Here is a look at coronavirus-induced restrictions imposed by states and union territories:Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi are among 10 states that account for 71.75 per cent of the 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said in its Sunday morning update.The other states in the list of 10 are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Haryana.Never miss a story!

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Nearly 255K doses of AstraZeneca to arrive in Ontario next week, to be used as 2nd shots

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to Ontario the week of May 17.Officials said Wednesday the AstraZeneca doses will be used as second shots.AstraZeneca was primarily administered in Ontario pharmacies. The government did not elaborate on booking details for the second shot.On Tuesday, Ontario paused the use of first shots of AstraZeneca in the province due to safety concerns and supply issues.

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COVID-19: India struggles to vaccinate citizens amid supply shortage

India on Wednesday was struggling to keep up the pace of its much-needed mass COVID-19 vaccination drive because of a supply shortage and strong demand from residents.

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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility lowered to 18 for all Manitobans

COVID-19 are now eligible to get one.Manitoba opened up all vaccine appointments at pop-up clinics and supersites to those 18 and older Wednesday.Vaccination appointments can be made by calling 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) or visiting the province’s website.Manitoba will be the second province to allow all adults to be vaccinated, behind Alberta, which is currently booking people ages 12 and up. Vaccine eligibility drops to 24 in Manitoba, premier says 18 and up will be eligible Wednesday As of Wednesday, nearly 50 per cent of adult Manitobans have been vaccinated, said Vaccine Task Force co-lead Dr.

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Uttarakhand to import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine over the next two months

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Modi govt funding 30 modelling projects despite failure to predict 2nd covid wave

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Delhi govt cannot neglect overcharging of COVID patients by pvt hospitals: HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the Delhi government cannot "turn a blind eye" to overcharging of COVID-19 patients by private hospitals in the city and directed it to hold a meeting of all stakeholders to arrive at a "realistic" amount so that people are not fleeced."We want this taken up on top priority," a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said and also asked the Delhi government why it had not done anything till now to address this "serious" issue."Merely because there were no complaints, the situation on the ground cannot be ignored. We agree (with the petitioner) that you cannot turn a blind eye to it."We had asked you to again speak to all stakeholders.

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Biden to speak on COVID-19 response, vaccination rates amid July 4 push

Biden is set to deliver remarks Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET as his administration faces a pivotal moment in the U.S.

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Ayrshire College students urged to take up offer of Covid testing

Ayrshire College students have urged fellow learners to get tested for coronavirus.Over 100,000 rapid lateral flow tests have been distributed to colleges across Scotland, with twice-weekly voluntary testing being encouraged. Students at campuses in Ayr, Kilwinning and Kilmarnock have been taking up the offer to get tested.

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CDC advisers mull how to use Pfizer shots in kids 12 and up

States are rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to pediatricians and even some school vaccine clinics as they prepare to vaccinate millions of kids as young as 12.

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Covid care for elderly people: Antara partners with Hyatt Regency to provide complete care

New Delhi: Max group firm Antara, which is into senior living, on Wednesday said it has partnered with hotel Hyatt Regency in Delhi to provide COVID care facilities to elderly people.Antara and Hyatt Regency have started holistic medical stays for treating COVID positive seniors, who are asymptomatic or exhibiting mild symptoms, the company said in a statement.Antara will provide complete care for COVID patients through its in-house medical staff, medical administration set-up and oxygen support.The current medical facility offers 40 rooms, of which 7 rooms are double occupancy.The package includes complete care, vital monitoring, medical administration, access to medical equipment and oxygen along with healthy, balanced meals all in a

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SII and Bharat Biotech to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccine by August

PTI reported. PTI sources revealed the Union Health Ministry and the office of Drugs Controller General of India had sought from both the firms their production plan for June, July, August and September.

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Local lockdowns in Covid hotspots 'can't be ruled out' minister says as Bolton sees cases surge

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Quebec adds more than 700 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

COVID-19 health crisis continues, Quebec is reporting 745 new cases and 11 additional deaths Wednesday.This includes three fatalities in the past 24 hours, while five pandemic-related deaths occurred between May 5 and 10. Authorities say three Quebecers died before May 5.The immunization campaign saw another 74,391 doses given for more than 3.9 million shots to date.

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Tamil Nadu to float global tenders to procure Covid-19 vaccines

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Pharmacies book up in anticipation of Wednesday’s COVID-19 vaccine shipment

Vaccine eligibility continues to drop in Saskatchewan, forcing pharmacies to field calls for appointments whether they have supplies or not.

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COVID-19: Uncertainty prevails over Class 12 state board exams in West Bengal

PTI reported. Mahua Das, the president of the council, said, "We are waiting for the government's decision on whether the exams can be held as per the scheduled time table or the tests will be postponed or cancelled."The council had in April said exams for Class 12 students, in a departure from the norm, would be held at their respective schools this year, on account of the spread of the coronavirus infection across the state.

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Colonial Pipeline attack: Fuel transport limits waived for some states as shutdown drags on

The Department of Transportation announced last night that they are allowing overweight transport in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.Government officials are acting swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to speed the delivery of fuel by truck, ship or rail to motorists and airports, even as they sought to assure the public that there was no cause for alarm. But now, more than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers.The Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., delivering about 45% of what is consumed on the East Coast, was hit on

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Prime Minister considering mass vaccinations to battle rising Covid rates in Bolton - but that plan is not 'top of the list'

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Quebec bumps up booster COVID-19 shot for adults undergoing dialysis, cancer treatments

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Ontario reports more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 499,412.Wednesday’s case count is higher than Tuesday’s which saw 2,073 new infections.

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Tom Cruise Defends Rant Against ‘MI’ Crew While Filming During COVID: ‘There Was A Lot At Stake’

Tom Cruise didn’t hold back in his latest interview with Empire. The actor, 58, discussed his explosive December 2020 rant to the Mission: Impossible 7 crew, who were filming overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The expletive-laden rant stemmed from some crew members not following safety guidelines on the set, which Tom took issue with. “I said what I said,” Tom told Empire, via The Los Angeles Times.

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Maharashtra lockdown likely to be extended for 15 days, CM to take final call, says health minister

ANI.The Maharashtra government first imposed a lockdown on 22 April, which was later extended till 15 May amid fears over the third wave of the pandemic.Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 46,781 new Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the tally to 52,26,710, while 816 more patients succumbed to the infection, said the state health department.Maharashtra minister Satej Patil has said that the state government made maximum use of technology to provide relief to people during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a release issued on National Technology Day on Tuesday, the state minister for information technology said as the movement was restricted due to the pandemic, citizens were forced to work from home and they were able to perform everyday tasks with a

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Maharashtra continues to see surge in Covid cases, deaths; 46,781 new infections, 816 fatalities

Lockdown to be extended for 15 daysWith rapid surge in cases, the state government is mulling to extend the Covid-triggered lockdown for 15 more days.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said, at the Cabinet meeting, the health department and ministers proposed to extend the lockdown for 15 days. The chief minister will take a final decision on this matter.

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Maharashtra: Lockdown should be extended to prepare for third Covid wave, says state minister

Rajesh Tope has also proposed to extend the lockdown in the state for 15 days in a cabinet meeting.Maharashtra, which has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, has now started to witness a decline in its daily Covid-19 cases.The union health ministry urged the country to replicate the Pune and Mumbai models to contain and manage the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday.In Mumbai, the initiatives taken by the Maharashtra state government and the municipal corporation aided the hospitalisation process and eliminated panic among citizens, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, MoHFW said.According to Maharashtra minister Satej Patil, the state government made maximum use of technology to provide relief to people during the Covid-19

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Religious & political gatherings accelerated covid-19 transmission in India: WHO

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People in their late 30s invited to book coronavirus vaccinations from Thursday

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Transmission of coronavirus through water is not a concern, say experts

New Delhi: Experts on Wednesday said transmission of coronavirus through water is not a concern, after bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients were fished out of the Ganga and Yamuna.Satish Tare, professor at IIT-Kanpur, said dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga or its tributaries or sub-tributaries is a serious matter, particularly at a time when the country is grappling with the COVID-19 crisis.The Ganga and Yamuna are key sources of drinking water for many villages, local bodies along the rivers.The professor, however, stressed that dumping of bodies will not have a significant effect on transmission.Tare said dumping bodies in the Ganga or its tributaries is not new, but it has come down significantly in the last 10-15 years.

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Covid-19: Monuments, museums under ASI to remain closed till May 31

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will continue to remain closed till May 31.

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Scottish Government announces no new Covid deaths amid 345 cases in last 24 hours

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 345 new cases had been identified overnight, bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 228,423.

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Kerala reports record 43,529 Covid cases in 24 hours, positivity rate at 29.75%

Kerala on Wednesday recorded 43,529 new COVID-19 cases, which is also the highest single-day record in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic, a health bulletin said. And with today's count, the overall tally touched 19,80,879.Meanwhile, with 95 people succumbing to the deadly virus, the death toll reached to 6,053.

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U.K. PM Johnson announces COVID-19 public inquiry into handling of pandemic

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday an independent public inquiry into the U.K.’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ray Winstone tears into Boris Johnson over cost of Covid tests after forking out £900

DON'T MISS...Jane McDonald makes career announcement after partner's death [UPDATE]Jenson Button aimed fire at 'weird' Lewis Hamilton: 'He's changed' [INSIGHT]Ray continued: “Can someone tell me why the f**k we are paying for this? It’s like another tax isn’t it.”“Now the government tell us that on May 17 that maybe people can go on holiday again to certain countries, but can someone tell me how a normal family can afford a holiday and then probably have to find another £2000 on top to pay for these tests.

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Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics

GENEVA – A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states to give up some of theirs.

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West Bengal govt ready to provide land, support for manufacturing COVID vaccines: Mamata to PM Modi

Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the state government is ready to provide land, support for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines. She also urged Modi to speedily import vaccines from global manufacturers and encourage world and national players (vaccine manufacturers) to open up franchise operations.In the letter, she said "You are kindly aware that as per experts vaccination is now the real antidote to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID vaccines don't damage placenta, may be safe in pregnancy: Study

New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccines may be safe during pregnancy, suggests a study that found no evidence of injury to the placenta in pregnant women who received the preventive.The first-of-its-kind study, published on Tuesday in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, adds to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy."The placenta is like the black box in an airplane.

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As India hunkers down to fight covid-19, its wounded economy braces for more pain

India’s economy was bouncing back after a nationwide lockdown last year stifled consumer spending and pushed the country into a deep recession, but the recovery has now run headlong into a devastating surge of Covid-19.As the South Asian nation battles the world’s worst current outbreak, states and cities across the country have gone back into lockdown. Many nonessential businesses have closed, and people are once again hunkering down at home.

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Boris Johnson announces independent public inquiry into handling of Covid pandemic

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Bangladesh receives 500,000 doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine as gift

Dhaka, May 12 (PTI) Bangladesh on Wednesday received 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a gift to continue its vaccination drive, which was halted due to shortage of India-made Astrazeneca jabs.Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming handed over the vaccines to Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at State Guest House Padma, hours after a Bangladesh aircraft landed in Dhaka carrying the vaccines from China.Momen said that Bangladesh seeks to procure 40 to 50 million doses of the Chinese vaccine on a commercial basis.He proposed co-production arrangement of the Chinese vaccine in Bangladesh, saying it could create a "win-win" situation for both the countries."We have the capacity to produce the

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Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud tests positive for Covid-19

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The most vaccinated country says shots work amid surge in Covid-19 cases

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IMF says tax increases should be considered here post Covid

The International Monetary Fund has said more tax will need to be raised in Ireland to fund investments in physical and human capital. In a review of the Irish economy, the IMF says a gradual increase in tax revenue should be considered after next year, once a recovery from Covid-19 has taken hold.

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Australia to get 25 million Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses

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WHO declared Covid-19 an emergency very late, catastrophe could have been prevented: Global expert panel

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Canada could see 50% cut in fuel capacity if Line 5 pipeline shut down: experts

Line 5 pipeline gets shut down, with some saying the country could see its fuel capacity get cut in half.The pipeline, which serves as a vital artery for North America’s energy infrastructure, is facing a looming shutdown threat from Michigan Gov.

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Local Covid lockdowns could return to deal with emerging hotspots, minister says

lockdowns could be brought back to tackle Covid-19 hotspots, a minister has claimed.Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government "can't rule out" having to reintroduce local restrictions to get on top of surges in the infection rate.He admitted the return of last year's local tiering system would be a last resort because it failed to stop the spread of the virus across the country. Daily deaths and hospital admissions are at the lowest levels since last summer with the vaccine rollout in full flow.

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Delhi: 300 deaths, 13,287 Covid-19 cases in a day; positivity rate dips further

Delhi on Wednesday recorded 13,287 fresh cases of coronavirus and 300 deaths in a span of 24 hours. The positivity rate in the national capital dropped from 17.76% on Tuesday to 17.03% today, the health department said.The national positivity rate stands at 21%.Delhi's overall caseload now stands at 13,61,986 while the fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 20,310, the state health department said.Delhi now has 82,725 active cases.

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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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