Maharashtra: Slight increase in new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths. Full details here

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Mumbai's Covid count stands at 902. As many as 20,073 new samples were examined in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of the number of tests to 1,61,53,525. Mumbai's recovery rate is 98 per cent, while Covid caseload doubling time is 4,450 days. As per civic body officials, Mumbai reported zero deaths on 7 days this month -- February 15,16, 17,20, 23, 25 and now 26. A similar feat was achieved in December 2021 as well.

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Queen’s battle with Covid has now made her able to “relate” with Brits after going through symptoms and sacrificing time with family, according to an expert.Her Majesty, 95, tested positive for the virus last Sunday and has since postponed virtual engagements while she recovers from mild cold-like symptoms. However, the Queen was able to have a telephone audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday.

Mainland China reported 249 new confirmed coronavirus infections for yesterday, health officials said, up from 224 a day earlier, with a record number of imported cases including dozens among arrivals from Hong Kong, where infections are surging.

An Ayrshire man who survived two car crashes, a coma, losing his leg and even Covid-19 has been selected to represent Team GB at the upcoming Paralympics.

John Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 a second time, leading to the next four shows on his ‘Sob Rock’ tour being pushed back to May.The songster shared his diagnosis overnight (February 25), confirming that alongside himself, several members in his band have also wound up with the virus. It comes just days after Mayer’s touring drummer tested positive, with Questlove stepping in to fill his role at the band’s New York City gig.Whelp.

Check if you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, including approved vaccines.If you’re travelling to England from within the Common Travel Area (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and haven’t been anywhere else within the 10 days before you arrive, there are no entry requirements for coming into England.If you’ve been to a country or territory outside the Common Travel Area within the 10 days before you arrive in England, you must follow the rules for entering England from that country.

Some of the hundreds of dogs brought to B.C. from Afghanistan have come full circle and are training to help B.C.’s military veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. Kylie Stanton reports.

Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic was how long it lasted here and then the speed at which most restrictions were lifted.

WASHINGTON - Huggy Wuggy, a popular character from an online video game, is raising concerns among some parents of elementary school aged children.According to Parents.com – the name sounds cute and cuddly – but the character is quite the opposite.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherHere's what they say you should now about the new social media trend:SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEWhat is Huggy Wuggy?The character is an evil villain in a 2021 horror PC game called Poppy Playtime. It's a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory and the Huggy Wuggy character tries to hunt down the players while singing them creepy songs.HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF ONLINEWhat are kids doing?Some schools are warning parents that kids are offering classmates hugs while recreating the songs sung by the Huggy Wuggy character.Where are kids finding Huggy Wuggy?Parents.com says kids may have access to the game or may be able to watch the videos on YouTube or TikTok.

KYIV, Ukraine - Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday as explosions reverberated through the city and the president urged the country to "stand firm" against the siege that could determine its future. He refused American help to evacuate, saying: "The fight is here."Hundreds of casualties were reported in the fighting, which included shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummeled bridges and schools.

coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 42,905,844 while the active cases declined to 1,21,881, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,13,481 with 255 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has an update on B.C.’s rapid testing rollout and why the program is expected to be accelerated.

Bianco is a baseball coach for Cherry Hill National Athletic League and employs minors in his business, Bianco Landscaping Maintenance, LLC. CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A former New Jersey baseball coach and landscaping business owner accused of sexually assaulting a preteen is facing additional charges after four more victims came forward.Thomas Bianco, 20, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault and child endangerment of a 12-year-old, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The victim was allegedly assaulted on multiple occasions in Bianco's car, prosecutors said. Over the next two days, Bianco was charged with more than a dozen counts of third degree endangering the welfare of a child, as well as invasion of privacy and promoting obscene material to a minor after four 13-year-old victims came forward.Bianco had been a baseball coach for Cherry Hill National Athletic League.

COVID-19 struck, bringing back new restrictions and keeping people away.Now, another effort is underway.The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal has released a new study called Relaunching Downtown Montreal with 29 recommendations to bring back office workers and visitors.The CEO of the Chamber and the Quebec Minister Responsible for Montreal held a joint discussion Friday morning talking about the plans.“The government is very aware of the situation of downtown Montreal,” Chantal Rouleau, the Minister Responsible for Montreal, said. Montrealers returning to work after city takes hit amid COVID-19 Experts say elected officials, employers and business owners shouldn’t expect a return overnight.

The growth in hospitalisations and patients in ICU is not unexpected, has been planned for and is another reminder that vaccination is our best defence against COVID-19.

Simon Cowell, 62, recently suffered a huge scare after he crashed his electric motorbike and broke his wrist.The Britain’s Got Talent judge crashed after taking a corner too fast near his West London home.But the accident could have been much worse as the TV star was not wearing a helmet at the time.Simon has now revealed he had other health woes concerning him that same week.As well as breaking his wrist, the entrepreneur lost a tooth and later tested positive for coronavirus.He told Extra: “In one week, I broke my wrist, tooth fell out because I was eating peanut brittle, [and then] a day after that, I tested positive for Covid.”Speaking about the bike incident, Simon said that he “knocked myself out”.He continued: “There were some people nearby, thank God, so they stopped the traffic.“I was in a bit of a daze… I got back on my bike and drove one-armed back to the house.“That’s how nutty I was.”In an interview earlier this month, Simon clarified that his tyres slipped from under him.He told ITV News about how he could not wait to get back to cycling.Simon also confessed he did not want to get scolded by his seven-year-old son Eric.Simon explained: "I mean actually the one thing - the only thing that scared me genuinely was when I was coming back from the hospital, knowing that Eric, my son, was waiting for me to tell me off.“So, it was kind of like when I was a child, I was afraid of going home when I’d done something wrong.”He continued: “It was literally that and I got the biggest telling off – ‘daddy you didn’t wear a helmet’, blah, blah, blah.“So yeah, lesson learnt.

COVID-19 in Alberta continued to drop slowly Friday as the province announced there were 1,295 people with the virus in the province’s hospitals.Of that number, 88 people are receiving care in the ICU. COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to slowly decline in Alberta That compares to 1,357 in hospital with 92 in the ICU on Thursday.The province also announced an additional 13 COVID-19 deaths had been reported over the past 24 hours.

arts venue says they’ll be following the province’s suggestion.Starting Tuesday, Manitoba will no longer require places like restaurants, gyms and concert venues to check for vaccine proof.However, places like the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra says they’ll be taking matters in to their own hands.“If you look at our audience, they do tend to be a little on the older side, many of them over 45 over 55, so they feel like they’re in that age bracket where it puts them at a high risk,” says Ryan Diduck, the senior director of public engagement with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.The WSO says they’ll be temporarily keeping vaccine and mask requirements in place until at least the end of March. They also say they plan on keeping their capacity at 50 per cent until the current season ends in mid-May.“We’ve listened to our patrons and decided to keep these in place until a least the end of march,” he says.It’s a decision that lawyers say is acceptable.

students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s happening at hospitals.The new system greatly changes the look of the CDC’s risk map and puts more than 70% of the U.S. population in counties where the coronavirus is posing a low or medium threat to hospitals.

A Delta Air Lines plane taxis toward a gate between other Delta planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, U.S., on Monday, July 20, 2009.

Two studies yesterday in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery explore sudden hearing loss after COVID-19 vaccination, one finding no link and the other showing a marginally higher incidence among Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine recipients.

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported zero deaths for the second day in a row and added 72 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though case counts are considered an under-estimate due to testing restrictions and widespread transmission.The total number of deaths reported so far this February remains at 49.London Health Sciences Centre, meanwhile, is caring for 44 inpatients with COVID-19, six of whom are in adult critical care. Friday’s figures mark the first time since Jan. 3 that there were fewer than 50 COVID-19 hospitalizations at LHSC.As noted, LHSC is caring for 44 COVID-19 inpatients, with six inpatients in adult critical care.

Omicron wave of COVID-19 but the area is not out of the woods yet.“We are in a better situation now that we are past the peak of Omicron wave,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical of health, told reporters on Friday morning.

Family of ukrainian refugees cross Polish-Ukrainian border in Medyka, Poland on February 25, 2022. (Maciej Luczniewski/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NEW YORK - The pandemic, mass shootings, natural disasters, terror attacks.

Manitoba planning gradual return to normal health services as COVID-19 cases decline COVID-19 Bulletin #571 https://t.co/BY0WyGsEPO pic.twitter.com/7KW0LLqr0W— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) February 25, 2022Hospitalization numbers, however, continue to improve — with a decrease of 11 Friday, bringing that total to 513.According to the province, ICU volumes also dropped by three, to 29 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.

Queen Elizabeth is still dealing with her COVID-19 symptoms.

Eva Herzigova left jaws dropped when she walked in the Missoni show at Milan Fashion Week. Eva, 48, wore a long-sleeved Lurex maxi dress, red boots, and a look of confidence during the Friday (Feb. 25) event. The appearance came less than a day after she closed out the Blumarine show, walking in the final look of Thursday’s spectacular: a seductive, black velvet gown that showed off her fit stomach and toned legs. For Eva and fashion fans, this was more than a supermodel strutting her stuff: it marked a return that many thought wouldn’t be possible due to Eva contracting COVID-19 in December 2020.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Lanka IOC increased its Retail Selling Prices with effect from Friday (25).According Diesel was increased by Rs. 15/- per Liter and Petrol by Rs. 20/- per Liter due to significant rise in international fuel prices.

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Three people have been charged for allegedly trafficking a missing teenager out of Camden County, the New Jersey Attorney General announced Friday.According to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office, 28-year old Marquise D.

Middlesex-London Health Unit announced Friday that it will be closing its mass vaccination clinic at the Earl Nichols Recreation Centre in one week’s time.The MLHU said the March 4 closure is the result of lower demand and a decision to deploy more resources towards increasing mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic operations. Ontario COVID numbers: 1,003 people in hospital, 297 in intensive care “We are grateful to the many clinic staff members and volunteers who worked at the Earl Nichols vaccination site and made it such a comfortable and welcoming setting for people and their families to get the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Dr.

COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Waterloo Region has announced that another clinic will also be shut down soon.Last Thursday, the region said that the Cambridge Pinebush clinic would shut down at the end of April and on Friday it said the clinic in Wellesley would close even sooner. Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations After being in existence for close to a year, the Wellesley vaccination clinic in Elmira will close in eight days.“Dr.

world’s first plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine has been cleared for use in Canada for adults aged 18 to 64.

COVID-19 pandemic continued Friday.Hospitalizations linked to the health crisis fell to 1,532, a drop of 72 compared to the previous day. This includes 105 intensive care unit cases, a rise of nine.This comes as 84 patients were admitted to hospitals across the province and 156 were discharged.The daily tally of novel coronavirus cases stood at 1,542.

COVID-19 cases and two deaths as coronavirus cases saw a significant decline in the country. With the decline in new cases, the positivity rate in Delhi has also dropped to 0.81 per cent, the health department data shows.Delhi reports 460 new COVID19 infections and 2 deaths; Active cases stand at 2,085 pic.twitter.com/hZbYr9wktw

Heaux Tales tour will have to wait a few more weeks. The powerhouse songstress revealed on social media that she has unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19, and as such, will be unable to perform at any of her upcoming shows for the next week or so – including her scheduled appearance at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles today, Feb. 25.

The Department of Health has been notified of 7,956 new cases of Covid-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly about to change its guidelines.

COVID on Friday, with 297 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downward.This is down by 40 hospitalizations and a decrease of 17 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Friday, there were 1,281 hospitalizations with 352 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 1,003 people in hospital with COVID-19, 49 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 51 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 297 people in ICUs with the virus, 76 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Some health experts say the change in the way Saskatchewan reports and tracks COVID-19 cases had made it difficult to figure out areas of concern.

London District Catholic School Board has lifted its outdoor masking requirements for students to give them a break during recess.The board said the policy change went into effect after the Family Day holiday. Indoor masking requirements remain in place.“We’ve done our best to continually communicate that we want to always air on the side of caution, but with the intention of returning to normal operations when it was safe to do so,” director of education Vince Romeo told Global News.“Staff and students are happy to see that break outdoors, particularly for our youngest learners.

moderate to heavy snow was blanketing an area extending from central and eastern New York into New England early Friday morning, while a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain was creating a glaze of ice from central Pennsylvania to the New York City tri-state area and coastal southern New England.A changeover from sleet and freezing rain to plain rain is expected across the New York City tri-state area toward the end of the Friday morning commute, but icy roads could persist even after temperatures nudge above freezing.The National Weather Service has issued various winter weather alerts where additional snow and ice are expected across the Northeast on Friday.The worst travel conditions can generally be expected where Winter Storm Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings are posted. However, areas under Winter Weather Advisories might also encounter slick roadways at times.Various winter weather alerts are in effect across the Northeast on Friday, Feb.

Police are urging Scots to be vigilant following a Covid-19 text scam that is currently doing the rounds.