India records 5,554 new covid cases, 18 deaths in last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, more than 4,676 people recovered from covid and India’s total recoveries till date stand at 4,39,67,340. NEW DELHI: India reported 4,043 new covid infections and 15 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Tuesday.

4,858 Covid cases on Monday.  The country’s active caseload has now dropped to 47,379 from 48,027 yesterday, as per the ministry data. The daily positivity rate has been reported at 1.37 percent, while the weekly positivity rate is 1.81 percent. India conducted 2,95,894 Covid tests in the last 24 hours, with the total number of tests conducted so far at 89.20 crore.

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COVID-19 vaccination campaign gets underway.The campaign is launching with a focus on vulnerable groups, including health-care workers, the clinically extremely vulnerable, Indigenous people and seniors.And for the first time, a bivalent version of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine will be available to adults. When can you get an Omicron booster? Here’s how provinces are rolling them out “It’s a vaccine that was specifically designed to be more effective against Omicron variants.

Last night during a "60 Minutes" interview, President Joe Biden said the pandemic is over, though COVID-19 is still a problem, which prompted swift and sharp criticism among some public health experts.

A panel of experts with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) published a statement last week on ways to improve antibiotic use and stewardship during infectious disease pandemics and outbreaks.

The new bivalent (two-strain) Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster triggered stronger neutralizing antibody responses against the highly transmissible Omicron variant at 28 days than the previously authorized booster, with no safety concerns, according to the interim results of a phase 2/3 open-label, nonrandomized study published late last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

LOS ANGELES - You can now add "school founder" to George Clooney’s resume.  Last week, the actor helped kick off the school year at the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a new program at the Roybal Learning Center, in downtown Los Angeles.  The specialized academy is designed to drive transformational change across the entertainment industry for students from underserved communities.

NEW DELHI : The union government is concerned about a potential rise in covid cases during the coming Diwali and Dussehra festivals and has warned states and union territories to ensure there’s no let-up in the surveillance strategy to track new variants, said Dr N.K. Arora, chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). Experts have also urged people to take their booster doses, and advised hospitals to ensure adequate health infrastructure such as essential medicines and oxygen supply.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Two people have died following an aircraft crash in a residential area of Cumberland County, New Jersey Monday afternoon. New Jersey State Police say troopers responded to a report of a plane crash on Parvin Mill Road around 1:52 p.m. State police say two fatalities have been confirmed as a result of the crash. Neither of the victims have been identified and police have not said how many people were onboard the plane.MORE HEADLINES: No further injuries or damage to nearby homes have been reported at this time. Parvin Mill Road was also closed pending further investigation. This is a developing story.

NEW YORK (AP) - When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept making payments during the pandemic wondered if they'd made the right choice.Borrowers who paid down their debt during a pandemic freeze that started in March 2020 can in fact get a refund — and then apply for forgiveness – but the process for doing that hasn’t always been clear.If you think you’re eligible, here’s what you need to know:Borrowers who hold eligible federal student loans and have made voluntary payments since March 13, 2020, can get a refund, according to the Department of Education.For some people, that refund will be automatic. You can get a refund without applying if your payments brought your loan balance below the maximum debt relief amount: $10,000 for all borrowers, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

About 9 months after COVID-19 infection, 19% of nonhospitalized adult patients in a German cohort had fatigue, 26% had mild cognitive impairment ("brain fog"), and 1% had moderate cognitive dysfunction, according to a multicenter study.The study, published late last week in EClinicalMedicine, also

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The production of food has recorded a sharp dive, says the National Organization of Intellectuals in Colombo.Speaking during the briefing, member of the organization Specialist Dr.

Long Covid. The study has revealed that a person going through phases of anxiety, depression, and loneliness before being infected by coronavirus has a much stronger chance of developing Long Covid.  The finding of the study conducted by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health was published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

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COLOMBO (News 1st) – The production of food has recorded a sharp dive, says the National Organization of Intellectuals in Colombo.Speaking during the briefing, member of the organization Specialist Dr.

Kody Brown‘s older kids have had enough when it comes to his COVID restrictions. Coming off the highest season premiere in six years, Sunday’s episode of TLC’s “Sister Wives” didn’t tone down the drama. In it, the patriarch of the Brown family is at odds with some of his older children who accuse him of favoring his youngest wife, Robyn Brown, amid the pandemic.

WASHINGTON : President Biden said the Covid-19 pandemic was over, while reiterating comments that U.S.

festivals of Durga Puja and Diwali between September and November. E-commerce majors Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart have already announced deeply discounted sales.

PHILADELPHIA - Kids may be back at school again today, but it's still feeling like summer!The last Monday of summer 2022 is set to be a warm and humid one as temperatures hit a high of 88 degrees.FOX 29's Sue Serio says the day begins with a B weather grade, then drops to a B- as that humidity starts to pick up.The Eagles home opener could see a little rain Monday night with a chance of a shower later this evening.Warm weather continues the next couple of days until the first day of fall on Thursday - but the real autumn weather starts on Friday with highs of just 67 degrees!___MONDAY: Evening shower. High: 88TUESDAY: Less humid.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A Ukrainian journalist has released horrific details about the seven Sri Lankans who were allegedly captured and tortured by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region near the Russian border where there has been intense fighting for months. The seven are currently safe in a Ukrainian rehabilitation center.The six men and one woman were beaten, two had their nails torn off, and all were forced to work cleaning up a house occupied by Russian soldiers, Sergey Bolvinov, Chief of the Investigative Department of Kharkiv Region Police had told Maria Romanenko, a Ukrainian journalist reporting from the UK.

Kody Brown's older kids have had enough when it comes to his COVID restrictions. Coming off the highest season premiere in six years, Sunday's episode of TLC's  didn't tone down the drama.

US President Joe Biden has said the Covid-19 pandemic "is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily.

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OLD CITY - Almost 13,000 people packed Penn’s Landing to enjoy everything about that beautiful country down south and celebrate Mexico’s independence.Southwest Philadelphia resident Gloria Velazquez declared, "We are very happy we are very proud to be Mexican and American, too. We are proud!"Pride in the heritage, culture and people of the neighbor to the south.

The country’s active caseload stands at 48,027, with total reported cases so far at 4.45 crore. Death toll stands at 528,355. More than 214.55 crore vaccine doses have been administered till date NEW DELHI : India reported 4,858 new covid cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry stated on Monday.

@JoeBiden — you’re wrong. Pandemic is not over. Almost 3,000 Americans are dying from #COVID19 every single week.A weekly 9/11 is a very big deal.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will make a presentation to its international creditors on Friday (23), laying out the full extent of its economic troubles and plans for a debt restructuring and multi-billion dollar International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.Years of economic mismanagement combined with the COVID-19 pandemic have left Sri Lanka in its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, causing it to default on its sovereign debt.The Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance said in a statement via legal firm Clifford Chance that an online call on Sept.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry will deliver the Sri Lanka statement at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 2022 in New York.During the visit, he will address several Ministerial levels meetings, such as the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia, the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Group of 77 & China, the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, and the NAM Foreign Ministers Meeting. He will also have bilateral discussions with the Foreign Ministers of UN Member States. In addition, he will also meet with the highest level of UN Officials in New York. The Sri Lanka delegation will consist of Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York Mohan Pieris, as well as a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and officials of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in New York. The High-level segment of the Session will be held from 20 – 26 September 2022.

TAMPA, Fla. - A University of Tampa student who lost his life early Saturday morning as he tried to enter a man’s car has been identified as Carson Senfield. Investigators say Senfield had been hanging out with friends on South Howard Avenue and caught an Uber to his home near the 1000 block of W Arch St. around 1 a.m.Police say after Senfield got out of his Uber, he tried to get into another car that was parked nearby with a man in the driver’s seat. The driver, who police say feared for his life and did not know Senfield or why he was trying to force his way into the car, shot him in the upper body. Senfield died at the scene. According to the Tampa Police Department, the shooter remained on the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement. PREVIOUS: Driver shoots, kills University of Tampa student trying to get into wrong car, police sayNews of Senfield’s death sent shock waves through the UT campus and his hometown of Orchard Park, New York. Carson Senfield was shot and killed as he tried to get into the wrong car, according to the Tampa Police Department.

abortion bans, rulings and news since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has reopened raw wounds.

LONDON - The world is preparing to say its last goodbyes to Queen Elizabeth II as her state funeral is set for Monday.Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. The late monarch died Sept. 8 at 96 years old.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - A missing cat wanted to let her family know she had returned when she alerted the home's doorbell camera. Lilly, the 8-year-old feline, went missing from her Long Island, New York home for almost a week but returned on August 14. The video showed Lilly reaching over the camera and meowing, alerting the homeowners, Stefanie Whitley and Efrain Leandry, that someone was at the door. RELATED: Animal shelter says puppy was run over, kicked by bystander"Our family was ecstatic, emotional, and hysterical when she came home," Whitley told Storyful.Whitley said Lilly knows how the doorbell system works. "Lilly is aware of the camera, and looks towards the door when there is [a] notification," Whitley said.Storyful contributed to this report.

NEW DELHI :   Religare Enterprises Ltd is set to raise ₹300 crore through a rights issue to grow its health insurance business, said Rashmi Saluja, executive chairperson. “REL is committed to fully subscribe to its share as a promoter and as a principal shareholder. Equity of ₹567 crore had already been raised from Kedara Capital in 2020, which included primary infusion in Care Health Business, which has been growing at the rate of 40% per annum," Saluja said in an interview.

Catalytic converters stolen from school buses.

Floor caves in at Ocean County bar. OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - A night out was cut short when the second floor of a bar partially collapsed in Ocean County Saturday night.Emergency crews responded to the Daymark bar and restaurant on Broadway and Fourth Street around 8 p.m.

Covid on their health, but also because it can disturb their appetite. Long covid could lead to various other symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, having an upset stomach, having diarrhea or constipation, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, or being out of breath. Though these can make it difficult for you to eat properly, focusing on certain healthy foods might help in regaining nutrition and strength.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry PC, who is due to leave for New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, is scheduled to address several international conferences which run in parallel with the UNGA session.Accordingly, Minister Sabry will be participating in the Ministerial Session of the Non-Aligned States, the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia and the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Global Development Initiative.The Foreign Minister is scheduled to present Sri Lanka's statement at the United Nations General Assembly on 24th September.The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly will be held from September 20th to October 26th.

Three injured in 3-car crash.

vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, and advanced visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them with COVID Vaccines free of cost.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The newly appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Ambassadir Khalid bin Hamoud Nasser Aldasam Alkahtani said that he aims to increase job opportunities in his country for skilled Sri Lankan workers.During a meeting with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena,  the Ambassador was urged to assist Sri Lanka’s efforts to face the economic and fuel crisis.Moreover, Ambassador Alkahtani said within a short period of time, the number of Sri Lankan skilled and semi-skilled workforce in Saudi Arabia could be increased to 400,000 from the present 180,000. “I am fond of Sri Lanka and I will do my best to support your country,” he assured.The Prime Minister pointed out that the newly introduced relaxed visa regulations and investment facilitation schemes of Board of Investment will help to attract more Saudi investors to Sri Lanka.Moreover, the Prime Minister said that Saudi Arabia has the opportunities to invest in energy, fisheries and agricultural sectors, and thanked for the support and assistance provided to Sri Lanka under renewed assistance programmes of the Saudi Development Fund as well as to help early recovery from current economic problems.The two dignitaries also discussed the plans for tourism promotion and recommencing of Saudi Airlines’ flights to Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it has ascertained with regard to veracity of information of the seven Sri Lankan medical students who were discovered in the recaptured region of Kharkiv, Ukraine.The Ministry also stated that it has requested to provide more information on it as a matter of priority, given the need to ensure the welfare of Sri Lankan nationals in Ukraine, and assures that it is in contact with Ukrainian Government through the Embassy in Ankara.A briefing by the Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (17) revealed that seven Sri Lankan students, who were attending Kupyansk Medical College, were discovered in a basement in the recaptured area. The students were being held in the area since last March, and were being directed for medical attention, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.The full release is as follows;The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to a news item which has appeared in the local print and electronic media and is circulating on social media on 17 September, with regard to the rescue of seven (07) Sri Lankan students from Kupyansk Medical College in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine.The Ministry has requested the Ukrainian Government to ascertain the veracity of the news item, as well as to provide more information on it as a matter of priority, given the need to ensure the welfare of Sri Lankan nationals in Ukraine. The Ministry is in close communication with the Ukrainian Government through the Sri Lanka Embassy in Ankara which is concurrently accredited to Ukraine, as well as through the Ukrainian Embassy in New Delhi, in order to obtain further information on this matter.

The yellow crime scene tape still hangs from the front doors of several homes at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN). There are still pools of dried blood on the ground, marking the site where beloved community members were brutally murdered.

Team India's pacer Mohammed Shami's T20I comeback will be delayed and has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 series against Australia starting from this week. The pacer was ruled out after he was detected being positive for Covid-19. Mohammed Shami will be replaced by another veteran pacer 35-year-old Umesh Yadav, who played last of his seven T20Is about more than three years ago against Australia is back in the scheme of things, having recovered from a quadriceps injury.

India reported 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Sunday. As a result, active cases currently stand at 47,922. India reported 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Sunday.

Also Read: The big challenge right now is…: WHO on what could hinder COVID endgame Previous research showed that people with diabetes and obesity are more likely to become severely ill and die if they catch COVID-19, but are no more likely to contract it. However, the underlying mechanisms, and their role in prolonged post-COVID-19 symptoms (long COVID), remains unclear.

FILE - Pat Sajak attends The Paley Center For Media Presents: Wheel Of Fortune: 35 Years As America's Game at The Paley Center for Media on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York City. (Mike Pont/Getty Images)Pat Sajak may be stepping down as the host of "Wheel of Fortune."The game show host of more than 40 years said the "end is near," as he hinted he’s ready for one last spin, according to "Entertainment Tonight." "Years go by fast.