Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox There have been no new deaths linked to coronavirus in Greater Manchester hospitals in the last 24 hours.

The latest data from NHS England was published this afternoon and shows a further 23 people died after testing positive for Covid-19 in England.

But none of the deaths were reported in the North West. It means the total number of deaths in our region remains 5,816. Eight of the deaths were in the Midlands, five in the East of England, four in the North East and Yorkshire, three in the South East, two in London and one in the South West. The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of 28 March, are: B

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COVID-19: CME calls on Ontario to prioritize vaccinating essential workers in manufacturing

Ontario government to prioritize the vaccination of essential workers in the manufacturing sector.The organization says vaccinations are important so that the sector can continue to keep workplaces open and safe.The call comes as Ontario is expected to announce new restrictions later today in an effort to control a third-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 vaccination pre-registration opens for those aged 50+ in Kitchener ‘hot spot’

Ontario reports more than 3,200 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths The area includes the following neighbourhoods: Vanier/Rockway, Country Hills, Alpine/Laurentian, Victoria Hills/Cherry Hill and Shades Mills.“Members of the public who are 50+ and live in one of the identified high-risk neighbourhoods are strongly encouraged to pre-register for the vaccine, and when they receive notification that it’s their turn to book an appointment, to do so right away,” Waterloo Public Health stated.A provincial spokesperson told Global News the hotspots are in historic and ongoing areas with “high rates of death, hospitalization and transmission.”“We have to go into the hot spots,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as he unveiled further details of the

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Challenges loom as Jordan papers over palace feud

BEIRUT – Jordan's insistence that its palace feud has been resolved and its sweeping ban on media coverage may temporarily quiet dissent, but major challenges loom for the Western-allied monarchy long seen as a lynchpin of regional stability.

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COVID-19: Tampa area becomes home to Blue Jays and Raptors with TFC nearby too

Toronto Raptors temporarily relocated to Tampa, Fla. Now the NBA team is getting some Canadian company in the Sunshine State.The Toronto Blue Jays will kick off their 2021 home schedule Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels at TD Ballpark in nearby Dunedin.

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Fencing goes up around GraceLife Church west of Edmonton as AHS ‘physically closes’ facility

GraceLife Church west of Edmonton Wednesday morning to “physically close” the facility as temporary fencing was put up around the building.Police were at the Spruce Grove church before 8 a.m. Crews could be seen putting fencing up around the building’s perimeter, as well as blocking off several parking stalls.“Alberta Health Services physically closed GraceLife Church and has prevented access to the building until GLC can demonstrate the ability to comply with Alberta’s chief medical officer of health’s (CMOH) restrictions,” AHS said in a statement Wednesday morning.Alberta RCMP confirmed officers were on scene to assist with enforcement.For months, the church has been routinely holding services that violate COVID-19 restrictions.

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Medic who shot 2 was assigned to medical research center

FREDERICK, Md. – A Navy medic who shot and wounded two U.S. sailors before he was killed by police on a nearby Army base was assigned to a Naval medical research center in Maryland for nearly two years, according to his service record.

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Quebec tops 1,250 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations spike

The number of hospitalizations related to the pandemic jumped by 29 to 543. Of those patients, there are 123 in intensive care, a rise of two from the previous day.The vaccination campaign saw another 43,631 doses given Tuesday, for a total of 1,636,310 to date.

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Mumbai reports nearly 10,500 new covid-19 cases, 789 buildings sealed

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 7

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday.Students at schools in Toronto are taking classes fully online today following an order from the city’s top doctor.The public health unit says the measure is necessary as new COVID-19 variants pose a greater risk of hospitalization and death.Classes in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph are also moving online after Peel Region took schools virtual yesterday.Those health units say the measure will be reassessed depending on the COVID-19 situation at the end of the spring break next week.

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Medical masks mandatory in all Quebec workplaces starting April 8

COVID-19 variants.The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), the province’s workplace safety board, issued the notice Wednesday morning.“This new measure is part of a precautionary step and in the wake of the initiatives undertaken by the CNESST since the start of the pandemic,” the board said in a statement.

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Canada could give 75% of adults first vaccine jab by mid-June, NACI says

first COVID-19 vaccine dose by mid-June if provinces stretch the dosing intervals between COVID-19 jabs up to four months, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Wednesday.The advisory committee doubled down on its four-month recommendation in a Wednesday morning report, which comes as the country struggles to roll-out vaccinations quickly enough to stem the tide of a third COVID wave.

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COVID-19: Ottawa booking new vaccine appointments for 60+ up to April 30

COVID-19 vaccine appointments up until April 30 as the province expands bookings to those aged 60 and older.Anyone in Ottawa born in 1961 or earlier can now book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at one of the four community clinics via Ontario’s centralized system.The clinics currently open for vaccinations in Ottawa are city hall, the Eva James Memorial Community Centre, the Ruddy Family YMCA-YWCA and the Nepean Sportsplex.Residents who qualify can book online or call the provincial phone line at 1-833-943-3900 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.The city is only adding bookings until the end of the month based on the existing COVID-19 vaccine supply.

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Ontario reports more than 3,200 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 370,817.Wednesday’s case count is higher than Tuesday’s which saw 3,065 new infections. On Monday, 2,938 new cases were recorded and 3,041 on Sunday.

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EMA says blood clots should be listed as rare AstraZeneca side effect

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who had received the shot and said it had taken into consideration all currently available evidence.

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Los Angeles sheriff will reveal cause of Tiger Woods crash

LOS ANGELES – The sheriff for Los Angeles County plans to announce Wednesday what caused golf icon Tiger Woods to crash an SUV in Southern California earlier this year. The athlete was seriously injured in the wreck.

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Tamil Nadu logs nearly 4,000 new COVID infections, active tally tops 27,000

Tamil Nadu's daily Covid-19 count nearly touched the 4,000-mark today with as many as 3,986 people testing positive for the deadly virus. With today's count the caseload reached to 9,11,110.

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Man fatally shot in the chest in Kensington

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after he was shot in the chest in the Kensington section of the city.Police responded to the 800 block of East Madison Street for reports of a person with a gun. The shooting happened on Tuesday at approximately 1:02 p.m.The victim, later identified as 43-year-old Wilfredo Couvertier, was taken to the hospital by private vehicle.

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Five deaths from coronavirus recorded in last 24 hours in Scotland as 289 new cases confirmed

coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has announced.

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Quebec officials to outline next phase of COVID-19 vaccination rollout

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New York City’s deadliest day from Covid-19 hit one year ago

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Merkel backs 'short, uniform lockdown' across Germany

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind a “short, uniform lockdown” as the country grapples with a high level of coronavirus cases fueled by the spread of a more contagious variant first detected in Britain.

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Maynard James Keenan says “everything’s grand” after battling coronavirus twice

Maynard James Keenan has said that “everything’s grand” in regards to his health after he battled coronavirus on two separate occasions last year.The Tool frontman revealed back in October that he was still suffering from lung damage after he tested positive for coronavirus in February 2020 while touring in Australia and New Zealand.Keenan then battled the virus for a second time late last year, recalling in February how he went to hospital in December after he “could barely put two words together without going into a coughing fit”.Speaking to Consequence of Sound‘s Heavy Consequence site this week, Keenan gave a brief update on the current state of his health, as he said that “everything’s grand”.Asked if there were any lingering side

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Greece rolls out free self-testing kits for COVID-19

ATHENS – Kits for self-administered coronavirus tests began arriving in Greek pharmacies Wednesday, with each resident entitled to one free of charge per week as part of efforts to tackle a surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

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Will the Oscars be a `who cares' moment as ratings dive?

NEW YORK – George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in.

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WATCH LIVE: Day 8 of Derek Chauvin trial in death of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS – A member of George Floyd’s family often occupies a reserved seat in the back corner of the Minneapolis courtroom where former police Officer Derek Chauvin is on trial in Floyd’s death. The seat reserved for Chauvin’s family goes unclaimed.

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156 million coronavirus relief payments issued, Treasury says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has issued more than 156 million payments as part of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan, including 25 million payments that were primarily to Social Security beneficiaries who hadn't filed 2019 or 2020 tax returns.The direct payments of as much as $1,400 per person were the cornerstone promise of Biden's $1.9 trillion package to contain the pandemic and revive the U.S. economy.

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Alberta family calls off firefighters after cost of blaze soars past $60,000

A Beaver County couple became de facto firefighters, when they couldn’t afford to keep crews on scene. It all comes down to their home insurance and the way the county runs emergency services.

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Toronto’s SickKids Hospital to open ICU admissions for young adults with COVID-19

SickKids Hospital in Toronto says it is preparing to open up its ICU to adults aged about 40 and younger as Ontario grapples with the pressure that COVID-19 cases have put on the health care system.SickKids, which is primarily a hospital for children, said it has the capacity to treat adults because ICU admissions there have remained low.The hospital is opening up an eight-bed unit to handle adult cases if other hospitals run out of space, it said.“Patient transfers will only occur once certain hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area exhaust available capacity after activating their surge plans, and all potential transfers to neighbouring regions have been attempted,” the hospital said in a statement on its website.

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Covid-19 vaccination sessions may be allowed at workplaces soon

ANI.The development comes as the number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.15 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,28,01,785, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.The single-day rise in coronavirus cases breached the 1-lakh mark for the second time in three days.However, in a significant development, India has surpassed the United States to become the fastest vaccinating country in the world with an average daily rate of 30,93,861 vaccine doses, said the the health ministry said today.According to the ministry, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the

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Nagpur records more than 5,000 new covid-19 cases, 66 fatalities

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‘Grim reaper’ protests Brazil’s coronavirus stance

BERLIN – A Brazilian activist dressed as the grim reaper is taking to the streets of Berlin every night in a one-man protest against what he calls the “deadly health policies” pursued by his homeland’s president in the pandemic.

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Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS – Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

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156 million coronavirus relief payments issued in US, officials say

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has issued more than 156 million payments as part of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan, including 25 million payments that were primarily to Social Security beneficiaries who hadn't filed 2019 or 2020 tax returns.

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Teachers and SNAs in several special schools have received Covid vaccines

Teachers and Special Needs Assistants working in a number of special schools in the Wicklow, Dún Laoghaire and Dublin South East areas received vaccinations yesterday from the HSE.

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Federal-backed program offers workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic new skills

COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector.The 35-year-old lost sleep as anxiety crept in about how to pay the bills and whether they would ever get back to work. No job during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s what you can do in 2021 In the ensuing months, she went back to school to upgrade her skills.

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15-year-old boy killed in hail of gunfire in Strawberry Mansion, police say

Police said two gunmen opened fire on a 15-year-old Tuesday night in Strawberry Mansion. STRAWBERRY MANSION - Philadelphia police said at least a dozen shots were fired during a deadly shooting on Tuesday night that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2500 block of West Somerset Street around 10:30 p.m.

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Woman shot and killed near gazebo in Hunting Park, police say

HUNTING PARK - Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman was gunned down near a gazebo early Wednesday morning in Hunting Park. Officers responded to the area of 9th street and Hunting Park Avenue just before 4 a.m. Police said a woman in her 30s was found with gunshot wounds to the face and chest. Police said a woman in her 30s was gunned down near a gazebo Wednesday morning in Hunting Park.

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Schools in Toronto, Guelph move to online learning

COVID-19 variants pose a greater risk of hospitalization and death.Classes in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph are also moving online after Peel Region took schools virtual yesterday.

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Health Dept should take lead on hotel quarantine - Fleming

The Minister of State at the Department of Finance has said the Health Department should be taking the lead in relation to travel advice and countries that should be on a list for mandatory hotel quarantine.

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With new supply Ontario should change its COVID-19 vaccination plan, experts say

COVID-19 vaccines thus far given its limited supply of doses, but as variants continue to send more younger people to hospital, the province needs to switch up its strategy, infectious disease experts suggest.The province has begun its Phase 2 of the vaccination plan, which targets people aged 50 and older who live in COVID-19 hot spots and those who can’t work from home.But critics say the variants of concern are moving much faster than the vaccine rollout, pointing out that the province has millions of doses in freezers.Premier Doug Ford shot back at critics on Tuesday, saying most of those doses are spoken for. York Region opens COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents aged 45-59 in 5 communities “We are ready to go,” Ford said.

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Sonu Sood receives first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI : Bollywood actor Sonu Sood on Wednesday took the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Apollo Hospital in Amritsar, Punjab.Sonu is the latest Indian film celebrity to be vaccinated after Malaika Arora, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Hema Malini, Mohanlal, Jeetendra, Kamal Haasan, Nagarjuna, Rohit Shetty, Neena Gupta, Rakesh Roshan, and Johnny Lever.Along with getting vaccinated against the deadly infection, the actor also launched 'Sanjeevani - A Shot of Life', an initiative to encourage people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus and raising awareness about the inoculation drive in the country.The actor also spoke at the launch of the initiative aimed at creating and increasing awareness about

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Punjab imposes night curfew till 30 April amid Covid-19 spike. Details here

Punjab government has decided to impose a night curfew till the month-end as the state is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 infections.The night curfew will remain in place from 9 pm to 5 am daily across the entire state.The Punjab government has also decided to ban political gatherings in the state.Earlier, the Punjab government had ordered to extend the existing Covid-19-related restrictions till 10 April to curb spread of the deadly virus.Under the revised guidelines, the government had decided to extend the night curfew from nine to 11 such districts, including Ludhiana, Patiala, where the cases of Covid-19 are rising.Meanwhile, 62 more people died from coronavirus in Punjab, while there were over 2,900 new cases, the Health Department

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Delhi govt adds 2,000 beds for Covid patients in 3 days

NEW DELHI : Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday informed that the number of beds in hospitals has been increased by more than 2,000 in the past 3 days in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the national capital."Yesterday, Delhi reported 5,100 positive cases, we did 1,03,453 COVID-19 tests and the positivity rate here is 4.93 per cent...In the last 3 days, more than 2,000 beds have been increased in hospitals," the Minister said and added that a similar increase in beds will be done in the coming 3 days."For the last 20 days, the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing in Delhi. The city, which reported less than 200 cases for months, is now reporting more than 5,000 cases.

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Germany's Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19

BERLIN – Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery in a national election in September, a senior party official said Wednesday.

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Morgan Freeman records coronavirus vaccine PSA: “Help make our world a safe place again”

coronavirus vaccine.The actor’s impassioned address comes as the US continues to battle the virus, with over 555,000 deaths at the time of writing.“I’m not a doctor, but I trust science. And I’m told that, for some reason, people trust me,” Freeman says at the beginning of the video, which was created by the arts advocacy group The Creative Coalition and the National Blue Ribbon Task Force.“So here I am to say I trust science and I got the vaccine.

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Maharashtra warns of Covid-19 vaccine shortage, says 'stocks to last only 3 days'

Maharashtra might have to stop its coronavirus immunisation drive after a few days because of a shortage of vaccine doses, according to state Health Minister Rajesh Tope. He said Maharashtra needs a stable supply of 40 lakh doses of Covid vaccines each week."Currently, we have 14 lakh vaccine doses which will get over in 3 days.

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Comedy club cancels pilot event over Covid-19 vaccine passport confusion - after getting 'hate' messages online

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EU life expectancy drops across bloc amid virus pandemic

BRUSSELS – Life expectancy across much of the European Union has dropped last year, as the 27-nation bloc struggled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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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
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No new coronavirus deaths in Greater Manchester hospitals in the past 24 hours

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