A new intelligence report from the U.S. Department of Energy that reportedly concludes it’s possible the COVID-19 pandemic originated from an accidental laboratory leak in China is renewing questions over where the virus came from.

But the report, which has not been made public but is the subject of reporting by multiple American media outlets, has also further underscored the continued divide in the U.S.

intelligence community and elsewhere over the pandemic’s origins — a point echoed by the White House on Monday. “There is not a consensus right now in the U.S.

government about exactly how COVID started,” said John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security Council. “There is just not an intelligence community consensus.” Read more: New studies say COVID-19 virus originated in Wuhan market in China Read next: School bus cancellations across the London, Ont.

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Lea Michele Says Son Ever Is Coming Home Soon, Shares Pic From His Hospital Bed After ‘Scary Health Issue’

Lea Michele‘s 2-year-old son, Ever, is on the mend. The 36-year-old Broadway star took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to share an update on her little boy’s condition as well as her return to her leading role as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.

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Remains found in Baltimore container identified as 75-year-old Orioles stadium usher

BALTIMORE - Police in Baltimore have identified human remains found in a container nearby a vacant church earlier this month as Baltimore Orioles employee Versey Spell, who was reported missing last year. The 75-year-old game day usher at Oriole Park at Camden Yards was first reported missing on Oct. 19, the Baltimore Police Department said in a press release at the time.

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Armed woman disrupts neighborhood in Oxford Circle barricade, police say

OXFORD CIRCLE - Armed with a gun, officials say a woman is inside an Oxford Circle residence keeping police at bay.According to authorities, police were called to the 6000 block of Alma Street, in Philadelphia’s Oxford Circle neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., on the report of a woman with a gun inside a home.When police arrived on scene, they saw a woman with a gun in a second floor bedroom window. A barricade situation was declared shortly after.MORE HEADLINES:Police are asking everyone to keep a wide berth of the area, pushing back to Comly Street and Loretto Avenue as they work to resolve the situation.

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Passenger detained at LAX after opening emergency exit door of plane

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-231 prepares for boarding at Los Angeles International Airport during the Thanksgiving Day holiday on November 24, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) LOS ANGELES - A passenger onboard a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle was detained Saturday morning after opening an emergency exit door, airport officials said. The incident happened around 10 a.m.

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Smiling baby in carriage, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, 1921. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A theory shared among baby name trend experts suggests that some names spike in popularity every 100 years.Believers of the "100-year rule" say names that have fallen out of public favor get revived every century or so because many parents take notice of names that are no longer common as they try to find their baby a unique moniker, according to a recent report from Nameberry, an online baby name resource, that discussed the topic.Nameberry wrote that expecting parents tend to skip over names that were given to their parents or grandparents because they don’t want to choose a name that sounds dated.TOP BABY NAMES OF 2022 TREND TOWARD COWBOYS, NATURE AND 'COASTAL GRANNY': REPORT"But names from your great-grandparents’ generations hold appeal," Nameberry’s report explained.

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Elon Musk tells employees to get back in office with 2:30 am memo

In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on October 06, 2022. Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency Twitter CEO Elon Musk reportedly sent a notice to staff early Wednesday morning to remind them that working from home is not acceptable.According to Platformer managing editor Zoë Schiffer, Musk emailed employees at 2:30 in the morning, writing that "office is not optional." In the email, he complained that half of the San Francisco headquarters was empty the day before.Musk is not a fan of remote work.

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Avalanche temporarily strands more than 1,000 people at popular Utah ski area

Utah.The Utah Department of Transportation announced the closure of the main thoroughfare into and out of Snowbird and Alta after an avalanche blocked a large section of the state route.Video from along State Route 210 showed crews working to mitigate the threat of additional avalanches and clean up debris.State transportation crews estimated that the slide was at least 15 feet deep and 300 feet wide.Authorities reported the route was reopened late Friday, but UDOT was planning for additional closures into the weekend to continue avalanche mitigation.The Utah Avalanche Center had cautioned about the increased dangers in northern and central parts of the state due to recent snowfall.The center warned that mid- and higher elevations in the Provo region were subject to considerable avalanche danger.

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Argument escalates into man critically shot sitting on steps in South Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after an altercation quickly turned into a shooting in South Philadelphia late Friday night.Police responded to the 1700 block of Snyder Street to find a shooting victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body.The 28-year-old man was sitting on the steps when several shots were fired, according to authorities.

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Idaho brings back execution by firing squad

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Migrants found 'suffocating' in Texas train; 2 dead: police

UVALDE, Texas - Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were "suffocating" in a freight train traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop the train. About 15 migrants were found inside, according to a statement from the department.Union Pacific railroad said in a statement that the people were found in two cars on the train traveling east from Eagle Pass bound for San Antonio: 12 in a shipping container and three in a hopper car.

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'Mutated version of Omicron is behind spike in cases', health system on alert, says govt

Covid-19 that is circulating is a mutated version of the Omicron sub-variant. We need to remain alert but there is no need to worry. Each new variant is isolated and it is tested whether our vaccines are effective against it or not.

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What are the tax benefits of health insurance policies?

₹1lakh for Self and Family if Eldest is above 60 years + Senior Citizen Parents Also, customers looking for maximum tax advantage can also opt for a higher tenure policy like 2 years or 3 years, while tax deductions can be claimed for each year up to the defined limit. We are Tata AIG are offering long-term discounts on our various retail health product offerings like Tata AIG Medicare, Tata AIG Medicare Premier, and Tata AIG Medicare Plus" A health insurance policy is a product that protects you from the financial consequences of a wide range of health-related expenses, from minor illnesses and injuries to critical diseases. As per Section 80D of the Income Tax Act, the premium paid for a health insurance policy is deductible from the taxable income.

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Bird flu’s momentum in Canada worries experts: ‘Potential to become a pandemic’

Bird flu, or avian flu, continues to spread across Canada, leaving some experts worried about its potential to become more transmissible among humans, and potentially sparking another pandemic.The current outbreak circulating North and South America is known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b. It has killed record numbers of birds and infected mammals.

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South Carolina's top accountant to resign after $3.5 billion error

Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom speaks as he celebrates his election win during celebration at the University of South Carolina Alumni Center in Columbia on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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Colorado man, 91, becomes oldest to cross Grand Canyon following 5-day hike

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - You are only as old as you think you are. Just ask the active 91-year-old Colorado man who now holds a world record as the oldest person to cross the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim on foot.John Jepkema took off on the 5-day trek on Nov. 7, 2019, with his other senior friends and was recently acknowledged by Guinness World Records.GO JOURNEY, GO: TEXAS TODDLER ON QUEST TO EXPLORE ALL OF AMERICA’S NATURAL WONDERSA view into the Grand Canyon from the South Rim 10 July 2003 in Arizona.

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North Carolina teacher resigns after taping 11-year-old's mouth shut: 'He was humiliated'

Brady Webster sent his mother a photo from his sixth grade classroom showing his mouth taped shut. (Catherine Webster) A North Carolina mother is speaking out after her son sent her a photo from his classroom showing his mouth taped shut in a disciplinary measure taken by his teacher.Catherine Webster told WRAL-TV that her 11-year-old son Brady had sent her a photo last month from his Smithfield Middle School sixth-grade classroom, showing his mouth covered with several strips of blue painter's tape over his mouth after he allegedly had been too talkative in class."I don’t know what to do," Brady’s text message to his mother said."He was humiliated," Webster told the outlet.CALIFORNIA 'TEACHER OF THE YEAR' ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING FORMER STUDENTWebster told Fox News Digital that her son had been taped at the beginning of class and "forced to sit through the entire period like that" and that two of his classmates also had been taped that same day."It had been going on for a while before this day," Webster said of the alleged disciplinary measure.

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Louise Thompson says 'something bad has happened' in tearful health update

"something bad happened" to her as she issued a tearful update to fans. The Channel 4 Made in Chelsea star spoke out on her Instagram Story. Channel 4 Made In Chelsea star Louise has suffered PTSD ever since her traumatic birth.

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Tornadoes in Mississippi kill at least 23 people, injure dozens more

ROLLING FORK, Miss. - Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed there had been 23 deaths as of 6:20 a.m. Saturday with dozens of injuries and four people missing throughout the state.

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Suspect critical after being shot by police officer in East Mount Airy, officials say

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting involving a police officer and a suspect erupted on the street's of Philadelphia's East Mount Airy overnight.Police say an officer discharged their weapon several times, striking a suspect on the 1500 block of Johnson Street shortly after midnight Saturday.The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is said to be in critical condition.

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COVID-19 mock drills to be held in India on 10-11 April

The Union health ministry informend there has been a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases in India since mid-February 2023 but the hospitalisation rate has remained low Amid the sudden surge of new Covid cases, the union home ministry on Saturday informed that countrywide mock drills will be held on April 10-11. Informing about the same, Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Department of Health & FW Ministry, notified in a statement, there has been a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases in India since mid-February 2023, with most cases reported in a few states. The rates of hospitalization and death remain low due to significant COVID-19 vaccination coverage, but public health actions need to be reinvigorated to contain the surge. He further advised the states to must monitor evolving etiologies of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness.

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Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing

Most of the active Covid-19 cases in the country are largely being reported by a few states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI: With the spike in Covid and influenza cases across the country, the Central government has directed all the states and union territories to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing as a declining trend has been noticed in some states. In a joint advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and health ministry, “ln the past several weeks, in some states Covid-19 testing has declined & the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO i.e., 140 tests/million.

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The Gamini Fonseka Studio – Stein Studios honours legend

Colombo (News 1st) – The Stein Studios in Sri Lanka, one of South Asia's largest studio complex's, dedicated one of its' four international studios to legendary filmmaker and actor Gamini Fonseka on Friday (24). The studio in which the international franchise show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' ('Lakshapathi' in Sinhala) is recorded, is now called The Gamini Fonseka Studio.All of Sri Lanka's most legendary actors, actresses and cinema personalities were present at the event on Friday as a mark of respect for the late Gamini Fonseka.Widely regarded as the King of Sri Lankan cinema, Fonseka dominated the silver screen in 1960s and 1970s. Apart from acting, he was the Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament from 1989 to 1994 and Governor of the North-Eastern Province from 1995 to 1998.In addition to being Sri Lanka's premier television production centre, the ultra modern Stein Studios, which is located in Ratmalana (a suburb in the Colombo district), is also one of the most preferred options for conventions in Sri Lanka and internationally.

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Gwyneth Paltrow takes stand in ski crash trial, denies ‘risky behaviour’ that day

Actor and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand Friday afternoon for a civil lawsuit regarding a 2016 skiing incident.

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Urgent need of a vaccine against tuberculosis, says health minister Mandaviya

India has identified three important health priorities under the G20 Presidency and all of these are focused on universal health coverage and relevant to the Centre's response for TB elimination New Delhi: There is an urgent need of a vaccine against tuberculosis and it important to fast-track its development, expand manufacturing capacities and help countries with easy access, said Mansukh Mandaviya, Union health minister, in his address during the 36th board meeting of the Stop TB Partnership held on Saturday. Highlighting the importance of a TB vaccine in the global fight against the disease, Mandaviya urged the baord of Stop TB Partnership to deliberate on this and take up the matter at the UN High Level Meeting on universal health coverage in September this year.

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India reports 1509 new Covid cases

With the uptick in the trend of Covid cases, scientists said that XBB.1.16 is the Covid-19 variant responsible for the present surge in Covid cases. However, scientists say that people in India have developed hybrid immunity NEW DELHI: India reported 1,509 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 1.33%, the union health ministry said on Saturday. With more than 44.8 million cases, the country has recorded more than 530,824 deaths so far.

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Ali Sabry & Wijeyadasa in South Africa on working visit

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry is on a working visit to South Africa from 21-25 March 2023 at the invitation of Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Dr. Naledi Pandoor. Minister Sabry is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Dr.

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Suspect connected to the cutting off an electrician’s hands in Moratuwa, arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st): A suspect wanted in connection with an incident in which a man's hands were cut off, has been arrested in Koralawella area of Moratuwa.The suspect is a 36 year old and resident of Koralawella.The suspect appeared before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court yesterday together with his lawyer, police said.Later, court permitted the police to detain and interrogate the suspect for 48 hours from yesterday.The shocking incident was reported in Koralawella Moratuwa on the 21st, where an electrician's hands were cut off with a sharp weapon and taken away.Since then police have been on the lookout to nab the suspect.An argument between two neighbouring households led to the attack, Police said. The injured victim, who is a 40 year old, was admitted to the Panadura Hospital.

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India records highest Covid cases in 5 months. Details here

Also Read: With COVID, H3N2, adenovirus surging, should we mask up again? The number of people who have recovered from the COVID-19 virus has increased to 4,41,62,832, with a case fatality rate of 1.19 percent. The ministry's website also reported that 220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered to beneficiaries across the country.

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Covid-19 jab offer to end as people under 50 urged to get vaccine

Under 50s across Ayrshire have until the end of the month to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the rolling vaccine offer draws to a close.

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Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth announce plans to divorce

Reese Witherspoon and her husband say they are divorcing after nearly 12 years of marriage.The actor-producer and her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, announced their breakup Friday in a joint statement on Instagram. Their wedding anniversary is Sunday.“It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the post said.“We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together.” Read more: Reese Witherspoon opens up to Oprah about emotionally abusive ex Witherspoon and Toth have one son together and they said he remains their biggest priority, asking for privacy.Messages to representatives for Witherspoon and Toth were not immediately returned.

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Did you see it? Vivid aurora borealis lights up the sky across much of Canada

aurora borealis while flying up from Las Vegas to Calgary around 9 p.m. Thursday.“The aurora was so strong we started seeing it as far south as Idaho Falls! Incredible!” he told Global News.“Progressively got better and better and better the closer I got to Calgary.

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Biden’s chocolate gift an ‘unbelievable’ moment for its Syrian-Canadian creator

Joe Biden’s visit to Canada on Friday involving the gifting of a chocolate bar meant so much more to the Syrian-Canadian whose company created the treat.Tareq Hadhad, CEO of Peace By Chocolate in Antigonish, N.S., told Global News he was in disbelief after watching Green Party Leader Elizabeth May give Biden a “Peace Bar” during a welcoming ceremony in Ottawa.“This is absolutely unbelievable. Totally unbelievable,” said Hadhad, who was invited to Friday night’s state dinner at the Ottawa Aviation Museum as a guest of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.“This is a moment for the history books for our family and we are incredibly honoured.” Read more: Dinner with the Bidens: What’s cooking as U.S.

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Doylestown plans for rainbow crosswalk in show of LGBTQ+ inclusion, but not all are in favor

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - In Bucks County, plans are in place to add a decorative rainbow crosswalk, in Doylestown, in a show of support and safety for the LGBTQ+ community. Some residents, however, are in strong opposition to the crosswalk."I heard that they were proposing this and I’m like that’s a great idea," business owner James Lamb said.A rainbow will soon illuminate a crosswalk at Printer’s Alley on East State Street in Doylestown."I was not born here.

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Murdaugh Moselle estate items sell for big bucks as buyers descend on South Carolina auction

PEMBROOK, Ga. - Just before 9 a.m. Thursday, a crowd began to line up outside Liberty Auction in Pembroke, Georgia, in anticipation of an afternoon auction featuring items from the Murdaugh family's South Carolina Lowcountry hunting estate, where Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son in 2021."We came out of curiosity just to look at the Murdaugh items," one attendee told Fox News Digital, as was the consensus for most people at the event. Doors opened at noon, and by the time the auction began at 4 p.m., buyers found it difficult to move about inside the stuffy building. By the time bidding started, those who purchased items had to duck in and around other people to pick up their new belongings.Items from Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle estate were auctioned off in Pembroke, Georgia on March 23, 2023.

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To fundraise for 2-year-old boy with leukemia, Audubon pizza shop creates special pizza boxes

AUDUBON, N.J. - A local Audubon pizza shop is hoping to make a difference for one family by organizing a fundraiser for a little boy diagnosed with leukemia, creating unique pizza boxes."It was just him and I at the emergency room that day," Callen’s mom, Tori Sarlo explained. "Ryan was at work. I hugged him as hard as I could and I just broke down."The family got the diagnosis a month ago.

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Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame after 25-year sentence commuted

Paul Rusesabagina looks on as he sits with some of his coaccused at the Supreme Court in Kigali on February 17, 2021 where he is facing charges related to their association with Mouvement Rwandais pour le changement démocratique (MRCD) and its armed KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda's government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday that the presidential order was issued after a request for clemency on behalf of Rusesabagina, a 68-year-old U.S. resident and Belgian citizen.

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Police search for man accused of carving swastikas into Queens sidewalks

NEW YORK - Rabbi Mark Kaiserman of the Reform Temple of Forest Hills said he will never again watch the surveillance footage shot by his synagogue’s security cameras of an incident from Wednesday afternoon. In broad daylight and in front of a woman pushing a stroller, a man can be seen crossing the street, etching a swastika into the sidewalk, then running off. "You wonder what goes into a person’s mind in the middle of the day to stand there in front of other people to etch out a symbol of the Nazis," Kaiserman told FOX 5.The rabbi said he is well aware that antisemitic incidents are occurring more frequently. But, he says, this time it was personal. described as having a medium complexion, slim build, and was last seen in a blue sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.

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Darcelle, world's oldest working drag queen, dies at 92

Darcelle at Portland's Keller Fountain | by Sarah Mirk via Creative Commons PORTLAND. Wash. - Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for Portland's LGBTQ+ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. He was 92.Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and was regaling audiences until the very end.

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CSIS officer fired for complaining publicly about agency’s lack of COVID-19 masking

A Canadian intelligence officer has been fired for speaking publicly about what he felt were inadequate COVID-19 policies at CSIS headquarters during the height of the pandemic.

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Saint Mary’s University lifts mask mandate in common areas but still required in classrooms and labs

Saint Mary’s University in Halifax no longer requires masking in common areas, despite them still being “encouraged.”Masking will, however, still be needed in classrooms and labs.Margaret Murphy, the associate vice-president of external affairs, says the school has taken a “measured approach” so far, helping get to a point where the university could “gradually ease the conditions, lessen the conditions as time goes on.”She says the decision came from the Return to Campus Advisory Team, which includes student and faculty representation.“Usually, I don’t wear the mask, so I don’t really care about that,” says student Ayako Nakajima. “Some of the students or the teachers really care about that.”“It would be nice if we could go without masking because sometimes they get annoying,” admits Jillian MacEwan, another student.

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Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Doug Ford’s government announced in 2019 it was cutting the provincial share of public health funding. It moved from a 75-25 cost-sharing formula with municipalities to 70 per cent from the province and 30 per cent from municipalities.Following an outcry, Ford backed down on in-year retroactive cuts and offered mitigation funding to help local governments transition to the new formula.

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FBI director says Wuhan lab leak likely caused Covid pandemic

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic.

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China says it's been 'open and transparent' in search for COVID origins

BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday said it has been "open and transparent" in the search for the origins of COVID-19, after questions about how the pandemic began received new attention.Most recently, the U.S. Department of Energy assessed with "low confidence" that the pandemic that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 began with the leak of a virus from a lab.

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‘No conclusion on Covid origin theory’: White House on lab leak report

Chinese laboratory leak, the White House on Monday asserted that there is no definitive conclusion on the origin of Covid-19, according to the news agency ANI. Speaking to media persons at a daily White House news conference, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the intelligence community and the government are still looking at the Covid-19 origin theory. “There's not been a definitive conclusion, so it's difficult for me to say, nor should I feel like I should have to defend press reporting about a possible preliminary indication here," he said. Kirby was responding to questions on the findings of the Department of Energy that a lab leak most likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic, which was first reported in The Wall Street Journal over the weekend. He further said that President Joe Biden made trying to find Covid origin a priority right when he came into office.

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Kids COVID-19 vaccination ‘complex’ decision for parents, study shows

COVID-19? It has been a challenging and polarizing decision for parents in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic.A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Tuesday sheds light on the concerns parents have and what they consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19. Read more: More Canadians trusting governments as COVID pandemic fades: poll Read next: How rising food prices make eating healthy a big-time struggle for some Canadians “Parents’ experiences making decisions regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for their children were complex, even for those who were supportive of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations,” the study states.Researchers at the University of Toronto surveyed 20 parents in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario (GTA) between February to April 2022.They found there were four main factors that parents looked at for their children in the age range of 5-18 years: Newness of the COVID-19 vaccines, politicization, social pressure and individual versus collective benefit.“Vaccine decision-making is actually complex at the best of times and then with such a new vaccine, it’s just that much more complex,” said Dr.

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