Initial long Covid study finds abnormalities in lungs for those who had breathlessness symptom

Researchers in Greater Manchester are calling on adults who test positive for coronavirus to sign up for a 'world-first' study investigating new antiviral treatments.

COVID-19: Quebec premier drops plan to tax people who are unvaccinated Lawyer Natalia Manole says the government should revert to the previous rule, which required caregivers to present negative results from tests taken within the previous 72 hours.She says if health-care workers who are unvaccinated are able to work under those conditions, she doesn’t see why caregivers shouldn’t be afforded the same right.Manole also notes that in certain instances, COVID-19-positive health workers have been permitted to stay on the job.She says she represents at least 80 caregivers and residents who are seeking an injunction to have the decree immediately suspended and to have a judicial review of the health order at a later date.

COVID-19, a decrease of 14 compared with the previous day.The province also recorded 3,816 new novel coronavirus cases. The government says this number is not representative of the situation, though, because official testing is limited to certain high-risk groups such as health-care workers and teachers.

COVID vaccines.The actor hit out at the podcaster in light of COVID misinformation spreading on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, which Rogan works on in an exclusive deal with Spotify.More than 270 members of the science and medical community signed an open letter, which called Rogan’s actions “not only objectionable and offensive but also medically and culturally dangerous”.“COVID is not an opinion-based situation and Mr Rogan thinking that his opinion or disclaimer for the lives he personally has affected and caused losses of – it’s not an opinion,” Stone said to TMZ.“Mr Rogan is risking people’s lives with his idiocy and his professing that his thoughts about COVID are opinions.“Infectious diseases are science, and they are fact-based situations, so the pretence that these are opinions is dangerous.“He should put a disclaimer that he’s an asshole and that his behaviour is dangerous and affecting people’s lives and deaths.”Rogan publicly responded to the situation earlier this week (January 31), as many artists have started removing their music from Spotify in protest.In a video clip posted to Instagram, Rogan addressed “some of the controversy that’s been going on over the past few days”.He told fans: “I don’t always get it right. I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view.”Admitting that it is a “strange responsibility to have this many views and listeners,” he promised “to do my best in the future to balance things out”.

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Karnataka minister for Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education, Dr. Sudhakar K on Wednesday announced that the active Covid-19 case count in Karnataka state capital Bengaluru has gone below 1 lakh in the past twenty four hours. 

THIS Morning came under fire today for giving air time to a care home worker who refused to get the Covid jab - and even applauding her. Louise Akester, who worked in the care sector for 14 years, lost her job last year after the government called for all care home workers to be vaccinated, to protect elderly residents. At the time she broke down in tears as she said goodbye to her job.

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COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s debt installments of $6.9 billion due this year, will be settled, Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said on Wednesday (Feb. 2).“Have you heard about a Finance Minister who got criticized when settling the due loans as much as when obtaining loans? Now they are scolding us because we are paying off the loans.

COVID on Wednesday with 555 in intensive care units.This is down by 152 hospitalizations and a decrease of 13 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 4,016 hospitalizations with 608 in ICU.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.Of the 2,939 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 555 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

coronavirus.Bateman Solms, who studies at St Andrews University in Scotland, said she was quarantining at her room at the student hall since she notified the school that she has Covid.And the first response she received from the staff was a kettle and two tea bags.Sharing her story on TikTok, many British viewers joked she was getting "top-tier level crisis management" support.The undergrad student says: "Hi I'm an American who goes to university in the UK and I currently have Covid."I live in halls at my university so my hall is kind of in charge of bringing me like food and supplies while I'm quarantining so that I don't have to use any of the shared facilities."I emailed them today that my test results were positive and the very first thing that happened, you have to imagine, that this is like the standard procedure.For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here."Like the first thing they do is a kettle and tea was brought to my room so that I can make myself tea without using the shared kitchen."They were like, she has Covid – first order of business – girl needs to be able to make herself tea. I love that."Many jumped to comment that this is "so British" as they asked if the staff had provided her biscuits and milk."As a Brit, I'm proud of that.

Nicola Sturgeon yesterday confirmed that a sub-variant of Omicron has been found to be in circulation in Scotland.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that the proposed Special Goods and Services Tax will be managed under the Departments of Inland Revenue, Customs, and Excise.

Thames Valley District School Board announced Tuesday that Kensal Park French Immersion Public School in London, Ont., and John Wise Public School in St. Thomas will be closing to in-person learning as of Wednesday, Feb.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will chair a virtual meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on 4 February. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also be present at the DDMA meeting.

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Canada’s two foremost weather-minded marmots are at loggerheads.

Covid testing vans are to hit the road as part of a drive to target outbreaks across Ayrshire and Arran.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Indian Exim Bank on Wednesday (2) signed a $ 500 Million Line of Credit Agreement with the Sri Lankan Treasury.The agreement was signed for the purchase of Petroleum Products.Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley were present for the signing.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police said 6 people were arrested for their involvement in assaulting a group of students from the Ragama Medical Faculty.Four students of the Ragama Medical Faculty were injured following an assault by an outside group early on Wednesday (2).Sri Lanka Police said three students were admitted to the Ragama Hospital and another was admitted to the Negombo Hospital.The injured were all students who were at the Men’s Dormitory of the Ragama University and were 4th-year students.According to the students, 15 people arrived in two vehicles and carried out an assault.Sri Lanka Police said one person was arrested and one vehicle was seized.University students who were witnesses to the assault told News 1st that an Identity Card noting ‘Personal Staff of MP Arundhika Fernando’ fell off one of the attackers.

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anti-money laundering watchdog plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, new figures show, a deeply “troubling” sign for authorities tracking dirty money, financial crime experts say.The data from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) showed money laundering audits in real estate dropped from 146 in 2019-20 to just 53 in 2020-21 – a decrease of 64 per cent. That’s down from nearly 200 audits of real-estate entities in 2018-19.The new numbers, obtained through an access to information request, come as Canada’s housing market has been on fire for the last two years, with prices reaching historic levels fuelled by ultra-low interest rates and a lack of supply across the country.

This Morning fans have rejoiced as Vernon Kay stepped in to fill in for Covid-struck Phillip Schofield on the latest episode (February 2).The I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! alum returned to the programme on Wednesday, having previously presented the show for several days last year.His return followed the announcement on Monday that Phillip Schofield would be absent until next week after testing positive for coronavirus.Reuniting with Vernon on the sofa, presenter Rochelle Humes said: "Look who's back."Vernon replied: "Thank you.

AS Phillip Schofield has Covid, fellow Dancing on Ice host Holly Willoughby could get a new co-star. ITV bosses are considering an all-female presenting duo for the show’s return on Sunday.

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The world's first "human challenge" trial in which volunteers were deliberately exposed to Covid-19 to advance research into the disease was found to be safe in healthy young adults, leaders of the study said today.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed "baseline" covid restrictions will remain in place across Scotland.

Covid-19 vaccine which is amongst the highest in the world.

#COVID19 Human Challenge Model now established, #ORPH should be able to contract/conduct COVID-19 human #challengestudies in 2022, subject to individual ethics and regulatory approvals.https://t.co/5KhQeTSZqp pic.twitter.com/oWUy5MFnVL

France has begun lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing in a bid to ease citizens' daily lives, dividing opinion as the country only last month reported record Covid-19 infections.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has decided that it would announce an order with regard to granting bail to Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah, on the 7th of February.The decision was made by Justices Menaka Wijesundara and Neil Iddawela on Wednesday (2).On the 28th of January, the Puttalam High Court refused to grant bail to detained lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah.On 14 April 2020, Hizbullah was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).Hizbullah was being investigated for allegedly “aiding and abetting” the Easter Sunday bombers and for engaging in activities deemed “detrimental to the religious harmony among communities”.

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The RCMP made an attempt to remove the blockade of truckers and protesters in Coutts, Alberta. They’re demanding an end to COVID-19 and vaccine restrictions, after days of jamming a key route connecting to the U.S.

Anxiety and frustration are growing among Ottawa residents, as throngs of truckers and other demonstrators who arrived last week to protest Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions continue to disrupt life in the capital. From traffic jams and shuttered businesses, to noise-polluted nights and people urinating in the streets, Abigail Bimman looks at why Ottawans are calling for action on the demonstrators.

Ottawa police say two men connected to the ongoing anti-COVID-19 restriction demonstrations have been arrested and face criminal charges, while the crowd of truckers and other protesters continues to thin out.

World Health Organization officials say scientists are tracking a “worrying” increase in COVID-19 deaths as the Omicron variant continues its spread around the globe.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Power is taking measures to obtain Solar and Wind power from the private sector.Steps are already underway to select more than 50 investors for this project, Subject Minister Gamini Lokuge said. According to Minister Lokuge, through the project, 1000 MW of Solar and Wind Power is expected to be obtained from the private sector by next year.The CEB engineers were instructed to integrate 45 MW of Solar Power that was already obtained to the National Grid, he said.Minister Gamini Lokuge noted that measures are underway to purchase electricity from the private sector for a period of six months.“The hydropower generation in the country will be limited with the decrease in the rainfall in the months of February to April. Only 61 GigaWatts of Power is left at the Samanala Wewa Power Station,” Minister Lokuge pointed out. Accordingly, Cabinet approval has been sought to hold discussions on extending the agreements with the Private Power Stations by at least another six months, he added. The Ceylon Electricity Board officials and Ministry officials were instructed to hold discussions in this regard.Minister Gamini Lokuge was hopeful that an uninterrupted supply of electricity could be ensured until April.

Sharon Stone was critical of Joe Rogan amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, and Spotify's decision to add a warning to all podcasts on its platform discussing the ongoing virus.Stone, 63, spoke Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California with TMZ, where she was asked about the ongoing developments over Rogan and his podcast, which drew attention last month after rock icon Neil Young pulled his music from the platform in protest of Rogan's content in regards to the pandemic.Rogan, 54, garnered controversy after a December 31 podcast of The Joe Rogan Experience in which he chat with Dr. Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine proponent who was previously banned from Twitter over the spread of COVID misinformation.

PHILADELPHIA - An arbitration panel ruled Tuesday that all Philadelphia police officers must be vaccinated against COVID-19.All officers and Philadelphia employees now have until Friday, Feb.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Four students of the Ragama Medical Faculty were injured following an assault by an outside group early on Wednesday (2).Sri Lanka Police said three students were admitted to the Ragama Hospital and another was admitted to the Negombo Hospital.The injured were all students who were at the Men’s Dormitory of the Ragama University and were 4th-year students.According to the students, 15 people arrived in two vehicles and carried out an assault.Sri Lanka Police said one person was arrested and one vehicle was seized.

₹1,000 crore to ₹83,000 crore from this fiscal year’s revised estimates of ₹82,000 crore. The department of health research was allocated ₹3,200 crore, an increase from the revised estimates of ₹3,080 crore of the current fiscal. The finance ministry allocated ₹690 crore for future pandemic preparedness as part of the Prime Minister’s Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission-BioSecurity Preparedness and strengthening pandemic research.