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Some families faced a “stark choice” between saying goodbye to a loved one or attending their funeral during the pandemic if PPE was not available, an inquiry has heard.

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Quebec eases isolation measures for people in contact with COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 case as the province continues to loosen restrictions.Dr. Luc Boileau, interim director of public health, said Thursday that within the “new context,” they are comfortable with easing more measures.Anyone who is in close contact with a person who has COVID-19 no longer has to isolate at home for five days — but only if they are not sick or do not test positive for the virus.“They still have to watch for symptoms and have to wear a mask for 10 days and remain prudent, especially with those at risk,” Boileau said.They should also avoid places where they have to remove their mask, such as restaurants.“They do not need to stay at home,” Boileau said.

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Ontario changes COVID-19 isolation guidelines for close contacts

COVID-19-positive or are experiencing symptoms.Officials said the new guidance comes into effect on Wednesday.For non-household contacts, no isolation is required. However, for 10 days after exposure these contacts should self-monitor for symptoms, wear a mask, not visit anyone with a high risk of illness and not attend or work in a high-risk setting.

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Quebec drops controversial COVID-19 isolation policy in seniors residences

COVID-19.The preventive isolation policy had been criticized by family members who said their relatives’ health declined during the isolation period.Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec’s interim public health director, told reporters Wednesday that residents will only have to isolate if they are in contact with someone who later tests positive for COVID-19 for more than 10 minutes without a mask.

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Health expert warns axing covid self-isolation rules in Scotland ‘very unwise’

A public health expert has warned it would “probably be very unwise” for Scotland to follow England in lifting the self-isolation requirement if they test positive for covid.

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New Brunswick changes COVID-19 isolation, testing criteria

In order to meet the “changing outlook for the pandemic,” New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell announced on Wednesday that the province is changing it’s requirements for isolation and COVID-19 testing.

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Covid-19: Isolation not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing positive. Details here

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Calls grow to shorten COVID-19 isolation for Quebec seniors in care homes

‘s 84-year-old mother has more difficulty moving and expressing herself.“My mother, she told me, ‘I don’t know if I’ll still be able to walk when I’ve finished my 10 days,”’ Béland said in a recent interview, adding that her mother now struggles to get out of a chair.“It’s very difficult for them to maintain their mobility when they’re confined in a room for 10 days.”Béland’s mother, Lorraine, lives at the Ressource de la Montagne, an “intermediate” care facility in Montreal, which offers a higher level of care than a seniors residence but less than a traditional long-term care home. Quebec unprepared for 1st wave of COVID-19 pandemic, leading to long term care deaths Like in other residential care facilities in the province, residents are required to isolate for 10 days if a worker or another resident on their floor tests positive for COVID-19.Béland, who chairs a committee representing residents at her mother’s facility, said she agrees COVID-19-positive residents should isolate.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces Covid self-isolation changes for Scotland as 16,103 new cases confirmed

A further 16,103 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland – including 986 in Ayrshire and Arran.

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Scotland's Covid self-isolation rules, when to get a test and when you are considered a 'close contact'

Cases of coronavirus in Scotland reached a record high during this year's Christmas period, with over 15,000 new cases announced today.

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Almost 90 NHS staff self-isolating as Covid surges in Ayrshire

NHS are self-isolating as Ayrshire deals with an Autumn Covid surge. Health chiefs have confirmed that 42 staff have tested positive for coronavirus and are self-isolating at home while a further 44 staff are self-isolating due to being identified as close contacts.Today figures revealed that 83 patients were battling the virus across Ayrshire's hospitals.

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B.C. has ‘no plans’ to scrap contact tracing, isolation of COVID-19 cases: Health Minister

COVID-19 contact tracing and mandatory self-isolation for people who test positive.“We have no plans, none, to change our requirements around self-isolation in B.C. We have no plans, none, to change our approach to contact tracing in B.C.,” Adrian Dix said at a Friday briefing.

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Albertans protest ending mandatory COVID-19 isolation, masking and testing changes

A rallying cry at the Alberta legislature was led by medical health professionals on Friday. People gathered to voice concerns when it comes to the limited COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and no mandatory isolation for Albertans who do test positive.

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Ontario care home where 81 died turned down advice on COVID-19 isolation rooms: emails

Newly obtained emails from Toronto Public health suggest the Tendercare long-term care home, which had the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in Ontario, ignored advice that could have helped save lives. More than 300 staff and residents tested positive for COVID-19, and 81 residents died.

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Nova Scotia outlines new COVID-19 isolation strategy for rotational workers

Nova Scotia chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang outlined on Friday a new isolation approach for rotational workers, stating that beginning June 8, the COVID-19 vaccination status of rotational workers will determine whether they need to isolate when they return to Nova Scotia and may allow them to shorten, or eliminate, the two-week quarantine required under COVID-19 public safety measures.

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Hyderabad school converted to isolation centre for Covid patients

Hyderabad has been converted into a 50 bed Covid-19 isolation centre to help those who have tested positive and do not have proper facilities to home quarantine themselves.This centre, set up at the Methodist Boys High School in Hyderabad, aims to provide the best possible medication and nutrition to the patients.Speaking to ANI, Steven, the Pastor of Centenary Methodist Church said, "In order to help the needy get better treatment and isolation, we have converted this Methodist School into an isolation centre and have been taking care of people who have been tested positive. The service provided here is completely for free."He further said that the isolation centre is for asymptomatic and mild symptomatic Covid-19 patients.

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Covid-19: Noida residents can now get oxygen cylinders for home isolation. Check details

₹2,500, officials said on Monday.The initiative is part of an ongoing effort of Noida Authority with support from the Adani Group, which has provided it with 100 five-litre capacity oxygen cylinders, they said.The authority had recently started the facility for refilling oxygen in empty cylinders for patients in isolation centres through RWAs and Apartment Owners Associations (AOAs) amid a surge in demand for the life-sustaining gas in the region due to the pandemic.While the move brought relief to many people, trouble continued for several who found it difficult to arrange empty oxygen cylinders that were required to avail the facility.“Residents of sectors and villages in Noida who are under home isolation due to COVID-19 and have been

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Indian Railways deploys 298 coaches for Covid-19 isolation across 7 states

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Maharashtra: Central Railway provides 11 isolation coaches to Nagpur amid rising Covid cases

coronavirus cases, the Central Railway has handed over 11 isolation coaches to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to set up a care centre for Covid-19 patients.Nagpur on Sunday recorded 5,007 new Covid-19 cases, raising the infection count to 4,19,370, while 112 deaths pushed the toll in the district to 7,599, as per official figures.A rake of 11 non-AC coaches coaches and one additional coach for medical staff was stationed at the Ajni inland container depot in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, the Central Railway (CR) said in an official release.Each isolation coach has 16 beds, including two in each compartment, it said, adding that total 176 patients can be accommodated in the 11 coaches."The Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic

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Railways deploys 64,000 beds, 4,000 isolation coaches as India reels from 2nd Covid-19 wave

Indian Railways said that it has deployed 50 coaches at Shakurbasti and 25 Coaches at Anand Vihar stations in Delhi, with a capacity of 1,200 beds in total."In Delhi, the Railway has catered to the full demand of State Governments’ demand for 75 Covid Care Coaches with a capacity of 1,200 beds. 50 coaches are positioned at Shakurbasti and 25 Coaches at Anand Vihar stations.

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Breathing issues during covid-19 home isolation? Try lying prone

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No charges to be levied from states for Covid isolation coaches: N. Railways

New Delhi: No charges will be levied from states for COVID-19 isolation coaches, said Northern Railway General Manager Ashutosh Gangal on Sunday."To my knowledge, no charges will be levied from states for COVID isolation coaches. Health ministry guidelines don't mention any such thing," Northern Railway General Manager Ashutosh Gangal said.He further said, "We have purchased oxygen cylinders, we can provide two cylinders in each coach.

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How the Edmonton COVID-19 isolation facility provided care to most vulnerable

If you get sick, you stay home. But what happens if you don’t have a home? That’s the challenge faced in our latest health-care heroes segment. Morgan Black introduces us to staff members at the Edmonton Isolation Facility.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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Coronavirus: 4 isolation centres now open in Peel Region to help tackle spread of COVID-19

The Region of Peel is a known hotspot when it comes to COVID-19 transmission. Within the past month, three additional isolation centres have been opened to help curb the spread of the virus.

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N.B. students returning to Nova Scotia facing COVID-19 isolation period

New Brunswick students who are going to university in Nova Scotia are dealing with new border restrictions. Some who made the trek home for the holidays returned well ahead of the 14-day isolation requirements, while others were cutting it close.

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Covid-19: Uttarakhand CM discharged from AIIMS, to remain in home isolation

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Man City's Ederson doubt for Chelsea and Man Utd clashes amid Covid-19 isolation

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is self-isolating after amid the club's raft of positive Covid-19 tests.The Brazilian has confirmed on social media that he is undergoing his mandatory time alone, days after it was announced at least five City players had the virus.It is likely to rule him out of the matches against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday 3rd and Manchester United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 6th.USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen is expected to deputise for Ederson in his absence.In a post addressing the new year, Ederson wrote: "same house, more different environments. away from my babies.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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A glimmer of hope in COVID-19 isolation: Flow and mindfulness?

A group of researchers in the United States and China have some recommendations that might help mitigate the psychological challenges of lockdowns.A new study published in Plos One examined the relationship between the length of isolation, well-being, and coping strategies. Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.The research team found that the longer people were quarantined, the more their subjective experience of well-being deteriorated.

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N.S. soccer players in isolation after one tested positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 this week.The province reported a potential exposure to the virus at the BMO Soccer Centre on Nov. 1 between 6 p.m.

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Hundreds of accused Manitobans held in isolation at Winnipeg Remand Centre

accused of a crime have spent two weeks in mandatory isolation in the city.Since April 1, 783 individuals have been admitted to the Winnipeg Remand Centre from arresting locations outside of Winnipeg.“From there we can monitor them for the 14 days,” Justice Minister Cliff Cullen said.“They will be in isolation for 14 days and then they could go to other facilities while they are waiting for sentencing or a court date.”It’s all part of new COVID-19 protocols at Manitoba Justice enacted at the start of the pandemic which made the Remand Centre the centralized location for all provincial jail admissions to reduce the risk of spreading the virus throughout correctional centres around the province.“We don’t want to have any symptomatic person

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Operational Considerations for Community Isolation Centers for COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings

Printer Friendly Version pdf icon[12 pages]The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented numerous challenges to health systems, including large numbers of patients with COVID-19 that can overwhelm health facilities and staff. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 80% of people with COVID-19 have mild or moderate symptoms1 [1].

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OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of COVID-19 patients in Bhubaneswar

room rent for the days they intend to stay. They have to abide by all the COVID-19 protocols and cooperate with the service providers, it said.They cannot come out of their rooms or use common areas except under the direction of a medical officer of the BMC, the order stated, adding that telephonic medical consultation will be provided to the patients as and when required.In case of any serious health issue, the medical officer concerned will visit the hotel to assess the patient's health condition and may recommend hospitalisation if required, it added.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Railways to convert 503 coaches into Covid-19 isolation wards in Delhi

New Delhi: In a bid to provide additional healthcare facilities to Delhi-NCR residents to combat coronavirus, Northern Railways will provide 503 isolation coaches to be used as COVID-19 wards.These isolation coaches, which will have around 8,048 beds, will be parked at nine different stations of the national capital."In view of providing additional healthcare facility to people of Delhi-NCR, Northern Railways on demand of state govt is providing 503 isolation coaches equivalent to 8,048 beds as #COVID Care Centers at 9 different stations of Delhi," Northern Railway said in a statement.According to the Union Health Ministry, the national capital so far has recorded as many as 10,7051 cases of COVID-19.

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Two trains with COVID-19 isolation coaches deployed at Patna Junction

PATNA : The Indian Railways deployed two trains with 21 COVID-19 isolation coaches each at Patna Junction on Thursday.Patna district administration has announced a complete lockdown for a week starting from July 10 to July 16.Supporting the district administration, the Railways deployed two trains with 21 coaches each which can accommodate 640 people, on the platform numbers 6 and 7. It has been deployed for the COVID-19 suspects identified in the city.Dr Nilesh Kumar, Station Director of Patna Junction said, "Both these platforms have been cordoned off to prevent the coronavirus spread.

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Uttar Pradesh begins using rail coaches as isolation units for Covid-19 patients

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Railways deploys 960 Covid-19 isolation coaches in five states, Delhi gets 503 of them

Delhi, 503 coaches are deployed at 9 locations.

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Indian Railways deploys 204 isolation coaches in 4 states; 54 in Delhi to boost COVID-19 capacity

NEW DELHI : The Railways has deployed 204 isolation coaches in four states, including 54 at Delhi's Shakurbasti railway station maintenance depot, officials said, adding that the number in the capital will be scaled up to 500 in the coming days.Home Minister Amit Shah earlier Sunday had said the Centre would also provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi to overcome the shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients.States like Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi requisitioned these coaches two months after the national transporter converted over 5,000 of its non-air conditioned coaches into COVID care centres.Seventy coaches have been deployed in Uttar Pradesh -- 10 each in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Varanasi, Bhadohi,

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Mumbai residential societies turn into isolation units for covid-19 patients

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Health Matters: COVID-19 isolation is heartbreaking for seniors who miss their family

Health Matters June 3: COVID-19 visitor restrictions in long-term care facilities protect seniors’ health — but what about their hearts? One Alberta family shares their heartbreaking story, hoping the province will loosen the rules soon. Su-Ling Goh explains.

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Young Edmonton parents juggle online schooling, childcare and isolation still need help during COVID-19

For years, Global Edmonton has hosted a wardrobe sale, with proceeds recently going to help young parents seeking help from the Terra Centre. The sale had to be cancelled this year due to COVID-19, meaning an incredible organization is going without some much needed funding.

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Recognizing signs of domestic violence critical during COVID-19 isolation

Women’s shelters in Alberta are asking all of us to look for signs of domestic violence.

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Why is my skin breaking out more during COVID-19 isolation?

Even if you’ve been staying inside during COVID-19 and laying off heavy makeup, your skin may be acting up.

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Watch Ali Wentworth rejoin husband George Stephanopoulos, daughters after 16 days in COVID-19 isolation

She's out, feeling better and back with her family!

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Alberta COVID-19 supports closes amidst criticism everyone hasn’t been able to apply

Alberta’s Emergency Isolation Support has delivered about twice as much money to twice as many people as anticipated. However, many Albertans say they’re angry the program has closed. Fletcher Kent explains.

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Montreal family resource centre available to help those dealing with COVID-19 isolation lows

If you or a family member are feeling the strain of social distancing and isolation, a family resource centre in the West Island is just a phone call away and looking to help out the community during this time. Global’s Dan Spector has more.

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Maya Hawke joins dad Ethan Hawke and siblings for an acoustic sing-along while in COVID-19 isolation

Celebrity families are coming together as Los Angeles has gone on lockdown amid the COVID-19 crisis.And it seems Maya Hawke is in isolation with her dad Ethan Hawke, brother Levon and half-siblings Clementine and Indiana.The 21-year-old Stranger Things actress shared a video on Wednesday, singing along to Townes Van Zandt's song To Live Is To Fly while Ethan and Levon played guitar.

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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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