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In an unfortunate turn of events, Vincent Zhou will not be able to compete in the Men’s ice skating events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Days after India announced a slew of measures to help Sri Lanka during its economic crisis, and the ExIm bank signed an agreement to provide a Line of Credit of $500 million, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris arrived in Delhi for a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, his first visit to India since he was appointed Foreign Minister last August.

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Supreme Court Monday said that all the matters listed on Wednesdays and Thursdays would be heard in the physical presence of lawyers and litigants in courtrooms.

Maharashtra in the last 24 hours – a shark fall of 3,230 from a day ago – said the state health department on Monday. 

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COVID-19 as hospitalizations went up Monday.Officials say pandemic-related hospitalizations increased by 14 to 2,425. This includes 178 people in intensive care units, a rise of one.This comes after 141 patients were admitted to hospitals across the province, while 127 left in the last day.Quebec also recorded 2,240 novel coronavirus infections, but the government says the daily case count isn’t reflective of the situation since official testing is limited to certain high-risk groups, such as teachers.

Coronavirus pandemic stripped away “everything she loved” – including her passion for wrestling.Alex Cooper, better known to British wrestling fans as Alexxis Falcon, was having the best time of her career before the initial two-week lockdown kicked in in March, 2020.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, she said: "Everything I had was taken away from me – not being able to wrestle really got me depressed."It was getting me so down, not being able to do what was like my escape - it felt like I was spiraling into a depression.“Every time I looked on social media I saw other people posting highlights of their career so far, and then the Speaking Out movement hit, which made it even more depressing.”The Speaking Out movement saw hundreds of wrestlers – mainly female – detailing experiences of sexual, physical and mental abuse within British wrestling - essentially, British wrestling's own Me Too movement.The Hull native was talking to us after a brutal victory over Lana Austin at Progress Wrestling's Manchester show on Sunday.It was the company's first show outside of London under the new ownership team of Tranmere Rovers bosses Lee McAteer and Martyn Best.Recalling the days prior to the pandemic, she said: “I had a match at TNT Wrestling in Liverpool just a few days before we went into lockdown, and it was weird because everyone was wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.“I was wondering if this was a scare or actually as bad as everyone was saying it is.”Just a few days later, the country was plunged into lockdown, and Alex was forced to isolate for the next two months – she was classed as high risk and clinically vulnerable due to her asthma.Her now-fiancé, wrestler JJ Webb, was doing all of her shopping, and leaving

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Mumbai – the lowest since 21 December last year – said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday. The city also saw five deaths due to the infection since Sunday. 

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Ontario are accessing mental health support than at any other time during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Canadian Mental Health Association poll indicates 24 per cent of respondents have sought help for mental health challenges, compared to 17 per cent last winter and nine per cent almost two years ago.Camille Quenneville, the association’s CEO, says the survey results are concerning as they indicate the mental health of those living in the province is not improving. Canada needs national standards to tackle kid’s mental health challenges: experts The poll also suggests substance use and the levels of mental health distress among residents in Ontario are similar to what was seen during the start of the pandemic.The poll surveyed 1,001 Ontario adults between Jan.

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COVID on Monday with 486 in intensive care units.This is down by 75 hospitalizations and unchanged for ICUs since the previous day, though officials noted not all hospitals reported updated figures due to the weekend.Last Monday, there were 2,983 hospitalizations with 583 in ICU as numbers continue to trend downward.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Those figures aren’t updated on Mondays due to incomplete data reporting from hospitals over the weekend.However, figures from last week show roughly 46 per cent of those hospitalized with COVID were admitted for other reasons. Of those in intensive care with the virus, roughly 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

The ongoing truckers' protest in the Canadian capital of Ottawa is "out of control," the city's mayor has said, announcing a state of emergency as the city centre remained blocked by opponents of anti-Covid measures.

The Department of Health has reported 3,975 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19. In addition, 4,478 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will end a statewide mask mandate to protect against COVID-19 in schools and child care centers.

who remained since last weekend. Residents of Ottawa are furious at the nonstop blaring of horns, traffic disruption and harassment and fear no end is in sight after the police chief called it a "siege" that he could not manage.The "freedom truck convoy" has attracted support from many U.S. Republicans including former President Donald Trump, who called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "far left lunatic" who has "destroyed Canada with insane Covid mandates.""Canada US relations used to be mainly about solving technical issues.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Reports suggest that articles have been included in the Surcharge Tax Bill, which will also include the Employees Provident Fund and the Retirement Gratuity Fund.The relevant bill on the Surcharge Tax was published via gazette on Monday (7).According to the bill, the Surcharge Tax will be levied from any individual, partnership, or company, whose taxable income calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Inland Revenue Act, No.

Tyrese Gibson shared an update with fans on his mother Priscilla Murray, who was in the hospital after contracting pneumonia and COVID-19.

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. DOVER, Del. - A universal indoor mask mandate in Delaware is set to be lifted on Friday, while the state's school mask requirements are set to be lifted late next month, Gov.

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fare capping are subject to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country, said VK, the minister of state for civil aviation, on Monday. 

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Public Utilities Commission said that the Ceylon Electricity Board has not requested permission for scheduled power cuts on Monday (7).However, the Ceylon Electricity Board noted that there may be power cuts if power plants run out of fuel or encounter a technical issue.Janaka Ratnayake, the Chairman of PUCSL said according to the available data is evident that the power generation is sufficient for the day and power cuts are unlikely for the next two days if sufficient fuel stocks are delivered.Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila noted that fuel was provided to the CEB even after the agreed period for fuel delivery expired.‘The CEB publicly said that they would obtain fuel from IOC and India,’ said the Minister adding the CPC delivered fuel stocks to last for 10 days instead of 7 as requested by the CEB.The Minister further said that the Energy Minister has no issue if the CEB is in talks with IOC orr is making emergency purchases for electricity.

Covid-19 has caused thousands to temporarily lose their sense of smell but some might never get it back, a study suggests. Typically losing the ability to smell and subsequently taste lasts no more than a couple of weeks after catching coronavirus.

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PHILADELPHIA - A young man has died after he was shot multiple times in the West Philadelphia section of the city. The shooting happened at approximately 11:20 p.m.

Phillip Schofield was relaxing at home ready to watch some Sunday night TV when his house started flooding. The Dancing on Ice star documented his unfortunate leak before getting ready to watch the ice skating show on ITV, as Stephen Mulhern stepped in to host with Holly Willoughby.

The actress Andrea Bordeaux says she was fired after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccination for her Starz series Run The World.In an Instagram post from this weekend, the 34-year-old actress denied that she had chosen to leave the series, as was reported by Deadline on Friday, and instead claimed she had been kicked off the show.'Despite what the article says, I did not opt to leave the series and Lionsgate made no efforts to find a workable solution. I was fired,' she wrote in her lengthy caption.

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Scottish Labour’s health ­spokeswoman Jackie Baillie last night called for an urgent inquiry as it emerged four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses more than twice the approved amount.

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Assam government had tightened Covid curbs to contain the transmission of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The state prohibited the entry of non-vaccinated people to public places, except hospitals. It said that all people are required to carry proof of being fully vaccinated while visiting public places/spaces.

As the trucker convoy demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada’s capital continues into a second weekend, Ottawa’s mayor has now declared a state of emergency. Mike Drolet explains what this means.

During a COVID-19 update Friday, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said fully vaccinated Canadians who experienced a COVID-19 infection should wait at least three months to get a booster shot after symptoms start or testing positive, according to Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).

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schools, colleges, gyms, yoga centre, offices to function normally along with following Covid-19 SOPs.

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ITV's Dancing On Ice when he and skating pro Vanessa Bauer took to the rink for more risky moves, but perhaps riskiest of all is his decision to 'like' tweets promoting the view that Covid is a hoax.

“The government has had sort of a knee-jerk reaction for venues to be the first businesses shut down and last ones to reopen, and they’ve provided absolutely no data to justify that,” said Weisz, the director of Les Scenes de Musique Alternatives du Quebec.As of Monday, theatres and other venues can reopen at 50 per cent capacity to a maximum of 500 people (1,000 for outdoor events), with vaccine passports required.Five men and women from the Quebec culture scene interviewed by The Canadian Press all said the reopening announcement brings them relief and hope. However, they stressed that the rules in place add extra complications and make it hard for some venues to reopen at all.Sophie Pregent, the president of the Union des Artistes, which represents stage, television, radio, and film performers, says it won’t be financially viable for some venues to mount shows under the current rules.“There are theatres, there are institutions, that will remain closed longer, because they can’t open with 50 per cent capacity,” she said in a recent phone interview.Philippe Lambert, the artistic director of Montreal theatre La Licorne, said there are also logistical hurdles surrounding reopening at half capacity.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan business owners wonder how no proof of vaccine will affect business “The first decisions have clearly set the tone in favour of employers and their obligation to maintain a safe workplace,” said Adam Savaglio, an employment lawyer and partner with Scarfone Hawkins LLP in Hamilton, Ont.“We have a significant number of arbitration decisions in unionized environments that are showing that vaccine mandates and restrictions are being upheld.”A recent arbitration decision between Hydro One Inc. and the Power Workers’ Union dismissed the grievances of multiple workers placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the utility’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.The policy required unvaccinated workers — and those who declined to reveal their vaccination status– to take regular rapid tests.In his decision, chief arbitrator John Stout said the policy is reasonable and necessary to address the ongoing health and safety issues arising from the pandemic.“Prohibiting employees from attending work if they do not provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 (rapid antigen test) is fair and reasonable in the circumstances of this pandemic,” he said in his decision.“Hydro One is complying with their obligations under the Occupational Health & Safety Act to take reasonable precautions to protect the health and safety of their employees and the public that they serve.”The arbitrator also dismissed the union’s position that the workers should have been able to work from home.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Quebec remain high but continue to slowly decline as the province is set to reopen its cultural sector at half capacity as of Monday.The Health Department says 2,411 people are in hospital on Sunday, a decline of 36 from the day before.#COVID19 – En date du 5 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/IuKP7er5Ek— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 6, 2022The number of people in intensive care dropped by four over the past 24 hours to 177.Authorities are reporting 22 additional deaths linked to the virus.Officials say 2,568 new cases were detected today, though they warn that number is not reflective of the actual situation because molecular testing has been limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 26,131 tests were analyzed in the previous 24 hours, with 10.4 per cent coming back positive.