The Department of Health has reported 448 new cases of Covid-19 and 8 further deaths. The number of patients in hospital with coronavirus now stands at 109.

34 of those patients are receiving treatment in ICU. In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health reported no further deaths of patients who had previously tested positive for coronavirus.

113 new cases of the disease have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. On Wednesday morning there were 50 patients in hospital who were Covid positive, of whom four were in intensive care. Latest coronavirus stories It comes as figures show that less than 1% of people deemed to be in the high-risk Group 7 for Covid-19 have received a vaccine so far.

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Breaking down allegations of misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces after military head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout steps aside

The West Block guest host Mike Le Couteur sits down with Global News’ Amanda Connolly and the Globe and Mail Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife to discuss the military police investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Major General Dany Fortin.

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Canada could donate excess AstraZeneca COVID-19 doses to other countries, Anand suggests

Procurement Minister Anita Anand tells guest host of The West Block Mike Le Couteur that conversations are happening right now about what to do with millions more doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive over the coming months. Those arrivals come as some provinces have paused the use of the vaccine over extremely rare blood clots that can occur in some individuals after getting the shot, but as global demand for vaccines remains high and cases continue to soar around the world.

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COVID-19 grey areas like ‘one-dose summer’ show challenges in communicating science: experts

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a whole new lexicon of words and phrases over the past 18 months, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced another one last week: “one-dose summer, two-dose fall.” “It’s a very catchy phrase to have this kind of parallel between one-dose and two-dose. I mean, these are phrases that are are sort of tightly packaged, almost PR moves,” said Jessica Mudry, associate chair of the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University.

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Gujarat suspended Covid vaccination drive on May 17, 18 due to cyclone Tauktae

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New Brunswick reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak continues at Fredericton hospital

COVID-19: New Brunswick reports 15 cases connected to a Fredericton hotel Four cases are in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) ranging in age from under 19 to 70s. Of these cases, two are contacts of a previously-confirmed case, one is travel-related and the other is under investigation.There are also four cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) involving two people in their 20s and two people in their 30s.

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Yankees staffer tests positive for COVID; Hicks goes on IL

BALTIMORE – The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday.

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Uttar Pradesh gearing up to tackle black fungus, third COVID wave: CM Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath on Sunday stated that the state government is gearing up to tackle the possible third wave of Covid-19 and spread of black fungus infection among cured patients that has become a new challenge.During a visit in Noida on Sunday, the chief minister told reporters, the state government is focusing on ensuring awareness and treatment of the black fungus infection, which has emerged as a challenge for the people who have recovered from Covid-19.He also said, "The government is already preparing an action plan to effectively check the third wave."Black Fungus: A new challengePointing out that black fungus has emerged as a “new challenge", Yogi said, the state government has issued an advisory regarding it besides conducting

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Covid-19 pandemic is not a black swan event

Economics in One Virus: “It suits both CEOs and politicians to believe this and convince us that it is true. If nobody could have possibly foreseen the pandemic, then it absolves politicians and businesses from many of their failures in preparing or reacting to the eventuality."By calling the pandemic a black swan, it becomes easy for CEOs to lobby the government to bail them out with taxpayer money.

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Largest COVID-19 testing site in Central Florida closes Sunday

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Central Florida’s largest testing site at the Orange County Convention Center will officially close by 5 p.m. Sunday after serving Central Floridians and visitors since the last week of March of 2020.

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Puri Jagannath temple to remain closed for public till June 15 as COVID cases rise

PURI : Keeping in view the surge of COVID-19 cases in Odisha and also in Puri, the authorities of the temple of Lord Jagannath in the pilgrim town on Sunday announced that the 12th century would remain out of bounds for the public till June 15.

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First batch of DRDO's 2-DG drug for Covid-19 treatment to be launched tomorrow

@rajnathsingh will release the first batch of Anti Covid drug 2DG via video conferencing facility tomorrow at 10.30 AM.

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Covid-19 drugmakers take on your favorite TV shows to tackle vaccine hesitancy

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Kerala: Triple Covid lockdown in 4 districts kicks in from 17 May. What's allowed, what's not

lockdown will continue in the other 10 districts of the state.On Sunday, Malappuram reported the highest coronavirus cases (4,424), followed by Ernakulam (3,154), Thrissur (3,056), and Thiruvananthapuram (2,818)According to the guidelines issued by the Thiruvananthapuram district administration, shops dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meat and fish, animal fodder, poultry and cattle feed, bakeries will be open on alternate days starting from Monday onwards.Newspaper and milk distribution services will be prohibited after 8 am.Fair price shops (Ration/PDS/Maveli /Supplyco shops) and milk booths will be allowed to function every day till 5 pm.Restaurants and hotels will be allowed to function from 7 am-7.30

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Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks believed to be COVID-19 victims

Police and administrative officials (background) inspect a cremation ground on the banks of Ganges River, where suspected bodies (foreground) of Covid-19 coronavirus victims appeared in shallow graves buried in the sand, at Rautapur Ganga Ghat in Unn PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) - Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they're the remains of COVID-19 victims.In jeeps and boats, police used portable loudspeakers with microphones asking people not to dispose of bodies in rivers.

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Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?

LOS ANGELES – It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses.

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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. – The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.

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Canada could donate excess AstraZeneca doses to other countries, Anand suggests

Anita Anand says conversations are happening right now about what to do with millions more doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive over the coming months.Those arrivals are set to come as several provinces have paused the use of the vaccine over extremely rare blood clots that can occur in some individuals after getting the shot, but as global demand for vaccines remains high and cases continue to soar around the world.“What do we do with them if they’re not going to go into new arms?” asked Global’s Mike Le Couteur, guest host of The West Block, to Anand, who said that discussion is underway.“We have committed to donating excess doses,” Anand said.Ontario and Alberta paused the use of the vaccine as a first dose option last

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Quebec counts 716 new COVID-19 infections, 2 more deaths as vaccinations top 4.3 million

COVID-19 cases and two additional virus-related deaths Sunday.The daily case count in the province has been under the 800 mark for most of the week, aside from Friday, which saw a slight jump with 838 cases.Will you need a yearly COVID-19 booster shot? Some scientists aren’t so sureBoth deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 11,034.The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by one from Saturday to 508.

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COVID-19: Students push for safe, outdoor graduation ceremonies in Ontario

Mississauga, Ont., teen and her peers crave a little normalcy to mark the end of this stage in their lives — not another pared down, online-only event.“It comes up in almost every conversation,” she said. “The fact that it’s going to be a pre-recorded video you’ll have to watch, it’s really disappointing.

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COVID-19 gray areas like ‘one-dose summer’ show challenges in communicating science: experts

COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a whole new lexicon of words and phrases over the past 18 months, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced another one last week: “one-dose summer, two-dose fall.”He made the reference in a press conference when asked about when Canadians could see some of the restrictions in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus lift, and what the current rollout plan means for the hopes of a close-to-normal summer.Following his response, he faced more questions about what exactly a “one-dose summer” means and experts say the situation highlights the difficulties politicians face in trying to communicate around a core — yet challenging — tenet of science: it can always change.“It’s a very catchy phrase to have

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Cyclone Tauktae: 1.5 lakh people being shifted in Gujarat, health staff to be on standby

AHMEDABAD : An estimated 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed on Sunday in view of the IMD's warning that the very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae will reach the state coast on Monday evening and cross it on early Tuesday morning.The government has asked hospitals treating COVID-19 patients to ensure a power backup and arrangements are also being made to ensure uninterrupted generation of medical oxygen in the eight manufacturing units and its supply.Armed Forces are also kept on standby to deal with any eventuality."With the cyclone likely to affect power supply, hospitals treating COVID-19 patients have been asked to ensure power back-up.

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Karnataka reports 31,531 new Covid-19 cases, 403 deaths in a day

Covid-19 surged to 403 as against 373 reported on May 15. Among the 403 deaths, Karnataka's capital Bengaluru registered 143 deaths.

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Maharashtra reports record 974 Covid deaths, 34,389 more cases; Mumbai daily count at 1,544

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Centre proposes covid related health infra in peri-urban, rural and tribal areas

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West Bengal reports record 147 new COVID deaths, 19,117 fresh cases

West Bengal today, the highest COVID-related deaths on a single day so far, the a health department bulletin said. The overall death toll in the state touched 13,284.Of the fresh fatalities, 39 were reported from North 24 Parganas district and 33 from Kolkata.

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Covid-19 in UP: 311 deaths, 10,682 fresh cases in 24 hours

Covid-19 cases in the state stands at 1,63,003.Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh were at 12,547 and Covid-19-related fatalities were at 281.Of the fresh deaths, Meerut reported 27 followed by Lucknow (20), Kanpur (13), Chandauli and Basti (12), Mathura (10), the state government said in a statement.At 701, the maximum number of new cases were reported from Meerut followed by Lucknow (525), Varanasi (496), Deoria (471), Bulandshahr (451), and Saharanpur (437).In the last 24 hours, 24,837 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease taking the total number of patients discharged so far in the state to 14,39,096.More than 2.67 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

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Experts say prolonged poll campaign led to COVID cases jump in rural Bengal

Kolkata: Since the announcement of elections, nearly three months ago till Saturday, West Bengal's riverine, largely rural hinterland has seen a 48-fold jump in active COVID-19 cases, with medical experts attributing it to the unprotected poll rallies.Most medical professionals blame the mass gatherings at election rallies for the huge surge in the disease.On February 26, when the Election Commission announced the poll dates, West Bengal's number of active Covid cases was just 3,343, while it stood at 1.32 lakh on Saturday, a near 40-fold increase.However, the spread in districts, other than Kolkata, is far more.

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Madhya Pradesh: COVID curfew extended in these districts amid surge. Details here

Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday decided to extend COVID curfew in Gwalior and Morena Chambal divisions, news agency ANI reported. The curfew will remain in force in these regions till May 30.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "On advice of the crisis management group we have decided to extend the 'janata curfew' in Gwalior and Morena Chambal divisions till May 30."Earlier in the day, the authorities also announced to extend the curfew in Bhopal and Berasia town for another week.

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COVID: India pledges to distribute more vaccines as states extend lockdowns

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Brazil struggling to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare.

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Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools

MISSION, Kan. – Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.

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Ontario reports nearly 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, 30 more deaths

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 509,316.“Locally, there are 633 new cases in Toronto, 547 in Peel, 172 in York Region, 143 in Durham and 129 in Hamilton,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.For comparison, last Sunday 3,216 cases were reported.Thirty new deaths were also announced on May 16, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,485.A total of 474,175 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 3,079 and is 93.1 per cent of all confirmed cases.More than 33,100 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 14,770,546 tests and 12,559 remain under investigation.

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The 84 Ayrshire towns and villages that have 'suppressed' coronavirus cases

Ayrshire towns and villages are suppressing coronavirus cases.

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Families want visitor rules relaxed in highly vaccinated Ontario long-term care homes

COVID-19.Hladkowicz said her father, who has advanced dementia, will point to the courtyard and ask to come outside when she and her daughter drop by on sunny days.“We have a 15, 20 minute visit, just basically telling him why we can’t do that,” she said. “It’s cruel.” Doug Ford defends Ontario LTC minister after scathing commission report Families and advocates are calling on the Ontario government to loosen the rules around visits to long-term care residents now that most are fully vaccinated against the virus that killed thousands in nursing homes earlier in the pandemic.As of Friday, the province reported 96 per cent of long-term residents were fully vaccinated against the virus and 87 per cent of staff had received one dose.

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A workplace resignation boom may be looming. Here’s why

COVID-19 pandemic and for months during the lockdown and restrictions, Karen Gladden Barre decided that enough was enough. The North Vancouver mother of three stepped back from her job running operations and marketing at her husband’s technology company to spend more time with family and reassess her options.“I was so tired and burnt out but I probably wouldn’t have used that language until after I started the break.

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Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati admits she's still struggling with effects of Covid-19 year after testing positive

Shobna Gulati has revealed that she is still battling the effects of Covid-19 more than a year after she contracted the virus.The former Coronation Street star, 54, who played the role of Sunita Alahan on the soap, shared the update on her ongoing battle with coronavirus after she contracted it back in March 2020.The ITV soap star, whose co-star Georgia May Foote has recently retrained as a nail technician, took to Twitter on Saturday to share how she has been coping with the infectious illness, after she informed fans how she “struggled to breathe” when she was first diagnosed.

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Woman found dead inside Metro by T-Mobile store in New Castle County

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Coronavirus cases rise by 292 overnight with no new deaths according to Scottish Government

coronavirus cases have risen by 292 overnight with no new deaths being confirmed. The Scottish Government released the latest figures from the past 24 hours for Scotland.

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Andhra Pradesh reports record-high 24,171 new Covid-19 cases, 101 deaths in 24 hrs

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1.5 cr people vaccinated, over 4.5 cr Covid tests done in Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath

Covid patients in the state," the CM said.Giving credit to the Centre, CM Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh is conducting 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh tests every day.'With support from the Centre, the state government's machinery along with help from various organisations, today we are conducting 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh tests every day," Adityanath said during his visit in Noida on Sunday.The chief minister further informed the state has 80,000 hospital beds in L2 and L3 category where coronavirus-positive patients can be treated.He said the Centre is providing vaccines for free to people above the age of 45 years while the state government is doing it for the people aged between 18 and 44 years."Over 4.5 crore Covid tests have been conducted in the state

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Cyclone Tauktae: Ensure power supply in COVID hospitals, vaccine cold chain, says Shah in review meeting

Cyclone ‘Tauktae’, Union home minister Amit Shah asked authorities to make adequate power backup arrangements in all COVID hospitals, labs, vaccine cold chain. He further directed them to evacuate patients in timely manner from covid care centres that are likely to be damaged by the cyclone.Shah ensured the state and UT authorities that a 24x7 control room has been set up which can be contacted at any time for any assistance.

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Jharkhand: Declining trend in Covid deaths continues with 65 fatalities in 24 hrs

Ranchi: Jharkhand has started witnessing a declining trend in daily COVID-19 fatalities as the state on Sunday recorded 65 deaths due to the infection, the lowest in May so far, a health department bulletin said.This is the fourth time in the month when fresh COVID-19 deaths plunged below 100 in the state.The state had recorded 76 fatalities on May 15 and 97 COVID-19 deaths each on May 13 and May 10.

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COVID-19 fears keep ‘would-be’ cancer patients away

During the pandemic, thousands of diagnostic cancer tests and surgeries have been delayed. For some, a fear of COVID-19 is keeping them from going to the doctor to get checked.

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Fearne Cotton at party at £3m house when cops arrived over fears of Covid breach

TELLY fave Fearne Cotton was at a party when police arrived over fears of a Covid breach. Two officers spoke to a man at the £3million pad but were happy no rules had been broken and left.

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In rural America, census takers relied more on neighbors

In Alaska, West Virginia and other mostly rural states, census takers relied more on the word of neighbors, landlords and others for information about a home's residents. In New Jersey, New York and other more densely populated states in the Mid-Atlantic region, they were more likely to come away from a household lacking basic information on race, sex and ethnic background.

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Some aren't ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up wearing a mask under the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But she's still covering her face, even as the temperature rises in her native Alabama, because of benefits she says are too great to give up.

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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

Covid-19: 448 new cases, 8 further deaths

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