coronavirus and who is at highest risk of death. Health secretary Matt Hancock has said if the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approves a vaccine the roll-out could begin as soon as next month.The vaccine will be administered through care homes, GPs and pharmacists, as well as in vaccination centres set up in venues such as sports halls.Guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said older adults in care homes and care home workers should be vaccinated first.All those aged 80 and over and health and social care workers would be next, followed by anyone aged 75 and over.People will then be vaccinated in descending order of age, taking into account high-risk adults under 65 and.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said that it is conducting a study on the possibility of vaccinating children below the age of 12.Deputy Director-General of Health Services, Dr. G.

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International tensions causing higher gas prices stateside, experts say

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices continue to climb across the nation as experts claim rising tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border is pushing up the cost of crude oil. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas jumped roughly 7 cents last week. Closer to home, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.44."Financially, yeah, it hurts," said Fatima Robinson, a Lyft driver from Fairmount.

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CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

PHILADELPHIA - As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stood by its recommendation for students to wear masks in school, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said this week that individual districts will have the power to set mask rules after Mar.

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DWP updates PIP guidance for assessments involving people with mental health conditions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

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India adds 71,765 new cases of coronavirus, 1,217 deaths in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "We have made up our minds," she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in adherence to Covid protocol. "It is essential for the people to wear masks and observe social distancing," Pednekar also said.

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Mahindra Lifespaces offers group health insurance for homebuyers

₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The Group Care 360 policy is underwritten by Care Health Insurance. This scheme will ensure access to quality healthcare services for all homeowners in the project.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User ex PHILADELPHIA - Devin Booker never tires of watching Chris Paul do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins.Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East — first, Chicago and then Philadelphia — and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs."You’re a cold piece of work, CP3," Booker said.Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10.Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks."Our goal is what everybody knows it is," coach Monty Williams said.

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from his office to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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14-hour Water Cut for multiple areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (9)

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that a 14-water cut will be experienced from 4 PM on Wednesday (9) for many areas in the Gampaha District.The areas that will be affected are:Ekala, Kotugoda, Udammita, Thudella to 20th Mile Post along Raja Mawatha, Wahatiyagama, Delatura, Katunayake, Seeduwa, Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Katunayake Air Force Camp, Katunayake Free Trade Zone, and Katana South.

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2 men shot inside Overbrook bar, police say

OVERBROOK - Philadelphia Police are investigating after two men are shot inside a bar in Overbrook.The shooting happened Tuesday night, around 8:15, on the 6600 block of Lansdowne Avenue.Police were called to the bar on the report of gunshots inside the establishment.Arriving officers found a 31-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to his leg. He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center by police and placed in stable condition.A second man, 54, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his buttocks.

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Alberta restaurants, gyms have mixed feelings about scrapping vaccine passport

Starting Wednesday, Alberta restaurants, gyms and concert venues will no longer be required to ask for proof of vaccination. As Morgan Black explains, owners have mixed feelings about scrapping the restrictions exemption program.

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Alberta removes Restrictions Exemption Program effective at midnight: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Restrictions Exemption Program will end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2022.

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Kenney: Turning public health policy into ‘political football’ not helpful

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about municipalities and the provincial governments being on the same page when it comes to COVID-19 policy.

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Businesses can continue using COVID-19 QR codes as long as they are issued: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says businesses who want to continue to use the Alberta COVID-19 vaccination QR code are allowed to do so as long as they are issued.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Philadelphia man accused of road rage shooting in Montgomery County

WHITEMARSH TWP, Pa. - A Philadelphia man is accused of shooting a driver in an apparent road rage incident last month on a highway in Montgomery County. Keith Choice, 31, was taken into custody on Tuesday after police said he shot another driver on the northbound side of State Route 309 in late January. According to investigators, a 65-year-old man was driving in the far left lane when Choice pulled up next to him and fired a single shot that hit the victim in the right upper arm. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice said the bullet narrowly missed striking the victim's neck.

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Coronavirus Pfizer vaccine: All we know and who will get it first in UK

Britain will begin vaccinating people against coronavirus with the world's first approved jab next week, raising hopes this is the beginning of the pandemic's end.

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Coronavirus vaccine: Matt Hancock says 'we'll be through this by spring' as first jabs start Monday

Matt Hancock says Britain will be through Covid-19 "by spring" after the first people are given vaccines from Monday.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds back tears as he shares coronavirus grief before crunch vote

Health Secretary Matt Hancock fought back tears in the Commons as he spoke about the loss of his grandad to the coronavirus.

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Matt Hancock says coronavirus is back 'under control' thanks to second lockdown

England has coronavirus "back under control," Health Secretary Matt Hancock has claimed.

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Boris Johnson's dog was 'wheezing' amid fears he had Covid when virus swept No10

Covid-19 tore through Downing Street in the first wave of the pandemic.

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NHS hospitals 'told to be ready to hand out coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday'

NHS hospitals across the country have been told to be on standby for a coronavirus vaccine from as early as Wednesday, according to reports.

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Boris Johnson's dog left wheezing amid fears he caught Covid during No10 outbreak

Boris Johnson’s pet dog Dilyn may have caught the coronavirus as the deadly bug swept through Downing Street, it has been claimed.

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Coronavirus daily headlines as Boris Johnson faces revolt over allocation of tiers

The prime minister is facing a revolt from members of his own party after the majority of the country was placed under tough new measures to control coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock outlined which areas would be placed under which tiers in Parliament yesterday.Just three places in England managed to avoid being placed in either Tier 2 or Tier 3, which both include tougher controls on the hospitality industry.Now, a number of MPs have said they will not support the new measures when they are brought before the House of Commons next week.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham has said he hopes the region will be able to move from Tier 3 to Tier 2 when the measures are reviewed two weeks after they come into force on December

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Coronavirus vaccine a step closer as regulator asked to assess Oxford AstraZeneca jab

A coronavirus vaccine roll-out could be a step closer after the regulator was formally asked by the Government to assess the Oxford University and AstraZeneca jab.The move 'marks a significant first step in getting the vaccine approved for deployment' if it meets the necessary standards, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “We are working tirelessly to be in the best possible position to deploy a vaccine as soon as one is approved by the independent regulator the MHRA.“We have formally asked the regulator to assess the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, to understand the data and determine whether it meets rigorous safety standards.”It comes a week after the Medicines and Healthcare products

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Covid-19: A third of England face toughest curbs, London spared for now

London: More than 20 million people across large swathes of England will be forced to live under the toughest category of COVID-19 restrictions when a national lockdown ends on Dec. 2, while London was placed in the "high alert" second-toughest tier.Health minister Matt Hancock on Thursday announced final details of a regional system set to take effect when blanket restrictions on England's 55 million population end after a month-long lockdown - dictating the terms of daily life for the country's citizens and businesses."Hope is on the horizon but we still have further to go so we must all dig deep.

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coronavirus lockdown ends. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said he believes the region will be put under the highest level of measures, which will see the closure of all hospitality venues with only takeaway and delivery permitted.The UK also recorded its highest daily death toll since the beginning of May yesterday, adding a further 696 coronavirus-related deaths to the total.A NHS Nightingale hospital in Exeter is due to receive its first patients today, while Germany is preparing to extend its shutdown well into December amid rising case rates.

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How coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out with GPs given 10 days notice

GPs in England will be given 10 days notice before any Covid-19 vaccine roll out begins.

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UK says decision on Pfizer covid vaccine in 'shortest time possible'

COVID-19 vaccine candidate "in the shortest time possible" after receiving additional data about the shot."It is our job now to rigorously assess these data and the evidence submitted on the vaccine’s safety, quality and effectiveness," said June Raine, chief executive of Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency."As we have received this data through a rolling review, we have already started our analysis and will aim to make a decision in the shortest time possible, without compromising the thoroughness of our review."Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the UK plans to start rolling out two coronavirus vaccines next month before the program gathers pace in the new year, with a return to “normal" possible in the

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as UK vaccine stops 70% of people from catching bug

coronavirus vaccine created in the UK can prevent 70.4 percent of people from catching the bug, a new study has found. Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced that their jag is effective in preventing people from different age groups from getting sick.

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UK coronavirus vaccine rollout could start NEXT MONTH after Oxford/AstraZeneca trial breakthrough

“We have just got to get on with this as soon as possible.”Health Secretary Matt Hancock called the data from AstraZeneca and Oxford University “really encouraging news”, but stressed that vaccines need to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).“This is really encouraging news on the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, that obviously we’ve been backing since the start,” he told Sky News.“And I’m really very pleased, really welcome these figures, this data, that show that the vaccine in the right dosage can be up to 90% effective.“Of course, it’s vital that the independent regulator, the MHRA, will need to look at the data, will need to check to make sure that it’s effective and safe of course.“But we’ve got

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The Oxford University vaccine is 70% effective, trials have shown.

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Boris Johnson ‘acted illegally over jobs for controversial Covid-19 staff'

Campaigners have submitted a legal challenge alleging that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock acted “unlawfully” when appointing key figures to top posts during the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.

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Britain's Covid deaths spike by 391 in highest Saturday rise since May

coronavirus death toll in the UK's hospitals increased by 401.NHS England said that of the 326 people who had died in its hospitals, two of them were aged between 20 and 39.Health authorities in Scotland said it had 32 deaths from Covid, Wales 31 and Northern Ireland registered 12 fatalities yesterday.The daily test positivity rate increased to 5.9% from 4.8% the previous day, taking the total positive results in Scotland up to 87,247.In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health said a ten more people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the death toll up to 923.Following an update which suggested the outbreak might be shrinking on Friday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that he is “more and more confident” of a return to normality

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Families 'could be allowed to meet for a week at Christmas as coronavirus rules relaxed'

Families could be allowed to meet for up to a week at Christmas as part of a UK-wide easing of coronavirus restrictions, it has been reported.

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Coronavirus vaccines for all by April - if the Government can get supplies in time

A Covid jab could be available to everyone by early April, signalling a return to normality.

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Coronavirus daily headlines as case rates 'dropping' and R rate falls below one in some parts of UK

follow our blog.Coronavirus case rates in England are levelling out and may be starting to drop, according to a leading scientist.Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, told the Guardian infection rates appear to be “plateauing” and may be starting to go down slowly.But he warned social restrictions may need to remain in large parts of England when the national lockdown ends on December 2 to stop levels rebounding immediately.Health secretary Matt Hancock said transmission levels were “slightly” different in each part of the UK, but added: “Across the UK as a whole, we are now seeing that flattening of the curve.”It comes as new data suggests that the R number for the UK is 'around one' - and may be below one in some areas,

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Pfizer's Covid vaccine is 95% effective and has now passed safety checks

coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective and has passed safety checks, in a huge breakthrough in the battle against the disease.The drug, developed in collaboration with German partner BioNTech SE, is due to be distributed across the UK before the end of this year.Health Secretary Matt Hancock this week told the House of Commons he had “tasked the NHS with being ready from any date from December 1” to roll out the vaccine. The firm says now it can now apply for emergency use in the US after publishing interim results from a massive trial including 43,500 people across six countries.

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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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