The EU will present plans for a coronavirus “vaccine passport” later this month, the head of the bloc revealed today. Ursula von der Leyen said the Digital Green Pass would aim to show proof someone has been vaccinated and test results for someone without a jab yet.

The European Commission President said the body would “present a legislative proposal” later this month. She tweeted: “The Digital Green Pass should facilitate Europeans‘ lives.

The aim is to gradually enable them to move safely in the European Union or abroad - for work or tourism.” The announcement raises fresh hopes about holidays on the Continent.

But it’s thought any scheme would take three months to come to fruition and it is not intended to be used by people outside the

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Spain to welcome holidaymakers from May in Covid-19 vaccine passport plan

Spain from the start of May as part of a new coronavirus vaccine passport plan.The sunny destination could allow tourists to visit as the country begins to reopen for holidays early this summer, according to the latest plans.Spain's tourism minister Reyes Maroto said UK travellers will be required to have had a vaccine and a recent negative coronavirus test or have Covid-19 antibodies, Sky News reports.Under Scotland's lockdown route map, there is currently no date set for when international travel will be allowed to resume, while people in England can travel abroad from May 17.Spain introduced travel restrictions on UK passengers in December, which mean very few people have been allowed to travel into the country.There is currently a ban

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Hamilton reflects on a year-long pandemic with anniversary of city’s first confirmed COVID-19 case

COVID-19 case on March 11, 2020, Hamilton has seen over 10,000 people become ill from the novel coronavirus and close to 300 succumb to the affliction in the last year.The day the city had its first encounter with the virus is also the day the Canadian government has chosen as its National Day of Observance to commemorate those who lost their lives to the virus and others who felt significant impacts from the pandemic.Government buildings across the province will join the country by lowering flags to half-mast for the remainder of the week.

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1 in 5 in US lost someone close in coronavirus pandemic, poll shows

WASHINGTON – About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic.

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Antibody 'cocktails' effective against SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Nature Medicine, suggests directions for the development of future therapeutics that may be more resistant to mutations of SARS-CoV-2.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.A central focus of scientific research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the development of vaccines.However, scientists have also been looking at other therapeutics that may be effective in reducing transmission of the virus or decreasing the severity of its symptoms.One such technology is monoclonal antibodies.

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Pfizer says its vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infection

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning the vaccine could significantly reduce transmission.The companies also said the latest analysis of the Israeli data shows the vaccine was 97 per cent effective in preventing symptomatic disease, severe disease and death. That is basically in line with the 95 per cent efficacy Pfizer and BioNTech reported from the vaccine’s late-stage clinical trial in December.

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Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri tests positive for Covid-19

On Thursday evening, the Indian soccer hero took to Twitter to say: In a not-so-happy update, I've tested positive for COVID-19. In better news, I feel fine as I continue my recovery from the virus and should be back on a football pitch soon.

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Biden aims to usher US into 'next phase' of pandemic in primetime speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — in the "next phase" of the fight against the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000 Americans.Previewing his remarks, Biden said he would "talk about what we’ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly, I’m going to talk about what comes next."Biden's challenge Thursday night will be to honor the sacrifices made by Americans over the last year while encouraging them to remain vigilant despite "virus fatigue" and growing impatience to resume normal activities given the tantalizing promise of vaccines.

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Former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get shots

WASHINGTON – Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy about the shots.

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PM's photo removed from Covid vaccine certificates in poll-bound states: Report

Health Ministry has applied filters in its Co-Win platform in poll-going states and a union territory to exclude the picture of the prime minister from the COVID-19 vaccine certificates, sources said on Thursday.In a letter to the Election Commission on March 9, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan is learnt to have said that "technical measures to comply with the directions of EC have been explored promptly.""Necessary filters" in Co-WIN have been applied for the vaccination centres situated in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry, as suggested by the Commission.Following a complaint by the Trinamool Congress, the Commission had asked the health ministry to follow the model code in

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 97% effective against asymptomatic infection

According to the analysis, unvaccinated individuals were 44 times more likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19 and 29 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who had received the vaccine.Findings from the analysis were derived from de-identified aggregate Israel MoH surveillance data collected between January 17 and March 6, 2021, when the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine was the only vaccine available in the country and when the more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 (formerly referred to as the U.K. variant) was the dominant strain.

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Studio apartment supply down post Covid, says report

projects.The report from Anarock states that out of the total 884 projects launched in 2020 across the top seven cities, about 130 projects offered studio apartments (a 15% share). In contrast, of the 1,921 projects launched in 2019, around 368 (19%) offered studio apartments.Also Read | Dissecting Ola’s audacious electric dreamsThe drop in supply is in line with changing preferences among the buyers, suggests the report.“In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic hit, bringing with it the uniquely new work-from-home and study at home compulsions requiring larger homes.

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Susan Sarandon will date anyone - if they've had coronavirus vaccination

Gallery: Happy Birthday Emily Blunt! A look at Hollywood’s favourite couple (BANG Showbiz)She said: “They could be a school teacher, or they could be a writer or they could be successful or not successful…somebody who owns themselves and isn’t gonna be intimidated by people coming up to [me] on the street and saying, ‘Oh my God, I love you. ’” However, Susan admitted it would "take someone extraordinary" for her to consider embarking on another relationship as she's very content by herself.

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Denmark temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.“It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link.

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MPL, NxtGen Infinite to cover Covid vaccine cost for staff, family members

NEW DELHI : E-sports company Mobile Premier League (MPL) and NxtGen Infinite Datacenter on Thursday said they will absorb the cost of vaccination of their staff and their dependents, joining the growing roster of enterprises in the country that are doing so.MPL said it will undertake an end-to-end vaccination drive for all its Indian employees and their dependents.MPL co-founder and CEO Sai Srinivas said, "We have always prioritised employee welfare and wellness.

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Church of Ireland encourages members to take Covid-19 vaccine

Church of Ireland Archbishops are encouraging all members to take up the opportunity of Covid-19 vaccination programmes in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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Canada to honour COVID-19 victims one-year since pandemic declaration

World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is to deliver a statement in the House of Commons this morning, designated March 11 a national day of observance to commemorate those who have died.

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'Healthy' mum, 39, died 4 days after taking second coronavirus vaccine dose

Covid vaccine jab.Kassidi Kurill, 39, who received the Moderna vaccination in Utah, US, died suddenly on February 5 having complained "her heart was racing and she felt like she needed to get to the emergency room." Her tragic death comes after four people died and a spate of 153 from the same state reported bad reactions after receiving at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, The Sun reports.

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Delhi reports more than 400 new Covid-19 cases, highest in over 2 months

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IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians

GENEVA – The International Olympic Committee and China have teamed up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing for the upcoming games in both Tokyo and Beijing.

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COVID cluster at gym sends hundreds into quarantine in Hong Kong

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Holly Willoughby told to 'get a Covid test' as she complains she 'can't smell'

Holly Willoughby was left shaken on Thursday's episode of This Morning when Alice Beer told her to get a Covid test as she couldn't smell the hot cross buns on offer.The ITV favourite was sampling different flavours of the Easter treat with her co-host Phillip Schofield, but complained that she couldn't smell one of the options.Home expert Alice told her she should go and have a Covid test, as a lack of smell is one of the tell-tale symptoms of the virus which has forced the entire world to its knees.But Holly looked terrified at the thought, after she had a run-in with the coronavirus last year and was forced to miss a few days on This Morning.Back in November 2020, Holly missed some of her hosting duties after being forced to self isolate

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Doctors claim it's 'normal' to feel unwell after having coronavirus vaccine

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One year into COVID-19, a look at when and where the next pandemic could emerge

coronavirus that has upended life as we know it, experts say this is not the last pandemic we will see. But when and where the next one could emerge is nearly impossible to know.In December, the head of the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) emergencies program Dr.

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Toronto Raptors still missing 5 players due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols

Raptor.On a night the Raptors announced more bad news — the continued absence of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and two other players because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols — that was one small glimmer of good.Although Lowry, whose been mentioned in trade rumours ahead of the March 25 deadline, was non-committal about his immediate future.“Let me say this: I will retire as a Toronto Raptor. That, if I’m here, I will retire as a Toronto Raptor.

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What do we know about the J&J vaccine?

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 shot is expected to be authorised by the European Union on Thursday, the bloc's fourth vaccine in the fight to end its chapter of the pandemic.

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No Covid vaccine shortage in any state, renegotiating price of doses: Centre

₹160 per dose (including taxes) from ₹210 earlier, for the current phase of vaccination.However, it had earlier revealed the vaccine prices for the current phase in Parliament. "The manufacturer of Covishield has agreed to supply 10 crore doses for ₹150 plus GST per dose," the health ministry said in a written reply in the Upper House.The price reduction may unlikely have any impact on the final price charged from people vaccinating at private hospitals as the Covid-19 vaccines are already subsidised by the Centre.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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'Very worried about Maharashtra,' says Centre as Covid-19 cases surge

Maharashtra for the last few weeks."We are very worried about Maharashtra. This is a serious matter.

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President Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public

WASHINGTON – The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory.

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Covid outbreak hits Banks, gyms, schools in Hong Kong

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Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clot reports

Denmark has temporarily suspended AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said.

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My experience having twins during the COVID-19 pandemic

This is the crux of why I took issue with the rules on partners staying on the maternity ward. In cases of multiple births, premature babies, or any other reason for an extended maternity stay, the partner’s presence can take the pressure off the midwives and reduce the amount of close contact they need to make with the mother. This would surely help the maternity ward reduce their COVID-19 risks and cope with the reduced staffing arising from the disease.

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1 year of COVID-19 in a critical care department

Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.I have been a doctor since graduating medical school in 2002 and have worked on the south coast of the United Kingdom since 2008, with an 18- month spell in Australia.Since February 2016, I have been a consultant in critical care and anesthetics. The anesthetics department is fairly large, with approximately 45 consultants across two sites — Eastbourne and Hastings — of which only 14 of us focus on critical care.I am also a critical care lead for East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT).

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Biden to announce next phase of fight against Covid in his 1st prime-time speech

Joe Biden will lay out the next phase of his administration's arduous fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic during his maiden prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night since assuming office in January.In his speech, which will also mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organisation's declaration of the pandemic, Biden is likely to talk about the sacrifices made by the American people and the millions of people whose lives have been changed by the pandemic.The US is the worst-hit nation with over 29,154,600 confirmed cases and more than 529,000 deaths.He will speak about how COVID-19 has been the greatest operational challenge the country has faced and the work his team has done to rapidly increase the number of

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Maharashtra: As single-day Covid cases top 13,000, these cities, districts impose lockdown, fresh curbs. Details here

strict lockdown measures in some parts of the state to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.60-year-old Thackeray was speaking after receiving the first shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 at the government-run J J Hospital in Mumbai.Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 13,659 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took the state's caseload to 22,52,057.The state has so far reported 52,610 deaths due to the disease, as per official data.Here are the steps taken by the Maharashtra govt to tackle the rise in Covid cases:NagpurA "strict lockdown" will be enforced in Nagpur from 15 to 21 March in view of a spike in cases of coronavirus, district guardian minister Nitin Raut announced today.The district has been

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European country suspends Oxford covid vaccine after blood clot reports

COPENHAGEN : Denmark has temporarily suspended Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.They said six other European countries had halted the use of a vaccine batch from AstraZeneca."Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries," the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a

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Maharashtra: MPSC exam postponed amid Covid-19 surge, aspirants stage protest

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Covid-19: These 6 states account for 86% of fresh cases in India

COVID-19 cases, which account for 1.68 per cent of its total caseload.Showing the change in the number of active cases for the states in the 24-hour period, the health ministry said Kerala reported the maximum decline in the figure while Maharashtra has shown the maximum increase.More than 2.56 crore (2,56,85,011) vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country through 4,78,168 sessions, according to a provisional report compiled at Thursday 7 am, the ministry said.The beneficiaries include 71,97,100 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have been administered the first dose, 40,13,249 HCWs who have been given the second dose, 70,54,659 frontline workers (FLWs) who have been given the first dose and 6,37,281 FLWs who have received the

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Fear, dread, helplessness: Winnipeg critical care doctor reflects on year of COVID-19

COVID-19 for a year now.They have been months unlike any other for those who are working directly in hospital COVID-19 wards around Winnipeg and who haven’t even had a moment to stop and reflect, said one doctor.“I haven’t, many of my colleagues haven’t, stopped to think about that yet because we’re still living it every single day and for the foreseeable future,” Dr. Owen Mooney said.Mooney is an adult critical care doctor in Winnipeg and remembers when the first person tested positive for the coronavirus. COVID-19 anniversary — How the university experience changed in Manitoba “It seems like kind of a lifetime ago,” he said.

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Lorraine Kelly told she 'was going to die' by trolls after getting Covid vaccine

Lorraine Kelly has hit out at online trolls who targeted her with horrible messages after she revealed she'd had the coronavirus vaccination.The 61-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday morning and discussed the latest Covid news at the start of her ITV talk show with Dr Hilary Jones.While chatting about the vaccination, Lorraine went on to share her experience when she got the jab last week.She explained: "I got it. It's just so quick and so easy.

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Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant

BERLIN – Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant first found in South Africa, a move that is part of a research project into vaccinations.

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Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House

COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office.The measure provides $400 billion for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, $350 billion in aid to state and local governments, an expansion of the child tax credit and increased funding for vaccine distribution. Forecasters expect it to supercharge the US economic recovery."Help is here," Biden wrote in a tweet after the vote.

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COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.Winners include those covered by “Obamacare" or just now signing up, self-employed people who buy their own insurance and don't currently get federal help, laid-off workers struggling to retain employer coverage, and most anyone collecting unemployment. Also, potentially many more could benefit if about a dozen states accept a Medicaid deal in the legislation.Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago.

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EU regulator meets to evaluate J&J's one-shot COVID-19 shot

AMSTERDAM – The European Medicines Agency was meeting Thursday to discuss whether Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine should be authorized, a move that would give the European Union a fourth licensed vaccine to try to curb the pandemic amid a stalled inoculation drive.

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Dancing provides brief respite for front-line healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 pandemic

It’s busy, it’s sombre and as patients struggle to survive, the medical team struggles to cope. About 75 to 80 per cent of medical staff dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic are facing burnout.

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‘Burnout is real’: COVID-19 pandemic takes mental health toll on health-care workers

coronavirus pandemic arrives, the continuing health crisis is taking a toll on the mental health of those on the front lines.It is a busy afternoon in the ICU at Scarborough General Hospital. There are 37 beds, with nine COVID-19 patients to care for.

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EU figures show major vaccine exports despite home shortage

BRUSSELS – European Union figures show that the 27-nation bloc has allowed some 34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine exports over the past weeks despite shortages at home as it continues to struggle to get its vaccine drive up to speed.

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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

EU to unveil plans for digital Covid vaccine passport this month

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