Singapore is looking into an "unusual surge" of 5,324 new infections of Covid-19, the city-state's health ministry said, its highest such figure since the beginning of the pandemic, as beds in intensive care units fill up.

Ten new deaths brought the toll to 349, after 3,277 infections the previous day, while the ICU utilisation rate is nearing 80%, despite a population that is 84% fully vaccinated, with 14% receiving booster doses. "The infection numbers are unusually high today, mostly due to many Covid-positive cases detected by the testing laboratories within a few hours in the afternoon," the health ministry said in a statement. "The Ministry of Health is looking into this unusual surge in cases within a relatively short window, and

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'We may be weather-beaten but not defeated by Covid'

If we did not have the high levels of vaccination that now exist here, the daily numbers for Covid-19 would be terrible. According to Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, we could have had 10,000 cases a day now. That figure would continue to multiply rapidly.

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Wife shocked to learn husband’s cadaver dissected at pay-per-view event

COVID-19 complications in August. Instead she learned, after the fact, that his body underwent a public autopsy in an Oregon hotel ballroom, and that tickets were sold to see the body dissected.“I didn’t know he was going to be … put on display like a performing bear or something,” Saunders told NBC News of her husband, David, a Second World War army veteran who died at the age of 98.

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US expects delays on Monday when Covid-19 travel restriction lifts. Details here

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COVID-19: Can doctors refuse unvaxxed patients? Complaints suggest this is already happening

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Children under 12 leading new COVID-19 infections across Canada, PHAC says

Children under 12 are now leading the country in new COVID-19 infections as they await approval for vaccination, Canada’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said during a Friday news conference.

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COVID-19: India logs 10,929 fresh cases, active tally lowest in over 8 months

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How touring Broadway shows are strictly following COVID-19 safety rules

Nederlander National Markets, which presents touring Broadway shows all over the country, has partnered with Wellstand Health to ensure COVID-19 safety precautions are met and even exceeded.Local venue staff and backstage crew in cities including Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, and Reno, Nevada will now get their nasal cavities gently tickled by staff to ensure safety.Upcoming shows in Norfolk include “Anastasia,” “Hairspray,” “Jersey Boys,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”Meanwhile, the Great White Way has made a concerted effort to get back to business after being dark for nearly two years — the longest Broadway blackout in history — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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₹1,544 crore under Covid-19 response package

₹1,544 crore under the Emergency COVID-19 Response Package to bolster health systems in order to be prepared for a possible third wave, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

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Manitoba’s COVID-19/vaccine numbers – November 5

Manitoba’s COVID-19/vaccine numbers for November 5.

COVID-19: Proof of vaccination to be required for visitors to Canada’s correctional facilities

COVID-19 prior to entering a Correctional Service of Canada building.If someone is unable to be vaccinated, they must present proof of an exemption and a negative COVID test before entering the facility.“To allow for a transition period, from November 15 to January 24, visitors who are not fully vaccinated can show proof of having received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as a recent negative COVID-19 test result,” says the CSC in a press release.“This allows visitors to receive their second dose within this timeframe.” COVID-19: Can doctors refuse unvaccinated patients? Reports suggest this is already happening This new vaccine requirement does not apply to children under the age of 12 and emergency personnel entering on an urgent

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COVID-19: U.S. opening land border to fully-vaccinated Canadians on Monday

Come Monday, the U.S. is opening its land border to Canadians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Kim Smith has the details.

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Ed Sheeran's 15-Month-Old Daughter Lyra Also Tested Positive for COVID

Ed Sheeran is opening up about testing positive for COVID-19, and revealed it wasn’t just him who was affected by the virus, but his daughter, Lyra, too.

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Ed Sheeran Reveals His Daughter Lyra Also Battled COVID-19

Ed Sheeran is revealing more about his COVID-19 battle and that his daughter, Lyra, 15-months-old, also tested positive.

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More than seven million vaccine doses administered; 73 cases in hospital; 206 community cases

There were 27,892 first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up of 6,442 first doses and 21,470 second doses. To date, 89 percent of New Zealanders have had their first dose and 78 percent are fully vaccinated.

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Delhi's pollution dangerous for elderly, Covid recovered patients: Expert

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‘You really feel like life is on hold’: Young Calgary boy with brain surgery postponed finally gets operation

As Alberta’s fourth wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed ICUs, Health Minister Jason Copping said roughly 15,000 surgeries had to be postponed. One of them was four-year-old Zav, who was waiting for life-changing brain surgery.

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Pfizer results open door to new chapter for Covid treatments

Covid-19 treatment. Pfizer Inc.’s and Merck & Co. Inc.’s Covid pills may be just that. But questions remain about how well they will work in the real world, how safe they are and whether they will need to be taken in drug cocktails rather than alone.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i Department of Health issues cease & desist, $207,000 penalty to Embry Health for conducting unauthorized COVID-19 testing

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Greater Manchester doctors 'overwhelmed' as hospitals fill up with Covid-19 patients

Hospitals are struggling under pressure as general beds fill up with Covid-19 patients - leaving people waiting hours longer than they should for emergency help in A&E.

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Aaron Rodgers Says He Was Allergic to COVID Vaccines After Testing Positive

Aaron Rodgers is speaking out after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Aaron Rodgers Says He's in the 'Crosshairs of the Woke Mob' After Positive COVID Test

Aaron Rodgers is feeling the public pressure.

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Pfizer reports good results against severe COVID-19 for its antiviral pill

Pfizer announced today that its oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 (Paxlovid) reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% compared with placebo when taken within 3 days of symptom onset, while the federal government faces push-back on vaccine mandates.

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Latest coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester as cases fall in six borough

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in six boroughs of Greater Manchester, but gone up in others.

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Infectious disease physician responds after Merck antiviral pill approved for use in the UK

The world’s first antiviral pill for treating COVID-19 has been approved in the United Kingdom. Merck says Molnupiravir reduces COVID-19 symptoms and speeds up recovery.

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Toronto suspends nearly 250 workers who have not been COVID-19 vaccinated

98% of City of Toronto workers have received 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine Another 51 have been placed on a leave of absence while the city reviews their requests for accommodation.The city says 30,204 workers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 _ 94 per cent of the workforce.It says 31,910 have submitted their proof of vaccination, while 396 have not.The Toronto District School Board, meanwhile, says more than 700 of its staff are on leave for non-compliance with its vaccine policy.Unvaccinated City of Toronto workers to be suspended without pay starting Nov.

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Quebec suspending unvaccinated health care-workers who refuse COVID-19 testing

Quebec adds 571 new COVID-19 infections, 1 new death The Health Department on Friday would not confirm how many employees in total had been suspended, but data provided to The Canadian Press by some of the regional health boards suggested it was at least several dozen.The health network representing the Quebec City area said it had suspended six workers who refused to be tested even after “several communications” reminding them to do so.“Since reassignment was not possible for these employees, they were removed from the schedule and are receiving no compensation for an indefinite period, and this until they accept to be tested or are adequately vaccinated,” the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale wrote in an email Friday.The network

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Aaron Rodgers Confirms That He Never Got The COVID-19 Vaccine: ‘I Didn’t Lie’

Aaron Rodgers is on the defensive after confirming that he has not been vaccinated against COVID-19.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 12 cases Friday, SWPH adds 32 cases

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 12 COVID-19 cases on Friday, though the total cases to date climbed by 14 to 14,533.Of that total, there are 102 active cases (an increase of seven), 14,185 recoveries (an increase of seven) and 246 deaths. PCR test policy at border ‘actively being looked at,’ Tam says The latest death, reported Nov.

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COVID-19 vaccines 85% effective against hospital cases but weaken over time

A pair of new studies detail COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, one showing 85% protection against hospitalization and the other describing waning efficacy for three vaccine types against infection and death caused by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant among US veterans.

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Judge backs Florida, rejects challenge on student mask mandates

TALLAHASSEE – Saying that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration struck the “right balance,” an administrative law judge Friday rejected a challenge to a state Department of Health rule designed to prevent student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4 new COVID-19 cases reported in Guelph, active cases increase to 17

COVID-19 in the city on Friday as the total case count during the pandemic reached 5,106.The latest data shows Guelph has 17 active cases, with no new recoveries being reported.Total resolved cases are at 5,044 while the city’s fatal case count of 45 has remained unchanged for several weeks. How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in Guelph? Eight new cases were also reported in Wellington County, with its total case count climbing to 2,081.Active cases increased to 22 with two recoveries reported.

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COVID-19: Manitoba reports 130 new cases, 3 deaths

COVID-19 have died and health officials are reporting 130 new infections, amid rising case counts in southern Manitoba.Just shy of half of the new cases — 64 infections — were reported out of Southern Health region, where vaccine uptake has been significantly lower than the rest of the province. New Pfizer COVID-19 pill reduces hospital, death risk by 90%, company says Another 12 cases were reported in the Northern Health region, 35 by the Winnipeg Health region, 11 in the Prairie Mountain Health region, and eight in the Interlake-Eastern Health region.According to provincial data, 80 of Manitoba’s latest infections are among people yet to be vaccinated.

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New Pfizer Covid pill described as 'game-changing' slashes hospitalisation risk by 89%

coronavirus by a whopping 89%.It has been described as "game-changing" and the experimental drug will need to be taken to help work against symptoms of the illness once they occur.'Paxlovid' has been successfully developed by two drugs companies and works as a "protease inhibitor".

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COVID-19: Canada may be in for a ‘bumpy ride’ through winter, Tam says

Canada’s chief medical officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that Canada “may be in still for a bit of a bumpy ride all the way through the winter season” as the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released its latest COVID-19 modelling projections.

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City of Toronto suspends nearly 250 workers not vaccinated against COVID-19

City of Toronto says it has suspended nearly 250 workers who haven’t complied with its vaccination mandate.Managers and supervisors who work for the city are talking individually to workers who have yet to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine or who have not reported their vaccination status.So far, 248 have been suspended without pay for a maximum of six weeks, and face termination if they aren’t fully vaccinated by Dec. 13.

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Aaron Rodgers Faces Backlash For Not Getting COVID Vaccine Using Homeopathic Treatment

NFL star Aaron Rodgers has broken his silence after testing positive for COVID-19. The Green Bay Packers player spoke out on the Pat McAfee show, claiming to be a victim of the “woke mob” and “cancel culture” because he was not vaccinated. He continued, “I realize I’m in the crosshairs of the woke mob right now. So before my final nail gets put in my cancel culture casket, I think I would like to set the record straight on so many of the blatant lies that are out there about myself.”

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News Scan for Nov 05, 2021

A detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds. A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.The 36-question survey of 6,037 Americans was conduc

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Philadelphia's COVID-19 numbers falling as indoor activity ramps up, health commissioner says

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's coronavirus numbers have continued to fall even as colder weather sets in and more people congregate indoors, according to Philadelphia Health Commissioner Cheryle Bettigole. Appearing on Good Day Philadelphia for the first time since being appointed health commissioner, Bettigole credited the city's high vaccination rate and mask compliance for the downtrend. "Our numbers have been falling," Bettigole said. "I think that's a testament to how Philadelphians take care of each other and mask-wearing." According to the latest data, 87.8% of adults in Philadelphia have had at least one shot and nearly 72% are fully vaccinated.

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Emmerdale's John Bowe reveals he has quit acting after 50 years to campaign against Covid rules

Former Emmerdale star John Bowe has revealed he has quit acting to campaign against Covid rules.The actor, 71, is best known for playing Lawrence White on the ITV soap from 2014 to 2018, he also starred on Coronation Street as Duggie Ferguson from 1999 to 2002.Taking to Twitter earlier this week, John announced that he had left his "50 year career behind" while chatting in a thread with other social media users who claimed they were an "action group" to "stand against this tyranny". After being tagged by one of the accounts, the actor replied with: "I have left my 50 year career behind.

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Covid booster vaccines for over 60s now under way

The Health Service Executive is rolling out Covid-19 booster vaccines for those aged 60 and over from today.

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Biden admin considering vaccine mandate for businesses with fewer than 100 employees

subject to the COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate it is implementing on big businesses.OSHA's requirement will force businesses with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or else their employees will need to wear masks and be tested for COVID-19 weekly. It will go into effect Jan.

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Kate Garraway 'so emotional' as decision is made for husband Derek amid covid recovery

Kate Garraway admitted she was feeling "so emotional" as a difficult career decision was made for her husband Derek Draper as he continues to battle ahead through his recovery from COVID-19.The Good Morning Britain presenter, who shares children Darcy, 15, and Billy, 12, with 54 year old Derek, revealed to her fans she was sadly forced to pack up her husband's things.The mum-of-two, also 54, shared a snap of her receiving help from the delivery men as she explained the time had come to sort out Derek's former office as well as rooms he used for therapy. Derek is a respected psychotherapist and publish author, and has also dabbled in politics over the years too.

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Kanye West Reveals His COVID Vaccine Status

Kanye West is opening up about his coronavirus vaccine status.

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COVID-19: Guelph Hospital’s employee vaccination policy remains in place

announcement that it will not make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for hospital workers, Guelph General Hospital‘s mandate is not changing.The hospital, along with several other nearby facilities in Waterloo Region and Wellington County, announced in September that staff, physicians, students, volunteers and contractors had until Oct. 12 to get fully vaccinated.Anyone who was not vaccinated by that date was placed on unpaid leave.

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Colbert, Kimmel & Fallon React To Aaron Rodgers Misleading Fans About COVID-19 Immunization

Aaron Rodgers inspired a load of laughs on Thursday’s late-night shows.

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Pfizer Covid-19 pill cuts risk of serious illness by nearly 90 per cent, trial results show

Pfizer's antiviral pill for Covid-19 is nearly 90 per cent effective in reducing the risk of serious disease, trial results suggest.

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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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