Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 may fuel next Covid surge, Top health official warns

This Morning, Fletcher revealed that he had lost all of his trademark grey hair due to alopecia areata. Reassuring fans that he now finds his new look "fun", the actor admitted that producers of the show initially tried to hide his diagnosis of the autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss by claiming his character Dr Kennedy had a dodgy hair product fail. Away from the soap, using his social media accounts, Fletcher explained that alopecia was the root cause of his "patchy hair loss".

intranasal Covid-19 vaccine in August this year, informed Chairman and Managing Director of BBIL, Krishna Ella as quoted by news agency PTI. He said that the vaccine manufacturing plant of BBIL (Bharat Biotech International Limited) in Gujarat's Ankleshwar is one of the two plants in the world that can manufacture monkeypox vaccine. BBIL's another plant is in Bavarian Nordic, Germany.

The central government reviewed the covid-19 situation in 115 districts of nine states showing an upsurge in cases and positivity and flagged concerns regarding low levels of testing and vaccination. Covid cases in India declined sharply with 13,734 new infections and 34 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. The country has 1,39,792 active cases so far with 4.40 crore covid cases reported in the last 2 years.

Also Read: Long COVID symptoms: How brutal can post-coronavirus complications get? Watch Covid-19 is known to invade and infect the brain, among other major organs, the researchers said. The coronavirus infection can cause long-term and irreversible neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in the elderly and other vulnerable populations, they said.

Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk have been going through a turbulent time since the Woolpack chef's unexpected stroke earlier in the year.Still determined to get married the couple have been faced with an array of setbacks.But as their wedding day finally approaches, will Marlon be able to make it to the church on time?READ MORE: Emmerdale’s Frank Clayton star now - co-star wife, real name and plane pilot careerDuring his impromptu stag do Marlon tries his best to get on his feet but his legs suddenly buckle and he falls to the ground.Seeing the commotion, Paddy suggests Marlon should get checked out at the hospital to which he agrees but tells Paddy he doesn't want to go by ambulance and Rhona should be left out of the loop.Later on at the Hospital, an utterly devastated Marlon is knocked for six when the doctor informs him that he’ll have to stay in overnight, due to the results indicating an extremely high blood pressure.The morning of the wedding arrives and an ecstatic Rhona is still in the dark regarding Marlon's health.Meanwhile at the hospital, Marlon’s utterly bewildered when the doctor tells him that his blood pressure readings are still far too high for him to be discharged just yet.As Paddy tries to keep Marlon calm, they both become equally stressed out about the news and begin to panic.Mary and Vanessa’s attempts to delay Rhona from attending the church are thwarted but Rhona can feel that something isn't right.Still hoping that Marlon will turn up at the church, Vanessa reassures her and tries to keep Rhona calm as she waits patiently.Suddenly, Priya is awash with relief as Paddy whizzes a determined Marlon in his pimped-up wedding wheelchair towards her; as they're both dressed handsomely in

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S.immigration court, a pro forma act that has drawn attention amid near-total silence from the White House about when, how and even whether it will dismantle the policy.

COVID-19 vaccination rates among Ontario’s urban Indigenous population were lower compared with the general population despite priority rollout, according to a new study.The research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Tuesday found that between March 2020 and December 2021, the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people living in Toronto and London, Ont., was 20 per cent lower than the overall population.However, the study also showed that COVID-19 testing rates in the two cities were 10 per cent higher among the Indigenous community compared with local and provincial rates. Don’t wait for updated COVID-19 vaccines if you’re high risk, experts say Researchers looked at data including 1,087 Indigenous people above the age of 15 in Toronto and London.“Indigenous people were one of the three very first priority groups for access to vaccine in Ontario, along with health-care workers and people that were living in long-term care homes, but despite that prioritization, we’re actually still seeing significant gaps,” said co-author Janet Smylie, who is a family doctor at St.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is set to receive millions in federal money to address flood concerns nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida made the Vine Street Expressway into a river. Interstate 676, known locally as the Vine Street Expressway, quickly filled with water when the Schuylkill River overflowed into the city last September. Videos of people kayaking and tubing down the transient waterway quickly filled social media; one man was even spotted backflipping off an overpass into the water. "I looked out and I couldn’t see the street signs, that’s how high the water was," Barbara Krassenstein recalled.

Covid-19: The active caseload in India currently stands at 1,39,792. For the second consecutive day, India witnessed a record decline in daily Covid-19 cases with the country reporting 13,734 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country logged 16,464 Covid-19 cases on Monday, while over 20,000 infections on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA - A South Philadelphia community gathered Monday to remember a local musician who was gunned down outside his family's home. Authorities say 26-year-old Joelill Foy was fatally shot in the neck while sitting outside his family's South Philadelphia home on Sigel Street around 7 p.m. Foy was a member of the singing group ‘Brotherly Love,' an act that performed on Good Day Philadelphia in 2014 and once sang for former President Barrack Obama.Tangalee Lewis, Foy's mother, joined Monday's "Peace, Not Guns" outreach as part of public safety week still in shock about her son's untimely death. Joelill Foy, 26, was shot and killed outside his family's South Philadelphia home, according to police.

PHILADELPHIA - There have been over 750 carjackings in Philadelphia through the first seven months of the year, according to data obtained by FOX 29 from a law enforcement source.The report found that of the 758 total carjackings in Philadelphia between the start of 2022 and July 31, more than 500 involved a gun and over 500 happened when the victim's vehicle was parked. More than 90 delivery drivers have been carjacked in Philadelphia so far this year, and over 30 ride share drivers have been victims. Carjackings that happened while the vehicle was stopped occurred more than 50 times, according to the data first reported by FOX 29's Steve Keeley. Thefts that happened at a gas station, when the vehicle was left running or during an accident combined to account for nearly 60 carjackings.

PHILADELPHIA - Historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky has claimed the lives of 30 people and counting, while hundreds of others have been forced out of their homes.This weekend, three local volunteers arrived in Kentucky to help prepare vehicles to bring food to the hardest hit communities. The American Red Cross already has nearly 250 volunteers on the ground helping the people of Kentucky. Mary Noll, of Lower Merion, hit the ground running when she arrived to the American Red Cross Headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky. She has been volunteering since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. "It was pretty ugly when I got here," Noll said.

Drake has contracted Covid for the second time. The rapper, 35, announced he was being forced to postpone his highly anticipated ‘Young Money Reunion’ show, set to take place on Monday (01. 08.

NORCO, Calif. - The owner of a store that was targeted by would-be robbers turned the tables on one of the suspects by opening fire on him in Norco.Authorities said that at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, four male suspects in a black BMW SUV attempted to rob Norco Market & Liquor, located in the 2800 block of Clark Avenue.Surveillance video obtained by FOX 11 shows a male suspect wearing a red and black sweatshirt and a ski mask entering the store before he points a rifle at the store owner who was behind the counter.

residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.“It did have a very historic feeling to it, very profound,” the head archivist for the Winnipeg-based Centre for Truth and Reconciliation said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.Few archivists are able to explore the religious order’s private records in the Italian city, Frogner said. But he spent five days early last month looking through the archives at the Oblate General House, where photos, personnel files and manuscripts describe the group’s actions around the world since its founding in 1816.That legacy includes a significant presence in Canada.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say more than 150 one-gallon jugs of gasoline were found inside an abandoned West Philadelphia home on Monday night. Police were called to the 100 block of North 59th Street around 9 p.m.

Pandemic, second wave, Omicron, Russia-Ukraine (war), even today largest supply components in China are under lockdown. In spite of that, we have held inflation well within 7 per cent or below. That has to be recognised," She says in Lok Sabha She further adds, "4,000 banks in China are reported to be going bankrupt.

Ice T and Charis B in Jersey City, N.J. (Promotional Photo courtesy of The Medicine Woman) JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Actor, rapper, and New Jersey native Ice T is going into the legal recreational marijuana business in the Garden State.Ice T has partnered with Charis B, founder of cannabis brand The Medicine Woman, to open a dispensary in Jersey City this fall.

Today we are reporting 7,113 community cases and 738 current hospitalisations. 

Drake has postponed his reunion show with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne after testing positive for COVID-19.Drake had been due to perform with the pair tonight (August 1) but was forced to abandon his plans after the diagnosis.He had been due to perform tonight as part of a Young Money reunion show, which Drake said will now be rescheduled “to the SOONEST date possible,” according to a post on his Instagram Story.“I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked,” he continued.“Until then I hope everyone stays safe and healthy and I love you all I am so sorry for letting you down on our weekend together and the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid).”At the weekend, Drake joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’.On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series at local venue History. During the set, Drake ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Furtado.Drake told the audience: “I like to deal with people the right way. Because that’s the only way that you can get this next person out of the house to come do what they’re going to do right now.”“I don’t care how loud you sang tonight…right now I need you to sing as loud as you possibly can because this right here took a lot…This next person’s music changed my life so much.

WASHINGTON - A United States drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaida’s leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid in 2011.President Joe Biden is set to announce the killing Monday, delivering a significant counterterrorism win just 11 months after American troops left the country after a two-decade war.Al-Zawahri, on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list, had a $25 million bounty on his head for any information that could be used to kill or capture him.RELATED: Top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed by US airstrike in AfghanistanAccording to the FBI wanted poster, al-Zawahri was born June 19, 1951, in Egypt. Some of his physical characteristics are unknown but he was listed as having black/brown hair, dark eyes and an olive complexion. He was also known to speak Arabic and French. The FBI said al-Zawahri went by several aliases including Abu Muhammad, Abu Fatima, Muhammad Ibrahim, Abu Abdallah, Abu al-Mu'iz, The Doctor, The Teacher, Nur, Ustaz, Abu Mohammed, Abu Mohammed Nur al-Deen, Abdel Muaz, and Dr.

FILE - Choco Taco. (Klondike)LOS ANGELES - Forget the housing market…the demand of Klondike’s discontinued Choco Taco has skyrocketed with sellers asking for hundreds of dollars for the rare ice-cream treat. On Monday, Facebook Marketplace in the Los Angeles area listed several Choco Tacos for sale.

(Photo courtesy General Mills) General Mills is bringing the sweet and spicy craze to the snack table.CinnaFuego Toast Crunch will combine its traditional sweet cinnamon cereal with the "fiery spice" of a hot pepper.The new cereal will be sold online at walmart.com for a limited time starting Aug. 12.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a young man was shot to death Monday afternoon in Philadelphia's Frankford section. Investigators say the 19-year-old victim arrived at Frankford-Torresdale Hospital with gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen. The unnamed victim was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to police. Investigators believe the victim was fatally shot on the 4700 block of Frankford Avenue around 3:30 p.m. No arrests were reported immediately following the deadly shooting. 

KERRY Katona has admitted she wants her daughter Lilly-Sue to have a BABY to help cure her health anxiety. The 41-year-old recently opened up about her worries about not being there for her kids as they get older.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 15: A "For Lease" sign is posted in front of a house available for rent on March 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Single-family rental home prices are soaring and increased a record 12.6 percent in January compared What are the cities with the highest rent in the United States? If the area has a warm climate, chances are that it’s probably costly. Rent.com, an online property rental site, compiled the 100 most expensive cities for renters in the country.

A mushroom cloud during the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, July 1946. (Image via Library of Congress) UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that "humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation," citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave the dire warning at the opening of the long-delayed high-level meeting to review the landmark 50-year-old treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a nuclear-free world.The danger of increasing nuclear threats and a nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States, Japan, Germany, the U.N.

In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard flies a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022, in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other officials.

(FOX 9) - The man accused of a stabbing that killed a teenager and injured four others has been charged with murder, according to court documents. Nicolae Miu, 52, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, is charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 17-year-old Isaac Schuman of Stillwater, Minnesota, and four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide in connection to the Saturday afternoon incident. The four injured victims, a 24-year-old woman from Burnsville, Minnesota, a 20-year-old and 22-year-old male from Luck, Wisconsin, and a 22-year-old male from Elk River, Minnesota, are in stable condition. Their injuries range from serious to critical with stab wounds to their torsos and chest areas, officials said in a news release Sunday.

Soumya Swaminathan said on Twitter while sharing a thread by Philip Schellekens, Senior Advisor at World Bank Group. Global development & COVID-19. Explaining the wrath that new Omicron variants can cause, Schellekens said, “We're seeing a global U-turn in COVID-19 mortality.

Governments should consider reintroducing Covid protection measures amid a global “increasing trend of deaths” from the virus, a World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has warned.

The number of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has increased by over 60% in the last decade, the World Health Organisation said adding that the ‘world can face more diseases like monkeypox, Ebola and coronavirus in the future’ There has been a 63% rise in the number of animal diseases breaching the species barrier from 2012 to 2022, as compared to the decade before, the UN health agency said in a statement on Thursday. Meanwhile, WHO announced that it will hold an emergency meeting next week to assess if monkeypox should be declared a global emergency.

COVID-19 protocols and take timely pre-emptive actions. "We have been observing that covid positive patients are getting better in 48 to 72 hours. Nobody has required any remdesivir or immunotherapy.

WHO said that the  BA.2.75 covid sub-variant reported from India and some other countries ‘seems to have a few mutations on the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein' A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which has been detected in India and some other countries, are being closely tracked by the World Health Organisation, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The WHO said that new covid cases reported across the world has seen a spike over the past two weeks.