No individual should be forced to get vaccinated against Covid: Supreme Court

Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74%, the Health Ministry said.

Kerala alone -- were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the cumulative death toll to 5,24,002.

Jon Batiste is currently battling COVID-19.

COVID-19 Vaccine was authorized for emergency use on February 27, 2021. On April 13, 2021, however, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced a recommended pause in administration of the vaccine to investigate six reported cases of thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS.

WHO via diplomatic channels with data that we don't agree with the methodology followed for us," he added.

Today we are reporting 7,347 community cases, 363 hospitalisations and 24 deaths.

Toronto surpassed a milestone on Thursday, having now administered more than seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses to its residents.Toronto Mayor John Tory made the announcement alongside Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa at the Metro Hall vaccine clinic on Thursday.

(FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV))HAVERFORD, Pa. - A Pennsylvania elementary school has reinstated its mask policy after more than a dozen students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 over the last week. Chatham Park Elementary School Principal Dr. Jabari Whitehead said 21 people have been in the school building while contagious over the last seven days.In a letter to families, Dr.

WASHINGTON - Americans should get used to "uncomfortable" postage rate increases in coming years as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to become self-sufficient, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Thursday.The Postal Service Board of Governors sets postage rates, but DeJoy said he'll advocate for raising prices until "we have accomplished our objective of projecting a trajectory that shows us being self-sustaining.""I believe we have been severely damaged by at least 10 years of a defective pricing model which cannot be satisfied by one or two annual price increases, especially in this inflationary environment," he added.RELATED: US inflation report: Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981DeJoy made the remarks at a Board of Governors meeting in which the Postal Service reported a loss of about $1.7 billion for the latest quarter.A sweeping overhaul meant to shore up the Postal Service's financial future will be reflected in the next quarter's results.

The Ministry of Health has issued infringement notices to two chiropractors who have been seeing patients in person while unvaccinated, breaching clause 7 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

FILE - Vials with the coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson sit on a table. (Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - U.S.

In highly anticipated findings today, the technical advisory group for the World Health Organization (WHO) released excess death data for 2020 and 2021, which suggest that the real COVID-19 number is nearly three times higher than officially reported.

With over 25 million inhabitants, Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities, a global financial centre and a glittering monument to China’s economic boom. But, today, the vibrant megacity has been reduced to a ghost town.

Two studies based on phase 3 clinical trials published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine show promising results for two novel COVID-19 vaccine platforms—a plant-based coronavirus-like particle vaccine, and a receptor-binding domain (RBD)–dimer-based vaccine.

A study of more than 160,000 COVID-19 tests of South African healthcare workers concludes that two doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are about 71% effective against hospitalization caused by Omicron 1 to 2 months after the second dose, with little waning at 5 months or longer.Investigators from the South African Medical Research Council led th

Italy no longer requires visitors to use a Covid pass to visit restaurants and hotels, but tourists still need one at the moment to enter the country without isolating. The relaxation of some of the rules should make life a little easier for people planning their summer holidays.

COVID-19 have died and the virus put 185 more people in hospital last week, the province says.The latest data was reported Thursday in the province’s weekly epidemiology update covering April 24-30, a week that saw 1,042 new cases reported in Manitoba, down from 1,436 reported the week before. More protection could be on the way as Manitoba reports weekly COVID-19 numbers The province says on average, 840 lab-tests for COVID-19 were done every day during the week covered by the report, leaving the provincial weekly test positivity rate at 20.7 per cent.But provincial case counts and positivity rates no longer necessarily give an accurate picture of active infection rates because the government has significantly scaled back provincial testing and they don’t include the results of positive tests done at home.Since March 2020 1,819 Manitobans have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the provincial data.The province did not provide further details about the latest deaths.

*with inputs from PTI.

mortality estimates.

Sharon Osbourne has shared a picture of herself in bed attached to a drip after catching Covid-19 from husband Ozzy.The former X-Factor judge, 69, flew back to Los Angeles after learning that her husband, 73, had been struck down with Covid-19 last week, but she ended up contracting the illness herself along with their daughter Kelly. Sharon has updated her fans with an image of herself hooked up to an IV whilst cosying up in bed with her pet dog Elvis. Sharon was worried about her husband Ozzy, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, when she headed home to LA to care for him and the reality TV star shared earlier this week that the whole household, including daughter Kelly, had contracted Covid-19.

The national capital on Thursday witnessed 1,365 fresh coronavirus cases and zero fatality due to the infection , while the positivity rate was 6.35 per cent.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and 18 additional deaths linked to the disease.The Health Department says 2,119 people are in hospital with COVID-19, after 150 people were admitted and 207 were discharged. Quebec to end mask mandate May 14, citing ‘better and better’ COVID-19 trend It says 64 people are in intensive care, a decline of 14 from the day before.Health officials say 1,416 new cases were confirmed with PCR testing and that 11.6 per cent of tests analyzed Wednesday were positive.

Flu infections are increasing in Canada – an unusual trend for this time of year when cases typically are in decline.

Bizzo plans to help service-preneurs to digitally build, scale and organise their businesses.

SARS-CoV-2 waves in over 1,30,000 Covid-19 patients.

COVID on Thursday, with 205 in intensive care.This is down by 22 for hospitalizations but an increase of six for ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 1,661 hospitalizations with 202  in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 57 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 35 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million died directly or indirectly from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.WHO provided a range of 13.3 million deaths to 16.6 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec.

The study, published last week in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, examined air and surface samples during an environmental surveillance programme from August 2020 until April 2021 at the University of Michigan (U-M) in the US. 

died of Covid-19 as well as those who died as an indirect result of the outbreak, including people who could not access healthcare for other conditions. 

LONDON - The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.In a report released on Thursday, the U.N.

#WATCH TMC is spreading rumours about CAA that it won't be implemented on ground, but I would like to say that we'll implement CAA on ground the moment Covid wave ends...Mamata Didi wants infiltration...CAA was, is & will be a reality:Union Home minister Amit Shah in Siliguri, WB pic.twitter.com/E1rYvN9bHM

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). 

China has gone full pelt with its attempt to go Covid free as new video footage shows officials locking residents in their homes.And they're using huge padlocks and unbreakable cable to do it.Video footage posted on Chinese social media sites shows how residents who refuse to either stay inside or hand their keys over to officials are having wires drilled into their doors and padlocks used to stop them from leaving if they test positive.And another video shows one official drilling a hole in front of someone's door so that they can use metal bolts to stop them from getting out.According to independent Chinese news outlet Caixin Global, the measures are being taken in the northern Hebei province.Local sources have quoted the Qianan Pandemic Prevention and Control office as saying: “We are investigating and will modify the policy.“We are also looking into the possibility of installing alarms to replace current methods.”Up until May 4, China had a seven day average of 22,566 cases, with 14,731 positive cases just yesterday alone.Despite having 1 million cases since the pandemic started, the country has only suffered 5,141 deaths.The latest draconian measures came just a few weeks after we reported how workers in China's financial district in Shanghai were being forced to sleep in office for days.The stringent Covid policy came as positive cases escalated in the coastal city of Shanghai while local government vowed to keep the infectious separated in a two-stage lockdown.One of the measures is stop workers from returning home to avoid cross-infections.One worker, who works at a company in Shanghai Software Park, documented his horrendous life during the office lockdown and shared to viewers online.He received a notice that

Sharon Osbourne reveals she is flying home after husband Ozzy was diagnosed down with Covid but she promises to be back next week.@MrsSOsbourne | @OzzyOsbourne pic.twitter.com/sxlidvX5Tu‘We’ve gone two years without him catching Covid and it’s just Ozzy’s luck it would be now.’Talking about returning to Talk TV Sharon said: ‘I can’t believe my luck. I’m missing the show and I’ve only been there three days.

SHARON Osbourne revealed she's on a DRIP while being stuck in bed battling Covid. The TalkTV host jetted back to Los Angeles to nurse her sick husband Ozzy last week - and ended up catching the virus herself.

#Omicron sub-lineages ? Here's what we know so far. Also, please remember to take #COVID19 vaccine

#COVID19 after a negative. FDA admits it definitely happens but claims it’s only 1-2% with rebound in the trials, & no clinical guidance change. But I count more than 1%. https://t.co/qWPckRM2Db pic.twitter.com/kbpdETrVoh

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work this morning, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the coronavirus curbs.

Health Ministry data.

Sharon Osbourne recently revealed that husband Ozzy had been stricken with COVID-19, and now she’s also been infected with the virus.

WASHINGTON - A tall security fence will be erected around the Supreme Court Building Wednesday evening due to concerns about protesters and demonstrations. Fox News reports the fencing will be similar to what was set up around the Capitol following last year's riot. The barrier in front of the Supreme Court, however, will not encircle the entire building. Barricades were set up in front of the steps of the Supreme Court Building Monday as authorities anticipated crowds in response to the bombshell report on abortion rights. Since Politico published the leaked article from the Supreme Court, showing a draft majority opinion to overturn Roe V.

Hindustan Times report.

Covovax is now available for children in India.

Today we are reporting 8,609 community cases, 386 hospitalisations and 20 deaths.

Amber Heard took the stand for the first time on Wednesday to deliver her testimony against ex-husband Johnny Depp, who is accusing her of ruining his reputation and career with false accusations of domestic violence.In the legal battle between the two stars, both Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, claim to be victims of violence. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse.

From today, tamariki aged 5 to 11 who are severely immunocompromised can receive a third primary dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Winnipeg Children’s Hospital Book Market say the fundraiser remains on hold and Winnipeggers are being asked to hold off on donating books for the normally-annual event.The book sale, traditionally held this time of year, has been on hiatus since the spring of 2020 when COVID-19 was first detected in Manitoba. Donating gifts to Children’s Hospital a different process this year, foundation says In a release Wednesday organizers say donations have been piling up ever since.“Volunteers have been unable to gather to sort and organize donated items,” reads the release.“Thanks to generous community members, there are still many donated books in storage and new ones cannot be accepted.”Winnipeggers are being asked not to drop books off at firehalls or Dufresne Furniture and Appliances stores until further notice.