A jumping worm is pictured in a provided image. They are usually 4 to 8 inches long and have a dark, metallic body with a milky band that encircles the worm’s body. (Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR) In 2013, jumping worms were confirmed for the first time in the upper Midwest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.

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COVID-19 outbreak reported among 2nd grade class at Penn Valley Elementary School

NARBERTH, Pa. - Members of a second-grade classroom in Montgomery County are quarantining after an outbreak of COVID-19 rocked them at Penn Valley Elementary School in Narberth. Eight people in the classroom have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as two family members of the students who are fully vaccinated. School district officials said the first case was reported on April 15th, through the district reporting line. They had five students in close contact quarantine, but as cases popped up days after, they decided to quarantine the entire classroom.FOX 29's Hank Flynn has the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak at the elementary school."This is the first time we saw a cluster like this in a classroom, so naturally, it raised

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Ottawa reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, declining active case counts

COVID-19, the local public health unit reported on Monday, as active case counts start to drop off slightly in the pandemic’s third wave.Ottawa Public Health reported 190 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, following increases of 227 cases on Sunday and 254 cases on Saturday.There have now been 495 deaths related to COVID-19 in Ottawa since the start of the pandemic.

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45 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as death toll reaches 250

COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest total it has announced in more than three weeks.The last time the number was lower was on April 4, when there were 41 new cases reported.

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Central Florida reports drop in vaccine demand as state adds more than 3,600 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – The FEMA-backed vaccination sites across Florida resumed the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Sunday but were met with low demand for the shots.

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Hamilton reports 107 new COVID-19 cases, hospitals discuss ICU triage as admissions rise

COVID-19 cases dropping across the province on the weekend, a GTA family and ER doctor says she’s optimistic that hospitals may not have to make tough decisions with recently announced intensive care unit (ICU) triage protocols.Dr. Lisa Salamon with the Scarborough Health Network told Global News on Monday that ICU numbers are still high but the number of hospital admissions week to week is not as devastating compared with the previous Monday.“A few of my colleagues and I have noticed the last few days that the emergency departments don’t seem as terrifying as they were a week ago,” said Dr.

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Manitoba reports another COVID-19 variant death, 210 new cases

COVID-19 variant of concern.Health officials said Monday the province’s latest victim of the virus, a woman in her 60s from the Winnipeg Health region, had been infected with the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom. Premier Brian Pallister, Dr.

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EU chief felt 'hurt,' 'alone' at meeting with Turkish leader

BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier this month and that she was treated poorly simply because she is a woman.

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Guelph reports 114 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, active cases at 318

COVID-19 on Monday, raising its total case count to 3,915 during the pandemic.The data encompasses the entire weekend, from Friday to Monday morning. Active cases increased by one during that time to 318.

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Quebec reports under 900 COVID-19 cases for first time in about a month

COVID-19 cases on Monday — the lowest daily case count in a month — and eight more coronavirus-related deaths.Health officials say hospitalizations increased by 10 to 664, and 167 people are in intensive care — an increase of two from Sunday.Authorities say of the eight deaths, one happened in the last 24 hours. Quebec’s death toll now stands at 10,886.On Sunday, Health Minister Christian Dubé wrote on Twitter that the situation remains fragile but there’s hope on the horizon — reminding Quebecers that the province will open up vaccines to the general population at the end of May.He encouraged citizens to keep up protective efforts in the coming weeks.

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AP reports 9,881 new COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths; 30% Oxygen

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Driver hits skateboarder with truck, airboat trailer and leaves scene, troopers say

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – A pickup truck driver towing an airboat accused of hitting a skateboarder in Rockledge was later arrested after troopers say he left the scene of a crash and injured the skater.

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Turks demonstrate against Biden's Armenian genocide decision

ISTANBUL – A small group of Turkish protestors gathered outside the American consulate in Istanbul Monday to protest U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to call the Ottoman Empire's mass deportations and killings of Armenians a century ago a “genocide.”

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Ontario reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Monday. The provincial total now stands at 448,861.Monday’s case count is lower than Sunday’s 3,947 new infections and is the second day in a row, cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Monday’s report, 1,015 cases were recorded in Toronto, 909 in Peel Region, 391 in York Region, 206 in Ottawa and 244 in Durham Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,935 as 24 more deaths were recorded.Meanwhile, 400,340 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 89 per cent of known cases.

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Haj Houses in different states to be utilised as COVID-19 care centres: Naqvi

New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry has decided to give Haj Houses to the respective state government for utilisation as temporary care centres for COVID-19 patients."It has been decided to give Haj Houses in different states of the country to the state governments to utilise them as temporary “Corona Care Centre"," Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday.The Haj Committee Houses to be given to states include those in Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tripura, officials said.India is struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus infection and hospitals in several states are reeling

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Covid vaccination: These states will provide free doses from 1 May. Here's full list

Covid-19 vaccines to their people.

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Nova Scotia reports another record-setting COVID-19 case number

The province said there’s 58 cases in the central zone, five in the eastern zone, one in the northern zone and two in the western zone.The province has 323 active cases in total so far.Premier Iain Rankin and Dr.

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Study identifies underlying conditions link to severe outcomes from Covid-19

A national study of 20,000 patients has identified the underlying conditions linked to more severe outcomes from Covid-19.

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States, Indian corporates may be allowed to import Covid-19 vaccines

New Delhi: India's government will not import COVID-19 vaccines itself but expects states and companies to do so, two government officials told Reuters, a decision that may slow acquisitions of shots just as a second wave of the pandemic rips through the country.They said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government would instead aim to support domestic vaccine makers by guaranteeing purchases from them.

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Pain, loss linger a decade after tornadoes hammer 6 states

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For Tom Sanders, it’s the void left by the death of a cousin and the man’s wife, killed when a tornado mowed through a placid Alabama valley. To Markedia Wells, it’s the stolen innocence of her sons, who still get nervous anytime it starts raining. Darryl Colburn laments a lost way of life in his hometown, which was all but leveled in seconds.

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Canadian scientists track COVID-19 variants

Scientists across Canada have joined together to study the coronavirus variants of concern. Two University of Saskatchewan researchers are part of the team charged with explaining the risks to Canadians.

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New Brunswick reporting 4 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

COVID-19 on Sunday.There is one case in Zone 2 (Saint John region) and two cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region), all of whom are contacts of previously reported cases.The one case in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) is under investigation. New Brunswick to require 7-day hotel quarantine for most travellers There are now 130 active cases in the province.

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As FEMA-backed sites resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine use, Florida reports 4,716 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – After the U.S. lifted its pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced federally supported vaccination sites would resume the use of J&J vaccines starting Sunday morning.

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Turkey summons US ambassador after Biden recognizes Armenian genocide

ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S.

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A covid-19 vaccine’s 1,500-mile journey through India

India is simultaneously battling the world’s fastest-growing surge of infections and carrying out one of the most logistically complex vaccination campaigns. New Delhi has set a target of vaccinating 300 million of its more than 1.3 billion people by the fall.Some of those doses will be transported hundreds of miles—by truck, plane, scooter, boat and even on foot—before being injected into the arms of people living in small, remote villages.

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Maharashtra reports 832 Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hrs, highest ever; over 66,000 new cases

Maharashtra on Sunday logged 832 COVID related fatalities, which is the highest-ever single-day spike since the pandemic started. With today's count, the death toll in the state has reached 64,760.As many as 66,191 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Maharashtra today, which is slightly lower than yesterday's count of 67,160.

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Driver dies in fiery crash after hitting curb, trees overnight, troopers say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 23-year-old man hit a curb and several trees before his car caught fire overnight Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Quebec reports 1,014 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations and ICU numbers drop

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, and nine more coronavirus-related deaths.Health officials say hospitalizations continued to drop by eight to 654, and 165 people are in intensive care — a decrease of 16 from Saturday.Authorities say of the nine deaths, six occurred in the last 24 hours. Quebec’s death toll now stands at 10,878.Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Saturday that 60 per cent of the new cases are people under 40.“We know young adults are sick for longer and wait longer before going to hospital,” he wrote in a post on Twitter.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Pauses Production in Canada Due to Off-Set COVID-19 Exposure

Star Trek: Discovery has paused production in Toronto for two weeks due to an off-set exposure to COVID-19, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed with CBS. The interaction occurred between a Zone A member of the production and a COVID-19 positive individual who was not associated with the series, and took place away from Discovery's Pinewood Studios set.

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Ontario reports more than 3,900 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 445,351.For comparison, last Sunday 4,250 cases were reported.“Locally, there are 1,136 new cases in Toronto, 901 in Peel, 406 in York Region, 209 in Ottawa and 207 in Durham,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Twenty-four new deaths were also announced, bringing the provincial death toll to 7,911.A total of 396,283 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 4,239 and is 89 per cent of all confirmed cases. Peel Public Health orders partial closure of 2 Amazon fulfillment centres Nearly 46,700 additional tests were completed.

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Karnataka reports over 34,000 new Covid-19 cases in highest single-day spike

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COVID-19: Nova Scotia reporting record 63 new cases, police continue to ticket restriction violators

under a near-lockdown, in response to surging COVID-19 case numbers.

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COVID-19: Odisha supplies surplus oxygen to different states

Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen in several parts of the country, Odisha is sending the surplus liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to many states.Odisha's Industry Secretary Hemant Sharma told ANI that the total production capacity of LMO in the state has now been enhanced to 350 tonnes per day through five plants across states."Last week our capacity was 300 tonnes per day. Now it has gone up to 350 tonnes.

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Kerala reports record 28,469 new Covid cases, 30 more deaths in last 24 hrs

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Indian Railways deploys Covid care coaches in four states amid rising covid-19 cases

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Gum disease linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes

The study finds that people with periodontitis are 8.8 times more likely to die of COVID-19.In addition, such individuals are 3.5 times more likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19 and 4.5 times more likely to require a ventilator.Contributing author Prof. Belinda Nicolau of McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry tells McGill Newsroom:“Looking at the conclusions of our study, we can highlight the importance of good oral health in the prevention and management of COVID-19 complications.

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Travelling to West Bengal? SpiceJet makes negative Covid report must for flyers from these 8 states

#TravelAdvisory: Important update for passengers travelling to West Bengal from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. pic.twitter.com/5tgrXdCc7jThe new guidelines come a day after the West Bengal government had made it mandatory for travellers entering the state via air from five states to produce a negative RT-PCR report upon arrival.

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Covid vaccine for 18 yrs and above: Centre issues guidelines for states ahead of Phase III vaccination

In this context the following guidelines have been provided to the states: Registration of COVID vaccination centres:"It will continue to be mandatory for all government and private vaccination centres to register on the CoWIN system, regardless of the source of the vaccine doses. It shall also be mandatory for all CVCs record all vaccination, issue digital vaccination certificates and report all AEFIs on the CoWIN system," it saidThe eligibility conditions for any health facility for registration as a CVC also remains unchanged.

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Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. Ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S. decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.”

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Twitter removes over 50 posts criticizing govt's handling of pandemic

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: Microblogging platform Twitter has removed 52 posts related to coronavirus following orders from the ruling government, stated a report from technology news website Medianama.The majority of these tweets were critical about the way the central government is handling the second wave of coronavirus infections as country is grappling with breakdown of health infrastructure.The report filed by Medianama stated that many of the removed tweets had content related to shortage of medicines, beds, mass cremations, and the gathering of crowds at Kumbh Mela amid the pandemic.

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Covid update: India reports nearly 3.5 lakh new cases, record fatalities

Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,69,60,172, the Union health ministry said on Sunday morning. India is currently recording the most number of new infections in the world.

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At least 27 dead after fire tears through Iraq hospital treating COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said.The fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area of the Iraqi capital occurred after an accident caused an oxygen tank to explode, the sources said.Many ambulances were rushing towards the hospital, ferrying away those hurt by the fire, a Reuters photographer nearby said.

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California, western states OK resuming use of Johnson & Johnson

r. Nadine Burke-Harris, the California surgeon general, receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Oakland Coliseum.

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With OK from experts, some US states resume use of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. Among the venues where it was being deployed: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Among the other states ordering or recommending a resumption, along with Indiana, were Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.Those moves came swiftly after US health officials said Friday evening that they were lifting an 11-day pause on vaccinations using the J&J vaccine.

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Indian govt asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its Covid-19 handling

dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of Covid-19 again hit a world record.Twitter has withheld some of the tweets after the legal request by the Indian government, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Saturday.The government made an emergency order to censor the tweets, Twitter disclosed on Lumen database, a Harvard University project.In the government's legal request, dated April 23 and disclosed on Lumen, 21 tweets were mentioned.

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On another lonely Anzac Day, solitary memorials stand out

ZONNEBEKE – On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia and New Zealand during World War I are far from forgotten.

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Man, 26, shot multiple times in torso, leg in East Germantown, police say

EAST GERMANTOWN - A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after police said he was shot "multiple times" in the torso and leg Saturday afternoon in East Germantown. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 900 block of Morton Street just before 4:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. A 23-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and right leg, according to police.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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