Covid 4th wave may peak after June, have its effects till Oct, warns Karnataka health minister

China has gone full pelt with its attempt to go Covid free as new video footage shows officials locking residents in their homes.And they're using huge padlocks and unbreakable cable to do it.Video footage posted on Chinese social media sites shows how residents who refuse to either stay inside or hand their keys over to officials are having wires drilled into their doors and padlocks used to stop them from leaving if they test positive.And another video shows one official drilling a hole in front of someone's door so that they can use metal bolts to stop them from getting out.According to independent Chinese news outlet Caixin Global, the measures are being taken in the northern Hebei province.Local sources have quoted the Qianan Pandemic Prevention and Control office as saying: “We are investigating and will modify the policy.“We are also looking into the possibility of installing alarms to replace current methods.”Up until May 4, China had a seven day average of 22,566 cases, with 14,731 positive cases just yesterday alone.Despite having 1 million cases since the pandemic started, the country has only suffered 5,141 deaths.The latest draconian measures came just a few weeks after we reported how workers in China's financial district in Shanghai were being forced to sleep in office for days.The stringent Covid policy came as positive cases escalated in the coastal city of Shanghai while local government vowed to keep the infectious separated in a two-stage lockdown.One of the measures is stop workers from returning home to avoid cross-infections.One worker, who works at a company in Shanghai Software Park, documented his horrendous life during the office lockdown and shared to viewers online.He received a notice that

A man faces a six-month curfew after an attack in broad daylight in East Kilbride town centre.

Sharon Osbourne reveals she is flying home after husband Ozzy was diagnosed down with Covid but she promises to be back next week.@MrsSOsbourne | @OzzyOsbourne pic.twitter.com/sxlidvX5Tu‘We’ve gone two years without him catching Covid and it’s just Ozzy’s luck it would be now.’Talking about returning to Talk TV Sharon said: ‘I can’t believe my luck. I’m missing the show and I’ve only been there three days.

SHARON Osbourne revealed she's on a DRIP while being stuck in bed battling Covid. The TalkTV host jetted back to Los Angeles to nurse her sick husband Ozzy last week - and ended up catching the virus herself.

Kate Garraway joked she is "desperate" for work as she hosting the latest edition of Good Morning Britain.The 55-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday (May 5) morning to wake up the nation alongside Adil Ray.They chatted to showbiz corespondent Richard Arnold at the top of the ITV breaking show about Kim Cattrall's latest bombshell interview where she claimed she first heard about Sex In The City reboot And Just Like That on social media.She also revealed that she was never asked to take part in the show and that she turned down a pitched third movie as it involved a "heartbreaking" storyline for her character Samantha Jones.Richard confirmed to the ITV studio that Kim's character Samantha Jones "won’t be back" before adding: "So, unlike us Kate, she's actually turning work down."Kate and Adil collapsed into fits of laughter, before Kate replied: "Unlike us she's not desperate Richard, that's why."As Richard paused in the ITV studio, unaware there was time for him to discuss another story, mother-of-two Kate joked: "You're not as desperate as we thought, you see, you're actually turning work down this morning."Kate has reportedly lost her battle to save her husband Derek Draper's psychotherapy company, Astra Aspera Limited.The business was primarily Derek's company but Kate was made a director in February last year in an effort to keep it running, but she's reportedly struggling with a huge increase in costs.Despite her many work projects, Kate also has to fund round-the-clock care for her husband.Speaking recently on This Morning about her trip to Mexico for specialist treatment for Derek, Kate shared: "That came at a really low point when I thought, 'Oh God, this is not sustainable'."The system, I mean

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TV presenter Chris Evans mocked Sharon Osbourne on his breakfast radio show.Chris, 56, took aim at Sharon, 69, after it was announced she would return to her new hosting stint after pulling out due to her husband Ozzy’s, 73, medical scare.Chris, who hosts The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, found it amusing that Sharon returned to the show.He told listeners: “TalkTV. There’s been a return.

#COVID19 after a negative. FDA admits it definitely happens but claims it’s only 1-2% with rebound in the trials, & no clinical guidance change. But I count more than 1%. https://t.co/qWPckRM2Db pic.twitter.com/kbpdETrVoh

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work this morning, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the coronavirus curbs.

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Sharon Osbourne recently revealed that husband Ozzy had been stricken with COVID-19, and now she’s also been infected with the virus.

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WASHINGTON - Telehealth company Nurx has seen a spike in requests for emergency contraception driven by fears that the landmark Roe v. Wade case could be overturned. Since Monday, there has been a 300% spike in requests to have emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B, "on hand," Nurx CEO Varsha Rao told FOX Business.

Covovax is now available for children in India.

Today we are reporting 8,609 community cases, 386 hospitalisations and 20 deaths.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man takes his car for an oil change and gets sued - after his car was involved in a deadly accident killing a worker while at the dealership.On March 13, 2020, the customer took his car to the Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership and a young 19-year-old mechanic attempted to change the oil.

AVONDALE, Ariz. - A Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy was laid to rest in October 2021, after he suffered a deadly attack while taking a suspect with felony warrants into custody. Now, that suspect may face the death penalty, county officials said months later.Juan "Johnny" Ruiz, who was with MCSO for three years, died on Oct. 11."It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Deputy Juan "Johnny" Ruiz #S2212.

COMPTON, Calif. - Authorities are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with an attempted armed robbery of a smoke shop in Compton that resulted in the death of a man. It happened Tuesday evening at the "Smoke Shop" located in the 1500 block of S. Wilmington Avenue. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, four suspects entered the shop and pointed their handguns at an armed security guard inside.

DELAWARE COUNY - Nurses, paramedics and county officials all came out Wednesday to protest possible closures within the Crozer Health System.Several services are set to close across four Delaware County hospitals unless they approximately $24 million to Crozer's for-profit California-based owner Prospect Medical Holdings, according to officials.Those services include mental and rehabilitation, along with inpatient and outpatient substance abuse and crisis.Hospital staff, joined by local, county and state leaders, say they are fighting because lives are at stake. They also say reopening these services will be really hard after they are closed.Several services are planned to close across four hospitals in Delaware County.

From today, tamariki aged 5 to 11 who are severely immunocompromised can receive a third primary dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Winnipeg Children’s Hospital Book Market say the fundraiser remains on hold and Winnipeggers are being asked to hold off on donating books for the normally-annual event.The book sale, traditionally held this time of year, has been on hiatus since the spring of 2020 when COVID-19 was first detected in Manitoba. Donating gifts to Children’s Hospital a different process this year, foundation says In a release Wednesday organizers say donations have been piling up ever since.“Volunteers have been unable to gather to sort and organize donated items,” reads the release.“Thanks to generous community members, there are still many donated books in storage and new ones cannot be accepted.”Winnipeggers are being asked not to drop books off at firehalls or Dufresne Furniture and Appliances stores until further notice.

Chrissy Metz is opening up in a new interview for VeryWell Mind, sharing her thoughts on the upcoming end of “This Is Us” in a cover story for the work-life issue.

In the latest US COVID-19 developments, new poll findings highlight fairly high rates of hesitancy about vaccinating young children and the fact that people overwhelmingly feel safe at their worksites.

Nearly 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had serious neurologic illnesses in the first year of the pandemic, suggests an international study published last week in Critical Care Explorations.The observational study, led by Boston University researchers, a

Though global COVID-19 cases overall continue to fall, illness levels rose in Africa and the Americas for the second week in a row, led by a trio of Omicron subvariants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly pandemic update.

Trooper Joseph W. Czachorowski  PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania state trooper has been suspended as he faces several drug charges.Joseph W.

COVID-19 patients already on ventilators don't benefit from remdesivir, but the antiviral drug offers a slight reduction in death or progression to ventilation among other hospitalized patients, according to final results from the adaptive World Health Organization's (WHO's) Solidarity randomized trial and an updated meta-analysis.

Camila Cabello has come so far when it comes to her mental health, and she’s ready to share her tips and tricks with the world — and more importantly with Selena Gomez!

LOS ANGELES - Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, despite the country music legend’s decision to withdraw from the nomination in March. "I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," Dolly Parton wrote on social media. "Of course, I will accept it gracefully.

(L-R) Star Wars cosplayers Austin Verburg as Luke Skywalker, Bill Holmes as Kir Kanos, Shawn Richter as Din Djarin, Dana Sabbe as Taarna, William Henderson as a Mandalorian, and Lisa Lower as Boba Fett pose for photos. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Star Wars fans your day has arrived to show your love for the popular franchise.

It turns out there is crying in baseball … and it’s likely the most wholesome thing you’ll see this week.

The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has begun processing a slew of complaints against pharmacies, drug retailers and hospitals for failing to pass on goods and services tax (GST) cuts on life saving drugs and equipment to consumers during the covid-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA - Governor Wolf held a press conference at Independence National Historical Park in Old City on Wednesday where he addressed the potential dismantling of the Roe v. Wade decision and abortion rights in Pennsylvania During the press conference, Governor Wolf made it clear that Pennsylvania will stand firm in protecting abortion access in Pennsylvania."Today, I am angry," said Gov. Wolf.

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COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Jason Copping are scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Global News will live stream the news conference in this story post.

health insurance policy if you are already covered under a corporate group health insurance scheme? Experts think it is wise to have a separate policy to avoid any hassles during hospitalization. 

The national capital on Wednesday registered 1,354 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in a span of 24 hours. Active Covid-19 cases in the city is at 5,853.

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the city since 25 February when 128 cases were detected.

Omicron subvariant BA.2 more transmissible but not more virulent: Quebec report He says masking will remain mandatory on public transportation and in health-care facilities.Quebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement.

COVID on Wednesday, with 199 in intensive care.This is down by one for hospitalizations and a decrease of three for ICUs since the previous day.Last Wednesday, there were 1,734 hospitalizations with 211 in ICU. This is a 2 per cent decrease and a 5.7 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 57 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

kavwire joked: "I thought you were pregnant at first …great news.”sierra_eco_bravo_alfa encouraged: “Keep on walking mate!”It is believed that the adventurer and documentary filmmaker picked up the exotic illness during one of his work trips, but he has not yet specified what the illness is.Last year, Simon revealed how he had managed to defy the odds after fertility doctors told him and his wife Anya that they had little to no chance of ever having children.The TV presenter and adventurer knew that he had always wanted to be a father, and thought of the role as his life's purpose.When he met and first started dating his wife, they were both in their early thirties, and Simon knew that if they were going to have children, it needed to be soon.However, once they started trying, he soon realised that conceiving a child was going to be a much harder task than he initially expected.After months of trying to conceive a baby naturally, Simon and Anya knew that something wasn’t quite right.Simon was left horrified when an expert told him that he was "basically infertile".Recalling the moment his world crumbled before him, Simon told his wife that if he couldn’t have children, he was "likely to go mad".“I would not be able to have children. It was the starkest of messages: I could hardly take it in,” Simon wrote.“She told me I had loads of sperm but their morphology was terrible.

Tyler Cruickshank has spoken out on his own mental health in a candid chat after revealing the sudden death of his friend.The 26 year old, who rose to fame after being coupled up with Kaz Kamwi on Love Island, lost his pal after he tragically took his own life before he went into the villa of the hit ITV dating programme. Croydon-based Tyler, who was recently announced as the SOS Silence Of Suicide Advocate For Young People, explained that the unexpected death left him in tears for the first time in years. "I haven't cried in years.

Chris Kamara stepped down from his role at Sky Sports after 24 years with the channel, amid his struggles with his speech. MORE: Lorraine Kelly sends her support to 'very precious' friend amid health woesChris, 64, shared that he also offered to quit his role on ITV’s The Games, but was persuaded to stay.

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impairment is equivalent to losing about 10 IQ points. 

FAYE Windass has taken in one bombshell after another and has learned she is going through early menopause. Coronation Street fans are convinced she could try and get her daughter Miley back.