restrictions, the province’s premier said Tuesday.François Legault made the announcement alongside Health Minister Christian Dubé and Luc Boileau, director of Quebec public health.“We have to remain prudent,” he said, adding that the novel coronavirus is still present in the province.The idea is for Quebecers to get a booster shot if it has been at least five months since their last dose. The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine starts to wean after that period, Legault said.The announcement comes as a vaccination rollout got underway this week to administer a fifth dose to residents in long-term care homes and private seniors’ residences.

What is special about this vaccine? The new shot targets two separate strains of Covid-19 — the original version of the virus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan along with the BA.1 subvariant, the earliest version of omicron. Other versions of omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are now more prevalent, but the virus is evolving faster than new vaccines can be formulated and tested, and this is the closest match available that has received clearance.

US First Lady Jill Biden has testified positive for COVID-19, her communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed.

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - One of the most popular beaches at the Jersey shore is cracking down on fishing for sharks from the beach. The new rules come weeks after viral video showed a fisherman reeling in and releasing a 7-foot sand tiger shark on the beach in Sea Isle City. Last week, the town barred shark fishing on or within 600 feet of their beaches.

pandemic is far from over. I appeal to all to strictly adhere to Covid Appropriate Behaviour.

Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Joe Biden, and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday.Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady's communications director, announced the positive test, saying she will remain in South Carolina until she receives two negative COVID-19 tests. «After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,» Alexander said in a statement. «She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive.

Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57%, while eight more people succumbed to the disease, according to official data, while before this on Sunday, the national capital had logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days. The Delhi Lieutenant Governor took to Twitter to share, “we are witnessing a rise in Covid-19 infections, consistently high positivity & cases of reinfection. It is essential that we realise that the pandemic is far from over.

Days after US President Joe Biden recovered from COVID, his wife and the First Lady Jill Biden has now contracted the virus. As per doctors, she has developed 'mild' symptoms of the infection. After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the first lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening.

FILE - U.S. first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks with President Joe Biden while hosting the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

PTI report said. "In supersession of all previous orders issued from this office related to the arrangement of teams in Revenue, HQ, to look after the work related to the Covid Data Management, from now onwards, the following team will look after the work in addition to work in their original branches," the order issued on August 10 said. These teams will work in supervision of SDM (headquarter) Shimray A Bellrose.

Respiratory diseases were reported in 98% of Covid-related deaths, according to new statistics from the Central Statistics Office.

FILE - A Slurpee is photographed on July 10, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images) 7-Eleven is reviving its Bring Your Own Cup Day for a second time this year.The day is currently set for Saturday, Aug.

The UK has just seen it's fifth wave of Covid-19, but health experts are concerned that if proper measures are not taken, the virus could become rampant yet again this autumn.

Just two possible Covid-19 cases have sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running out of a building and an Ikea store to try and escape a lockdown under China's strict coronavirus rules.

With increasing number of cases, the Centre has announced providing free-of-cost booster doses to those above 18 years of age at government-run vaccination centres NEW DELHI: India reported 8,813 fresh coronavirus infections and 29 related deaths in the last 24 hours, as per an update by the Union health ministry on Tuesday. India’s active caseload stands at 1,11,252, with total reported cases, since the pandemic hit, exceeding 4.42 crore.

Covid-19 cases in India witnessed a huge decline on Tuesday with the country recording 8,813 new infections in the past 24 hours. Covid-19 cases in India witnessed a huge decline on Tuesday with the country recording 8,813 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 4,42,77,194, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

 is as dramatic as ever, one week before Hometowns. As Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia took their journey to Amsterdam, Gabby sent one surprising suitor home and had another that was forced to exit, while the Rachel's love stories continued to grow, all of which ET is breaking down in the recap below.With Hometowns fast approaching, the episode began with a devastating realization for Gabby on her one-on-one date.

Today we are reporting 4,811 community cases and 533 current hospitalisations.