West Bengal today, the highest COVID-related deaths on a single day so far, the a health department bulletin said. The overall death toll in the state touched 13,284.Of the fresh fatalities, 39 were reported from North 24 Parganas district and 33 from Kolkata.

The remaining deaths were registered in several other districts.The state also logged 19,117 fresh COVID infection, which took the overall tally to 11,33,430.

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Karnataka logs 31,183 new COVID cases, 451 deaths in 24 hours

Karnataka on Saturday reported as many as 31,183 new COVID19 cases pushing the total number of cases to 23,98,925, the health bulletin said. Currently, the active tally stands at 4,83,204.The death toll today reached to 24,658 as 451 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

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West Bengal reports 18,863 new Covid-19 cases, 154 deaths in a single day

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India in greater need for Covid vaccines, will not exert pressure for supply of doses: Bhutan

AstraZeneca," he added.India has already supplied around 5.5 lakh vaccine doses to Bhutan in two batches. And, roughly 80% of adults in the Himalayan country have been vaccinated with the first dose.Bhutan had said that it would fully vaccinate the entire country by the end of June.

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Ontario reports nearly 1,800 COVID-19 cases, record number of new vaccinations

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 520,774.“Locally, there are 416 new cases in Toronto, 355 in Peel, 147 in Durham and 140 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.For comparison, last Saturday 2,584 cases were reported.Twenty new deaths were also announced on May 22, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,599.A total of 490,721 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 2,520. Golf courses, other outdoor amenities reopen in Ontario Nearly 34,600 additional tests were completed.

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Face masks mostly out, hugs in at White House as U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations continue

White House. A visiting head of state welcomed with pomp, circumstance and handshakes.

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Today's Public Health Scotland Covid update as Glasgow City again has highest infection rate

Scotland within the last 24 hours, official figures show.Data has been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland as part of the national COVID-19 daily briefing.NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has reported 169 of the new cases.Meanwhile, there have been 65 in the NHS Lothian health board area and 38 from NHS Lanarkshire.According to Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Glasgow City has the highest infection rate in the country – at 126.7 as of Friday, May 21.The second-highest is East Renfrewshire which has a rate of 108.9 while Clackmannanshire (104.8) has the third-highest rate.Locally, South Ayrshire's infection rate stands at 9.8 with East Ayrshire's at 23.8

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'One of the biggest and most important national efforts in our history': More than 50 million Covid-19 vaccinations given out in England

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Concern as Limerick region sees rapid rise in Covid-19 cases

Public Health Mid-West has warned that the Limerick region could find itself in "a very troubling position" if daily Covid-19 case numbers in the area continue to rise, while hospitals deal with massive disruption due to the HSE cyber attack.

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Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement

NEW YORK – Monifa Bandele became a community organizer in the late 1990s, after New York City police fatally shot a young, unarmed Black immigrant named Amadou Diallo in the Bronx.

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Scottish Government announces no deaths and 370 new covid cases in last 24 hours

covid deaths and 370 new cases overnight. It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,664.There are currently 81 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 231,282.To date 3,096,341 people have received their first vaccination with 1,799,956 having a second jab.

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Black man's death fuels debate over police shooting at cars

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Police departments across the U.S. — including in large cities such as New York and Denver — strictly limit shooting at moving vehicles because they consider the practice ineffective and not worth the risk to human life.

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New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection

ATLANTA – When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identification.

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COVID-19: Golf courses, other outdoor amenities reopen in Ontario

COVID-19 cases continue to trend down.Residents can also resume using tennis courts, skate parks and sports fields.However, outdoor sports and classes remain off limits.

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Here’s a look at why India is short on COVID-19 vaccines

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines “to help all humanity.” Now India is struggling to meet its own domestic needs for the shots amid a startling surge of infections.As the world’s largest maker of vaccines, India always was expected to play a pivotal role in global efforts to immunize against COVID-19. But a mixture of overconfidence, poor planning and bad luck has prevented that from happening.Here’s a look at what went wrong: BioNTech vaccine should be up to 75% effective against India COVID-19 variant: CEO Officials in India seemed to have been caught off guard by several things, including the speed at which vaccines were approved for use around the world.

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'Extremely concerning' Security glitch allows Scots to fake covid vaccination certificate

NHS Scotland Portal so people travelling abroad can provide proof of vaccinations. The form includes details of what jab the person received and when.But the certificates can now be faked due to a security glitch that allows personal details to be altered by using computer software programmes.BBC Scotland was able to download a certificate and edit it to include a false name and the address of the BBC's Glasgow headquarters.

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'Situation is evolving, only time will tell': Govt on mix-and-match of Covid vaccine doses

Covid-19.Dr VK Paul's comments come as India continues to face an acute shortage of coronavirus vaccines, despite being the hub of vaccine manufacturing in the world.A seven-day rolling average of vaccinations in the country showed an alarming decline for the seventh day on 20 May, as the Union Health Ministry said only 11.66 lakh people got their jabs a day ago, mounting concern about next waves of infections.At 13.42 lakh, the rolling average number of vaccinations was lowest since 14 March when the second wave of Covid-19 infections, which overwhelmed the country's healthcare system and left thousands dead, was scaling up.News agency Reuters had earlier reported that India's output of Covid-19 shots for August-December is likely to be

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Andhra Pradesh CM asks Centre to stop covid vaccines supply to private hospitals

₹2,000-25,000 for each vaccine dose from people due to the flexibility offered to them to fix the price.In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jagan said, "This makes these doses one of the costliest in the world and invites criticism from the general public.

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Patients within 6 weeks of Covid treatment at highest risk of black fungus: AIIMS doctor

New Delhi: Patients within six weeks of Covid treatment are at the highest risk of black fungus, said senior neurosurgeon at AIIMS.Speaking to ANI, Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr P Sarat Chandra said, "Fungal infections are not new. But it has never happened in epidemic proportions.

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Father of 5 dies from COVID-19 after refusing to get vaccine

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Lincoln Park family is grieving the loss of a father of five from COVID-19.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors

COVID-19 vaccine campaign reached a milestone Friday, breaking a record for the number of doses given in a single day, some of the province’s doctors say the most vulnerable of the population are being left behind.New data has shown that, particularly in Calgary and Edmonton, areas with high COVID-19 infection rates have dramatically lower vaccination rates compared to the surrounding area — something experts say is because of vaccine inaccessibility rather than vaccine hesitancy. Calgary politicians push for pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to ensure accessibility Dr.

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At least 100 climbers, staff infected with COVID-19 on Mount Everest: guide

Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, giving the first comprehensive estimate amid official Nepalese denials of a COVID-19 cluster on the world’s highest peak.Lukas Furtenbach of Austria, who last week became the only prominent outfitter to halt his Everest expedition due to virus fears, said one of his foreign guides and six Nepali Sherpa guides have tested positive.

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'Children can spread Covid-19 but...': Govt says as India preps for third wave

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Covid positivity rate down from 24.83% on 10 May to 12.45% on 22 May: Govt

Covid-19 positivity rate has declined from 24.83% on May 10 to 12.45% on May 22," the government said on Saturday during a routine press briefing.The pandemic situation is stabilising in India with the positivity rate, daily and active Covid-19 cases reducing, the government said.However, the government officials further said, "Though there is an overall decline in case burden but Covid-19 positivity rate is still over 10% in 382 districts."According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), as many as 20,66,285 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours across the country, which is the highest number of tests conducted in a day.The Union Health Ministry informed that India's daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new

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The Latest: Swiss fly COVID-19 medical supplies to Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The Swiss government has flown $8 million of much needed equipment and medical supplies to combat COVID-19 to help Nepal, which is struggling with a failing health system and acute shortages of hospital beds, medication and oxygen for patients.

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A look at who the provinces plan to vaccine against COVID-19 in the next few weeks

COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.Health Canada says up to 37 million doses of vaccine could be shipped in May and June, but only 20.3 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 1.04 million doses of Moderna are confirmed. The remaining 11.3 million doses of Moderna, and another four million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca from various sources are still tentative.Provinces initially suspended giving AstraZeneca shots to people under the age of 55 based on an advisory committee’s advice, but their recommendation changed on April 23 to reflect that the shot is safe for anyone aged 30 and older.

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New Brunswick reports 2nd AstraZeneca-related death

New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell confirmed the second death on Friday of an individual in their 50s related to blood clot complications after getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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NDP calls for federal COVID-19 wage subsidy clawbacks, but critics question feasibility

NDP is calling on the federal government to claw back COVID-19 pandemic wage subsidies handed to companies that took advantage of the cash to boost executive compensation, but economists say other paths to worker support may mark a more feasible route.In a May 13 letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, New Democrat Peter Julian said all publicly traded companies that received the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) should repay any bumps in salaries and bonuses for senior management.“The wage subsidy was clearly supposed to go to workers and toward protecting Canadians’ jobs — not bonuses for top corporate brass,” the letter states. She had two jobs.

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Summer of love: STI cases dropped during the pandemic, will they rise again as we reopen?

sexually transmitted infections dropped.The number of reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea plummeted during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, though they crept back up throughout the summer and fall of 2020 as restrictions loosened — and the same could happen again as the province reopens this summer, experts say.In April 2019, Ontario reported 4,188 cases of chlamydia, according to data from Public Health Ontario. For the same month a year later, there were only 1,637 cases reported.

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About 15 hospitals treating black fungus cases in Delhi: Health Minister

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Climbing guide says at least 100 virus cases on Everest

KATHMANDU – An expert climbing guide said Saturday that a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, giving the first comprehensive estimate amid official Nepalese denials of a COVID-19 cluster on the world’s highest peak.

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New 'triple mutant' Covid variant found in UK as scientists launch probe

coronavirus variant is being investigated by scientists in the UK.So far there have been 49 cases of the strain, which has a "strange combination" of genes.They have been mainly found in Yorkshire and Humber, but Brits are being told not to be alarmed by it.The strain is a "variant under investigation”, the Mirror reports.But there is said to be no evidence yet to say it is more transmissible or resistant to vaccines.It comes as cases of the Indian variant, which is thought to be more transmissible, continue to rise across the country.The Covid R rate – the rate it reproduces at – is now somewhere between 0.9 and 1.1.This is the highest it has been since the second wave peak back in January.The Government has vowed to put in place any

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Delhi requires 80 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses per month: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

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Delhi logs 2,260 fresh COVID cases, 182 deaths, positivity rate dips to 3.58%

Delhi on Saturday reported as many as 2,260 fresh COVID cases taking the total number of cases to 14,15,219 and active cases to 31,308, a health bulletin said.

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Tamil Nadu extends Covid-19 lockdown by a week from 24 May: What's allowed and what's not

Let's take a look at what's allowed, what's not:Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 36,184 new coronavirus infections, with the State capital's daily COVID-19 count registering a slight decline to 5,913 as against 6,073 the day before. The number of deaths stood at 467, taking the total number of fatalities to 19,598.The total number of positive cases till date numbered 17,70,988 and the number of active cases, including those in isolation, stood at 2,74,629.

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Over 400 doctors died in second Covid wave, at least 100 in Delhi: IMA

A total of 748 doctors died during the first waveThe IMA COVID-19 registry also showed 748 doctors had died due to the disease during the first wave of the pandemic. IMA President Dr JA Jayalal said the IMA maintains a registry based only on the input of its various branches across the country, a PTI report said.

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Additional community testing in Glenburn as Renfrewshire covid cases rise

www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus-testing/glenburn-foxbar. For more information on community testing in Renfrewshire visit: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus-testing-centres.

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South Lanarkshire Council urge Cambuslang residents to go for COVID test

iOS - Android An NHS Lanarkshire Community Outreach Team was based at Newton Farm community on Friday for residents to go along and be checked without an appointment.PCR test kits were also available to be collected and returned there too.There are also Mobile Test Units at:- Eastfield Lifestyles; Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm and 9.30am to 5.30pm Saturdays and Sundays- Blantyre Leisure Centre; Monday to Sunday 9.30am to 5.30pmHead over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region Appointments for those with or without symptoms can be made online or by calling 0800 028 2816.

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A COVID-19 love story: Meet a Canadian bride and her U.S. husband who got married at the border

COVID-19 pandemic hit, a Canadian bride and her American husband had no choice but to shelve their original wedding plans — instead, they were married in a quaint ceremony straddling the border, surrounded by family on either side and under the watchful eyes of border guards.Davina Finn and David Hecht were supposed to have their big day in her hometown of Ottawa last year in the presence of hundreds of loved ones from both countries.But after two months of closures and the health crisis surging, the pair who met in New York decided they needed to find another option so that their parents and siblings could be with them for their wedding.“If you told me two years ago this was our plan I would have thought you were crazy,” Hecht said, adding

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Delhi: Covid-19 vaccination for 18+ category to be halted from today, says CM

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Co-sponsors propose at least three year patent waiver for covid drugs, vaccines

waiver to be in place for at least three years advocating a practical and flexible duration given the uncertainty regarding vaccine effectiveness for children and against new variants.“This waiver shall be in force for at least 3 years from the date of this decision. The General Council shall, thereafter, review the existence of the exceptional circumstances justifying the waiver, and if such circumstances cease to exist, the General Council shall determine the date of termination of the waiver," the revised proposal based on which text-based negotiations will begin at WTO said.

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Covid update: Record 20.66 lakh samples tested in a day; positivity rate dips to 12.45%

Covid-19 in the 24 hours ending on Friday morning, said the Union health ministry on Saturday.A total of 20,66,285 tests were conducted, taking the daily positivity rate to 12.45%.This is the fourth successive day that over 20 lakh samples have been tested.In addition to this, it is the ninth consecutive day that the daily recoveries have outnumbered the new cases. While India saw 2,57,299 more people testing positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, discharges went up to 3,57,630.The country has recorded less than three lakh daily new cases for six consecutive days now.Ten states reported 78.12% of the new cases in last 24 hours.

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Majority of Canadians support COVID-19 vaccine passports for concerts, travel: Ipsos

COVID-19 vaccine passports in order to travel, attend university or go to a concert, according to the latest Ipsos polling.The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found that 72 per cent of respondents supported vaccine passports when flying on a plane. And 67 per cent said they liked the idea of the passports for indoor concerts, theatres and museums.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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