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Mumbai: Each police zone to fine 1,000 maskless people per day amid Covid surge

03.03.2021 / 10:53

₹200 from people not wearing masks, as mandated under COVID-19 norms In a bid to intensify the crackdown on people not wearing masks, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has asked the city police force to collect fine from at least 1,000 such violators per day in each zone, an official said on Wednesday.Mumbai is divided into 12 police zones and the city police are authorised to collect a fine of ₹200 from people not wearing masks, as mandated under COVID-19 norms.To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the metropolis, Singh hasasked the city police force totake strict action against those not wearing masks in public places, the official said.He said Singh recently asked all senior inspectors to improve the performance of their

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President Ram Nath Kovind receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi

03.03.2021 / 10:52

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10 things to keep in mind registering on Co-Win portal for covid-19 vaccine

03.03.2021 / 10:52

Also Read | How citizen data led India’s covid battleHere are ten things that you must keep in mind while booking an appointment on the Co-WIN portal:Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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03.03.2021 / 10:41

'Reasons to be hopeful' as Covid hospital numbers fall

The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 continues to fall, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

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03.03.2021 / 10:39

NHS staff and care workers could be forced to have Covid jab under new plans

Ministers are discussing plans to force NHS workers to have coronavirus vaccines, according to reports.

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03.03.2021 / 10:39

Ayrshire NHS chiefs respond to claim that people aren't turning up for Covid jab appointments

Ayrshire NHS chiefs have responded to a claim that only 60 per cent of people are turning up for vital coronavirus vaccines at one of the region's biggest vaccination centres. A report online last week suggested that around 40 per cent of residents scheduled to be vaccinated at the Galleon Centre in Kilmarnock hadn't bothered to turn up for pre-arrange appointments.

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US working with allies on Covid vaccine strategy in Asia to counter China: Report

03.03.2021 / 10:35

United States is working with allies Japan, India and Australia on a plan to distribute Covid-19 vaccines in Asia to counter the influence of China, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.Also Read | How citizen data led India’s Covid battleIn recent weeks, the White House has held talks with other members of the Quad, a diplomatic and security initiative between the countries, the report added.Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific policy coordinator, is spearheading the effort and has held many meetings with ambassadors from the group, according to the report. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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6 Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist imagery

03.03.2021 / 10:34

Books written by a popular children’s author adored around the world are under serious scrutiny. A handful of Dr. Seuss books have been pulled from publication. Jill Croteau reports.

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Video captures arrest of suspects on Highway 97

03.03.2021 / 10:32

A tense standoff Tuesday caught on camera between RCP and alleged car thieves in the B.C. interior. Video posted on Facebook shows police taking the suspects into custody on Highway 97 between Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.

What does it take to keep repeat sex offender behind bars?

03.03.2021 / 10:32

How many crimes does it take to keep dangerous predators behind bars? That’s the question being raised after the release of convicted child sex offender Cyle Larsen on Monday. Edmonton police have issued multiple warnings about Larsen.

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‘Nobody wants to take responsibility’: Calgary parents demand new southwest high school

03.03.2021 / 10:31

Parents who are part the West Calgary Catholic High School Advocacy Group say their need for a new high school has been ignored for years. Carolyn Kury de Castillo explains.

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Germany's Merkel set to agree to cautious easing of Covid-19 lockdown

03.03.2021 / 10:31

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was poised on Wednesday to agree a gradual relaxation of coronavirus curbs with regional leaders, but the rules can be tightened again if infections jump, according to draft plans seen by Reuters.Pressure is growing on the government to set out clear plans to restore normal activities after months of pandemic lockdown, even though daily cases have begun creeping up again and the pace of vaccination has been sluggish.Also Read | How citizen data led India’s Covid battleThe draft plans say that from March 8 a maximum of five people from two households, excluding children younger than 14, will be allowed to meet.Flower shops and book stores, garden centres, tattoo and nail parlours as well as massage salons will

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Heart attack survivor from Alberta hopes to summit world’s tallest mountain: ‘Everest, here I come!’

03.03.2021 / 10:31

Working your way back to health after a heart attack can be a real challenge. Now, as Gil Tucker shows us, an Alberta man is out to give others hope, as he tackles one of the biggest challenges in the world.

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03.03.2021 / 10:29

'We're a small hospital with a big heart': How Rochdale Infirmary is making sure thousands of patients who don't have Covid get urgent care in the pandemic

direct to your inboxOn the edge of the town centre, with the snow-capped Pennines looming in the far distance, Rochdale Infirmary is bustling with patients.From the first member of staff the Manchester Evening News encounters - Jimmy, who works as a groundsman, and knows everyone - to the clinicians, everyone is welcoming. The hospital has an important role in the coronavirus pandemic as a green (or Covid secure site), which has taken on essential surgery from other hospitals across Greater Manchester that otherwise would have been delayed.

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Police on alert regarding crimes related to 2020 GCE O/L

03.03.2021 / 10:27

COLOMBO (News 1st): Two incidents have been reported with regard to the 2020 GCE Ordinary Level Examination, which is currently underway, Sri Lanka Police said on Wednesday (Mar. 03).“A 27-year-old individual was arrested yesterday (Mar.

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One arrested in Yakkala with illegally assembled vehicle: Police

03.03.2021 / 10:26

COLOMBO (News 1st): Gampaha Police arrested one suspect in Bogamuwa, Yakkala with an illegally assembled motor vehicle, Sri Lanka Police said on Wednesday (Mar. 03).Police also recovered 12 number plates from the suspect’s possession, Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana told News 1st.The suspect was produced at the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court and he was remanded till 10th March.Gampaha Police are conducting further investigations.Elaborating on the crime committed by the suspect, DIG Ajith Rohana said based on the Sri Lankan law, no one is permitted to illegally assemble any vehicle nor can anyone prepare vehicle number plates other than the Commissioner-General of Motor Traffic.

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Crash kills 13 on route for illegal border crossings

03.03.2021 / 10:26

HOLTVILLE, Calif. – Barely a mile from where an SUV packed with 25 people struck a tractor-trailer — killing 13 inside — a cemetery with unmarked bricks is a burial ground for migrants who died crossing the border from Mexico to remote California desert.

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03.03.2021 / 10:09

Dear Oppa: Before military enlistment, an Indian EXO L wishes EXO's Chanyeol return with good health, strength

Towards the end of last month, EXO-Ls were given the confirmed statement by SM Entertainment that beloved EXO member Chanyeol will be enlisting in the military on March 29. Chanyeol is now the fifth EXO member after Xiumin, D.O., Suho and Chen to enlist.

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Suns overcome Booker's ejection, hold off Lakers 114-104

03.03.2021 / 10:01

LOS ANGELES – Dario Šarić scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Mikal Bridges added 19 and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker's ejection for a 114-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

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Asian shares advance despite Wall Street retreat

03.03.2021 / 09:57

BANGKOK – Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier.

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The Latest: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Taiwan

03.03.2021 / 09:57

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Taiwan.

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Australian AG Porter denies rape accusation, won't resign

03.03.2021 / 09:55

CANBERRA – Australia’s attorney-general denied having sexual contact with a 16-year-old who had accused him of raping her 33 years ago and said Wednesday he would not resign as the nation's top law officer.

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Indian pregnant women show maximum covid-19 vaccine acceptance, shows survey

03.03.2021 / 09:53

vaccine hesitancy has marred the country's covid-19 inoculation drive, pregnant women in India seem to be more than willing to take the shots, as per a survey conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H.

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Protests in Kilinochchi against burial of COVID victims in Iranaitivu

03.03.2021 / 09:53

COLOMBO (News 1st): Residents of the Iranaitivu Island are staging a protest in Ireinemaida town in Kilinochchi against the decision taken to bury COVID-19 victims in the island, News 1st correspondent in the area reported on Wednesday morning (Mar. 03).According to News 1st reporter, civil societies, fisheries associations, and Catholic priests in the area have joined the protest.The protesters charge that the burial of COVID-19 victims at the Iranaitivu Island, while people are being resettled, creates problems.Addressing the cabinet media briefing, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Tuesday (Mar.

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AG receives 65 volumes of PCoI material on April Attacks

03.03.2021 / 09:51

Colombo (News 1st); The Attorney General received 65 volumes of Proceedings of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the 2019 April Attacks from the Secretary to the President on Tuesday (02).State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General speaking to News 1st said 22 volumes were not handed over due to the sensitive nature of evidence pertaining to national security.The Presidential Secretariat received 87 volumes with respect to the evidence and proceedings of the PCoI on the 2019 April 21st Attacks.She said 22 volumes were not handed over to the Attorney General as per the advice of the Presidential Commission due to the sensitive nature of the evidence and proceedings.The Attorney General stated

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Arrest police officers who assaulted law student; AG tells IGP

03.03.2021 / 09:51

Colombo (News 1st); Attorney General Dappula De Livera has directed the Inspector General of Police to arrest all Suspect Police Officers of the Peliyagoda Police involved in the assault of law student Migara Gunaratne.State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General told News 1st that the IGP was also directed to produce the suspects before a court on charges under the Penal Code & Torture Act.04 police officers attached to the Peliyagoda Police station were interdicted following an incident of an assault on a law student inside the police station on the 25th of February 2021.Sri Lanka Police said Senior DIG In-charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon on that day had given the necessary

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03.03.2021 / 09:33

US brings forward vaccine goal, Brazil deaths hit new peak

The United States will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for its adult population by the end of May, President Joe Biden has said, while Brazil's troubles deepened as it registered its highest 24-hour death toll.

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Dubai developer Emaar to take over mall unit as coronavirus weighs

03.03.2021 / 09:29

Emaar Properties PJSC, the Dubai-based developer of the world’s tallest tower, plans to take over its malls unit as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates a property downturn in the Middle East business and tourism hub. The shares of both companies climbed.The developer, which already owns 85% of Emaar Malls, proposed to pay 0.51 share for every Emaar Malls share, valuing the business at 24 billion dirhams ($6.5 billion).

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03.03.2021 / 09:25

Pandemic asks questions on our divided land

Borrowing some observations from the musical, Hamilton, 'It's Quiet Uptown' as we deal with The Unimaginable.

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Goa CM Pramod Sawant takes first jab of Covid-19 vaccine

03.03.2021 / 09:15

Covid-19 vaccine at a Primary Health Center (PHC) in Sanquelim.He further appealed to all eligible people to come forward and get themselves vaccinated.Also Read | How citizen data led India’s Covid battle"Received the first dose for #COVID19 vaccine today at PHC Sankhali. I once again appeal to all those eligible to come forward and get vaccinated.

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Real estate lawyers may have helped high rollers buy Vancouver homes like casino chips: inquiry

03.03.2021 / 09:03

money-laundering scheme, the province’s inquiry has heard.In testimony Tuesday at the Cullen Commission, Brad Rudnicki, a BC Lottery Corporation anti-money laundering intelligence specialist, said his investigations suggested foreign high rollers could have been buying Metro Vancouver homes through loan sharks in the same way they were buying casino chips. BC Lottery Corp.

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Going for a Covid vaccine shot? Check out complete list of vaccination centres in your city

03.03.2021 / 08:53

Here's the full list of hospitals where Covid-19 vaccine is administered:New DelhiThe AAP-led Delhi government has finalised a list of 192 hospitals — 136 private and 56 government — where vaccination will be carried out six days a week.Government hospitalsAruna Asaf Ali Govt. HospitalBalak Ram HospitalGB Pant HospitalHindu Rao HospitalKasturba HospitalLok Nayak HospitalMaulana Azad Medical CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri HospitalESI Hospital Rohini DHDeep Chand Bandhu Hospital DHDr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital Rohini DHCRPF Composite Hospital, Jharoda KalanRHTC NajafgarhPrivate hospitalsDelhi Heart and lung hospitalJeevan Mala HospitalSir Ganga Ram City Hospital, Pusa RoadSt.

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Japan mulls extending Tokyo area coronavirus emergency by two weeks

03.03.2021 / 08:31

Japan is considering extending by two weeks the virus emergency in the Tokyo region now set to expire on March 7, TV network FNN reported, in a bid to further rein in the pace of infections.FNN, citing an unidentified person, said the central government could make its decision as early as Thursday and announce it the next day.

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Covid vaccination in Bengaluru: Full list of hospitals where you can get inoculated

03.03.2021 / 08:31

Here's a list of hospitals giving the Covid-19 vaccine:Government centresKC General Hospital, JayanagarGeneral Hospital, BangaloreMedical College and HospitalBowring Medical College HospitalCV Raman General HospitalPrivate centresVikram Hospital,Manipal Hospital, Old Airport RoadRaghavendra People Tree HospitalSapthagiri Institute of Medical SciencesColumbia Asia Hospital, YeshwanthpurApollo Hospital, SheshadripuramColumbia Asia Hospital, SarjapurColumbia Asia Hospital, WhitefieldFortis Hospital, Bannerghatta RoadApollo Hospital, Bannerghatta RoadSparsh HospitalRajarajeswari Medical College & HospitalBGS Global Institute of Medical SciencesColumbia Asia Hospital, HebbalAster CMI Hospital, HebbalApollo Speciality Hospital, JayanagarDayanand

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Covid vaccination Chennai: List of hospitals administering vaccines

03.03.2021 / 08:31

The hospitals in Chennai are:Public Health And Welfare Society, Ramakrishnapuram, West MambalamAppasamy Hospitals, ArumbakkamSampat Nursing Home, MylaporeFaith Multispecialty Hospital, Konnur, VillivakkamSoorya Hospital Saligramam, SaligramamXcellent Care Super Speciality, VelacheryThalessemia Welfare Hospital, TaramaniPrashanth Hospital Velachery, VelacheryAdyar PM Hospital, AdyarBloom Health Care, VelacheryAbhijay Hospital Perambur, Venkatesan, Perambur, ChennaiHycare Super Speciality Hospital, ArumbakkamClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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University students to receive COVID-19 jab: UGC

03.03.2021 / 08:23

COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been reached to provide the COVID-19 vaccine for all university students starting next month, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said.The decision was reached during a meeting with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday evening (Mar. 02), Prof.

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Insurance facilities provided for any agricultural crop

03.03.2021 / 08:23

COLOMBO (News 1st): Farmers are now provided with insurance facilities for any agricultural crop, the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board said on Wednesday (Mar. 03).Until recently only six crops, including paddy, were insured; however, at present, facilities have been provided to insure all crops under a concessionary contribution, Attorney-at-Law Premachandra Epa, the Chairman of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board told News 1st.According to the Chairman of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board, the insurance scheme will provide benefits with regard to destructions caused due to floods, droughts and damages due to wildlife as well as various other pests.Information and advice in this regard can be obtained from all

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Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and stood by his proposed $1,400 payments to individuals, even as some party moderates sought to dial back parts of the package.

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Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of March to hasten school reopenings.

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Fauci donates his personal 3D COVID-19 model to Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the U.S.

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California clinics: More vaccines going to rich than at-risk

SAN FRANCISCO – Teresa Parada is exactly the kind of person equity-minded California officials say they want to vaccinate: She's a retired factory worker who speaks little English and lives in a hard-hit part of Los Angeles County.

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Biden health pick taking heat for support of abortion rights

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat from Republicans for his actions in support of abortion rights. They want to define him — and the new administration — as out of the mainstream.

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India stands ready to work with UN to ensure supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Syri

03.03.2021 / 08:03

Covid-19 vaccines are delivered to people to people of Syria, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu. The diplomat was speaking at the UN General Assembly high-level panel on the human rights situation in Syria on Tuesday, where he mentioned that Syria is facing a "dire" situation, compounded by the pandemic, winterisation and good security.

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380,000 COVID Vaccines from WHO’s COVAX to SL

03.03.2021 / 07:49

COLOMBO (News 1st): A consignment of 380,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines provided under the Covax facility of the World Health Organisation will arrive in the country before Friday (Mar. 05), health authorities said.Under the Covax facility of the WHO, 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine will be provided to Sri Lanka before May this year, Dr.

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New programme targeting drivers who use drugs: NTMI

03.03.2021 / 07:49

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) has decided to implement a new program to identify drivers who use narcotic substances, officials said.Complaints were received regarding certain heavy vehicle and passenger bus drivers using drugs, Dr. Savindra Gamage, the Chairman of the National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) told News 1st on Wednesday (Mar.

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Fraser Health warns of more COVID-19 variant of concern school exposures

03.03.2021 / 07:49

COVID-19 variant of concern Tuesday.In Surrey: North Surrey Secondary, Frost Rd Elementary, Princess Margaret Secondary, Woodward Hills Elementary, A.J. McLellan Elementary, and Sullivan Heights Secondary School.In Burnaby: Marlborough Elementary.In Port Coquitlam: Archbishop Carney Regional.In Coquitlam: Ecole Maple Creek Middle.

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Florida releases eligibility form for ‘extremely vulnerable’ patients for COVID-19 vaccine

03.03.2021 / 07:45

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health released the eligibility form physicians will fill out for “extremely vulnerable” patients to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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