A World Health Organization (WHO) panel today strongly advised against using hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19, as the COVAX program gained more steam with vaccine doses arriving in Colombia and countries learning of their allocations.In other developments, the WHO in its weekly situation report had more details about the recent rises in cases, which reversed a 6-week decline.Hydroxy review finds no preventive effectA WHO expert panel that reviewed hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 preventive based their firm conclusion on a review of six randomized controlled trials that included more than 6,000 participants who did and didn't have exposure to someone infected with the virus.

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American Sign Language interpreter Karen Nurcowski is a familiar face in Saskatchewan, covering most of the province’s COVID-19 updates.

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Coronavirus: Vaccination campaign enters new phase in Quebec

As of Friday, people aged 65 and over living in the Montreal area are able to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. As Global’s Tim Sargeant explains, this next step comes as welcome news but wasn’t without some hiccups.

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Coronavirus: 27 cases in London-Middlesex; outbreak declared at University Hospital

Twenty-seven new coronavirus cases were reported Friday by officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit.In addition, the number of cases in the region that have screened variant positive has risen by two, and an outbreak has been declared at University Hospital.As of Friday, the region’s pandemic case tally stands at 6,395, of which 6,043 have resolved, an increase of 17 from the day before.At least 185 deaths have been reported since the pandemic began, most recently on Monday.The health unit says at least 167 cases are considered active in London-Middlesex as of Friday.

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WHO lists J&J COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has listed the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, which adds a more agile option for immunizing people in developing countries.

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Nova Scotia ready to receive increased supply of COVID-19 vaccine

Nova Scotia vaccinated a record number of people this week as the vaccine roll out continues to grow. While the province remains in the limited supply stage, it is expecting to double the number of vaccines received in the coming weeks.

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One year since the Peterborough region saw its first case of COVID-19

That first case was linked to travel outside of Canada. Tricia Mason takes a look at the past year and all the changes that have been made…

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Ontario premier apologizes to Indigenous MPP after queue-jumping claim amid calls for public apology

COVID-19 vaccine says he received an apology, but is calling for a broader apology to the province’s Indigenous community instead.“I think we need to be able to look at, it’s not me he needs to apologize to but Indigenous people across Ontario to undo the damage that was done of the vaccination strategy that we were working towards,” he continued. Ontario premier under fire for suggesting Indigenous MPP jumped queue to get vaccine Mamakwa said they did not talk about whether Ford would be making a public apology.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“It’s the Indigenous people across Ontario that need a public apology from him,” he said.

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Alberta opens Phase 2A of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccination plan, opening vaccine appointments to even more seniors in the province.Starting Monday, March 15, seniors born between 1947 and 1956 will be able to book their vaccine appointment. First Nations, Métis and Inuit born in 1971 or earlier can also book their appointment starting Monday.“Momentum is building in Alberta’s vaccine rollout plan, and we are well on our way to delivering on our commitment to provide a first dose to every adult who wants one by the end of June,” Health Minister Tyler Shandro said in a statement Friday afternoon.

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Staffing shortages, absentee leaders linked to high mortality in Ontario LTC homes, commission hears

pandemic, an independent commission has heard.Researchers with the Canadian Institute for Health Information, an independent, not-for-profit organization, were asked by Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission to answer four questions through data analysis.The commission’s goal was to better understand the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks, the severity of the outbreaks, the resident mortality rate and high-resident mortality rate in homes where 20 per cent or more of the residents died from the disease.

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New Brunswick updates COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

With more COVID-19 vaccine shipments on the way, New Brunswick health officials are updating their approach. By the end of March, the province is scheduled to triple the amount of doses it’s already received.

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1 COVID-19 variant of concern, 15 total cases associated with Queen’s University

COVID-19 variants of concern related to an outbreak at a Queen’s University residence.On Friday, KFL&A’s medical officer of health said that in total, there are 15 cases of the coronavirus associated with the university, some of which are linked to an outbreak at Watts Hall.In total, six people in the residence tested positive, and six of their secondary contacts (some of which are on- and off-campus) and three others off-campus have caught the disease. Moore says the health unit is still investigating the links between the on- and off-campus cases.

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N.B. pharmacists and seniors eager to see COVID-19 vaccine rollout expand

New Brunswick pharmacists and seniors are eager to see the vaccine distribution program expand. Thursday, the province announced pharmacists would start administering vaccines as early as next week.

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DJ and dad-of-five dies from Covid aged 32 sparking heartbreaking tributes

dad-of-five after he died from coronavirus.Popular DJ Nathan Ball, 32, from Gomal, Dudley in the West Midlands, died on March 1 – weeks after contracting Covid-19.He was placed into an induced coma at Russells Hall Hospital in the town after he began struggling to breath, but he failed to recover, the Birmingham Mail reports.Close family friend Wayne Scott-Fox, who broke the tragic news and said: "It’s devastated the family and the community of Gornal where he lived."He was taken away too soon. He was a lovely chap and a great dad.

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White House: All US adults to be eligible for COVID vaccine by May 1

A Fourth of July with family and friends. That's what President Joe Biden said was possible last night during his first televised address to the nation on his 50th day in office, on the 1-year anniversary of the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Brave Sarah Harding reveals she delayed going to doctors about her cancer because of Covid

SARAH Harding has told pals she delayed seeing doctors about her cancer because of the Covid pandemic. The Girls Aloud star, 39, is now urging those also suffering with pain during lockdown to see their GP.

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Grammys: How the Ceremony Will Welcome the Media in Person Amid COVID-19

When the Grammy Awardsreturn toLos Angeles onMarch 14, they'll arrive with the first major (albeit very limited) red carpet experience the city has seen in a full year. Five outlets have been credentialed to work the carpet outside Staples Center (next door to the L.A.

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Rate of COVID-19 variant spread ‘very concerning’ as cases near 3,000

Coronavirus cases and outbreaks of new more transmissible variants are continuing to increase across Canada, raising concerns of a possible third wave of the ongoing pandemic in the country.As of March 11, there were close to 3,000 confirmed cases of “variants of concern” (VOC) across all 10 provinces, with the B.1.1.7 variant accounting for more than 90 per cent of these cases. The B.1.1.7 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom in mid-December.

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'We're paying the price of big bang approach' on schools, says union as more Covid cases confirmed

entire Year 8 cohort has been sent home. Schools liaise with public health to decide who needs to isolate, based on their individual circumstances.While the Department for Education has stressed it is not expecting whole classes or bubbles to be sent home for each positive case, that doesn't appear to be what's happening on the ground.

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Ontario leaves Waterloo Region in red level of COVID-19 pandemic system

2nd COVID-19 outbreak declared in isolating cohort at Kitchener school The government uses several epidemiological factors to decide where to place a public health unit as well as the number of outbreaks and level of community transmission.A week ago, Waterloo Region’s weekly incidence rate was around 56 per 100,000 with a per cent positivity rate of around 3.0, setting the area in the red category while the effective reproduction number remains at 1.1.As of Friday, the area’s weekly incidence rate stood around 50 per 100,000 with a per cent positivity rate of around 2.5, setting the area in the red category while the effective reproduction number has fallen to 0.9.In addition, there are now 22 active COVID-19 outbreaks in the region, a

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Coronavirus: Walk-in vaccine hopefuls leading to crowds outside Ottawa clinics

COVID-19 vaccination appointments booked to stop showing up at coronavirus vaccine clinics.A spokesperson with the city tells Global News that “many people” are coming to clinics without a booking, leading to crowds forming outside the sites.While the city opened up bookings to anyone in the city aged 90 and older earlier this week, all available bookings have already been taken, the city announced Friday.Mayor Jim Watson said Thursday that 1,958 residents in the 90-plus cohort had booked vaccine appointments on the first day lines were open.As of last evening, @OttawaHealth is reporting 1958 residents who are 90 or older have booked an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine.

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Guelph will see red for another week in Ontario’s COVID-19 pandemic response system

COVID-19 pandemic response system for at least another week.The government uses several epidemiological factors to decide on where to place a public health unit as well as the number of outbreaks and level of community transmission. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated? Over the past seven days, those numbers have improved across the area covered by the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit.A week ago, the area’s weekly incidence rate of around 46.8 per 100,000 landed the area in the red category as 2 per cent positivity rate stood on the border between orange and red.

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Coronavirus: 45 new COVID-19, 33 variant cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases and one additional death in the region on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 6,884, including 192 deaths.Public health also confirmed 33 new COVID-19 variant cases on Friday, bringing the region’s total up to 759, of which 132 are active.

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Saskatchewan’s death toll at 404; 77 more coronavirus variant cases in Regina

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Nicola Sturgeon tips Ayrshire girl as a 'Future First Minister' after adorable clip on Covid goes viral

Prestwick, recorded a 'wash your hands' video clip which went viral.

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Will coronavirus variants lead to a third wave? Doctor answers top COVID-19 questions

coronavirus variants are rising as vaccines continue to roll out across Canada.Infectious diseases physician Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti recently joined The Morning Show to discuss current COVID-19 news. Health Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine safe after countries suspend use Health Canada and the World Health Organization recently said there was no link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and developing blood clots.

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Lambton Public Health moving to grey-lockdown on Monday, province says

COVID-19 Response Framework next week and is the only one moving into grey-lockdown. The province is using its “emergency brake” mechanism to impose the lockdown.It comes nearly three weeks after the province moved Lambton from orange-restrict to red-control.The new change, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m.

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Coronavirus: Leeds, Grenville, Lanark move to yellow in Ontario’s COVID-19 framework

COVID-19 response framework Monday.“The latest modelling suggests we are at a critical stage in our fight against this devastating virus, and that the actions we take now will help ensure people stay safe,” said Christine Elliott, deputy premier and Minister of Health Friday.Public Health Ontario announced the move for Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, as well as changes for Lambton and Northwestern health units Friday afternoon.

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Feds say Canada ‘needs to be part’ of vaccine passport talks as other countries race ahead

coronavirus vaccine passport conversations currently underway around the world, as some other countries begin to plan for vaccination-certified travel outside their own borders as early as this summer.“It’s very important that we’re involved in those conversations,” Hajdu told reporters in a Friday press conference. Race for COVID-19 vaccine passports is on.

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Biden says “fastidious oversight” needed to ensure “no waste or fraud” in $1.9T COVID-19 relief package

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A difficult, uncertain and unforgettable year for Winnipeg nursing staff helping COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 pandemic began — and a year later, how much work still has to be done. Manitoba reports 1 coronavirus death, 104 infections, year after province’s 1st case Shelley Keast, chief nursing officer at the Grace, told 680 CJOB that the hospital’s first case — of many — arrived March 25 of last year.“It was a wave — an ocean wave that kept coming with fear, then exhaustion, then encouragement… then fear, exhaustion, encouragement,” said Keast.“In wave one, the staff, all of us were afraid of what we didn’t know.

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Second jab of COVID-19 vaccine should not be delayed for cancer patients: report

COVID-19 vaccine leaves most cancer patients unprotected, a new report warns.In clinical trials last year, the messenger RNA vaccines were tested with second doses given either three or four weeks after the first depending on the vaccine. Canada saw over 13,000 ‘excess deaths’ during 1st year of COVID-19: StatCan In January, the UK decided to delay second doses until 12 weeks.

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Brampton Amazon facility must close, workers need to self-isolate amid outbreak: Peel Public health

Coronavirus: Peel Region mayors call for move to red zone in province’s colour-coded framework All workers at the facility located at 8050 Heritage Road are required to self-isolate until March 27, unless “they have tested positive in the last 90 days and completed their isolation period as directed by public health,” the statement continued.The health unit said it has been working closely with Amazon to contain the outbreak.

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5% of Waterloo Region residents have now received a shot of COVID-19 vaccine

2nd COVID-19 outbreak declared in isolating cohort at Kitchener school While the number of people receiving a second dose has stalled over the past couple of weeks, the number of vaccines administered has climbed by more than 1,000 a day and is expected to continue to rise with a new clinic opening Friday and two more on the way Monday.So far, all of the vaccines have been Pfizer but we could see a second by the end of next week, according to Waterloo Regional Police deputy chief Shirley Hilton.She told reporters on Friday that the area is likely to see its first doses of the Moderna vaccine next week.Waterloo Public Health reported 46 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to

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Updated Statewide Public Health Orders Go Into Effect Tuesday

https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/covid-19-orders-and-guidance/.“The free, safe and effective vaccines we have available are being administered throughout the state and are helping us get past this pandemic and closer to ‘normal,’” Harrist said. “I encourage everyone to get vaccinated when it is their turn.”More information about getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Wyoming can be found at https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/immunization/wyoming-covid-19-vaccine-information/.“Testing to identify COVID-19 infections is another important strategy to help ensure the pandemic doesn’t get away from us.

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COVID-19 Scan for Mar 12, 2021

In a review of 65 studies from around the world, pooled data indicate that one in five healthcare workers (HCWs) have experienced moderate depression, anxiety, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published this week in PLOS One.The study covered patients in 21 countries, most commonly in East As

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The latest coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester as all 10 boroughs record falls

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to drop in all 10 boroughs across Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.The latest Public Health England data shows that nine boroughs recorded double-digit reduction in infection rates for the week ending March 8 compared to the previous week.Tameside was the only borough which recorded a single-digit reduction in transmission rate.The overall rate for Greater Manchester now stands at 89.9 per 100,000 population.This is higher than the national average which stands at 59.2.The infection rate for the region was down 19 per cent in the last week and is falling faster than in England as a whole.

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President orders all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1 as Florida reports 5,144 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – All 50 states now have until May 1 to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis speaks from temporary COVID-19 vaccine site in Port Orange

PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A new temporary vaccination site opened Friday morning in a Port Orange neighborhood, offering shots for eligible Floridians.

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Health Matters: Post-vaccine lymph node swelling can be mistaken on mammograms

Swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit area is a normal response to COVID-19 vaccinations, but when they are seen on mammograms, they can be mistaken for nodes that are swollen because of cancer. Su-Ling Goh explains.

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As time change looms, Hasidic Jews challenge Quebec’s curfew in pandemic red zones

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The council’s vice-president, Max Lieberman, says a lack of flexibility from the province means that people will be forced to choose between practising their religion or respecting the curfew.Quebec is the only province with a nighttime curfew in place as part of its COVID-19 measures.In Quebec’s high alert COVID-19 red zones, the curfew requires people to be indoors between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia expanding COVID-19 vaccine groups as province reports 1 new case

Nova Scotia reported one new case of COVID-19 on Friday and announced the expansion of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Premier Iain Rankin said at a coronavirus briefing Friday afternoon that appointments are filling up, but there’s still space.

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Biden marks passage of $1.9T COVID-19 relief package with Rose Garden ceremony

WASHINGTON - A day after President Joe Biden signed into law his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package aimed at helping to defeat the virus and help the U.S.

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No. 11 Kansas withdraws from Big 12 tourney due to COVID-19

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas withdrew from the Big 12 Tournament on Friday after a positive COVID-19 test within the men's basketball program, becoming the third major team to have its conference postseason come to an end beceause of the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Capacity limits increased for weddings, funerals under Ontario’s grey lockdown restrictions

Ontario government has announced an increase in capacity limits for weddings, funerals, and other religious services and ceremonies being held in regions placed under the province’s grey lockdown level of restrictions in the COVID-19 response framework.According to a statement issued by officials, weddings, funerals, religious services, rites and ceremonies will be allowed to operate with up to 15 per cent of approved total indoor occupancy as of 12:01 a.m. on March 15.

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Coronavirus will remain in global population ‘for some time,’ Tam says

Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said Friday that the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, would remain in the global population “for some time.”

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Late-Night Hosts Mark 1-Year Anniversary Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

March 11 marked one full year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a worldwide pandemic, and TV’s late-night hosts honoured the occasion as only they can.

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COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans 'must remain vigilant'

NEW YORK – U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated.

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Howard tossed, No. 4 Michigan tops Terps, Big Ten semis next

INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan coach Juwan Howard was ejected midway through the second half after getting a shouting match with the Maryland bench, and the No. 4 Wolverines won 79-66 Friday to reach the Big Ten semifinals.

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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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