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Wealthy B.C. couple accused of jumping vaccine queue in Yukon to be sentenced Tuesday

COVID-19 vaccine in the Yukon before they were eligible are expected to learn the consequences of that decision Tuesday.A lawyer for Rod and Ekaterina Baker is expected to appear on their behalf in a Whitehorse courtroom.In January, the Bakers allegedly travelled to the remote community of Beaver Creek in a private plane and misrepresented themselves to get their first doses.They had reportedly ignored the territory’s 14-day mandatory quarantine rules upon arrival and were eventually fined $575 each and charged under Yukon’s Civil Emergency Measures Act.Rod Baker also subsequently stepped down as president and chief executive of Great Canadian Gaming. B.C.

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Almost 2,500 new COVID-19 vaccines in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region as of Tuesday morning.This is an increase of 2,495 doses from what was reported the previous day. Riverfest Elora cancelled for 2nd straight year because of COVID-19 Public health reports that 130,827 people have now been vaccinated, having received at least one dose, which translates into 51.2 per cent of the eligible population.

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Edinburgh Tattoo cancelled for second year running due to financial risks of coronavirus

world renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been forced to cancel for a second year due to Coronavirus. The famous Tattoo which has been going for 71 years is held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle and normally sees around 217,000 people attend the event live while a global TV audience of between 100 -300 million also watch from afar.

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Alabama-Miami; Clemson-Georgia highlight ESPN’s opening weekend

ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the year

NEW DELHI – The Serum Institute of India said Tuesday that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to the U.N-backed effort known as COVAX and to other countries by the end of the year, a delay that will significantly set back global efforts to immunize people against COVID-19.

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Interactive map breaks down COVID-19 vaccination rate by Alberta community

COVID-19? The Alberta government has launched an interactive online map that showcases just that.The new online map, launched Monday, breaks down vaccine coverage by local geographic area.Albertans now have access to the percentage of people who have received at least one dose, the percentage of people who are fully immunized and the total number of doses that have been administered in any Alberta Health Services region across the province, broken down by age group.

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G20 leaders snub COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver, watering down WHO funding commitments

COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show, watering down a U.S. push for waivers and earlier commitments to supply more funds to the World Health Organization.The draft document, seen by Reuters, lists commitments of G20 nations and other countries and is to be adopted on Friday at a Global Health Summit in Rome, one of this year’s major events to coordinate global actions against the pandemic.The draft, which is still subject to changes, is the result of a compromise among experts from G20 nations which remain divided over the waiving of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines.

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NHS Lanarkshire: Keep Covid from healthcare settings

Although there has been a recent easing of restrictions, health services – hospitals, GP practices, dentists and pharmacists - continue to be provided in line with national FACTS guidance to keep everyone safe. Dr Jane Burns, NHS Lanarkshire medical director, said: “With the easing of restrictions, and reports that the new Covid variant is easier to pass from person to person, it is important that we continue to wear face coverings, maintain good hand hygiene and to keep our distance from other people.

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Serum Institute hopes to start delivering covid-19 vaccines to Covax by year-end

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We need innovative ways to tackle covid in rural India

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Centre to give 1 lakh Covid vaccine doses to 36 states, UTs within next 3 days

vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days," the union health ministry added.It further said that more than 20.78 crore vaccine doses have been made available to states and UTs, so far."The government has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 20.78 crore vaccine doses (20,78,04,890) to States/UTs.

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Uttar Pradesh releases new Covid guidelines amid partial lockdown. Details here

Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued fresh directives in view of the coronavirus pandemic. As per a new order, maximum of 25 people can attend a wedding and other functions and all attendees are required to strictly follow the COVID guidelines.

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'Govt taking precautions': Hardeep Singh Puri on new Covid variant in Singapore

Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to ban flights to and from Singapore in view of a new Covid variant, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Centre is taking all precautions and keeping an eye on the situation.Responding to Kejriwal on Twitter, Puri said, "Kejriwal ji, all international flights have been stopped since March 2020. We have no air bubble with Singapore either."Only a few flights are being operated between the two countries under Vande Bharat Mission to bring stranded Indians back, Puri added."We are still keeping an eye on the situation.

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More pharma firms should be allowed to make Covid-19 vaccine: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday suggested that more pharma companies should be allowed to make the COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production.Addressing Vice Chancellors of Universities in India virtually, Gadkari said he will also request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a law for allowing more pharma companies to manufacture life-saving drugs by paying 10 per cent royalty to the patent holder of the drug."If the demand of vaccine is more than its supply then it creates a problem.

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AstraZeneca 1st dose, Pfizer 2nd: Study says combination is safe and effective

COVID-19 vaccines has found that giving a dose of Pfizer’s drug to people who already received a first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine is highly safe and effective, preliminary results showed on Tuesday.The Combivacs study, run by Spain’s state-backed Carlos III Health Institute, found the presence of IgG antibodies in the bloodstream was between 30 and 40 times higher in people who got the follow-up Pfizer shot than in a control group who only received one AstraZeneca dose.Meanwhile, the presence of neutralizing antibodies rose sevenfold after a Pfizer dose, significantly more than the doubling effect observed after a second AstraZeneca shot. Mixing COVID-19 vaccines appears safe — but no data on whether it works, U.K.

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Manitoba continues ticketing COVID-19 scofflaws, including rally attendees

Manitoba continues enforcement to fight COVID-19 spread Participants in a number of rallies at the beginning of the month haven’t escaped responsibility, either.Manitoba Justice said it continues to investigate all of the events, and has continued to issue a number of tickets in connection with the gatherings — two tickets for the May 1 rally in Winkler, six tickets for the rally at the Forks the same day, and 14 tickets for the May 3 protest at the Law Courts.Further charges are expected.

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3-time U.S. Olympic hockey medalist Kacey Bellamy retires

Kacey Bellamey, a three-time Olympian who helped the United States end a 20-year gold medal drought at the 2018 Winter Games, announced her retirement Tuesday.

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Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots

WASHINGTON – A top White House aide made his pitch for young people to get vaccinated personal, sharing the struggles his own son has dealt with on an ongoing basis since contracting COVID-19 last fall.

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Fight between neighbors ends in gunfire, Volusia deputies say

DeLAND, Fla. – A shouting match between neighbors in DeLand ended with gunfire and a woman’s arrest on Sunday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Maharashtra sees 28,438 new Covid cases, 679 deaths; Mumbai cases below 1000-mark in 24 hrs

In Maha, Mucormycosis treatment will be covered under govt insurance schemesPatients of mucormycosis, a fungal infection mostly seen in Covid-19 survivors, will be covered by government health insurance schemes PMJAY and MJPJAY, the Maharashtra government said today.The disease will be treated under the state's Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana and the central Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana where a family gets health cover of up to ₹1.50 lakh, said a government resolution (GR).The GR said that 11 surgical packages and eight medical packages will be offered for mucormycosis patients.Additionally, the State Assurance Society will bear a cost of up to ₹five lakh, the order said."Anti-fungal medicines are costly and currently there

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Ontario reports 1,616 new COVID-19 cases, but lowest daily testing in several months

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The provincial total now stands at 513,102.It is the lowest daily case count since late March and is the first time cases are under 2,000 since then as well.

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Canada’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 25,000

COVID-19 death toll reached 25,000 on Tuesday.Ontario is reporting 17 new fatalities related to the virus, taking the national toll to 25,000.The country’s first COVID-19 death was reported on March 9, 2020.Canada surpassed 20,000 deaths at the end of January.— More to come

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Addressing vaccine hesitancy in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Health Authorities Saskatoon Pandemic Chief of Staff Dr. Satchan Tayaka joins Global News Morning to discuss COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and absorbing the information around vaccines.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on May 18

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:Anyone 18 and older living in Ontario is eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment starting today.Appointments can be booked through the provincial online portal, call centre or local health units’ booking systems.People who are turning 18 this year can book Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. All adults in Ontario eligible to book COVID 19 vaccine appointments Ontario reported 1,616 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.Of those:Ontario is reporting 1,616 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

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Quebec records 549 new COVID-19 cases as premier set to unveil reopening plan

COVID-19 pandemic as the premier is set to outline the province’s reopening plan.The latest number of new infections is the lowest daily case tally recorded in the province since last September, and is down two from the total reported Monday.François Legault will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. alongside Health Minister Christian Dubé and Horacio Arruda, director of Quebec public health.

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Mets' Pillar has multiple nasal fractures after hit by pitch

NEW YORK – New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face by a fastball. The Mets say Pillar will meet with a facial specialist in Atlanta to determine the next steps.

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Study: Climate change added $8 billion to Sandy's damages

Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation's costliest weather disasters, a new study said.

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Kejriwal govt to give financial aid, free ration & education to covid affected

₹50,000."The Delhi government also announced that in families where there has been a loss of the earning member, along with the ex-gratia amount, a monthly pension of ₹2,500 will also be started. If the husband dies, then the pension will be given to the wife, if the wife dies then the pension will be given to the husband, and if a person is unmarried then the parents will be provided the pension.“All those children who have lost both their parents to COVID; or if their single parent to COVID, and have been orphaned, every such child will be given ₹2,500 per month till the age of 25 and those children will be provided with free education.

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India's Biological E. to produce J&J Covid vaccine alongside its own candidate

NEW DELHI : India's Biological E. will produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine alongside its own candidate, its managing director told Reuters on Tuesday, which could boost the country's overall supplies amid a shortage."The infrastructure and plants are completely separate for both the products and we will be producing both independent of each other," Mahima Datla said in a text message, declining to give any timeline or other detail.She told Reuters in February that Biological E.

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Gujarat: COVID vaccination drive to remain suspended tomorrow due to Cyclone Tauktae

Cyclone Tauktae creating a havoc in Gujarat, the state government on Tuesday decided to suspend Covid-19 vaccination drive in the state tomorrow, news agency ANI reported.Chief Minister's Office said on Tuesday, "In view of current situation of Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, Covid-19 vaccination drive has been suspended in the state and will resume on May 20."Meanwhile, at least seven people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae battered parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles and trees, and damaging several houses and roads, before weakening, officials said on Tuesday.Tauktae has now weakened into a "cyclonic storm" and will gradually become a "deep depression" as it moves

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Karnataka reports over 30,000 new covid-19 cases, active tally fall below 6 lakh

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Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to COVID-19 situation: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI : COVID-19 has not spared even a single family and still central government's officers are living in "ivory towers" oblivious of ground realities, observed the Delhi High Court which on Tuesday was of the view that manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccine in India is giving an opportunity to the nation staring at shortage of vaccines.“God bless this country", was another remark of a bench of Justices Manmohan and Navin Chawla which castigated the Centre for not being alive to the pandemic situation that is taking so many lives.The bench said the collaboration of Panacea Biotec with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccine should be seen as an opportunity to ensure its usage here and in such matters

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It will take 2-3 yrs for world to get fully vaccinated against Covid: Serum CEO

Read Serum's full statement here:The Covid 19 crisis has been difficult on people across the globe, including India. In the past few days.

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Kerala logs 31,337 fresh COVID-19 cases, 97 deaths in 24 hours

COVID-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 21,70,651, the health bulletin said. This is a significant jump from 21,402 cases that were recorded on Monday.Currently, the active cases in the state stands at 3,47,626.

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States seeing fall in covid-19 infections need to be more vigilant: Modi

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India reports highest single-day death toll to COVID-19 as cases begin to level off

NEW DELHI (AP) - India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million on Tuesday as the country registered more than 260,000 new cases and a record 4,329 fatalities in the past 24 hours.The numbers continue a trend of falling cases after infections dipped below 300,000 for the first time in weeks on Monday. Active cases in the country also decreased by more than 165,000 on Tuesday — the biggest dip in weeks.But deaths have continued to rise and hospitals are still swamped by patients.India has recorded nearly 280,000 virus deaths since the pandemic began.

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Public Health Scotland Covid update today as 268 new cases confirmed

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Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

PARIS – Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot may join the fight against the pandemic this year.

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Clinic helps long-haul patients in London’s ‘COVID triangle’

LONDON – Gary Miller drove a London taxi. Rohit Patel worked behind the till in a supermarket. Barry Bwalya was in customer service.

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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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