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No truth in claims of new Covid variant in country: Singapore's Health Ministry

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Covid-19 treatment: Remdesivir may be dropped soon, says Dr DS Rana

ANI reported."If we talk about other medicines which we use in COVID treatment, there is no such evidence regarding Remdesivir that works in Covid-19 treatment. Medicines that do not have any activity to work, will have to be discontinued", said Dr Rana."All the experimental medicines, be plasma therapy (which is now discontinued) or Remdesivir, all of them may be dropped soon as there is no such evidence of its functioning.

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Teacher at Kingsdale Academy in Pierrefonds wins Energy Educator of the Year Award

Coronavirus: Quebec school boards scramble to set up recycling programs for disposable masks “I’ve been teaching it for four years,” she laughed. “I’ve been at this school for four years.”“I’m proud of her,” said eight-year-old Ava Pattison, one of Ciarallo’s students, “because she’s worked on teaching us and she deserves an award.”The students were recognized for one of the exercises they did for the contest, titled “Tips and Tricks.”“We did a video on how to use less energy,” explained nine-year-old Juliette Milad.They came in fourth out of more than 500 teams.

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B.C. reports 411 new COVID-19 cases and two related deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, May 18. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has an analysis of the numbers, the lowest daily total since March 8.

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U.S. House passes bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes

A hate crimes bill to combat violence against Asian Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic passed the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly on Tuesday and will now head to President Joe Biden for signing.

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Experts discuss legalities around COVID-19 fines

As the province continues to try to crackdown on those violating public health orders under Saskatchewan’s emergency planning laws with steeper tickets, Taz Dhaliwal speaks with experts about the legalities surrounding COVID-19 fines.

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Lollapalooza will be back at full capacity as Chicago’s COVID rates decline

unplugged by the pandemic, and a year earlier than organizers once predicted it would return.The festival’s lineup will be unveiled Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., and tickets will go on sale at noon, Chicago officials said.“Here in Chicago, the word ‘Lollapalooza’ has always been synonymous with summer, great music and four days of unforgettable fun — which made last year’s decision to postpone it all the more difficult,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a news release.To enter the four-day festival in Grant Park, ticket holders will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show a negative test result, organizers said.The festival, which began in 1991, usually attracts about 100,000 fans to see some 170 alternative rock, hip-hop and electronic

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Neurological issues linked to risk of in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 patients

JAMA Network Open, suggests that self-reported neurological issues, such as headaches and a loss of smell or taste, are highly prevalent.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.The researchers discovered that the most common clinically observed neurological symptom was acute encephalopathy — which refers to general damage or disease that affects the structure or function of the brain. The team also found an association between neurological issues and a higher risk of dying in the hospital due to COVID-19.COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that primarily affects a person’s pulmonary system.

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In Conversation: COVID-19, sleep trackers, and the immune system – the latest in sleep medicine and research

third of the adult population. Several factors can lead to a lack of good quality sleep, including conditions such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and insomnia.

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COVID-19 may reduce gray matter volume in brain, small study suggests

Around 15% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experience neurological complications.

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Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine: Should you worry about the side effects?

authorized for use against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.The WHO issued its emergency use listing for the Sinopharm vaccine on May 7, 2021, some 4 months after China’s National Medical Products Administration authorized it on December 31, 2020. A further 42 countries, including Hungary, Venezuela, and Sri Lanka, have approved the vaccine.

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Angels star Mike Trout out 6 to 8 weeks due to calf strain

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout is expected be sidelined for six to eight weeks because of a strained right calf, a setback that could keep him out through the All-Star break.

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New comedies, competitions and drama: FOX announces 2021-2022 primetime lineup

LOS ANGELES - It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we’re not talking about the holidays. FOX has announced its newest primetime lineup for 2021-2022 with some titillating new shows, returning beloved throwdowns and nail-biting TV drama. Joining the lineup will be the uplifting dramedy, "The Big Leap," starring Scott Foley and Piper Perabo. "The Big Leap" is about a "group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show that builds to a live production of ‘Swan Lake,’ FOX said. "The Big Leap" will make its debut in the fall.Cast of “The Big Leap” to premiere on FOX.

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Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition

NEW YORK - Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.Amazon and other technology companies have been under pressure from civil rights activists and their own workers to halt the sale of face-recognition systems to law enforcement agencies. One concern is that the technology can incorrectly identify people with darker skin.

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Airstrikes partially destroy only lab able to process COVID-19 tests in Gaza

The airstrike "sent shrapnel and debris flying across the street, damaging the lab and the administrative offices of the Hamas-run Health Ministry," the New York Times reported.Some medical personnel were injured critically during the strikes, the Hamas-run enclave’s deputy health minister Yousef Abu al-Rish told The Times of Israel.FILE - Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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Alberta identifies 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health updates the COVID-19 situation in the province on Tuesday.

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Over half of eligible Albertans have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Alberta, including an update on second doses.

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Hinshaw explains the importance of high vaccination rate in fighting COVID-19

Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains why it is so important that the majority of Albertans are fully vaccinated in the fight against COVID-19.

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Hinshaw says ‘schools have been.. one of the safest places’ during COVID-19

Alberta’s top doctor says that schools have been one of the safest places for children during the COVID-19 pandemic before vaccines were introduced.

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Alberta to use immunization rates and COVID-19 case rates to plan reopening

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says dropping COVID-19 case numbers and rising immunization rates in Alberta will eventually lead to a point where it will be safe to reopen the province.

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All eligible New Brunswickers could have first COVID-19 vaccine dose by early June: health minister

announced Tuesday it is expanding vaccine eligibility to anyone 18 years of age or older.“The supply, nicely, has been very steady,” Shephard said.

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COVID-19: Ontario’s progress in avoiding a 4th wave

As the weather improves and cases of COVID-19 continue downward, many are eagerly awaiting the gradual reopening of the province. But officials are warning we’re not out of the woods yet and a threat of a fourth wave could still be a possibility.

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Questioning value of Shoppers Drug Mart’s $40 COVID-19 tests

Shoppers Drug Mart has rolled out a new COVID-19 screening test at its pharmacies. At a cost of $40, a person can find out within minutes whether they may be positive for coronavirus.

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Some Toronto clinics offering COVID-19 vaccine doses to students 12+

Some Toronto vaccine clinics are offering students 12 years of age and older a chance to get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Ontario opens up vaccine appointments to 18+ Tuesday

On Tuesday, people 18 years and older will be able to book an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario.

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COVID-19: Study shows many children and adolescents may have been carrying disease

study named Encore, issued by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, conducted a study on 1,632 children and adolescents in schools and daycares in Montreal and found on average 5.8 per cent carried the antibodies to COVID-19.But most of those with antibodies had tested negative to COVID-19 or were never tested suggesting that many more youths may have been infected with the virus than what’s being publicly reported.

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Canada a key player in U.S. COVID-19 economic recovery, Ng tells free trade meeting

COVID-19 pandemic.Mary Ng is taking part in the inaugural meetings of the Free Trade Commission, which oversees the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.Mexican Economy Secretary Tatiana Clouthier is also taking part in the meetings being hosted by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.In her opening remarks, Ng says the pandemic drove home the importance of strong North American trade ties, supply chains and relationships.

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A third zero property tax increase could threaten City of Calgary services: CFO

City of Calgary is running out of time to be able to keep zero tax increases while maintaining the same levels of service.CFO Carla Male told the city’s priorities and finance committee that administration has been trying to balance providing services to Calgarians over the past two years while also stimulating the local economy in a “fiscally sustainable manner.”“In recent years, this balance has focused on achieving savings and a competitive tax rate. But the need for future investments and to keep pace with population growth, and service expectations is growing,” Male said.

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B.C. reports 411 new COVID-19 cases as active cases dip below 5,000

COVID-19 on Tuesday, the lowest daily total since March 8.The province also reported two fatalities from the disease, bringing B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,650.Of the new cases, 37 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 285 were in the Fraser Health region, 12 were in Island Health, 69 were in Interior Health, and eight were in Northern Health. Five of the case are epi-linked.The number of people in hospital with the disease rose by 10 to 360.

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Prince Edward County prepares for influx of tourists after ‘overwhelming’ 2020 summer

COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Ontario’s Prince Edward County did not expect to see thousands of visitors coming to the area to sunbathe and swim in its pristine waters.But this year, even as a third wave of the health crisis continues, they’re ready.The county has prepared a Tourism Management Plan that outlines a number of ways the region will handle the almost-certain inevitability of tourists coming from out of town.“In the heat of summer, people wanted someplace to escape to, and came down to the county,” says Steve Ferguson, Mayor of Prince Edward. “That put significant pressure on our resources and our staff.” Prince Edward County mayor asks day-trippers to stay away for August long weekend Last year, the region’s low case count and

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COVID-19: Ontario says reopening plan coming soon

Ontario is feeling the pressure to reveal a reopening plan — after Quebec and Saskatchewan released theirs. The province has only said it will reveal a plan “very soon” and that it won’t be going back to the colour-coded framework.

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COVID-19: Toronto ICU doctor calls for more open summer

The third wave of the pandemic has hit Ontario’s ICUs the hardest. Plans for this summer may depend a lot on the number of COVID patients in hospitals and the pressure on the health-care system.

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Quebec expects to have 75% of province vaccinated by June 15, ahead of schedule

Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Tuesday that the province is ahead of its original goal of having 75 per cent of its population receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Quebec unveils its reopening plan amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, ends curfew

Quebec Premier François Legault outlined the province’s new reopening plan amid a ramped-up COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which includes ending the curfew on May 28 and easing public health restrictions.

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SHA to begin administrating COVID-19 vaccines in elementary, high schools in June

Saskatchewan Health Authority will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in both elementary and high schools across the province in an announcement made Tuesday.Delivery dates are still being finalized with local education officials, but once confirmed the dates will be communicated to parents through individual schools.In total, the province says there will 90,000 vaccines made available to those 12 years of age and older.

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Heavy rains sweep across Louisiana, flooding homes and closing major highways

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Residents in southern Louisiana were bracing for more rain Tuesday after heavy downpours flooded homes, swamped cars, and closed a major interstate.Lake Charles was hammered once again by nature’s fury in a coastal zone still recovering from back-to-back hurricanes last fall and a deep freeze in February.The National Weather Service said south Lake Charles in western Louisiana saw 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 centimeters) of rain in a 12-hour period Monday, while elsewhere in the parish as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) fell.As the storm moved east, as much as 13 inches (33 centimeters) of rain fell overnight in Louisiana's capital city of Baton Rouge, according to East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston

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Here’s why some waited until now to get their Covid-19 vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Out of thousands of available shots in the county, 1,229 people decided to get their first vaccine on Monday morning more than five months after the first shots became available in Florida to select groups. However, officials say vaccine demand dying but not it’s not dead yet.

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98% population remains to susceptible to covid-19, children too getting infected

NEW DELHI : Children are being affected with covid-19 and they can be potential carriers of the disease, the government said on Tuesday.“Children are affected and they are asymptomatic. Severe disease in children is uncommon but we have a protocol to handle this also.

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COVID-19: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 42 new cases

COVID-19 cases in the region on Tuesday, bringing the total local number up to 11,446, including 241 deaths.Local public health also reported 45 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 4,206, 573 of which are active.

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COVID testing rates drop as vaccine rates rise across Delco, Montco

SPRINGFIELD TWP. Pa. - COVID-19 vaccine rates may be rising, but testing rates, which boomed pre-vaccine, seem to be falling across parts of the Delaware Valley."If I did feel sick, I would go get tested," Terquan Watson stated.It’s as simple as that for Watson.

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Disparities in US COVID vaccine distribution spotlighted

Two studies today describe US COVID-19 vaccination disparities, one evaluating vaccine allocation plans aimed at reducing distribution differences, and the other revealing urban versus rural inequities.

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New Brunswick opens vaccine eligibility to all adults

New Brunswick residents 18 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. And as Tim Roszell reports, the province says it expects to lower the age even more very soon.

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COVID-19: Saskatoon Tribal Council walk-in clinic administering Pfizer vaccine starting Wednesday

Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) walk-in vaccine clinic at SaskTel Centre will be administering the Pfizer vaccine starting Wednesday, May 19.STC said the clinic can give out 300 doses a day on a first come, first served basis starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Halton region mayor reiterates call to reopen outdoor activities

COVID-19 pandemic.Their joint statement said that outdoor activities done safely, with physical distancing and masking precautions in place, are “a necessary support to physical and mental health, especially during this prolonged period of lockdown.” Ontario could reopen more outdoor spaces even with stay-at-home order, science table adviser says “We’re not in jail in our house,” said Meed Ward, “we are allowed to go out in our neighbourhoods and get fresh air and exercise.”Most neighbourhoods in Burlington, she stressed, “are within walking distance of one of those amenities, whether it’s a pickleball court or a basketball court, a sports field.”Meed Ward added that the outdoor restrictions are “disproportionately affecting low-income,

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Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations: ‘It feels great’

COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States border on Tuesday.Neilson, who is from nearby Cardston, Alta., was in one of hundreds of vehicles lined up at the Carway crossing in southern Alberta.The Blackfeet Tribe, based 150 kilometres south of Lethbridge, Alta., had an abundance of vaccine and decided last month to share it with Canada rather than let it go to waste.Initially it was just open to First Nations, but the tribe soon decided to offer it to everybody.“I’m going to be all done, finally. It feels great.

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Tuesday marks first hybrid-virtual regular sitting of New Brunswick’s legislature

For the first time, New Brunswick MLA’s had the option to take part in a regular sitting without stepping into the legislature – or being in Fredericton at all. This came 14 months into the pandemic, and only because 14 MLAs were potentially exposed to COVID-19.

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New Brunswick to finish first COVID-19 vaccine doses by week of June 7: Shephard

New Brunswick’s health minister expects half the eligible population will be vaccinated by the end of the week. And Dorothy Shephard says everyone who wants a vaccine should be able to get it a bit sooner than expected. Callum Smith explains.

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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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