WASHINGTON : The US government issued simplified rules for developers of coronavirus tests to promote serial screening, a process in which the same individual is tested multiple times within a few days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said."Today, we are providing information for test developers about a streamlined path to emergency use authorization," the FDA said in a press release on Tuesday. "This [path] applies to developers of molecular and antigen tests, for use in serial testing programs, as well as at-home tests for use in a serial manner outside of a testing program."Serial testing is used to detect asymptomatic coronavirus infections that fail to show up in a single test, the release said.

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Villanova advances to Sweet 16 with 84-61 win over North Texas

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 21: Justin Moore #5 of the Villanova Wildcats drives with the ball against Zachary Simmons #24 of the North Texas Mean Green in the first half of their second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Ba INDIANAPOLIS - Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 18 points, Jermaine Samuels Jr. had 15 and Villanova knocked down 15 3-pointers, emphatically ending 13th-seeded North Texas’ bid for a second NCAA Tournament upset with a 84-61 victory Sunday night.The fifth-seeded Wildcats (18-6) move on to the Sweet 16 to face top-seeded Baylor.

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Two visits per week to long-term residential care facilities allowed from today

Residents of long-term residential care facilities, including nursing homes, will be able to receive two visits per week from today.

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Asian trading mixed after Fed ends emergency measures

TOKYO – Asian shares were mixed Monday as sentiment was shaken by the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement that it would end some emergency measures put in place last year to help the financial industry deal with the pandemic.

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Kelowna woman finds silver lining in pandemic, a hidden talent for painting

‘This is a new chapter’: Summerland band reborn as duo release first single Now all she has to do is follow her intuition and pull out her paints.“I start with my colours,” said Macdonald. “I pick out the colours that I want and then I kind of just go for it.”Now she creates abstract artwork with skillfully placed layers and textures.

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Kate Garraway has been unable to see Derek since Christmas as he recovers from Covid

Kate Garraway has told how she has been unable to see Derek Draper in hospital this year – but enjoyed a “wonderful” family reunion at Christmas.

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Bueckers helps UConn rout High Point 102-59 in NCAA opener

SAN ANTONIO – UConn did just fine without coach Geno Auriemma, with Paige Bueckers scoring 24 points to lead the top-seeded Huskies to a 102-59 win over High Point in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

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Covid-19 vaccine battle heats up with EU ready to halt UK shipments

Slow RolloutAstra is now expected to deliver 30 million shots to the EU in the first quarter, less than half of what it initially committed to. The Astra vaccine is one of four approved in the EU.The EU is struggling to overcome a slow start to its inoculation campaign and has pledged to immunize 70% of adults by the end of September.

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Rajasthan: Primary schools to remain closed till further orders amid Covid-19 spike

Night curfew in 8 cities from todayAmid a recent spike in Covid-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has decided to impose a night curfew in eight cities from 11 pm to 5 am and ordered the closure of markets by 10 pm from today.The state government has also made it mandatory for people coming to Rajasthan from other states to carry a Covid-19 negative test report (not older than 72 hours) along with them from March 25.If passengers do not have the negative test report, they will have to stay in quarantine for 15 days, according to an official statement.Passengers will also be examined at airports, bus stands and railway stations.The decisions were taken in a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.The night curfew will be

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UK says it’s developing fast test for covid-19 variants

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No new community cases; 8 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation; 1 historical case

There are no new cases in the community to report today.

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One Ayrshire area now in Scotland's worst-hit coronavirus red zones

Ayrshire is still considered to be one of the worst-hit Covid red zones in Scotland.

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Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires

HAMPTON, Ga. – Ryan Blaney became the sixth driver to win in six races to start NASCAR's Cup season, surging to the front with nine laps to go after Kyle Larson's dominant performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway fell apart on a fading set of tires Sunday.

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Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

No surprise here: Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals.

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Line of Duty returns as fans search what CHIS means and spot Steve Arnott's nod to coronavirus pandemic

Line of Duty returned to our TV screens bringing with it Steve Arnott and the gang after a lockdown break. From wondering if Top Gear was ever going to finish (it did overrun by three minutes), and seeing what Steve Arnott was drinking, to looking up a bunch of acronyms like CHIS and trying to work out who H is, the show had us gripped from start to finish.

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Dr. J. E. Davey Elementary in Hamilton closed for a week amid COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak that reduced staffing to inadequate levels to operate the facility.The Hamilton Wentworth District School board (HWDSB) said students from Dr. J.

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Fewer COVID-19 infections in people aged 80 and up, Tam says

COVID-19 vaccine rollout has resulted in a drop in the number of infections in people over the age of 80, Canada’s chief public health officer said Sunday as several provinces prepared to further expand their immunization rollouts.Dr.

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Alberta reports 555 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and two more deaths from the disease on Sunday.The province said 282 people were in hospital, with 47 of those individuals in intensive care.The province now has 5,971 active cases, 134,000 recoveries and 1,963 deaths.As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 2,465 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 1,374, the North zone has 778, the South zone has 762 and the Central zone has 575.

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Hamilton COVID-19 deaths reach 300 after city reports 226 new cases on the weekend

COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with 121 on Saturday and 105 on Sunday.Public health also reported another death involving a person in their 80s.The city now has had 11,839 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began last year and 300 virus-related deaths.Active cases are up by 81 to 702 as of Friday. Ontario reports nearly 1,800 new coronavirus cases, 18 more deaths The city’s two hospitals have a combined 111 patients being treated for COVID-19, 94 at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) facilities and 17 at St.

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Saskatchewan adds one more COVID-19 death, 29 patients in ICU

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These are the latest coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester

Tameside continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.

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Sikh leaders celebrate upcoming holiday with vaccine clinic

LONDON – Sikh leader Balwinder Singh Basra rolled up his sleeve to get a COVID-19 vaccine Sunday at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton, north of London. And he wanted everyone to know about it.

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Italy reports 300 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 20,159 new cases

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Infant son of Browns WR Ryan Switzer back in hospital

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Browns wide receiver Ryan Switzer said his infant son has been hospitalized again and is undergoing a blood transfusion.

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Former FDA commissioner doesn’t think U.S. will face 4th wave of COVID-19 pandemic

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS’ “Face The Nation” Sunday that he’s concerned about a new coronavirus variant in New York City. He also said that he doesn’t think that the U.S. will see a fourth wave of the pandemic.

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Air travel to Canada drops a month after feds implement COVID-19 quarantine hotels

COVID-19 travel rules for those returning to Canada, the number of people flying into the country has dropped by almost 55 per cent, according to data from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).An analysis by Global News of weekly statistics released by the CBSA found that between Feb. 1 and Feb.

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China urges relaxed public to get COVID-19 vaccine

China, the problem doesn’t seem to be a shortage of vaccine. Rather, with the COVID-19 outbreak largely under control at home, not enough people want to get the shot.Chinese health officials appealed to the public Sunday to get inoculated.

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Biden rushes to prevent border crossings from overshadowing COVID-19 agenda

Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.With the number of migrants surging, administration officials say Biden inherited an untenable situation that resulted from what they say was President Donald Trump’s undermining and weakening of the immigration system.But as Congress pivots to immigration legislation, stories of unaccompanied minors and families trying to cross border have begun to dominate the headlines, distracting from the White House’s efforts to promote the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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Hundreds attend ‘freedom’ rally in downtown London, Ont., Saturday

Photos of the rally appeared to show hundreds of unmasked people standing less than two metres apart.“Of course people have the right to protest, it’s just sad that they’re choosing to protest about something like this,” Dr.

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Kenya offers free Covid jabs to UN, diplomats: Report

Covid-19 jabs for its staff in Kenya even though the government there hasn't finished vaccinating its own vulnerable citizens.The offer, confirmed by UN and diplomatic sources, comes as Kenya battles a severe third wave of the virus and last week recorded its highest single-day death toll since the pandemic began.The UN Office at Nairobi (UNON), which has approximately 20,000 staff and dependants, said it had accepted the national government's offer of free AstraZeneca jabs but stressed only those most at risk would be eligible."It is not a wholesale vaccination of all UN staff members and their dependents," UNON spokesman Newton Kanhema told AFP on Sunday.Registration opened Sunday for UN staff wanting the jab, with vaccinations to

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Quebec reports 648 COVID-19 cases, five deaths as health minister urges vigilance

COVID-19 as well as five more deaths linked to the pandemic on Sunday.The province says three people died in the past 24 hours, while the other two died between March 14 and 19.Hospitalizations declined by four to 501, but the number of people in intensive care increased by three to 102.Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter that the situation in the province in the last week has been encouraging, but is asking people to stay vigilant.He said Quebecers need to keep doing everything they can to keep cases down and avoid a third wave of the virus.Health workers gave 28,543 doses of vaccine on Saturday, for a total of 944,793 shots administered since immunization efforts got underway.

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9% week-on-week increase in number of Covid-19 cases

For nine out of the past 14 days, the number of new cases of Covid-19 has been "stuck" at between 500 and 650. It has been a little less on other days.

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Florida House committee weighs new rules for voting by mail

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida House committee takes up its own effort to rewrite vote-by-mail rules Monday, as Republicans push to enhance “ballot security” — despite no evidence of widespread problems — while Democrats and voter rights advocates say the election-related proposals before lawmakers would be costly and will make it harder for some Floridians to vote.

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30 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex Sunday, 21 in Sarnia-Lambton

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Sunday along with 23 recoveries.The region’s pandemic case tally now stands at 6,593, of which 6,229 have resolved. At least 185 local deaths have been connected to the virus, most recently on March 8.At least 179 cases are active in the region as of Sunday, the health unit says.

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6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 cr doses administered in India: Harsh Vardhan

₹900 crore was established to help the industry expedite research for COVID-19 vaccine.Vardhan also inaugurated Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Sensors and System at the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation here, which is a laboratory of CSIR, as well as a vaccination help desk at Dadu Majra colony here, an event organised by the city unit of the BJP. At the CSIO here, he also interacted with young scientists who received national awards and fellowships in the past two years.CSIO is committed to developing indigenous technologies according to the needs of the nation with minimum dependence on imports to provide impetus towards achieving the goal of self-reliant India, Vardhan said.While referring to the Centre of Excellence

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Homeless people in NI to begin receiving Covid vaccine

Homeless people in Northern Ireland will start to receive their Covid-19 vaccine soon, it has been confirmed.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 21

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday.Those aged 75 and older will be able to book an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine provincewide beginning Monday.The government made the announcement on Thursday. The change in eligibility comes earlier than initially planned — it was previously thought that the age requirement would be lowered at the beginning of April.In some regions, including York, Peel, and Halton, residents aged 75 and older are already able to book a time to receive their shots.

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Love is in the air at Canada-U.S. border as park becomes couple lifeline during COVID-19

Peace Arch Park — a 17-hectare stretch of manicured lawns and neatly trimmed garden beds at an otherwise unremarkable border crossing in the Pacific Northwest.Kelly, a 28-year-old Canadian legal assistant from Vancouver, had been crossing back and forth between British Columbia and Washington state to see her boyfriend without a hitch for two years.The start of the coronavirus pandemic, and the closure of the Canada-U.S. border in March 2020, forced a change of plans.

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Call for 10-attendee limit for funerals to be increased

The director of one Dublin's largest funeral homes has said large churches and cemeteries should be able to accommodate 25 to 50 people with social distancing measures in place.

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Every Ayrshire town and village that has suppressed coronavirus cases this week — and the 42 that haven't

Ayrshire has been reported today.New figures from today show that 49 areas out of 91 have low prevalence of the deadly virus compared to 50 last week.Ayrshire as a whole reported 29 new cases in the past 24 hours with 16,232 positive tests being detected since the pandemic began.The number of people in NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospitals is 31 — three less than yesterday.

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N.S. records 6 new COVID-19 cases as March Break ends

five potential exposure locations in Central Zone over the past few days, that included grocery stores, the Dartmouth Crossing Costco and a dollar store. Atlantic bubble returning by April 19 as long as COVID-19 numbers remain low Four of the six new cases are in Central Zone.

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‘Forgotten front line workers’: Essential workers reflect on year 1 of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 cases.In an effort to understand the life of essential workers over the past year, The Canadian Press interviewed four people who have largely continued work as usual through the pandemic: A bus driver, a teacher, a construction worker and a grocery store cashier. Essential workers in British Columbia won’t receive AstraZeneca shots until late April These are their stories.Shane Curveon, bus driver, Kelowna, B.C.When Shane Curveon drives the No.

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Leprosy drug may help fight COVID-19

clofazimine, which has proven effective against both SARS and MERS in laboratory experiments.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.A new study from researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in San Diego, CA, and the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam suggests that it may also be useful in treating COVID-19.Clofazimine exhibits antiviral properties against SARS-CoV-2 and limits the extreme inflammatory response that commonly occurs with COVID-19.The study has undergone peer review and will soon appear in edited form in the journal Nature.If researchers confirm clofazimine’s efficacy, experts could immediately deploy

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