Gujarat: 24 students test Covid positive at NID, hostel declared micro-containment zone

NEW YORK - The NYPD is hunting for a man seen in a surveillance video beating his victim with a handgun during a mugging in Queens.According to police, the victim, a 24-year-old man, was walking on a sidewalk on 89th Avenue and 217th Street at around 9:30 a.m. on May 13 in Queens Village when the suspect approached him from behind.Authorities say a physical struggle between the pair ensued, followed by the suspect producing a gun and beginning to beat his victim with it.Police say the suspect hit the victim about the head with the firearm several times before taking roughly $4,200 and running away.The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition for bleeding and lacerations to the head. The NYPD is seeking a suspect in connection to a violent mugging in Queens.  Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Two new observational studies detail Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protection among US children and adolescents amid the Omicron variant surge, one finding 71% efficacy against infection after a third dose in 12- to 15-year-olds, and the second showing lower risks of infection and hospitalization in vaccinated youth aged 5 to 17 in New York state. The studies were published late last week in JAMA.

Eleven percent of Canadian patients who were discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 were readmitted to the hospital or died within 30 days of discharge, according to a study today in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

COVID-19 patients are most likely to have severe kidney injury outcomes while they are in hospital.According to the school, the researchers used data from previous COVID-19 patient cases with known clinical outcomes to develop the potentially life-saving software. Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care UWaterloo says the AI models use clinical and biochemical markers such as serum ferritin levels, use of therapeutic heparin, heart rate and blood pressure to determine patterns that will help predict severe kidney-related outcomes for patients.“There is tremendous potential for predictive AI models like this as they can greatly aid clinicians in identifying who needs help the most, and most urgently, to increase survival rates and reduce rates of serious injury,” professor Alexander Wong stated.The AI technolology will also allow doctors to see which predictors determined the program’s results, so the doctor can have more confidence in the findings.“AI models that provide not just predictions but the rationale behind the predictions can greatly improve trust and widespread adoption to support clinicians in their decision-making processes along the entire clinical workflow,” Wong explained.

COVID-19 present. And the samples didn’t pick up the subvariants scientists previously couldn’t identify.The viral load dropped 85.3 per cent in Saskatoon, 90.2 per cent in North Battleford and 65.7 per cent in Prince Albert, from the week prior.Toxicologist John Giesy, team lead at the USask Global Institute for Water Security, which takes the measurements, called the numbers good news.

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COVID-19 pandemic.Géhane Kamel, who investigated deaths in long-term care during the early days of the pandemic, concludes that the Health Department offered no specific instructions to long-term care homes despite knowing older people were particularly at-risk from the novel coronavirus. Herron care home was ‘deserted,’ even after health authority took over, recordings show Kamel’s inquest looked at 53 deaths in long-term care, including 47 at the Herron, a private residence in the Montreal area.Her report released Monday recommends that the province’s college of physicians review the decision by doctors who treated patients at three long-term care centres — including the Herron — to offer remote consultations in the spring of 2020 while people were dying.

COVID-19 pandemic continues.Hospitalizations related to the health crisis totaled 1,611, a decrease of 11. This comes after 64 admissions and 75 discharges in the last day.The number of people being treated for the disease in intensive care units stood at 51, a drop of four.The daily tally shows 457 new novel coronavirus cases, though this isn’t an accurate representation of the situation since PCR testing is off limits to most of the population.

Covid cases and three new deaths, while the positivity rate was 2.74%, according to data shared by the health department.

COVID on Monday, with 159 in intensive care.This is up by 98 for hospitalizations and an increase of eight for ICUs since the previous day, though officials noted not all hospitals reported updated figures due to the weekend.Last Monday, there were 1,213 hospitalizations with 201 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 61 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 35 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

BBC star Greg James was due to return to his Radio 1 show this morning but was missing from the airwaves after catching Covid. MORE: Prince Charles makes unexpected Covid comment since battling with illnessThe Radio 1 breakfast show presenter, who has been on honeymoon, took to Twitter to share the bad news with his listeners, sharing a photo of a positive Covid test and writing: "Oh for fu… Not a classic end to a (very delayed) honeymoon tbh. Thanks to the @BBCR1 gang for rallying in the early hours and to @ariellefree for covering the breakfast show.

Even as we step into the 3rd year of the pandemic, the COVID virus continues to torment us. With new variants emerging, many of them showing vaccine-evasion properties, even the vaccinated people are getting infected and, the symptoms they are developing are quite different from the previously-known symptoms. Check here: 

ANI, “In the context of COVID-19 where there is a constant shift of variant of concerns mRNA vaccine is quickly redesigned."  

Some lingering COVID symptoms can keep tormenting you even after two years, a new study has revealed.  “Nearly 90% of those who were employed returned to their jobs within two years. But the survivors had a "remarkably" lower health status than the general population at two years," the study said, and ‘the burden of symptoms from after-effects "remained fairly high." Fatigue or muscle weakness is the most reported symptom, while people who were critically ill can even have high rates of lung impairments at two years.

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₹250 from ₹840 a dose, inclusive of GST, for private vaccination centres. The company in a statement said that the reduction in price will result in end users paying a price of ₹400 a dose which will include the taxes and administration charges. Previously, in private vaccination centres the overall cost to end users of the vaccine was ₹990 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, it added.

Pearl Jam were joined on drums by an 18-year-old at their Oakland, California show this weekend – see footage below.The Seattle legends’ drummer Matt Cameron is out of action on the band’s current tour after testing positive for COVID, so they’ve been enlisting stand-in drummers.Pearl Jam were joined by a fan on drums at their Oakland show on Thursday (May 12), with touring member and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer also stepping in on drumming duties for a series of tracks including Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, ‘Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town’, ‘Why Go’ and ‘Corduroy’.With Cameron still isolating, Saturday’s (May 14) show also saw the band recruit another stand-in drummer for a song.Kai Neukermans joined the band for 2013 song ‘Mind Your Manners’, and told the San Fransisco Chronicle that, after hearing that Cameron was unavailable to play the show, he texted Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder‘s daughter Olivia, who he had met on a previous occasion.He was then invited to send a video of him drumming along to a Pearl Jam track, which he skipped school to do, and ended up on stage at the Oakland Arena.Fan-shot footage sees Vedder telling the crowd during the show: “Everybody this is Kai; Kai this is everybody! You’re leading the band, brother.”See footage below.Last week, Pearl Jam honoured Foo Fighters’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins during their LA concert at The Forum by performing 2005 song ‘Cold Day In The Sun’.The original version of the track featured Hawkins on lead vocals and, for the Seattle band’s performance of it, Cameron took on singing duties.Cameron and Hawkins previously worked together in the band Nighttime Boogie Association, releasing two songs together

Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74%, the ministry said.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6: Helium balloons congratulating recent graduates are tied to a railing outside Constitution Hall is viewed on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the country, draws mil As families start to gather in the coming weeks for high school and college graduation celebrations, power companies are warning about the dangers of releasing balloons into the air. Shiny, metallic balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, have a silvery coating that conducts electricity.

COVID-19 on Sunday, according to data released by the province.There are also 151 people in an Ontario ICU due to the virus.The figures represent a drop from the 1,392 people in hospital and 156 in intensive care Ontario reported Saturday. The figures also show a week-on-week decline — Ontario reported 1,167 people in hospital and 207 in intensive care last Sunday.Data reported on Sunday is likely an underestimate as not all hospitals report on the weekend.

More Chinese citizens want to emigrate because of discontent with Beijing’s Covid strategy, but many face hurdles in obtaining passports and paperwork

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North Korea has reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.

Eurovision, the world’s biggest singing competition, is usually a happy affair and a chance to unify Europe with song and dance.However, after 66 years some of the show’s most iconic participants have passed and their legacy lives on.From the Alexandrov Ensemble Choir who led the halftime show to Michael Julien who paved the way to victory in 1969, some of Eurovision’s most recognisable faces still continue to make an impact on the show’s legacy to this day.Daily Star has trawled through the archives to bring you everything you need to know about the competition's tragedies.One of the biggest tragedies involved in Eurovision was the loss of 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble Choir.In the early hours of Christmas Day 2016, a Russian Defence Ministry plane went down whilst flying to Syria.Off the coast of Sochi, the crash had no survivors and 93 people were lost whilst travelling for a Christmas celebration with troops at a military base.The group, who sadly lost their lives on 25 December, had performed Not Gonna Get Us with t.A.T.u during the song contest’s interval in 2009 when the event was hosted in Moscow.The choir is the official choir of the Russian armed forces and one of just two choir groups that have the title of Red Army Choir.Örs Siklósi, the lead singer of AWS, performed with the band for Hungary during the show’s 2018 run.He died aged just 29 years old after a battle with leukaemia and his fellow bandmates released a statement upon his premature death.They said that their loss was “indescribable'' and explained: “In June, Örs was diagnosed with leukaemia.

active cases comprise 0.04% of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74%, the ministry said.

TV star Lorraine Kelly ’s company was worth £3.7million last year – only dropping £65,000 in value despite the pandemic.

#Cannes2022, but have sadly tested positive for Covid. Will rest it out. Loads of best wishes to you and your entire team, @ianuragthakur. Will really miss being there.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 26: Members of the United States Air Force Academy Class of 2021 celebrate after their graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium on May 26, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials.It's the only military academy, so far, where cadets may face such penalties.

COVID-19 and 156 in intensive care, according to data released by the province on Saturday.The figures represent a drop in the number of people in ICU and hospital as a result of the novel coronavirus compared to both Friday and last Saturday.Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said COVID-19 wastewater indicators are declining as part of a broader trend.

COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow residents to go maskless in most indoor public places.In force since July 2020, the masking rule expired at 12:01 a.m., allowing patrons of stores, bars, restaurants, gyms and shopping centres, along with students in elementary and high schools, to wear a mask only if they choose to.Masking remains mandatory, however, on public transit and in health-care facilities. People who contract COVID-19 will have to wear a mask in public while they recover, and companies can set their own rules in the workplace.Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday that some Quebecers will continue masking in public and their personal choice should be respected.“Personally, I think that I will continue to wear (a mask) in certain situations when I feel that I’m more comfortable,” Dubé said.

Covid positivity rate dipped to 2.77%. The positivity rate on Friday was 3.34%. 

Omicron and all the sub-lineages—are more transmissible than the last variant circulating and we know that that will continue. There will be more variants of SARS-CoV-2."

COLOMBO (News 1st); Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has refused to accept any position under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The opposition lawmaker has condemned any attempt to mislead the people through false propaganda.He says he will stand unconditionally with the demands of the people involved in peaceful protests.The parliamentarian said he will not be a part any process on resolving the crisis without consulting the protestors at Galle Face.

Anon, via emailWell, this isn’t far short of an accusation of malingering, so you need to be very sure of your facts. And on the face of it, I don’t think you have anything like enough for any definitive conclusions.You say Covid reduced a ‘cheerful, sporty’ young woman to a shadow of her former self, and she is only now starting to recover.

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Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron pulled out of the band’s show in Oakland last night (May 12) after testing positive for COVID-19.It was the first time in 24 years the sticksman has missed a show with the band.As a result, touring member and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer stepped in on drumming duties for a series of tracks including Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, ‘Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town’, ‘Why Go’ and ‘Corduroy’.Longtime band collaborator Richard Stuverud also got behind the drums for ‘Quick Escape’ and ‘Superblood Wolfmoon’ before a fan stepped up for the show’s finale ‘Yellow Ledbetter’. You can view footage below.It comes just days after the band honoured Foo Fighters’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins during their LA concert at The Forum by performing 2005 song ‘Cold Day In The Sun’.The original version of the track featured Hawkins on lead vocals and, for the Seattle band’s performance of it, Cameron took on singing duties.Cameron and Hawkins previously worked together in the band Nighttime Boogie Association, releasing two songs together – ‘Long In The Tooth’ and ‘The Path We’re On’ – in 2020.Last week, Pearl Jam took another moment to remember Hawkins as they kicked off their ‘Gigaton’ tour in San Diego.

India on Saturday reported 2,858 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its report. With this, the caseload has surged to 43,119,112, while the active cases were declined by 508 in 24 hour span. Altogether India has a total of 18,096 active Covid cases as of May 14. The daily recovery has increased to 3,355 while cumulatively 4,25,76,815 have been recuperated to date, accounting for 98.74% of the total cases.

COVID-19 since the pandemic began more than two years ago, according to provincial data, and more than 70 people are still dying per day.Yet hospitalizations and confirmed cases have fallen over the past two weeks, suggesting the sixth wave may be coming to an end.As of Friday, 40,217 fatalities have been confirmed by provinces and territories to date. Canada’s COVID-19 death toll could be thousands higher than official count: report Experts have previously said the true death toll could be thousands higher than the official count due to gaps in data collection, suggesting around two-thirds of all COVID-19-related deaths may have been missed.Most provinces have shifted to reporting COVID-19 data weekly, a majority of which report on Thursdays.

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North Korea said 243,630 people had recovered and 280,810 remained in quarantine. State media didn’t specify how many of the fever cases and deaths were confirmed as COVID-19 infections.

FAIRMOUNT PARK - The Dad Vail Regatta returns to Philadelphia in full force. The longtime event is celebrating 83 years and the city is excited to participate in the festivities after the pandemic.The mighty Schuylkill River shows no mercy as rowers from all across the nation converge in Philly for the country’s largest collegiate regatta, the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta.Young Addi and her dad drove all the way to Philadelphia from Dallas, Texas to root for their son and brother, competing as a coxswain for Loyola, Maryland.MORE HEADLINES:Addi says Philly is the best.

School District of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia announced a Mask-to-Stay option for individuals in the district who may have been exposed to COVID-19, but have no symptoms and wish to remain in their classroom environment.Officials announced the following criteria for this new option Friday. They say a person exposed to COVID-19, but not exhibiting symptoms can stay in the building and not quarantine at home if they meet the following qualifications:MORE HEADLINES:No Philadelphia schools are closed.

News reports, citing North Korea's state media, said the country has reported six COVID-19 deaths, including at least one linked to the Omicron variant, amid explosive spread that has led to about 350,000 people being treated for fevers.

Matt Cameron has been behind the drum kit for Pearl Jam since joining the band in 1998, but for the first time since then he was forced to miss a show after testing positive for COVID-19.

A study of 2,163 US hospitals shows that, despite substantially reduced operating margins in 2020, their overall profit margins remained similar to those before the COVID-19 pandemic, and government, rural, and smaller hospitals performed even better than in previous years.

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is tied to a higher risk of in-hospital delirium and death by 6 months, according to a study published this week in GeroScience.A team led by Northwestern University researchers retrospectively evaluate