direct to your inboxPremier League clubs are reportedly discussing having a two-week break in January due to fears that rising Covid-19 cases could cause fixture chaos.

After Manchester City 's match against Everton on Monday was postponed due to an outbreak of the virus that has also shut the club’s training ground, Sheffield United became the latest club to confirm numerous positive tests among its club staff.

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Jose Mourinho’s feelings on Villa vs Liverpool going ahead despite Covid outbreak

Jose Mourinho has been left baffled by the refusal to postpone Aston Villa vs Liverpool. The home side might have been forced to close their training ground after what they describe as a ‘significant coronavirus outbreak’ but have been cleared to fulfil the fixture with youth players.

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Delaware lifts curfew on bars, restaurants; sports can resume with restrictions

WILMINGTON - Delaware lifted its 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants on Friday as the state attempts to pull back restrictions that have hampered small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov.

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Hall of Fame Dodgers' legend Tommy Lasorda dies at 93

LOS ANGELES - The world of baseball is mourning following the tragic loss of Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda who died late Thursday night at his Los Angeles home.

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LA, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES – The nation’s second-largest city said it will keep using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.The different responses Thursday followed a Food and Drug Administration alert to patients and health care providers that Curative’s test, which is used in some of the nation's largest cities, could particularly produce false negatives.

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WHO chief says 'clear problem' poorer nations not getting COVID-19 vaccines yet

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US safety agency rejects petition to recall Tesla vehicles

DETROIT – The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has rejected a request to investigate unintended acceleration in Tesla electric vehicles, saying the acceleration was caused by drivers pushing the wrong pedal.Brian Sparks of Berkeley, California, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in January of 2020 asking for an investigation.

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Tommy Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

LOS ANGELES – Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93.The Dodgers said Friday that he had a heart attack at his home in Fullerton.Resuscitation attempts were made en route to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m.

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Covid-19 update: Second inoculation dry run held; states to get vaccines soon

Covid-19 vaccination drive was conducted on Friday in 736 districts across all states and union territories. Overseeing the exercise in Tamil Nadu, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the entire population of the country will be inoculated soon.

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Doug Ford says Ontario will run out of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week

Doug Ford said the province is “running out” of COVID-19 vaccines and that it’ll be out of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses by the end of next week.At a press conference Friday morning, Ford said he spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday night about the need for a more reliable vaccine supply. ‘Urgently need vaccine’ says Toronto’s University Health Network president on COVID-19 doses Ford said Toronto’s University Health Network will run out of its vaccine supply on Friday.

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COVID-19: Rhino’s Roadhouse restaurant in Bewdley closed after 2 employees test positive

COVID-19 earlier this month.According to a Facebook post by Rhino’s Roadhouse in Bewdley, the restaurant closed on Saturday, Jan. 2, after some employees had “flu-like symptoms.” They were told to get a COVID-19 test, management reported.“Management thought it was best to close the restaurant until all tests results were in,” the post states.

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Manitoba health officials hold live coronavirus update as health orders set to expire

COVID-19, hours before strict province-wide public health orders are set to expire.Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa have scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Ontario education minister discusses increased safety enhancements in schools

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce on Friday discussed increased COVID-19 safety enhancements for schools, as well as details on asymptomatic testing.

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Coronavirus: Ontario will be out of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by the end of next week, Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that the province will be out of doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by the end of next week, and that he is hopeful the federal government will get more vaccines. “All the progress we’ve made, getting our daily vaccine numbers up, will be lost,” Ford said.

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Coronavirus: Ford asks Health Canada to approve AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday discussed COVID-19 vaccine distribution between provinces and territories, and asked Health Canada to “please approve” the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been already approved by the U.K.

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Coronavirus: Ford warns further measures to come due to “out of control” case numbers

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that the province would be releasing COVID-19 modelling next week, calling it “a wake up call” and stating that “there will be further measures because this is getting out of control.” Ford added this is “the most serious situation” the province has been in since the start of the pandemic.

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Joe Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office said Friday.“The president-elect believes we must accelerate distribution of the vaccine while continuing to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible," spokesman T.J. Ducklo said in a statement.

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New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify image

DETROIT – General Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image as clean vehicle company, rather than a builder of gas-powered pickups and SUVs. The 112-year-old Detroit automaker has promised to roll out 30 new battery-powered vehicles globally by the end of 2025 and said Friday that the new campaign will highlight its progressive vision for the future.

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Outbreak of COVID-19 confirmed at East Kilbride college

East Kilbride News that students have tested positive for the virus.

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Ontario sets new COVID-19 record with 4,200 cases; 154 cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ontario has set a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases, while health officials are reporting 154 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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More than 1,000 coronavirus cases were brought into the UK from abroad in early pandemic

More than 1,000 individual cases of Covid-19 were introduced to the UK from abroad during the first wave of the pandemic scientists have found.

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7 damning Covid failings by the Government exposed in new report

A string of failures in the UK's reponse to the Covid pandemic have been laid bare by MPs.

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NYPD commissioner tests positive for coronavirus

New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the NYPD told Fox News on Friday. Deputy Commissioner Richard Esposito said Shea is "doing well" and "staying home and he is running the police department remotely." The police force said 463 employees tested positive for the virus this month.The news comes days after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that members of law enforcement have been greenlighted to receive their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccination, despite conflicts with Gov.

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Man City Women's Continental Cup clash with Chelsea called off amidst continuing coronavirus crisis

direct to your inboxManchester City Women's Continental Cup quarter-final clash with Chelsea has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis currently sweeping the squad.The fixture was scheduled to take place this coming Wednesday.A statement from the club read: "In line with the decision made earlier this week to reschedule the Club’s upcoming Barclays FA Women’s Super League match against West Ham United due to COVID cases and other mitigating factors, the Football Association have now also postponed the team’s subsequent fixture."The match against West Ham United - which would have been Hammers' new boss Olli Harder's first game in charge - was called off earlier in the week after four positive coronavirus tests within the City

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Beyonce taking applications for $5,000 for those impacted by COVID-19

Beyonce's housing relief initiative has launched.The Formation singer announced last month that her BeyGOOD Foundation were teaming up with NAACP to help people who need assistance with their accommodation amid the coronavirus pandemic and now they are officially taking applications for $5,000 grants.'Housing assistance is here. Online applications start today for those impacted by the housing crisis caused by the pandemic.

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NSH opens winterized drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Dartmouth General

COVID-19 testing site this week.Winter has officially started and although the weather has yet to reach the depths of the chilliest season, Nova Scotia Health is already ready to deal with whatever Mother Nature throws at the province.

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College unveils new courses to support unemployed during pandemic

New courses include: Business – HNC Marketing and Communications, HNC Accounting, Skills Boost in Customer Service/ Business Skills, Skills Boost in Storage and Warehousing.Computing – HNC Cyber Security.Care – Skills Boost in Health and Social Care, Skills Boost in Childcare.Jackie Galbraith, Principal of West Lothian College, said: “I am delighted that we are expanding our courses to support people in West Lothian affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Quebec adds 2,588 new coronavirus cases, 45 deaths as hospitalizations soar

COVID-19 crisis continues to gain ground.The province also saw a jump in hospitalizations linked to the new coronavirus. There are 23 more patients in hospital for a total of 1,403 — a number not seen since the spring.Of those patients, 207 are in intensive care, a rise of five from the previous day.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 8

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:A Toronto hospital system president says the University Health Network will run out of coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of the day on Friday.“We’re out of vaccine,” UHN President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith tweeted.Smith said the hospital system has 3,000 people booked per day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be given the immunization.

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The Latest: Georgia State postpones games against Troy

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Georgia State men’s basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests. The games have not yet been rescheduled.Georgia State says players, coaches and staff members have received positive test results.

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Trump says he will not attend Biden’s inauguration

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

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The COVID-19 pandemic’s heavy toll on frontline nurses

Registered nurse Pam Parks talks about a day in the life of a frontline nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic at Lakeridge Health Hospital in Oshawa, Ont.

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Should other provinces have a curfew? Doctor answers our COVID-19 questions

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti checks in with The Morning Show to answer the latest COVID-19 questions.

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‘Urgently need vaccine’ says Toronto’s University Health Network president on COVID-19 doses

coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of the day on Friday.“We’re out of vaccine,” UHN President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith tweeted.Smith said the hospital system has 3,000 people booked per day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be given the immunization.

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Fetterman taking steps toward running for US Senate in 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)HARRISBURG, Pa. - John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, is taking a definitive step toward running for the state's open U.S.

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Dominion Voting Systems files $1.3B defamation lawsuit against Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

Attorney Sidney Powell speaks during a news conference with Rudy Giuliani, lawyer for U.S.

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₹2,000 crore to India for COVID-19 crisis

₹2,069 crore) for 'The COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Loan for Social Protection'. The objective of the project is to contain COVID-19 and mitigate adverse socioeconomic impacts in India, JICA said in a statement.Katsuo Matsumoto, chief representative, JICA India said the outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely affected the underprivileged and vulnerable societies in India.

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COVID mobile testing unit to open in Girvan

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit will be in Girvan next week.This temporary facility will allow people who have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free swab test as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for communities.The unit will be set up on Tuesday, January 12 and Wednesday, January 13 at the Quay Zone site in Knockcushan Street.Tests must be booked in advance with the booking portal for the Girvan site open from 6pm tomorrow (Saturday, January 9).Tests can be booked at: https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.Mobile test centres provide another way for people

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Premier League 'issues warning to players who break covid guidelines in letter to clubs'

The Premier League has fired a warning to players by outlining tough new action against those who break government coronavirus rules.

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WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access

The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

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Watch live as Trudeau, officials discuss COVID-19 and vaccine rollout

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the speed and efficiency of vaccinations are top of mind.According to many, it’s not happening fast enough.

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update Friday after reporting 118 cases since Jan. 1

How New Brunswick’s four-step plan to recover from COVID-19 works However, the province notes that the orange phase also indicates a “significant risk that COVID-19 is no longer under control in the province.”Wearing face masks is mandatory in indoor public spaces during the orange phase.

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Ontario adds over 4,200 coronavirus cases, including 450 previously unreported due to data backlog

coronavirus on Friday, a single-day record in the province, bringing the provincial total to 208,394.However, due a data backlog, the province said some cases in Friday’s daily total are older than the last 24 hours.“Due to a data upload delay at Toronto Public Health, approximately 450 additional cases have been included in today’s count. These cases were primarily from January 5th and 6th,” the Ontario government said.Despite Toronto Public Health’s data delay, and even without including the 450 older cases, Ontario is still reporting a record number of new coronavirus cases at just under 3,800.Thursday, the province reported the previous record of new cases in a day with 3,519.

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Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation

WASHINGTON – Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell's “wild accusations” that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden.“Dominion brings this action to set the record straight,” the company said in the suit filed in federal court in Washington.Powell has for weeks claimed without evidence that the election technology vendor, whose vote-counting equipment was used in several states, was part of a scheme to steal the election from President Donald Trump.

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US reports over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

WASHINGTON - The U.S. has surpassed 4,000 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.The country reported 4,085 deaths Thursday, with nearly 275,000 new coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.The high death toll and surging cases underscored the worsening situation following travel for holidays and family gatherings, along with more time indoors during the winter months. The coronavirus is surging in several states, with California hit particularly hard, reporting on Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths.

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Brentford boss Thomas Frank caught hugging Spurs star days before positive Covid test

Tottenham star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, just days before testing positive for coronavirus.The Bees manager has been struck down by Covid-19 and is now set for a period of isolation.He had been in charge as Spurs beat their Championship opponents to reach the League Cup final earlier this week.And, at the end of the encounter, cameras picked up Frank embracing Tottenham midfielder Hojbjerg and having a lengthy chat.The two have a close relationship with Frank coaching Hojbjerg for Denmark’s Under-17s and Under-19s.Frank is one of two Brentford representatives to test positive with the Bees stating he will “isolate at home for ten days under EFL and Government regulations”.Though he appears not to have passed the virus on to Hojbjerg, with

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Premier League clubs 'discuss two-week break' after Covid-19 cases at Man City and Sheffield United

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