India sees sharp rise in Covid-19 cases with 17,135 new infections

Covid-19: The data showed that active cases currently stands at 1,23,535, now constituting 0.28% of the total infections. India on Friday recorded 16,561 new coronavirus cases, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data. With these additions, the country's overall Covid-19 figures rose to 4,42,23,557 cases and 5,26,928 deaths.

MOUNT EPHRAIM, N.J. - A massive holiday decoration and neighborhood mascot that stood outside a New Jersey home was torn down and dragged away by thieves in a car.The midnight theft was caught on camera outside the Mount Ephraim of Shannon McKibban, who told FOX 29 that she heard the 12-foot-tall skeleton being dragged down her street."We heard the cinder blocks on top of it kind of flying off, the noise of it being dragged down street," McKibban said.A neighbors' car was also damaged during the heist and some of their lawn furniture was also broken.MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"They drove up the lawn and ripped out of our driveway," McKibban said. "One slip of the gas peddle, and they could’ve been into our house."The elaborate skeleton was purchased by McKibban and her husband for close to $400 to celebrate Halloween and McKibban's birthday. "Halloween is my birthday, always been my favorite holiday, we went big that year with decorating," McKibban said. The skeleton quickly became a hit in the community and neighbors encouraged the McKibban's keep it up throughout the year. Typically a Halloween decoration, Shannon McKibban uses it to celebrate all holidays.

@CDCDirector’s position to ignore COVID quarantines. https://t.co/ovpghm9Gaw Expressing his opinion on the recent US FDA advisory, Dr Ding took to Twitter and wrote, "BREAKING—the @US_FDA just advised people to perform repeat/serial testing following a negative result on any at-home #COVID19 antigen test, regardless **whether or not you have symptoms**. This now also totally destroys @CDCDirector’s bogus @CDCgov 5-day zero-test-exit rule."⚠️BREAKING—the @US_FDA just advised people to perform repeat/serial testing following a negative result on any at-home #COVID19 antigen test, regardless **whether or not you have symptoms**.

@CDCDirector’s position to ignore COVID quarantines. https://t.co/ovpghm9Gaw Expressing his opinion on the recent US FDA advisory, Dr Ding took to Twitter and wrote, "BREAKING—the @US_FDA just advised people to perform repeat/serial testing following a negative result on any at-home #COVID19 antigen test, regardless **whether or not you have symptoms**. This now also totally destroys @CDCDirector’s bogus @CDCgov 5-day zero-test-exit rule."⚠️BREAKING—the @US_FDA just advised people to perform repeat/serial testing following a negative result on any at-home #COVID19 antigen test, regardless **whether or not you have symptoms**.

Today we are reporting 4,126 community cases and 549 current hospitalisations.

There are three factors that could lead to inflation which include demand-pull inflation, cost-push inflation and built-in inflation.It appears that inflation has finally hit the wealthy. A New York Post report found that rich people are feeling the pinch as they seek a spot to dine out. Applebee’s and IHOP claim "richer" people are "trading down," to enjoy the chain’s well-known burgers and pancakes. "Guests that often dine at more expensive restaurants are finding Applebee’s and IHOP because of their well-known value position," parent company Dine Brands chief executive John Peyton told the Post.

ALSO READ: Corbevax approved as booster for those jabbed with Covishield, Covaxin: Report "This approval came after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the vaccine for emergency use as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose for individuals aged 18 years on June 4, 2022," an official statement from the BE said. Apart from this, the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company said that the Corbevax had received emergency use authorization as a primary two-dose vaccination regimen in adults, adolescents and children aged 5 years and above, in a series of approvals from December'21 to April'22. "Pan-India roll-out of the booster shot vaccine in children aged between 12 to 14 years was initiated on March 16, 2022 and till now almost 7 crore doses have been administered and 2.9 crore children completed their two-dose vaccination regimen," it said.

MANCHESTER, N.H. - The search for Harmony Montgomery, a New Hampshire girl who vanished in 2019 at age 5 but was not reported missing until late 2021, has now shifted to a homicide investigation, authorities said. Investigators have concluded that Montgomery was murdered in the city of Manchester in early December 2019, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Thursday at a news conference.Montgomery’s remains have not been located, but authorities said biological evidence led them to "this difficult and tragic conclusion."In June, investigators searched an apartment building in the city of Manchester, where Montgomery’s father and stepmother once lived. They removed a refrigerator and other items, but additional details were not released. A refrigerator was taken out of an apartment on Union Street, and wrapped up and then placed on a truck in Manchester, NH on June 14, 2022.

ALSO READ: Canada: Random Covid testing will resume for international travellers The House panel said J&J told it that a batch of the shots failed inspection, which rendered all of them unusable. According to South Carolina Democrat and COVID-19 subcommittee chairman Jim Clyburn, the factory's problems have hurt vaccinations in areas of the world where vaccines are still in short supply.

ANI says that infection with SARS-COV-2 can cause brain alterations and neurocognitive dysfunction, particularly in long Covid-19, but the underlying mechanisms are elusive. Daniel Martins-de-Souza and colleagues conducted MRI of 81 study participants recovering from mild Covid-19 infection and 81 healthy individuals to compare their brain structure. It was found that the former group exhibited reduced cortical thickness, which was correlated with cognitive impairments and symptoms such as anxiety and depression.

Covid-19 outbreak, as she vowed to “eradicate" South Korean authorities if they continued to tolerate propaganda leaflets the regime blames for spreading the virus. Repeating dubious claims that the pamphlets caused the recent Covid outbreak in the north, Kim Yo Jong blamed “South Korean puppets" for sending “dirty objects" across the border in leaflets carried by balloons, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.

Getty Images TRENTON - Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee, adding to a probe already underway following a third fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July.All three Amazon workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.The new Occupational Health and Safety Administration investigations are putting fresh scrutiny on Amazon's injury rates and workplace-safety procedures, which have long been criticized by labor and safety advocates as inadequate.Department of Labor spokesperson Denisha Braxton confirmed Thursday that the most-recent fatality took place last week at an Amazon facility in Monroe Township, about 20 miles (35 kilometers) northeast of Trenton. The second probe is looking into a July 24 accident at an Amazon facility in Robbinsville.

BENSALEM, Pa. - As kids head back to school, one school district is putting new technology on buses to keep students safe. Everyone knows when the stop sign comes out and the lights are flashing, a person is required to stop. In Bensalem, they’ve equipped 360-degree cameras on every single school bus, so anyone violating the stop sign will be caught."It’s a great thing for Bensalem! No cost to taxpayers and a feature that stands to keep our kids safer than they were before.

NEW YORK - The NYPD’s Mounted Unit had to help a distressed carriage horse and get it back up on its feet after it collapsed in the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan.Police say the incident happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday evening at West 45th Street and 9th Avenue.Videos captured by onlookers show the 14-year-old horse, Ryder, lying motionless on the hot asphalt.New York City police officers placed a pillow under his head, cooled him down with a spray hose, and gave him a shot of adrenaline before he regained strength.Transport Workers Union Local 100, the group that represents horse carriage drivers, says Ryder made it safely into his trailer where he was examined by an equine veterinarian.The doctor believed the horse may have been suffering from equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, a neurological disease caused by infected opossum droppings.A union spokesperson urged people not to panic or jump to conclusions.However, animal advocacy group NYCLASS argued the incident was caused by heat exhaustion and told FOX 5 News in a statement: "NYCLASS has learned that yet another carriage horse has collapsed on the streets of New York City in traffic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its COVID-19 guidance, which deemphasizes distancing measures and focuses on protecting the most vulnerable groups.

The film star began suffering from stomach cramps, heartburn, and digestive issues.He then started to have issues with his sight and smell, causing him to become more anxious and have disturbed sleep.Eventually, he experienced motor disturbances, causing him to sometimes freeze mid-movement.Speaking to the New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff for his biography, Robin, Susan said dealing with the symptoms was like "playing whack-a-mole". Susan said: "It was like this endless parade of symptoms, and not all of them would raise their head at once.“It was like playing whack-a-mole.

Two new US studies describe pediatric COVID-19, one finding that 7.0% of hospitalized children developed neurologic complications such as seizures, and the other showing that even mild infections can lead to long COVID.

A medical worker collects a swab sample from a resident for a COVID-19 test in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Aug. 5, 2022.

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland has spoken publicly from Washington this afternoon three days after agents searched former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate.Garland also said that he personally approved the search warrant, which was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida earlier this year.It was not immediately clear if and when the unsealing request, filed in federal court in Miami, might be granted or when the documents could be released.Now, the Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, Garland said Thursday.Before Garland's remarks, there had been no high-level comment from the Justice Department since federal agents spent most of the day Monday at Trump’s winter home, reportedly retrieving documents and even opening a safe.The FBI search was part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. While Republicans have rallied behind Trump, very few facts about the case have been released publicly. RELATED: FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate: Why now?Trump's attorneys have so far declined to release details from the search warrant, and the former president – who was in New York at the time of the search – has suggested on social media that agents could have been planting evidence at his home.Mar-a-Lago, seen from the air.

GO Transit warns of cancellations this week due to staff illnesses “For the next few weeks, some schedules will be temporarily adjusted to provide a reliable customer experience based on the crews we have available,” they said.Metrolinx is advising passengers to check schedules ahead of time to prepare for any trips on the service.The issues have been brought on by rail crew shortages caused by staff getting ill, most of whom are suffering from COVID-19.

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to speak publicly from Washington this afternoon and while the topic is not yet known, the news comes three days after agents searched former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate.There’s been no high-level comment from the Justice Department since federal agents spent most of the day Monday at Trump’s winter home, the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, reportedly retrieving documents and even opening a safe.The FBI search was part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. While Republicans have rallied behind Trump, very few facts about the case have been released publicly. RELATED: FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate: Why now?Trump's attorneys have so far declined to release details from the search warrant, and the former president – who was in New York at the time of the search – has suggested on social media that agents could have been planting evidence at his home.Mar-a-Lago, seen from the air.

CANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 20: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the Cannes Lions Festival 2017 on June 20, 2017 in Cannes, France.

infectious Omicron sub-variant (BA 2.75) has been detected in the majority of samples taken from Covid patients in Delhi as part of a study at the LNJP Hospital here, news agency PTI reported. Delhi on Wednesday reported eight fatalities due to coronavirus, the highest in nearly 180 days, and 2,146 new cases with a positivity rate of 17.83 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. Local social network 'LocalCircles' carried out the survey in the national capital with 6,291 respondents for three categories -- mask compliance, type of masks used and social distancing.

With inputs from PTI 

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday pointed out that only 17% of people have taken booster doses in the state and further urged all to get the third shot. This comes at a time when the positivity rate seems to be increasing in the state.  Noting that immunity decreases or wanes after 6-7 months of taking the vaccine, he said, Sudhakar said, "Not taking the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine even when it has been made available free for everyone amounts to negligence and we as responsible citizens must avail it to enhance immunity."  The health minister today met the COVID-19 technical advisory committee (TAC), and following which, he said, “The average positivity rate of Karnataka is 7.2% at the moment.

home price in Canada will decline by nearly 25 per cent by the end of 2023 from the peak reached in February of this year.In its latest residential real estate outlook published on Thursday, Desjardins says it’s expecting a sharp correction in the housing market, adjusting its previous forecast that predicted a 15-per-cent drop in the average home price over that same period.Desjardins says the worsened outlook stems from both weaker housing data and more aggressive monetary policy than previously anticipated.The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point in July, pushing up the borrowing rates linked to mortgages, and further increases are expected this year. Here’s how high interest rates are impacting Canada’s condo demand The report also notes housing prices have dropped by more than four per cent in each of the three months that followed February, when the national average home price hit a record $816,720.Despite the adjustment in the forecast, prices are still expected to be above the pre-pandemic level at the end of 2023.Regionally, the report says the largest price corrections are most likely to occur in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, where prices skyrocketed during the pandemic.“While we don’t want to diminish the difficulties some Canadians are facing, this adjustment is helping to bring some sanity back to Canadian real estate,” the report said.The authors also note that the upcoming economic slowdown will ease inflationary pressures enough for the Bank of Canada to begin reversing interest rate hikes.

A student eats a meal served for lunch at a school on Feb. 4, 2022, in New York City.

STEPHEN Mulhern revealed that he was "astounded" by the fan reaction after he filled in for Phillip Schofield on the last series of Dancing on Ice. The TV presenter - who stepped in for Phillip when he tested positive for Covid back in February - confirmed a possible return to hosting the ITV show in the future. Stephen, 45, said he was chuffed to reunite with best pal Holly Willoughby on-screen for the first time in 16 years.

What is ‘Centaurus’ COVID BA.2.75 variant?  The Omicron BA.2.75 seemed to have evolved from BA.2 subvariant, which spread widely in early 2022. And several studies had previously pointed out that the new variant has some extra mutation.  “This could mean that it has had the chance to evolve an advantage over an already successful virus lineage, said Dr Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds, last month.  Is ‘Centaurus’ COVID BA.2.75 variant causing the recent surge in New Delhi?  Evidences indicate the recent surge in New Delhi might be triggered by the  BA.2.75 variant.  More than 19,760 COVID-19 cases in total have been recorded in Delhi from August 1-10, according to official data shared by the city health department.

cruise was cancelled by P&O because the company is using their disabled cabin as a Covid-19 isolation room. Wheelchair-user Claire Bromley, 58, and husband Keith, 62, were looking forward to a two-week trip across the Canaries at the end of the month, but had their dreams shattered less than a month before they were due to set sail.

A professor in microbiology from Paisley is proud of the role he played in setting up UK's first covid test infrastructure.

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Check these 10 points to know about the recent COVID rise in Delhi:  (With inputs from agencies)

monkeypox and one death so far. Monkeypox virus strain A.2 in 2 UAE-returned travellers Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology recently analysed two monkeypox cases of travellers who had returned from the UAE. The analysis showed that two cases were infected with monkeypox virus strain A.2, which is related to the lineage of hMPXV-1A clade 3.

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Frank Gore of the New York Jets prior to a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Dec. 20, 2020.

hand, foot, and mouth disease usually include fever, mouth sores, and rashes or blisters on the hands, foot, forearm and mouth.  Your child can get a skin rash on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It can also show up on the buttocks, legs, and arms.

Several Covid-hit Chinese cities from the country's east to west have imposed fresh restrictions and lockdowns on their populations to contain flare-ups that are again threatening to disrupt local economies.

Imagine losing your ability to do the most mundane tasks: brush your teeth, walk your dog, see a sunset.  For several celebrities, simple tasks became arduous as they faced partial paralysis, vision impairment or memory loss.  But there can be a silver lining when stars go public with their health struggles. Dr. Nicole Saphier, a New York City physician, Fox News contributor and best-selling author of "Make America Healthy Again," says this generation normalizes speaking about illness in a way previous generations did not.  "This is extremely important as we are living longer and with chronic illness.

₹500 on people for not wearing masks. However, it will not be applicable to persons travelling together in private four-wheeler vehicles. Amid the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Aam Aadmi Party-led government on 11 August made wearing of face mask or cover in all public places mandatory.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on South Korea, state media reported.

covid vaccine doses have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive so far, with 1,25,076 doses given in the last 24 hours. Last week, the Centre directed Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana--all reporting a surge in active cases--to continue to monitor the spread of infection and advised them to increase the pace of vaccination for eligible population.

India on Thursday recorded 16,299 new coronavirus cases and 53 fatalities according to the latest Union Health Ministry data. With these additions, the country's overall Covid figures rose to 44,206,996cases and 5,26,879 deaths.

Seoul's new government of President Yoon Suk-you for seeking to lift a 2020 ban on those campaigns, calling it an "invariable principal enemy." "We can no longer overlook the uninterrupted influx of rubbish from South Korea," she said, threatening to "wipe out" Seoul's authorities. "Our countermeasure must be a deadly retaliatory one." South Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regret over North Korea's claim that letters from defectors were responsible for the COVID outbreak and the threats Pyongyang made, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University says masks will be optional in all non-healthcare indoor and outdoor settings to start the Fall semester."When it comes to masking, we encourage all members of the Temple community to make the best decision for themselves, taking into consideration all factors, including COVID-19 transmission levels, the indoor setting and their own health, while respecting the decisions of others to protect themselves," the school said in a press release. Temple is still encouraging students and staff to have a mask handy and be willing to wear it to keep vulnerable members of the school community safe. Free surgical masks are available at the entrance of every building, according to the school, and a limited number of KN95s are available in Main Campus buildings. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"We will continue to monitor the situation and may have to make adjustments to our masking and other policies later in the semester depending on conditions, but for now, let’s be respectful to each other and take care of ourselves," the school said. Meanwhile, the Temple Association of University Professionals (TAUP) shared a statement saying it "does not agree with the university's decision on masks." They claim the decision was made without "meaningful consultation" with faculty or staff. TAUP is requesting that Temple allow instructors the option to require masking in their classrooms and teaching spaces.In accordance with Philadelphia's vaccine mandate on institutions of higher education, Temple students and staff are still required to have at least the original COVID-19 series.

Also Read: Delhi witnesses spike in Covid-19 cases: What health experts said on Delhi school closures Dr Nitin Verma Director Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital said that children are coming with COVID-19 reinfection. "I have a large number of cases who have had COVID once and are again being infected with the COVID for the second time. So a child who was infected with COVID in January was again infected in April and who had it in April got it again now." "if it is a different strain then the protection doesn't last, so many children are getting COVID for the second time, said Dr Verma.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - David Bell's grandfather, father and brother played in the majors. Bell spent 12 years in the big leagues himself and worked as a coach and front office executive before taking over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds.So yeah, " Field of Dreams," a movie about family and baseball, hits a little differently for him."Baseball's a big part of our life," Bell said, "and I thought that the movie did a great job of kind of just telling the story of how important baseball can be to families and just to people in general.""Field of Dreams" gets another tribute Thursday night when Bell's Reds take on the Chicago Cubs in a throwback ballpark in the cornfields of eastern Iowa, a short walk from the field where Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Amy Madigan filmed the 1989 movie.Under a light blue sky with a few dashes of clouds, workers put the final touches on the major league park on a warm Wednesday afternoon.