Kashmir: 64-hour lockdown imposed as Covid cases surge. Details here

Bundesliga manager has been given a one-year ban from football for using a fake Covid certificate. Markus Anfang, 47, stepped down from his role as Werder Bremen boss last November amid claims he had lied about being fully vaccinated.Despite his resignation, he denied any wrongdoing at that time.However, earlier this month he admitted to the investigation led by the German FA's Sports Court that he had presented a forged document.Anfang has now been given a €20,000 fine and the suspension, which is counted from the day of his resignation and has a probation date of June 10.That means he and his assistant Florian Junge, who was banned for 10 months and fined €3,000, should be able to return to coaching next season.Hans E Lorenz, chairman of the court, said: "Markus Anfang and Florian Junge have significantly violated the role model function as trainers through their actions.

Ethnic minorities with lower uptake of the booster are not seeing the same fall in Covid cases as the wider population in Manchester, public health bosses say.

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JEREMY Vine has been bombarded with nearly 200 Ofcom complaints after "failing viewers" with an "unbearable" Covid vaccine debate. The broadcasting watchdog received complaints from 199 people who were unhappy about comments made on the show.

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COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Kieran Moore’s news conference comes after the provincial government announced its plan last week to gradually lift public health measures.It’s also Moore’s last regularly scheduled public appearance before restrictions are set to ease on Monday.Indoor social gathering limits are set to increase from five to 10, and restaurants will be able to reopen their dining rooms at 50 per cent capacity.

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Here's what is allowed and what's not: 

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday decided to allow bars and restaurants to work up to 50 per cent capacity.

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₹2 crore per annum, while 89.3% want a temporary tax on companies making massive profits during the pandemic.

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An MSP is demanding assurances that NHS staff in Ayrshire and Arran are equipped with the best possible masks to protect them against Covid-19.

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After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.

A convoy of truckers set to descend upon Ottawa to protest mandatory vaccinations is prompting police to prepare for violence and politicians to warn against escalating rhetoric linked to the demonstration.

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MENDON, Mass. (AP) - A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man's family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival.The family of D.J. Ferguson said in a crowdfunding appeal this week that officials at Brigham and Women’s Hospital told the 31-year-old father of two that he was ineligible for the procedure because he hasn’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus."We are literally in a corner right now.

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Kate Garraway's first guests will include Welsh singer Charlotte Church and Liverpool FC legend John Barnes. READ MORE: Fans support Katie Price as she announces huge career move The move comes after the 54-year-old was made an MBE in the New Year Honours for her services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.

COVID-19 lockdown in April 2021.When her son arrived, Spong realized her maternity leave was going to be a lot different from her first one in 2018 with a stay-at-home order in effect.“There were days where I wouldn’t see anyone,” said Spong. “My husband was fortunate enough to keep his job during COVID and the lockdowns and so there were mornings where he would leave the house at 5 a.m.

An Angus Reid Institute poll shows people were far more fearful of catching COVID-19 a year ago. And that the Omicron variant and vaccinations have changed that attitude. Kylie Stanton reports.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has some perspective on what seems to be a high number of COVID-19 deaths, and more information on who is in intensive care in hospitals.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana says that more than five million people have been administered the Pfizer booster dose in Sri Lanka.Health authorities have been encouraging the public to obtain the booster dose as to prevent another possible spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Calgary has hit police as hard as the greater community.During a meeting of the Calgary Police Commission on Wednesday, the Calgary Police Service reported it has accumulated nearly double the positive cases among CPS members since the Omicron variant’s arrival in the province than during the entire pandemic before that.Between March 2020 and November 2021, 239 CPS members had tested positive for COVID-19. In the last two months, 428 members tested positive.

Manitoba’s latest COVID-19 numbers are showing the number of hospitalizations has gone down.

New Brunswick Doctor Jean-Robert Ngola, who says he was wrongly accused of causing a COVID-19 outbreak that killed two people, is suing the New Brunswick government, the RCMP, as well as Facebook, for allegedly allowing hateful messages to circulate. Ross Lord explores the implications of Dr.

Canterbury has become the third DHB to fully vaccinate more than 90% of eligible Māori.

Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) Emergency Wellness Centre. The Saskatchewan Government declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the site on Jan.

Details remain unclear for tens of thousands of Ontario patients awaiting surgeries. One patient is sharing her story with Global News after waiting nearly a full year for a procedure that will significantly improve her health.

In a written statement, B.C. health officials report 949 people are in hospital with COVID-19 related illnesses and 136 are in ICU on Wednesday, Jan.

Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

COVID-19.According to data posted on the provincial government’s website on Wednesday afternoon, 3,505 people in Alberta have now died of the disease since the pandemic began, up from 3,483 a day earlier.The number of people in hospital with the coronavirus rose to 1,418 on Wednesday, up from 1,377 on Tuesday. However, the number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta requiring intensive care dropped slightly, down to 109 on Wednesday from 111 on Tuesday.Alberta Health reported Wednesday that 3,341 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases were identified over the past 24 hours.

Scientists in Canada are keeping a close eye on an Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 that appears to be spreading rapidly throughout certain countries.

The steady global rise in COVID-19 cases slowed last week, with cases up 5% compared with the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly update on the pandemic. However, countries reported more than 21 million new cases, marking the highest weekly total since the pandemic began.

A prospective meta-analysis of international randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of convalescent plasma for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients finds no clinical benefit in most cases.

WASHINGTON - The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.The discharges came as the Navy released new COVID-19 guidance that requires all deployed sailors and air crew to be vaccinated, but relaxes some quarantine practices on ships based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Navy leaders said all operational units — meaning those involved in deployments out to sea — must be 100% vaccinated, and any sailors who have approved medical or administrative exemptions are shifted to shore duty. A significant majority of the Navy's force is in operational units, and the requirement rules out the use of any unvaccinated sailor — such as a Navy SEAL — on a deployed ship, even if they have an approved exemption or are in the process of seeking an exemption.

convoy of truckers and supporters en route to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates is scheduled to launch its southwestern Ontario route on Thursday morning. Trucker convoy organizer calls for ‘peaceful protest’ without ‘violence’ or ‘threats’ Convoys travelling from Sarnia and Windsor are set to meet at the Flying J Travel Center on Highbury Avenue South at around 11 a.m.Organizers say the so-called “freedom convoy” will stick around for at least an hour before heading eastbound on Highway 401 toward Drumbo and eventually stopping in Kingston for the day.While the convoy was originally set to meet in London at 8 a.m., organizers announced an updated time of arrival on Wednesday afternoon.There’s no word on how large the crowd will be in London, but provincial police will be on hand to monitor the protest.“What we want is for the demonstrators to be safe, we want people who may gather to watch the convoy go through to be safe and we want those who are on the road with the demonstrators as motorists to be safe as well,” said Derek Rogers, the regional media relations coordinator for West Region OPP.“We will have a significant number of officers in the area to maintain an orderly flow and to ensure that everybody remains safe.” As trucker convoy rolls to Ottawa, grocery stores say supply issues have ‘started to ease’ Rogers says drivers should expect delays on Highway 401 when the convoy arrives, as well as on any roads that converge on the 401.On top of the potential for heavy traffic, drivers should also be mindful of the weather.

COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised kids – but with first doses only approved for the five-to-11 age group late last year and a recommended eight weeks between doses, booster rollout is still a while off.In the Maritimes, the rollout of the even first and second doses of pediatric vaccine has been an uneven effort.New Brunswick opened eligibility to the five-to-11 age group on Nov. 23 of last year, doling out 30,000 first doses to kids in the nine weeks since for a 55.3 per cent first dose rate within the cohort.

The White House today confirmed the United States has donated 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses — towards a goal of 1.1 billion — to low-income countries via COVAX, the global vaccine sharing program. 

While a range of consumer goods, from clothing to food, report the country of manufacture on their label, this is not the case for brand-name prescription medications. US drug marketers aren't required to disclose this information—and many don't—leaving patients whose health depends on these drugs in the dark about where their drug was made.

A large UK study yesterday in PLOS Medicine finds that COVID-19 patients released from the hospital were more than twice as likely as the general population to be rehospitalized or die within the next 10 months. They were also at nearly five times the risk for death from any cause.London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine researchers led the st

Sainsbury's and Waitrose are asking people to continue to wear a face covering in their stores when restrictions ease in England on Thursday.A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "Safety remains our highest priority."From Thursday, we're asking our customers and colleagues in England to continue to wear a face covering in our stores if they are able to."In Scotland and Wales face coverings remain mandatory for those who can wear them in our stores, in line with the latest government restrictions."They added: "We continue to have a range of safety measures in all of our stores, including screens and sanitising stations."John Lewis and sister company Waitrose are also "suggesting" customers and staff should wear a face covering when inside their stores.Another high street giant, electronics specialists Currys, is asking staff to wear masks in-store. A release from the company said it would "continue to assess our approach based on infection rates and colleague feedback".Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.USDAW, the retail workers’ trade union is also urging shoppers to "observe Covid safety measures”as much as possible in order to protect its 360,000 members.