Covid-19 update: India reports 18,840 fresh cases, 43 deaths in 24 hours

the government announced that covid booster doses will be made available free of cost for everyone over 18 years of age at all central government run vaccination centres amid worries over low coverage. The free doses have been made available from 15 July for 75 days.

Health Ministry data revealed that the active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent. A decline of 610 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Meanwhile, the state of Maharashtra reported 1,111 new Covid-19 cases and zero death on Monday.

Despite his self-professed “zero understanding” of Canadian systems of government and politics, popular podcast host Joe Rogan had some strong words about Canada and Justin Trudeau.In the 1844th episode of his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, released Thursday, Rogan and comedian Tom Segura voiced their distaste for Canada, specifically the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.“Canada’s communist,” Rogan, 54, said on the podcast. “They’re f—ked.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a woman and two children were hit by a car that jumped the curb late Monday night in West Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of 50th Street and Haverford Avenue around 10 p.m. for reports of a hit-and-run. Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that a 29-year-old woman and two sisters, ages 3 and 13, were standing on the side of the road when a vehicle jumped the curb, hit a fire hydrant and slammed into the three victims. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESSmall said the vehicle, which appears to be a dark-colored Nissan, continued driving after it struck the woman and two children. According to police, the 29-year-old woman was brought to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition with a severe leg injury.

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Dr Eric Feigl-Ding took to Twitter to share details on the matter, stating "exponential surge to almost 13,000 #monkeypox cases globally—with no signs of slowing—on track to hit 100,000 in August

LOS ANGELES - Macy’s is bringing back Toys "R" Us to all U.S. locations ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Macy's, in partnership with Toys "R" Us parent company WHP Global, announced Monday that the rollout of the highly anticipated pop-up stores will begin in late July with all locations expected to be up and running by Oct.

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Today we are reporting 10,424 community cases, 788 current hospitalisations, and 21 deaths.

COVID-19 in the state increased to 78,57,314 and the recovery rate stood at 97.97 per cent.At least 26 patients of BA.5 variant and 13 patients of BA.2.75 variant were detected in the state, the health department said. 23 cases are from Mumbai, 13 from Pune and 1 each from Buldhana, Lathur and Thane. With no fresh fatalities, the COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,026.

COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers.The agency says workers, as well as new hires and students, will no longer be required to have at least two vaccine doses.It says vaccines continue to provide strong protection against serious effects from COVID-19, but there is emerging evidence that the shots have become less protective against infection.AHS says COVID-19 vaccines available to date target the original strain of the virus.It says evidence shows that immunization without boosters has limited effectiveness in reducing transmission of the Omicron variants currently circulating. Alberta expects to be vaccinating children under 5 against COVID-19 by end of July The agency says its workforce continues to be required to stay home when sick, wear required personal protective equipment and practise hand hygiene.“The immunization policy was implemented to protect patients, health-care workers and the public at a time during the pandemic when the immunization required by the policy was still effective in preventing transmission and when it was needed most to help contain the spread of COVID-19,” Mauro Chies, the interim president and CEO of AHS, said in a statement Monday.“Policies and procedures have had to constantly evolve during the pandemic to reflect significant changes in the virus itself and the ever-changing evidence base as we continue to protect our people and patients.”Opposition NDP health critic David Shepherd called the move a political decision by the UCP, not a clinical one made by AHS healthcare professionals.“Anyone who is being cared for in a health facility should have the assurance that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19, among many other diseases.

Photos by: Andrew Kung Group  The former home of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders is for sale.Built in the 1860s, the 5,000 square foot residence named Blackwood Hall was purchased by Colonel Harland and Claudia Sanders in 1959. The property includes the iconic Claudia Sanders Dinner House, which is a restaurant staple in the south.Colonel Sanders created the restaurant for his wife.As Jonathan Klunk, a listing agent and family representative, explained, "Claudia was the unspoken hero of her husband's success in business. And he wanted to honor her by creating Claudia Sanders Dinner House and associated brands."Colonel Harland David Sanders and his wife Claudia in their kitchen.

Lt. Amanda Lee (Credit: Chief Petty Officer Paul Archer) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron— known as the Blue Angels— will feature a female pilot in its 76-year history. Lt.

The Ministry will host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak at 12:00pm today.

As the nation's COVID-19 cases trend upward due to Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariant activity, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Jul 15 renewed the public health emergency for 3 more months.

First and second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses conferred substantial protection against emergency department/urgent care (ED/UC) visits and hospitalizations caused by infections with the Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.2.12.1, finds a study of adults in 10 US states published late last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Crystal Dunn (Credit: Kentucky Lottery) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Crystal Dunn said she’s always looking for ways to help others, and that notion didn’t change even when she recently won the lottery. The Louisville, Kentucky, woman recently won $146,000.Earlier this month, Dunn played the Bank Buster Jackpot Instant Play game online, waging $20. A few seconds later, she got a message on her computer screen saying that she had won the progressive jackpot which starts at $100,000 and increases with each ticket purchase. RELATED: Friends of 35 years keep promise, split $361,527 lottery prize"I saw that and didn’t believe it at first," Dunn said in a news release.

Justin Bieber revealed his facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt, the singer is "doing great," his former mentor says."As an artist, I think we are all going to experience some things that people may not necessarily understand," Usher told Extra. "I think [Justin] has obviously taken the world on a journey.

COVID-19 hospitalization is associated with a 45% greater risk of subsequent heart failure (HF), particularly for patients who are younger, White, or previously diagnosed as having heart disease, according to a US study published late last week in Nature Communications.A University of Arkansas researcher led the study of 587,330 patie

NEW DELHI :   With India’s caseload mostly comprising sub-lineages of Omicron rather than any other variant, the government is of the view that covid-19 is no longer a pandemic but moving towards endemicity, said department of science and technology secretary Rajesh Gokhale. He added that while previous variants— Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta — were different from each other; the current variants are emerging only from Omicron, indicating endemicity in the country, meaning the disease is set to “stay with us". “In many cases, it is very clearly understood that there will be sporadic events that will occur.

LONDON - It was so hot in the United Kingdom on Monday that the runway at the country’s largest air force base "melted," according to a report.Sky News reported that flights were halted at Royal Air Force Base Brize Norton in Oxfordshire because the "runway had melted." The report came as temperatures soared to 95 degrees at the base Monday afternoon.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON YOUR TVA tweet from the Ministry of Defence Press Office said that aircraft are using alternative airfields as part of a "long-established plan" to deal with extreme temperatures.According to ASI, a company in the UK that sells products to maintain asphalt surfaces, the air base uses an asphalt runway. Binders in asphalt are known to liquefy during extreme heat, as was the case in Texas during a heat wave in late June.Officials at London's Luton Airport said in a tweet that they are working to repair a defect in the runway resulting from the high temperatures.

Some cars' blind spot monitors use radar to detect oncoming traffic. (FOX Business / Fox News) The ongoing semiconductor chip shortage has some new car buyers looking over their shoulders. Not for good deals, but for oncoming traffic.Automakers struggling to build vehicles during the supply crisis of these essential components have had to remove a variety of electronic features from their vehicles to keep the assembly lines moving over the past two years.Everything from heated seats to fuel-saving cylinder-deactivation systems and touchscreen displays have been removed at times.AUTO BODY SHOPS FACE MONTHS-LONG WAITS FOR PARTS AMID SUPPLY CHAIN BREAKDOWN: ‘VERY FRUSTRATING’Safety features aren’t immune from the cuts.Due in part to a scarcity of sensors, the availability of such optional features as blind spot monitoring systems, proximity alerts and semi-automated driver aids has also been suspended in some cases.Volkswagen and Cadillac are among the brands currently not offering blind spot monitors on some models — but the situation is constantly changing.

Police investigating sexual assault at SEPTA station. PHILADELPHIA - Police are looking for a suspect after they say a woman was sexually assaulted at a SEPTA station in South Philadelphia Monday morning.The woman was inside the Broad Street Line's Snyder Avenue station when police say she was sexually assaulted by an armed suspect.

Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing titled FY2023 Budget Request Dr.

Kirby Richards of Flint, Michigan NEW CASTLE, Del. - A Michigan man is in custody in Delaware after police say he fired shots at a car on the I-295 this weekend.Police say the shooting incident began when cars crashed on the southbound side of the interstate in New Castle around 6:47 p.m. Sunday.Kirby Richards, who was a passenger in one the vehicles, was reportedly blocking traffic to allow the car the move to the shoulder.The 25-year-old Michigan man then got into an argument with a 58-year-old man trying to drive around him, according to police.During the argument, police say Kirby retrieved a firearm from his car and fired at the man, striking his car four times.The victim then fled on I-495 and called police.Kirby remained on the scene and was taken into custody without incident.

HONG KONG : Two of China’s biggest cities ordered residents to undergo mass Covid-19 tests this week, highlighting the risk that fresh outbreaks could trigger new and economically costly lockdowns.

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Three people were fatally shot and two were injured, including a 12-year-old girl, at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday evening with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court, Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison said.The three people who died were in addition to the man with the rifle.

U.S. Senate in Maryland was arrested Friday for allegedly filing a false report about a girl being trafficked at an adult book store, police said.Ryan Dark White, also known as.

UVALDE, Texas - A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement officers massed but then waited to confront the gunman even after a child trapped with the shooter called 911.The findings of an investigative committee released Sunday were the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in the South Texas city for the bewildering inaction by heavily armed officers as a gunman fired inside two adjoining fourth-grade classrooms at Robb Elementary School, killing 19 students and two teachers.Footage from city police officers' body cameras made public hours later only further emphasized the failures — and fueled the anger and frustration of relatives of the victims."It’s disgusting. Disgusting," said Michael Brown, whose 9-year-old son was in the school's cafeteria on the day of the shooting and survived.

Car crashes into house in Southwest Philadelphia.  PHILADELPHIA - A house in Southwest Philadelphia suffered extensive damage after a car slammed into its side early Monday morning.Fire crews say they responded to the damaged home on the 1800 block of 68th Street around 2 a.m.One person was reportedly transported from the scene to a local hospital. She is said to be in stable condition.It was unclear if the injured person was driving.

Judi Love was ready to fly out to Sicily to see her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano Di Prima marry the love of his life Giada Lini last weekend, but she, unfortunately, missed the wedding due to Covid. Speaking to us in her OK! column, Judi said: "Last weekend, I’d planned to fly out to Italy to the wedding of my dear friend and Strictly partner Graziano Di Prima, who tied the knot to his beautiful fiancée and fellow dancer Giada Lini.

Lorraine Kelly has issued a health update. The Scottish TV presenter has returned to her ITV show today. The Scottish TV presenter has given an update on her health after being absent from her talk show last week.

LORRAINE Kelly looked back to full health as she returned to TV after being replaced by Carol Vorderman last week. Much to fans' disappointment, Lorraine did not appear on her popular ITV show after falling ill with Covid.

covid cases rose to more than 4.37 crore, according to the health ministry. Since the onset of covid-19, more than 5,25,760 deaths have been reported across the country. While Delhi has witnessed an active caseload of 1,974, Maharashtra has 15,525 cases, Haryana has recorded 2,055 cases while Kerala has reported more than 24,033 covid cases at present.

Health Ministry data revealed. The death toll climbed to 5,25,760 with 51 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.33% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47%, the ministry said.

PHILADELPHIA - The Biden Administration is urging people to stay up-to-date on COVID vaccines. It comes as what experts are calling the most immune evasive variant begins to spread nationwide.Health experts are say don’t panic, but be prepared. As adults grapple with whether to get boosted, the Please Touch Museum turned into the perfect place for kids to roll up their sleeves and get their first COVID shot."The fact that there are vaccine clinics out there, go for it.

A nurse who quit over safety issues claims nursing homes were “bullied” into accepting patients who had tested positive for Covid. Lesley Roberts said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon must respond to an English court ruling that it was unlawful to move patients from hospitals to care homes without them being Covid tested.

Today we are reporting 7,612 community cases, 797 current hospitalisations, and 22 deaths.

COVID-19 makes its way in Canada, long-term care facilities in some provinces are seeing a major spike in infections.In Ontario, COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes more than doubled in the first week of July, according to the province’s public health unit. Ottawa rolling out new COVID-19 travel testing strategy amid airport delays A total of 42 outbreaks were reported in the long-term care sector during the week of July 3 to 9, according to the province’s latest data.That’s a 110 per cent increase from the previous week’s 20 reported outbreaks.Ontario, like other provinces, is no longer reporting daily COVID cases.

, and others are injured following a shooting at a shopping mall in the suburbs of Indianapolis, according to local reports. Officers responded to a call regarding an active shooter at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana just after 6 p.m. Emergency services arrived on the scene while law enforcement officers worked to secure the scene. Several people – including the suspected shooter – were killed and several others were wounded, FOX 59 reported, citing police. UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING: ACTING POLICE CHIEF ON DAY OF MASSACRE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATION LEAVEIndianapolis police said it was assisting the Greenwood police. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News has reached out to the Greenwood Police Department seeking more information. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

UVALDE, Texas - The acting City of Uvalde police chief has been placed on administrative leave following the release of a report investigating the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School.According to a statement from Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, Lt. Mariano Pargas was the acting Chief of Police for the City of Uvalde the day of the shooting. "This administrative leave is to investigate whether Lt.

Miner Dennis J. Hall is rescued from the Quecreek Mine in the early morning of July 28, 2002 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. All nine miners were successfully rescued after being trapped in a flooded mine shaft since July 24, 2002 which was located approx ((Photo by Gene J. Puskar-Pool/Getty Images))JENNERSTOWN, Pa. - Six of the nine men trapped in a flooded mine in southwestern Pennsylvania two decades ago gathered at a raceway over the weekend to kick off 20th anniversary celebrations of the dramatic rescue that ended their 77-hour ordeal.The six took in the races Saturday at Jennerstown Speedway in Somerset County, only miles from the Quecreek Mine, sitting with former Pennsylvania Gov.