Jocelyn KaiserScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that COVID-19 hits pregnant women harder than the general population.

Now, one of the first large studies with a proper control group has firmed up earlier evidence for how the virus can alter the course of pregnancy and harm mothers and their newborns.The study of more than 2100 pregnant women enrolled at hospitals in 18 countries found that, compared with uninfected pregnant women, those with COVID-19 are at higher risk for severe illness, death, pregnancy complications, and preterm birth.

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Meghan and Harry speak out after 'painful' year to urge countries to share Covid vaccines

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have urged rich nations to share coronavirus vaccines after a year of "pain" and "loss".

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PM Modi's aunt dies during COVID-19 treatment in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aunt Narmadaben Modi who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection died at the civil hospital here on Tuesday, the family said.Narmadaben (80) lived in the New Ranip area of the city with her children."Our aunt Narmadaben was admitted to the civil hospital some ten days ago after her condition deteriorated following coronavirus infection," said Prahlad Modi, the prime minister's younger brother."She breathed her last at the hospital today," he told PTI.Her husband Jagjivandas, brother of the prime minister's father Damodardas, had died many years ago, said Prahlad Modi. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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Ontario reports 3,265 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The provincial total now stands at 452,126.Tuesday’s case count is lower than Monday’s 3,510 new infections and is the third day in a row cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Tuesday’s report, 1,044 cases were recorded in Toronto, 673 in Peel Region, and 452 in York Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,964 as 29 more deaths were recorded.

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Moment angry family attack doctor after Covid victim died 'from lack of oxygen' in India

This is the moment 20 family members of a Covid victim attacked a young doctor outside an Indian hospital over suspicions that he died due to a delay in oxygen.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 27

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:The Ontario government said residents aged 45 years and older living in designated hot spots in the province can book their vaccine appointments as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.Anyone who is 45 years and older living in one of the 114 high-risk neighbourhoods can book to receive their vaccine at a mass immunization clinic through the provincial booking portal.“This is a step forward in Phase Two of our vaccine distribution plan to ensure we are protecting people and communities most at risk,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

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CDC expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing as Biden also set to address COVID-19 response

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing for unvaccinated people on Tuesday as President Joe Biden works to lay out the country’s path back to normal.Biden is scheduled to give remarks at 1:15 p.m.

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Are you recycling correctly? This handy chart will clear up any confusion

If you’re known to blindly toss anything paper or plastic into the recycling bin, you’re probably not alone.

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Covid deaths down 97% from second wave peak as vaccines and lockdown kick in

Covid deaths in England and Wales have fallen 97 per cent since the peak of the second wave of the virus, new figures suggest.

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Scottish Government confirms one death and 133 new covid cases overnight

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 133 new cases had been identified overnight.

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WHO steps up aid to India to stem COVID-19 surge

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was stepping up efforts to help India as hospitals there struggled to cope with a huge surge in coronavirus cases, including bringing in oxygen and other essential supplies.India's death toll is now nearing 200,000, and some hospitals are turning away coronavirus patients as they do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds.

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Is your hospital not granting cashless facility for Covid-19 treatment? Here's how to file a complaint

cashless facility for treatment of Covid-19 despite policyholders being entitled for getting cashless treatment under their Policy.Thus, in the event of denial of the cashless facility at any such enlisted network providers hospitals, the policyholders may send a complaint to the concerned insurance company.Further, you can also approach to Insurance Ombudsman or the Grievance Redressal Officer. The Grievance Redressal Cell in the Consumer Affairs Department of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) looks into complaints/grievances from policyholders.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez and other celebs for Covid vaccine concert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will join the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Selena Gomez next month at a concert aiming to "reunite the world." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aged 36 and 39 respectively, are the latest names added to the line-up of the Vax Live show, taking place on 8 May. Foo Fighters and Jennifer, 51, will be performing at the event, whilst 28 year old Selena will be on hosting duties.

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Twitter to add COVID-19 vaccine fact box to users' timelines

Washington: Microblogging and social networking service Twitter has come up with a new feature to add a fact box on users' timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort.The new feature will provide people around the world with the latest vaccine information in their particular country, reported The Verge.The feature will appear as a massive unmissable box at the top of users' Twitter feeds on the iOS and Android apps, prompting users to "make sure you have the most up-to-date information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations."The Verge reported that tapping on the link will take a user to a new Twitter event page with information about the vaccines, shown as a series of collected tweets from organisations like the

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Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400

https://t.co/xqAbkrrLIQ— Iain Rankin (@IainTRankin) April 27, 2021Nova Scotia reported three new schools with COVID-19 cases connected to them on Monday evening.Sydney Academy in Sydney will remain closed to students until Friday.

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Parent more scared of anti-maskers than COVID-19

Some people are wondering only a small number of people at anti-mask rallies were ticketed, saying they’re scared the government is not doing enough to keep people safe.

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New covid test site for people without symptoms to open its doors

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No request made for COVID facilities in five-star hotel for judges: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it has not made any request for creating COVID-19 facilities for its judges, staff and their families in a five star hotel.Taking suo motu cognisance of the news reports which said that 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel in national capital have been converted into a COVID health facility for judges of Delhi High Court on its request, a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said,"No communication has been made to anyone in this regard"."We have not made any such request for taking over facilities of a five star hotel," the bench said and directed the Delhi government to "take corrective steps immediately".In an order issued by the sub-divisional magistrate of Chanakyapuri on April 25, it was

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Bangladesh approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 shot; says Sinopharm pending

DHAKA : Bangladesh's drug regulator on Tuesday approved the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use against COVID-19, signalling that clearance for China's Sinopharm shot would follow very soon as a supply line from India falters.Dhaka, facing a second wave of the pandemic, is racing to secure more vaccines after its bigger neighbour halted exports of the AstraZeneca -Oxford University shot in response to a record surge in domestic infections.Announcing approval for Sputnik V, Directorate General of Drug Administration head Mahbubur Rahman told reporters: "Hopefully we'll get 4 million doses of Russian vaccine by May."Bangladesh could also approve Sinopharm in coming days, he added.Foreign Minister A.K.

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HDFC Bank converts training facilities in 3 cities into isolation centres for COVID employees

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Covid-19: Spain to send 7 tonnes of medical aid to India

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Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' fundraising concert

Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.

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Kerala reports highest single-day spike of nearly 33,000 covid-19 cases

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Florida private school won’t allow teachers, staff to get COVID-19 vaccine

A private school in Miami is warning its staff against getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Biden to sign executive order raising federal contract workers' minimum wage to $15 an hour

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, giving a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.Workers who currently earn the minimum of $10.95 an hour would receive a 37% pay hike, though the increase would be rolled out gradually, according to the terms of the order.All federal agencies would need to include the higher wage in new contract offerings by Jan. 30 of 2022.

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Time for Armed Forces to help civil administration in creating COVID-19 mitigation

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COVID-19 survivors regain smell thanks to ‘magician’ perfumer

American Academy of Neurology, some 51 percent of people who lost their sense of smell due to COVID had not regained it five or more months later.Starting at $650, clients get one meeting with Phillips (she also offers a Zoom option, where she sends smell strips ahead of time) and a custom fragrance to take home. She blends scents using ingredients such as lavender, musk, amber and vanilla, which are divided between top, mid and base notes.

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COVID-19: Ontario hot spot residents aged 45 and older eligible for vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine appointments as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.Child care workers in licensed settings will be eligible to book beginning Thursday.Anyone who is 45 years and older living in one of the 114 high-risk neighbourhoods can book to receive their vaccine at a mass immunization clinic through the provincial booking portal.

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Coronation Street star Tracie Bennett reveals she was forced to watch her friends die from covid on Facetime

CORONATION Street star Tracie Bennett has revealed she broke down in tears after having to watch her friends die on FaceTime. The actress - who plays Sharon Bentley in the ITV soap - told how she was forced to flee New York during the early months of the pandemic to return to England.

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Son forced to tie dad's body on car to get him to crematorium during India's Covid crisis

A son was forced to drive to a crematorium with his dad's body strapped to the roof of his car due to chronic ambulance shortages during India's Covid crisis.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared across Waterloo Regional Police Service

Waterloo Regional Police announced Monday that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared right across the service after five employees tested positive for the coronavirus.It said that Waterloo Public Health made the decision after the employees tested positive over a four-day period with three of those working out of headquarters on Maple Grove Road in Cambridge with the others working at North Division on Columbia Street in Waterloo.

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JAY-Z Reveals He, Beyonce Their 3 Kids ‘Connected’ During COVID Lockdown: It’s The ‘New Normal’

It’s been five years since Beyonce released Lemonade and hinted that JAY-Z had been unfaithful on multiple songs, but after getting through that tough time in their marriage, the superstars’ relationship is stronger than ever. Like many married couples with children, Bey and Jay were forced into a ‘new normal’ during 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and they’re thriving because of it.

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As India’s healthcare system crumbles to COVID-19, medical students bulwark of pandemic

COVID-19 test, but the results have been delayed as the country’s health system implodes.His hospital, overburdened and understaffed, wants him to keep working until the testing laboratory confirms he has COVID-19.On Tuesday, India reported 323,144 new infections for a total of more than 17.6 million cases, behind only the United States. India’s Health Ministry also reported another 2,771 deaths in the past 24 hours, with 115 Indians succumbing to the disease every hour.

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MG Motor India to shut Gujarat plant for 7 days to curb COVID-19 spread

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Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen India COVID crisis: WHO

Geneva: People in India are rushing unnecessarily to hospital, exacerbating a crisis over surging COVID-19 infections caused by mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.India's death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavirus patients.The WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies to India, including 4,000 oxygen concentrators, which only require an energy source, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.Less than 15% of people infected with COVID-19 actually need hospital care and even fewer will need oxygen, he said."Currently, part of the problem is that many people rush to

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US business groups form global task force to mobilize covid fightback in India

NEW DELHI : Key US business groups such as the US-India Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce, besides chief executive officers from more than 40 companies on Tuesday announced the formation of the “Global Task Force on Pandemic Response: Mobilizing for India".This follows a meeting overnight on Tuesday between US secretary of state Antony Blinken and members of the US business community to leverage private sector support to help India battle its covid-19 infection surge.“This is a new US public-private partnership to provide India with critical medical supplies, vaccines, oxygen and other life-saving assistance amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases," the US India Business Council said in a statement.

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'Future generations won't forgive you': Priyanka writes to UP CM on COVID situation

Lucknow: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alleging low testing for COVID-19, a shortage of oxygen beds and a sluggish vaccination drive in the state, which is battling a "terrible" second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.In her letter to Adityanath, the Congress general secretary also alleged coronavirus patients and their attendant were scrambling for beds, medicines and oxygen in the state to no avail.Uttar Pradesh Monday reported 249 coronavirus deaths, the highest single-day fatality count so far, and 33,574 fresh cases.

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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications

BERLIN – World powers were set to resume high level talks in Vienna on Tuesday focused on bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, in their first session since comments surfaced from the Iranian foreign minister alleging that Russia was trying to scupper the pact.

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Coronavirus treatment: 5 Indian firms in licensing pact with Merck for Covid-19 oral drug

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Pete Davidson accused of breaking Covid rules by meeting Phoebe Dynevor without isolating

Pete Davidson's cross-Atlantic trip to see his girlfriend Phoebe Dynevor has seen him accused of breaking Covid rules.

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COVID-19: Ontario asks feds for enhanced measures for interprovincial air travellers

COVID-19 variants.In a letter Monday to the federal ministers of health and public safety, Ontario says it has already closed its boundaries with Quebec and Manitoba to non-essential travel, but there are no measures in place to protect provinces from the spread of COVID-19 variants through interprovincial air travel, an area of federal responsibility.

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Set up medical panel to see if breath analyser test necessary during COVID-19, HC asks DGCA

NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed civil aviation regulator DGCA to set up a medical committee to examine whether breath analyser (BA) tests of pilots and cabin crew need to be conducted or blood tests would suffice as an alternative.Justice Prathiba M Singh said the committee shall keep in mind the safety of passengers as also of pilots and cabin crew while deciding whether conducting BA tests would be advisable during the prevailing pandemic which has seen a surge in infections.The court directed that the committee place its report before the next date of hearing on May 5.The order came on the plea by an association representing pilots of Air India seeking suspension of BA tests during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lockdown skeptic looks to eclipse far right in Madrid vote

MADRID – Hailed as a flag-bearer of Spain's anti-lockdown movement, the chief of the country's capital region turned Madrid this year into a European exception, where bars, restaurants, museums and concert halls remained open even as contagion rates strained hospitals.

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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.

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In fight against virus, President Biden looks for path back to normal

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be to lay out the path back to normal.

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SC asks Centre to explain rationale behind different pricing of Covid vaccines

'Cannot be mute spectators'"It is necessary for the SC to intervene for coordination of the national effort.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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