PTI.Maharashtra reported 4,930 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday taking the total count to 18,28,826. The state's Health Department said that 6,290 recoveries/discharges and 95 fatalities related to COVID-19 were also recorded in the last 24 hours.

With 89,098 cases, Maharashtra continues to have the maximum number of active cases in the country.Meanwhile, India reported 36,604 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data on Wednesday.The overall coronavirus cases reached 94,99,414 including 4,28,644 active cases and 89,32,647 recoveries.

With 501 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,38,122.Today is the 25th day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in a.

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Delhi records 2,385 new COVID-19 cases; positivity rate 3.33 %

COVID-19 cases on Friday with over 71,000 tests being conducted, even as the positivity rate stood at 3.33%, authorities said.The positivity rate from December 3-7 had successively dipped to 4.96%, 4.78%, 4.2%, 3.68% and 3.15% respectively.However, on December 8, it had risen again to 4.23%, falling again to 3.42% on December 9 and 2.46% on December 10.These new cases came out of 71,679 tests conducted the previous day, including 31,724 RT-PCR tests, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.Sixty fatalities were recorded, pushing the death toll in the national capital to 9,934, the bulletin said.The tally of active cases on Friday dropped to 18,676 from 18,753 the previous day.The bulletin said the total number

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Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train': Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 has hit the set of Brad Pitt's latest movie.

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Brevard middle school teacher dies from COVID-19 complications

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A Brevard County middle school teacher has died due to complications related to COVID-19, according to officials.Elizabeth Toro, a reading teacher at Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School in Melbourne, died this week after contracting the coronavirus.Toro, who had been with Brevard Public Schools for five years, is the first known Brevard County teacher to have died as a result of the coronavirus.

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Heavy job cuts in $4.1 bln rescue plan for Portugal airline

LISBON – Portugal’s government unveiled Friday a 3.4 billion-euro ($4.1 billion) rescue package for national airline TAP Air Portugal that entails more than 3,500 job losses — around one-third of the workforce.The plan, which requires the blessing of European Union authorities, also foresees a payroll cut of up to 25% by lowering wages.If approved, 500 pilots, 750 cabin crew and 750 ground crew will be laid off. Another 1,600 short-term contracts aren’t being renewed at the company, which currently has around 10,000 employees.

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Community-based Covid-19 vaccinations to begin in Rochdale next week

direct to your inboxCommunity-based Covid-19 vaccinations are to begin in Rochdale next week.Care home workers and those aged over 80 will receive the jab at the council’s Number One Riverside offices, from Wednesday (December 16).It is understood letters inviting people in these priority groups have already been sent out, and care workers will also be advised by their managers.This is a separate rollout to the vaccinations happening at local hospitals across the country for admitted patients and outpatients in their care.Bosses are stressing that it is not a walk in-service and people should not turn up expecting to be immunised.

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New UK coronavirus isolation rules confirmed - what you can and can't do

The 14-day self-isolation period for holidaymakers and people who have had close contact with coronavirus patients will be cut to 10 days from Monday.

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FDA to 'rapidly work toward' emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

according to a statement released by the government agency.On Thursday, an advisory panel met with Pfizer representatives to review data from its drug trials conducted this year.The trials found that the drug was 95% effective at preventing serious cases of COVID-19 and that the drug was “well-tolerated,” Pfizer said.RELATED: US advisory panel OKs Pfizer vaccine in last step before FDA approvalThursday’s advisory panel endorsed Pfizer’s vaccine candidate.The FDA said it has notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed of its plan so “they can execute their plans for timely vaccine distribution.”AdvertisementAn illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and medical syringe

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Two drugmakers say their coronavirus vaccine won’t be ready until late 2021

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said Friday that their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year because they need to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people.The companies said early trials showed the vaccine produced an “insufficient” immune response in older adults, demonstrating the need to refine the product so it protects people of all ages. London-based GSK and Paris-based Sanofi, now expect the vaccine to be available in the fourth quarter of 2021.“The results of the study are not as we hoped,” Roger Connor, president of GSK Vaccines, said in a statement.

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Defence minister confirms Canada stopped training Chinese military amid media reports

Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said during Thursday’s Question Period that the government doesn’t train Chinese military personnel on Canadian soil anymore after media reports released show that Canada proceeded with a training program against the chief of the defence staff’s recommendations, as well as “Five Eyes” security concerns.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces 31 coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 1,001 new cases

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon also announced that 1,001 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 104,306.

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Mayo school to close early for Christmas amid Covid-19 concerns

A primary school in Co Mayo is to close for the Christmas holidays today due to concerns about the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the community.

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Another delay expected in Harvey Weinstein extradition

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear briefly via video from a New York prison Friday as part of legal efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges. Authorities say the extradition proceeding, originally scheduled for August, likely will be postponed again, this time until April 9.Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted in New York City earlier this year on charges of rape and sexual assault against two women.He faces similar charges involving five women in California, stemming from alleged assaults in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Hong Kong secures 15 million doses from Pfizer, Sinovac

coronavirus vaccine doses from two frontrunner firms and will receive the first shots as early as January, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday.Securing the delivery of 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the city's leader said that Hong Kong has reached agreements for 7.5 million doses each from Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech.

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Ferrari CEO resigns 2 years after replacing Marchionne

ROME – Luxury sports car maker Ferrari says its chief executive, Louis Camilleri, has resigned for personal reasons.Chairman John Elkann will take over until a successor is named, Ferrari said in a statement late Thursday.Camilleri, who took over as CEO in 2018 following the death of longtime CEO Sergio Marchionne, is also stepping down as chairman of Phillip Morris International, one of Ferrari’s main sponsors.A person familiar with the matter said Camilleri had been stricken with COVID-19 and was convalescing at home after being hospitalized.

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Jalen Hurts gets first start vs. Saints, NFL's No. 1 defense

Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles picked the toughest spot to give Jalen Hurts his first career start.Hurts, the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up, takes over for Carson Wentz and leads the Eagles (3-8-1) against the New Orleans Saints (10-2) on Sunday.

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Covid vaccine setbacks temper optimism after upbeat news

Vaccine makers, including two of the biggest in the world, suffered setbacks in the push to get more Covid-19 shots across the line, tempering a run of positive news.Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc delayed advanced trials of their experimental Covid-19 shot after it failed to produce a strong enough response in older people, pushing its potential availability to the end of next year. In another blow, trials of a vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd.

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Stacey Solomon accused of breaking coronavirus rules as her sister’s children visit the family home

STACEY Solomon has been accused of breaking Covid rules despite doing nothing wrong, as her sister's children visited her for Hanukkah. The 31-year-old's nieces joined in as her own three children, Zachary, 12, Leighton, 8, and Rex, 1, spent the evening celebrating their heritage.

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Ontario to give COVID-19 vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

COVID-19 vaccine.The province has said that it will begin immunizations with its first shipment of 6,000 doses on Tuesday.Retired gen. Rick Hiller says University Health Network in Toronto and the Ottawa Hospital will administer the first shots to health-care workers.

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Americans get stern holiday COVID warning: 'No Christmas parties'

Joe Biden delivered a stern holiday message to Americans on Thursday - "no Christmas parties" - and warned they face a COVID-19 siege for weeks to come despite the latest moves toward US government approval of a vaccine."The next three to six weeks at minimum ... are our COVID weeks," Dr.

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Coronavirus: Punjab govt extends night curfew across the state till 1 Jan

ANI quoted Punjab CMO as saying.Meanwhile, Punjab on Thursday reported 28 more deaths due to COVID-19, as the toll crossed the 5,000-mark, while 635 fresh cases took the infection count to 1,58,556, according to a medical bulletin.Six new fatalities were reported from Mohali; four each from Amritsar and Hoshiarpur; three each from Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala; two from Sangrur and one each from Barnala, Mansa and Moga, the bulletin said.The new fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,007 in Punjab.The state has 7,423 active COVID-19 cases, according to the bulletinClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Brandon University prof moved to tears by students’ virtual thank-you: ‘She does so much for us’

Winnipeg school divisions planning for remote learning for students at risk All of her students turned on their cameras at the same time, and each held up a sign with a message thanking her for the extra work she’s put in this school year.“When I hear it again my eyes are welling up, I just experience it again and I just feel all that love and the heartfelt warmth and all the lovely sentiment — it just hits me again and I feel another wave of love,” Sayers told 680 CJOB after listening to video of the gesture that’s since been watched thousands of times online.A post shared by Brandon University (@brandonuni)The effort was organized by one Sayers’ students, who emailed her classmates with the idea before the class started.And it wasn’t

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Twitter roasts Ellen DeGeneres after she reveals COVID-19 diagnosis

Ellen DeGeneres announced in a social media post on Thursday that she is taking a break from hosting "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" because she has COVID-19. The talk show host took to Twitter to reveal that she tested positive for COVID-19 but she did not say how she got the virus.

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ICICI Lombard new health insurance plans: Cashless OPD, sum insured protector and other benefits

ICICI Lombard has recently revealed ICICI Lombard Complete Health Insurance offering with new health insurance plans and benefits. The plans — Health Shield, Health Shield Plus, Health Elite and Health Elite Plus — loaded with latest features and comprehensive coverage, the insurer said.

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₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore health cover spikes post covid-19: survey

Policybazaar.com, an online marketplace for insurance, shows. A high-sum-insured plan means an insurance cover of ₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore.The survey also showed that among those choosing the high-sum-insured plans, around 52% were in the age group of 30-40 years, while among this demographic, only 13% buyers had pre-existing diseases.Also Read: Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with Bollywood“There is a lot of awareness about health insurance right now.

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One year on, Wuhan market, the epicentre of covid outbreak, remains barricaded

WUHAN : For over six years, 38-year-old Wuhan restaurant owner Lai Yun started most days the same way - with a trip to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, just ten minutes walk from his house."I'd send the kids to school, have breakfast and then walk over to the market. It was very convenient," he said.That changed on Dec.

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Paisley mum reveals she can’t sleep over covid fears after road rage lout spat on her

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley mum-of-two has told how she has suffered sleepless nights since a disgusting yob spat at her through her car window.The 30-year-old, who asked not to be named, has revealed fears over catching Covid-19 have left her extremely anxious.Cops are still hunting for the vile lout who aimed a ball of spit at the victim as she parked her car in Causeyside Street on Saturday evening.She is worried either she or her two young children might develop symptoms of the deadly coronavirus and has struggled to sleep since the incident.She told the Paisley Daily Express: “I was just pulling into a space outside Cash Converters in Causeyside Street at around

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Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for Covid-19

Covid-19.The television host and actor shared the news on Twitter, saying: “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now” last night (December 12).“Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” DeGeneres wrote in a Notes app screenshot.pic.twitter.com/8pKdgCXY1z— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 10, 2020“Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me as been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.

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WHO calls for covid-19 surveillance data on all risk groups for vaccination

Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with BollywoodThe panel further said that adjustments should be made to vaccination strategies in accordance with the covid-19 prevention measures and plans developed for demand generation, community engagement and risk communication, with special consideration for overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

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Bride-to-be dies from Covid only days after she was set to get married

Covid-19 – initially believing she had shingles.

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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests Covid-19 positive, has 'mild symptoms'

Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredI have tested positive for #Covid_19. I am under home isolation and experiencing mild symptoms.

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South Lanarkshire hits dubious landmark with 20k COVID cases recorded

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and mass testing wasn’t available for the whole of the first wave.By June 5, 353 people in Lanarkshire had died after testing positive.From July 1 to August 16 just 100 cases of the virus were recorded in Lanarkshire before the start of the second wave.WIN

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ADB launches $9 billion Covid-19 vaccine scheme to procure, deliver vaccines

vaccines.Called the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), it will offer "rapid and equitable support" to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe coronavirus vaccines, it said in an official release.Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredThe $9billion coronavirus scheme, structured as a credit facility, will support Asian developing countries' efforts to procure vaccines against the deadly virus rapidly as well as their investments in vaccine production and distribution systems."As ADB's developing members prepare to vaccinate their people as soon as possible, they need financing to procure vaccines as well as appropriate plans and knowledge to be able to safely,

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Lockerbie publican's cautious optimism over Dumfries and Galloway's move to level one of the coronavirus restriction system

Colin Smyth, Labour’s South Scotland MSP, added: “He said: “People across our region have worked really hard over the past couple of months and their sacrifices have paid off when we look at the latest Covid-19 figures.“This change to level one is very welcome and while everyone recognises that the virus is still dangerous, and we must all remain vigilant until we can all receive a vaccination, it is long awaited and overdue.”

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New report says part of South Sudan is in 'likely famine'

JUBA – One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts.Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was declared nearly four years ago in South Sudan’s Unity state as civil war raged. Now western Pibor county is feared to have reached that crisis level, the result of massive flooding and deadly violence that has prevented access to aid.The new report stops short of declaring famine, which would kick aid efforts into higher gear, because of insufficient data.

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AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call

NEW DELHI – The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.The Serum Institute has taken on a vital role as the largest company licensed to manufacture the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. It is increasing its production capacity by the end of 2021 to over 2.5 billion doses a year to cope with future disease outbreaks, Poonawalla said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

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COMMENTARY: The Trudeau government’s popularity hinges on delivering vaccines on time

COVID-19 vaccines. While the federal government’s announcement about Canada receiving 249,000 doses of the now-approved Pfizer vaccine by the end of December has been greeted as a positive development, where opinions go from here remains murky.It depends on whether this week marks the last dark before the dawn or whether we are destined for even longer, darker days ahead.

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Sanofi, GSK Covid vaccine delayed until end of 2021

Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredSanofi and GSK said the delay in their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine programme was to "improve immune response in older adults."The vaccine's potential availability had been pushed back "from mid-2021 to Q4 2021," they said in a statement.American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have said their vaccine had proven 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials involving more than 40,000 people.US experts voted Thursday to recommend granting emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for America to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunisation

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Grey’s Anatomy pays powerful tribute to ‘faceless’ victims of COVID after show death

The latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy was written as a powerful tribute to the ‘faceless’ victims of COVID.

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B.C.’s top doctor delivers hopeful news on COVID-19 vaccination

News of an imminent vaccination rollout plan for our province has resulted in a happy dance of sorts from B.C.’s top doctor, Bonnie Henry.

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Covid vaccine: GlaxoSmithKline's jab found to be ineffective in huge blow for British firm

An experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi has been found to show an 'insufficient immune response' in clinical trial results, in a blow to efforts to fight the pandemic.

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Throne speech kicks off brief B.C. legislature session

A very different throne speech in the B.C. legislature on Monday. Global BC’s Keith Baldrey has an update on the sparsely attended session and the latest on the COVID-19 relief benefit.

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