The Ministry of Health is this evening notifying people who’ve previously reported having COVID-19 of a duplicate text sent due to a computer glitch over the weekend.

An uploading error on Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning meant approximately 6000 people were sent a repeat text messages telling them that they had returned a positive COVID-19 test and needed to isolate.

These personalised texts were received by people who tested positive within the last 10 days duplicating advice they had already received.

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India sees decline in Covid cases today; active cases surge to over 92,000

active cases have increased to 91,779 which is 0.21% of the total cases. In the past 24 hours, 3,495 active cases were reported in the country. The active cases have increased from 88,284 to 91,779 in past day.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Moderna vaccine now an option for children ages 6-17

CDC recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years.The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech is already available for people in this age group.“Vaccine eligibility is now simple and easy to understand. Everyone 6-months and older is now eligible for these life-saving vaccines,” said Health Director Dr.

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8,638 community cases in two days; 316 hospitalisations; 4 in ICU; 24 deaths in two days

We are reporting 8,638 community cases for the past two days, 316 current hospitalisations, and 24 deaths for the two days.

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Alberta parents plan to drive to U.S. to access COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5

U.S. FDA green lights COVID-19 vaccines for kids under five Health Canada is currently reviewing Moderna’s pediatric vaccine for kids aged six months to five years, but has yet to receive a submission from Pfizer for the under-five age group.Cloutier said his kids are heading to daycare and preeschool in the fall and he’s looking for additional protection for them.“We trust the data and review of the agencies in the (United) States,” he said.

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Is Covid in endemic phase? Expert explains what surge, fall in cases suggest

NEW DELHI : The coronavirus pandemic is transitioning into its endemic phase and at such point, rise and fall of cases is a common phenomenon, experts said on Friday. This comes at a time when India has witnessed a 30% jump in Covid-19 cases as the country reported 17,336 cases in a day. According to the latest data by the union ministry of health, the death toll climbed to 5,24,954 with 13 new fatalities reported today.

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COVID-19 Vaccine update | Sanofi, GSK variant-specific shot found effective against Omicron: Report

ALSO READ: Covid-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh Covid-19 deaths in India in 2021, says Lancet study. Details here The results were stronger when the vaccines were used in people who previously had COVID.

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Global services trade sustained recovery post-Covid pandemic: WTO

New Delhi: World Trade Organization’s index capturing global trade in services outpaced that for goods, pointing to a possible shift in consumption pattern as Covid-19 cases receded. World services trade continued to grow into the second quarter of 2022, indicating resilience to the conflict in Ukraine, according to the WTO’s Services Trade Barometer. The reading of 105.5 above the previous reading of 102.5 in September 2021 and comfortably over the baseline value of 100 for the index signals that services trade is likely to post sustained gains in the second quarter once official statistics for the period are available, according to the WTO.

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Vaccines do not work on newer coronavirus omicron sub-variants: Study

COVID-19. Since the initial highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant -- known as BA.1 -- of COVID-19 emerged in 2021, its new sub-variants continue to evolve. The three Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 were discovered to significantly evade neutralising antibodies produced by both vaccination and prior infection.

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Singapore eases Covid movement curbs for migrant workers

Migrant workers in Singapore no longer need special permission to leave their dormitories from today, after two years of coronavirus curbs, but campaigners have criticised a decision to maintain some "discriminatory" restrictions.

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Covid reinfection risks rising, need to take precautions: 10 points from survey

Here are 10 crucial points from the survey about the rise in Covid reinfection cases: 1. 18% citizens surveyed have had one or more in the family who got reinfected with Covid-19 in the last six months. 2.

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India logs 17,336 new covid cases in last 24 hours, up 30% from previous day

New Delhi: India reported 17,336 new cases in the last 24 hours, a jump of 4,023 cases from the previous count. Around 13 people died due to the infection. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33, 62,294 with weekly positivity rate currently at 3.07% and daily positivity rate at 4.32%.

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Young and the Restless star Melissa Ordway reveals she has tested positive for COVID-19

Young and the Restless star Melissa Ordway had her dream come true when she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award... though she will not be able to attend.The 39-year-old actress was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series: Actress for playing Abby Newman in Young and the Restless.She took to Twitter on Thursday evening, revealing she has tested positive for COVID-19 to her over 67K followers. Dream:Young and the Restless star Melissa Ordway had her dream come true when she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award...

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India sees 30% jump in Covid-19 count in a day; daily cases surge to 17,336

India on Friday witnessed a 30% jump in Covid-19 cases as the country reported 17,336 cases in a day. Yesterday, 13,313 cases were reported in the country. According to the latest data by the union ministry of health, the death toll climbed to 5,24,954 with 13 new fatalities reported today.

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Young & The Restless' Melissa Ordway Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss Daytime Emmys 2022

Melissa Ordway has tested positive for COVID-19 and she will have to miss the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards, where she is nominated for her first award.

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Scots Long Covid sufferers say condition is 'debilitating' with many still housebound

Children and adults with Long Covid yesterday bravely told of their pain and suffering as they demanded urgent action from the Scottish Government.

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Covid-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh Covid-19 deaths in India in 2021, says Lancet study. Details here

Covid-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll during the pandemic by nearly 20 million (1 million = 10 lakhs) or more than half in the year following their implementation. While in the first year of the vaccination programme, 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million Covid-19 deaths were prevented worldwide, according to estimates based on excess deaths from 185 countries and territories, the researchers said.

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Top US doctor says he is 'example' of Covid vaccination's positive results

vaccines and boosters. The 81-year-old said began experiencing virus symptoms on June 14 and tested positive a day later. He was prescribed the anti-viral drug Paxlovid, which has proven to be highly effective at preventing serious illness and death from coronavirus, on June 15.

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COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals hold steady, but admissions trending down

COVID-19 in British Columbia hospitals held nearly steady over the past week, but the number of admissions appears to be trending steadily downward.As of Thursday there were 273 cases in hospital, a one-week decline of just three, and 28 cases in intensive care, a one-week increase of nine, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.Under B.C.’s “census” reporting model, all positive cases are counted regardless of the reason the patient was admitted to hospital.The BCCDC also reported 642 cases for the week ending June 18, though due to restrictions on PCR testing the true figure is likely significantly higher.Just over 12,200 tests were performed the week ending June 18, and the province-wide test positivity rate was 7.3 per cent.

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Research claims Covid jab 'saved 20 million lives in one year'

Around 20 million lives around the world were saved thanks to the Covid-19 jabs in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to new estimates.

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Dr. Birx describes a White House divided on COVID response

Deborah Birx, former coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg WASHINGTON - A lack of clear, concise and consistent messaging about the seriousness of the novel coronavirus in the earliest months of its spread created a false sense of security among Americans that the pandemic would not be serious and resulted in inaction early on across the federal government.That was the assessment of Dr.

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News Scan for Jun 23, 2022

Maternal COVID vaccination during pregnancy provides 52% protection against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants but only 38% protection against Omicron hospitalization, according to a study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Protection against an intensive care unit (ICU) stay, however, was

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Kids do get long COVID, but it seems uncommon, data reveal

A study of children up to age 14 in Denmark finds that those who had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to have symptoms at least 2 months later—commonly called "long COVID"—but the risk appears to be only slightly higher than in their uninfected peers.

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Manitoba reports 6 COVID deaths, 58 hospitalizations

COVID-19 died last week and 58 others needed to be hospitalized as a result of the virus.The province’s latest epidemiology update, which covers June 12 through 19, shows a continued decline in hospitalization rates due to COVID-19. Manitoba premier self-isolating with COVID-19 Between June 5 and June 11, officials said 80 Manitobans were hospitalized as a result of the virus, including 14 of whom went into intensive care.The number of deaths reported in this week’s report, however, saw an increase over the three announced the previous week.But Manitoba’s total COVID-19 deaths recorded since March 2020 rose to 2,025 in the latest report — an increase of 10 over the previous week.The government has told Global News the number of deaths fluctuates as previous cases are confirmed or removed from the list.Of the 58 new hospitalizations, officials said eight were admitted to an ICU.

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Kourtney Kardashian reveals she had COVID for a SECOND time last week

Kourtney Kardashian was hit with COVID-19 for a second time last week, and she couldn't help but spin it as an opportunity to plug some products that helped her recover via her lifestyle website Poosh.In an article posted Thursday, it stated that the 43-year-old wife of Travis Barker has already made a full recovery but wanted to share what she had learned from the experience a second time around - particularly the products that she used.The mom-of-three's 'tips' for battling COVID doubled as a shameless promotion for items including$25 herbal tea, a $85 face steamer, and a $54.99 thermometer currently on sale for $19.99 that she found at sister Kim Kardadshian's house. COVIDcommerce! Kourtney Kardashian reveals she's got COVID for a SECOND time and has used it as an opportunity to plug products that helped her recover on Poosh'I used it for my day there, and then I didn't feel complete without it at home,' she said of the thermometer.

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Toronto’s Mirvish Productions will drop mask mandates at its live theatres on Canada Day

Mirvish Productions is lifting mask mandates at its venues starting on Canada Day.The Toronto live theatre company says ticket holders will no longer be required to wear face coverings at its shows, however, it still recommends they do.The protocols are in step with the Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival, which no longer require masks.Mirvish operates four theatres in downtown Toronto, including the Princess of Wales Theatre, the Royal Alexandra Theatre and the Ed Mirvish Theatre.

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Number of people in hospital with Covid doubled in last two weeks

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has more than doubled over the last two weeks.

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Matt Le Tissier flouted lockdown rules and claims Covid 'wasn't what we were told'

Coronavirus lockdown rules as he believed "the threat was not what they were telling us". The Southampton legend has regularly made headlines with his strong views on lockdowns, the Covid-19 vaccines, and even the validity of some images emanating from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Global life expectancy falls for first time since records began due to Covid

Global life expectancy has fallen following the Covid-19 pandemic for the first time since the 1950s, according to new analysis.

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At 19,934, Delhi sees over 100% rise in Covid-19 cases. Read here

As many as 1,934 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 19,27,394, said the state health department on Thursday. The positivity rate in the city has now reached 8.10%.

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Scan for possible COVID mutation: Health min Mandaviya as cases spike

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a high-level COVID review meeting on Thursday, directed state governments to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing with a higher proportion of RTPCR tests. The meeting was called owing to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases. He further instructed the officials to continue to focus on surveillance and on Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to scan for any possible mutation along with increasing the pace of vaccination. The meeting was attended by the core team of experts including Dr Randip Guleria, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava and NCDC director Sujeet Singh.

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Mandaviya directs officials to focus on covid vaccination, genome sequencing

NEW DELHI : In the wake of rising covid cases across the country, the union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday directed the states/UTs to focus on surveillance, genome sequencing to scan for any possible mutation and monitor hospitalization of covid cases. Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting to review covid status across the country ordered the officials to ramp up covid testing and accelerate covid-19 vaccination for all eligible population. Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, made a detailed presentation on the global scenario of surge in COVID cases and status of COVID in the country. This included presentation and analysis of trend of covid-19 cases, daily & active cases, positivity and deaths; testing status along with state-wise weekly tests per million, RT-PCR share in weekly tests; genome sequencing; and vaccination status. The union health minister stressed on the need to focus on districts reporting high case positivity, undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RT-PCR) and effective covid-19 surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner, stated the government release. He exhorted to increase pace of vaccination including booster doses in districts reporting high cases.

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Maharashtra logs over 5,000 new COVID cases; half of them from Mumbai alone

Maharashtra reports 5,218 new coronavirus infections on Thursday including 2,479 in Mumbai, the health department notified. Today's numbers were about 60% higher than yesterday's tally. On Wednesday, the state had reported 3,260 cases.

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Retired teacher receiving treatment for Covid-19 tragically died after oxygen tube became disconnected

A retired headteacher who was receiving treatment for Covid-19 in hospital tragically died after an oxygen tube became disconnected from his mask, an inquest has heard. James Johnson, 83, was admitted to hospital with the virus on January 3, 2021.

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Monkeypox cases reported from 2 Asian countries amid pandemic fears

CNN. Thirteen of his close contacts have been identified and contact tracing is underway, the ministry said. A South Korean citizen, who recently traveled to Germany, was found to be infected with monkeypox. Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that the patient is now being treated at a facility in Seoul.

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Data recap: Covid rise, edible oil prices, rupee

Cooking oil cools Retail prices of cooking oils are finally set to ease as companies are passing on the gains from import duty reductions announced by the government and cooling prices in the global markets. For the past two years, high cooking oil prices have been burning a hole in the pockets of consumers and worsening retail inflation. Now, several companies including Adani Wilmar and Emami Agrotech have announced a cut in prices by up to ₹15 per litre, which should bring much-needed relief.

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Austria to scrap mandatory Covid vaccination

The Austrian government has said it will scrap the country's controversial policy of mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus, just months after it became law.

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Over 13,000 covid cases, 38 deaths in last 24 hours; govt calls high-level meet

New Delhi: With India reporting a spike in covid-19 cases, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya called a high-level meeting with the core team of experts on Thursday. The country reported 13,313 new covid cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33,44,958 with weekly positivity currently at 2.81% and daily positivity rate reported to be 2.03%.

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Emmy Rossum shares rare photo of daughter, one, getting COVID-19 vaccine

Emmy Rossum shared a rare picture of her one-year-old daughter to Instagram this week, showing her getting inoculated for COVID-19.'An exciting day we’ve waited a long time for! Our daughter got her first covid vaccine!' wrote Emmy, who shares her little girl with her husband Sam Esmail.Her post came just four days after the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention recommended COVID-19 jabs for children as young as six months old. 'An exciting day':Emmy Rossum shared a rare picture of her one-year-old daughter to Instagram this week, showing her getting inoculated for COVID-19The CDC also announced last month that children five years and older can receive a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine.

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Emmy Rossum Shares Rare Photo of 1-Year-Old Daughter Getting Her COVID-19 Vaccine

Emmy Rossum‘s daughter has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19 | India reports 13,313 fresh cases, active caseload at 83,990

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has called to chair a review meeting with the core team of experts today in view of increasing Covid-19 cases in the country. According to sources, it has also been confirmed that the meeting will be held in physical format in the afternoon today to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases.

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Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to chair review meeting today

rise in Covid-19 cases. On June 13, Mandaviya had chaired a meeting through video conferencing with Health Ministers and senior officials of States and Union Territories (UTs) to review the progress of the vaccination exercise HarGharDastak 2.0 campaign.

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5,285 community cases; 300 hospitalisations; 5 in ICU; 12 deaths

Today we are reporting 5,285 community cases, 300 current hospitalisations, and 12 deaths.

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COVID: US begins vaccine drive for 6 months-5 yrs; Biden says a monumental step

Starting this week, you can go to https://t.co/EwdQ2dXioe and find information and appointments near you. pic.twitter.com/RRO6auk1j7 The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.

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The Chemical Brothers postpone Ireland show “due to COVID in band and crew”

The Chemical Brothers have announced that they’ve had to postpone their show in Ireland tomorrow (June 23) due to members of the band and crew testing positive for COVID.The electronic duo – comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – were scheduled to perform at Musgrave Park in Cork tomorrow night, but they’ve now rescheduled the gig to next year.“The Chemical Brothers are sorry to announce they have had to reschedule their show at Musgrave Park, Cork, Ireland on Thursday June 23rd, 2022, due to Covid in band and crew,” the Chemical Brothers wrote in a statement on Instagram.“The show will be rescheduled to 2023. A further announcement on rescheduled date will be made in due course.”A post shared by The Chemical Brothers (@thechemicalbrothers)The duo are scheduled to perform at Glastonbury on Friday night (June 24), delivering a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider between 11pm and 1am BST.

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Long Covid symptoms in children, infants: Here's what new study reveals

symptoms in children and infants, alongside quality of life, and absence from school or day care." "Our results reveal that, although children with a positive Covid-19 diagnosis are more likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than children with no previous Covid-19 diagnosis, the pandemic has affected every aspect of all young people's lives," Berg said. Additional research into the long-term consequences of the pandemic on all children will be important going forwards, the researcher said.

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Quebec begins releasing data on COVID-19 levels in wastewater

COVID-19 in wastewater.The government says the data can provide early warning of new pandemic waves or the emergence of new variants. Some Quebec adults could get 4th or 5th COVID-19 shots this fall: vaccine committee Quebec has been screening wastewater for COVID-19 in Quebec City and the Montreal area since late March but only began releasing the data Wednesday.The seven-day average of wastewater collections suggests a decline in the concentration of COVID-19 in wastewater in Quebec City, while in Montreal, the data suggests a stable concentration.Dominic Frigon, a McGill University civil engineering professor who helped develop Quebec’s wastewater screening program, says the data can be useful for detecting trends but adds that COVID-19 levels in wastewater don’t directly correlate to case counts.

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Covid cases in Scotland jump by almost a third in one week

New figures show that Covid-19 cases in Scotland have risen by almost a third in a single week.

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Manitoba premier self-isolating with COVID-19

COVID-19.Heather Stefanson said Wednesday morning on social media that she has “minor symptoms” and is self-isolating while working from home.I am self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.My office has informed organizations and individuals I came into contact with over the last few days.I have minor symptoms, and am working remotely from home.1/2— Heather Stefanson

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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