Young people leading the way to a brighter post-COVID world

coronavirus pandemic obliterated 9.3 million jobs in Southeast Asia as lockdowns hit the region’s traditional engines of growth such as hospitality and tourism, according to the Asian Development Bank.

Lanarkshire’s chief midwife, Cheryl Clark, has warned that pregnant women are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from Covid-19 and urged those who haven't done so to get vaccinated.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were slammed by royal fans for breaking an important Covid rule during the height of the pandemic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with David Attenborough in September 2020 at a private viewing of his documentary – A Life On Our Planet. The royal couple were joined by their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis and took a picture with the veteran broadcaster at Kensington Palace.

China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials reported thousands of new cases from an Omicron-led coronavirus outbreak that has put millions under lockdown and raised fears for the health system.

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coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 42,998,938 while the active cases dipped to 32,811, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

A notorious thug caused a Covid scare at a wedding venue just hours before a couple's big day - after sleeping in the venue while infected with the deadly virus.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has COVID-19.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday as it launches a new campaign to raise awareness about the aid to eligible families. More than 965,000 people have died in the U.S.

Covid vaccination for all in the age group of 12-14 years is available from today onward at all Government COVID Vaccination Centers free of cost. The vaccination for the 12-14 years cohort will begin from 9 am today. The vaccine to be administered for this age group would be Biological E-led Corbevax.

More people in Saskatchewan died waiting for surgery during COVID-19 than before: data “It’s bigger than my birthday… everyone actually shows up for that (celebration),” she said.“It’s my dial-a-versary.”Jessica Bailey’s diagnosis is simpler but it’s also worse. She’s 36 and has been receiving dialysis for three years.Her doctors told her five months ago that she is palliative, meaning she likely has less than a year to live.They were on the waiting list for a transplant last year, but in September the Saskatchewan Health Authority postponed all transplant operations so staff could be reassigned to help with the fourth COVID-19 wave.Janzen’s and Bailey’s health declined since then and they’ve both no longer on the list.“The longer we wait, the worse my health gets,” Bailey said.“And the worse my health gets, the less likely (I am) to be on the list.”You need to be healthy enough to receive a transplant to be on the list.Bailey needed months to recover from complications from a day surgery.Janzen now needs her parathyroid removed before she can get a new kidney.

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Holly Willoughby has been forced to miss hosting duties on This Morning and Dancing on Ice after testing positive for coronavirus.Appearing on the This Morning sofa for the second day alongside Holly's temporary replacement Josie Gibson, co-host Phillip Schofield revealed he had reached out the 41-year-old star as she quarantines at home.Holly tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend, just hours before she was gearing up to go on air to host Dancing on Ice.Phillip, 59, offered a health update to concerned ITV viewers during Tuesday's episode, revealing that Holly was doing "fine", but admitted she was "annoyed" over the situation.Phillip explained: "Holly obviously has still got rona, so sending her massive love and texting her throughout the day, checking she is okay."She's fine, just annoyed, so lots of love and get well soon."Phil addressed her absence from the show on Monday morning, telling fans: "Well we were absolutely convinced,, Holly and I, that having worked all the way through everything, that we might be immune. "And then it got me a few weeks ago, and over the weekend it's got Holly."So she's tested positive and she’s at home watching, and it's the weirdest thing in the world when you can't do it and you're watching it from homeFormer Big Brother winner Josie has previously stepped in for Willoughby at the last minute, back in November last year, when Willoughby came down with a stomach bug.Phillip said to Josie as they opened the show: "'This is a bit of a first! About an hour ago you were on your way to do our live competitions in Surrey.Gibson confessed: "I couldn't believe it...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said New Zealand will reopen its borders much earlier than expected, with Australians allowed to travel there from 12 April.

FILE - Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks to employees after touring the Denver Mint in Denver, Colorado on March 11, 2022. (JASON CONNOLLY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Tuesday.

COVID-19 climbed slightly Tuesday as the province reported 1,001 people were in the province’s hospitals with the disease.Of that number, 70 are receiving care in the ICU.That’s compared to 986 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday with 73 in the ICU. ‘Year of the condo’: Waning pandemic could see migration back to big cities Over the past 24 hours, an additional four coronavirus deaths were reported to Alberta Health, bringing the province’s death toll to 4,025.Over the same period of time, 1,831 COVID-19 tests were performed and 459 new lab-confirmed cases were reported.

In a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) chair Dawn Danko requested support to maintain mask requirements for staff and students until April 15.“As Medical Officer of Health to the City of Hamilton, we respectfully ask you to consider the calls from the medical and science communities, and to issue a Section 22 order to maintain mask requirements for all HWDSB students and staff beyond March 21, 2022,” Danko asked.

A flurry of lockdowns and other strong measures in China are keeping millions of people at home and workplaces shuttered, amid the country's quickly rising Omicron surge that saw COVID-19 cases double over the last day.

COVID-19 has died as health officials report a slight drop in the number people hospitalized with the virus.The latest death, reported on the province’s online COVID-19 dashboard, brings Manitoba’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,717. Manitoba goes mask-free, many businesses, people remain cautious Meanwhile Manitoba’s COVID-19 hospitalization and ICU numbers are falling to levels not seen in several months.As of Tuesday, 18 people are in ICU with the virus, down two from Monday.

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A healthcare worker prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine. (Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to request authorization this week for an additional COVID-19 booster dose for seniors, according to a person familiar with the matter.It would add a fourth dose to the regimen, which currently consists of a primary series of two shots, followed months later by a booster dose, in an effort to provide maximum protection to the over-65 population that has been hit hardest by the pandemic.RELATED: Pfizer CEO: 4th shot of vaccine 'necessary'The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control must approve the request.

More than a third of new mothers early in the COVID-19 pandemic had symptoms of postpartum (after-birth) depression—nearly triple pre-pandemic levels—and one in five had major depressive symptoms, with symptoms for both disorders higher in women who fed their babies formula, according to a study yesterday in BMC Research Notes.Researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) School of

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Last Tuesday, LHSC was caring for 45 COVID-19 patients with five or fewer in adult critical care. LHSC says five or fewer of its COVID-19 inpatients are in Children’s Hospital, while zero are in pediatric critical care. The same figures were reported last Tuesday.

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The UK will remove the last remaining Covid travel requirements from this Friday, in a move that has been welcomed by the travel industry.

Stanford University researchers report that 61% of custody staff and 36% of healthcare staff at California state prisons were unvaccinated against COVID-19 as of Jun 30, 2021, posing risks to inmates, other staff, and the surrounding community.

Doug Ford says he will continue wearing a mask for a “few days” in the legislature after the province’s mandate lifts next week for most indoor settings.The province’s mask mandate is set to lift Monday for many areas, excluding public transit, hospitals, long-term care homes and other high-risk settings.Ford was asked during a press conference Tuesday if Progressive Conservative MPPs have been told whether or not they should wear masks at the provincial legislature once the mandate lifts. A look at Ontario’s timeline for lifting all COVID measures “No, that’s going to be up to them,” the premier said, noting that any rules regarding masking in the legislature would be up to the speaker.“Everyone’s going to follow the proper protocols and if you want to keep your mask on, God bless you.

'We’re still here' - that’s the message from Manchester’s public health chief as the city moves to extend its helpline for those suffering the effects of the pandemic.

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WASHINGTON - White House public tours which were put on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic will resume in April.The White House made the announcement Tuesday.The tours will begin on Friday, April 15, 2022. Initially, the tours will only be available from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

COVID-19 restrictions in place while others are leaving it solely in the hands of customers and clients.Manitoba health minister Audrey Gordon said the lifting of restrictions was made possible by people in the province committing to following public health orders over the past two years. Monday marks last day for Manitoba mask mandate “Thanks to the commitment, compassion and hard work of all Manitobans, particularly our health-care heroes, we are finally in a position to lift restrictions,” she said.“This path forward will be different for all of us, whether we choose to wear masks or not, or how and when we connect with family and friends.

Many stores and service providers went virtual during the pandemic in order to survive and continue serving their customers.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today took a step back from scrapping remaining covid restrictions - as cases soared by nearly 50 per cent in West Lothian.

COVID-19 pandemic as the province saw another small rise in patient numbers Tuesday.Hospitalizations linked to the disease stood at 1,082, an increase of five. This comes after 79 people were admitted and 74 were discharged in the last day.Officials say 66 patients were in intensive care, a rise of five.The daily tally included 1,023 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

COVID on Tuesday, with 220 in intensive care units.This is up by 86 hospitalizations but a decrease of eight in ICUs since the previous day. Last Tuesday, there were 779 hospitalizations with 246 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 742 people in hospital with COVID-19, 49 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 51 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 244 people in ICUs with the virus, 77 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 23 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

COVID-19 pandemic, Niagara Region has lifted the measure as of 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday morning, deeming it “no longer necessary.”In a release on Monday, Regional Chair Jim Bradley and municipal mayors cancelled the condition in a joint statement thanking residents who did their part wearing masks, following directions to stay home, limiting personal contact and getting vaccinated.“As the heads of council, we declared the State of Emergency together in an effort to help save lives, protect our hospital system and to underscore the critical nature of the situation,” councillors said in a release.“After two years, we are in a significantly different position and appears that it is now the appropriate time to move forward as a community.” Ontario to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent, government source says The region declared the situation on April 3, 2020, saying the pandemic was “a real and pressing risk” to the health of the community and that residents needed to work with government to slow the spread of the virus.“We recognize how hard this time is for everyone, and the sacrifices you are making to practice physical distancing, and even complete isolation in some cases,” the mayors and Bradley said in an April 2020 joint statement.As of Tuesday, Niagara Health hospital reported just 22 patients with COVID-19 among its network, with three people requiring the intensive care unit (ICU).In all, the hospital has treated 1,899 total COVID-19 patients since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

There has been another slight rise in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals.

Governor Mark Gordon has signed an executive order rescinding Wyoming’s COVID-19 public health emergency. To facilitate efforts to address the state’s nursing shortage, the governor has also signed an executive order to allow working nurses time to get licensed in Wyoming.Executive Order 2022-03, “Executive Order Rescinding Declaration Of A State Of Emergency And Public Health Emergency” immediately rescinds Executive Order 2020-2.“Wyoming has done a wonderful job in persevering through the pandemic,” Fordon said.

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so much after school. Over-the-counter pain meds didn’t help. I’d need to just take a nap and leave my homework for later.

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A Walmart worker uses a nasal swab in one of the new government-issued COVID-19 Antigen Rapid test kits she received as she self-tests while at home on February 8, 2022 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) The maker of a certain brand of COVID-19 tests has issued a recall because the tests are not authorized, cleared or approved by the U.S.

Covovax in the national vaccination programme, reported PTI.

A B.C. woman is warning spring break travelers and Snowbirds to plan their rapid tests ahead of time after she and her partner got stuck in the U.S. while trying to return home. Kylie Stanton reports.