India reports over 12,000 fresh covid cases in last 24 hours

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has called to chair a review meeting with the core team of experts today in view of increasing Covid-19 cases in the country. According to sources, it has also been confirmed that the meeting will be held in physical format in the afternoon today to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say 40 shots were fired Wednesday night in a triple shooting that erupted between at least two shooters. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 4200 block of Lancaster Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police found a 36-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man both shot in the leg.

PHILADELPHIA - An energy company says its plan to build a multi-billion dollar liquid natural gas facility on the banks of the Delaware River would be a boon for the local economy, but some have stressed environmental concerns.Penn-America Energy is mulling several spots between South Philadelphia and Marcus Hook for its hundred-acre facility natural gas liquefaction facility and export terminal, which would be the largest on the east coast. Penn-America Energy CEO Frac James told FOX 29 that the estimated $7 billion facility would create 4,000 new jobs. The facility would produce 7M tons of liquid natural a year to be exported overseas. "This enables Pennsylvania and the region's specifically southeastern Pennsylvania to have a role in the decarbonization of our planet," James said.Some residents in Chester, where developers are considering the old Ford plant, have some hesitations about the environmental impact and safety concerns. "We want the type of companies that other communities compete for," Zulene Mayfield said.

rise in Covid-19 cases. On June 13, Mandaviya had chaired a meeting through video conferencing with Health Ministers and senior officials of States and Union Territories (UTs) to review the progress of the vaccination exercise HarGharDastak 2.0 campaign.

Today we are reporting 5,285 community cases, 300 current hospitalisations, and 12 deaths.

Starting this week, you can go to https://t.co/EwdQ2dXioe and find information and appointments near you. pic.twitter.com/RRO6auk1j7 The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.

The Chemical Brothers have announced that they’ve had to postpone their show in Ireland tomorrow (June 23) due to members of the band and crew testing positive for COVID.The electronic duo – comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – were scheduled to perform at Musgrave Park in Cork tomorrow night, but they’ve now rescheduled the gig to next year.“The Chemical Brothers are sorry to announce they have had to reschedule their show at Musgrave Park, Cork, Ireland on Thursday June 23rd, 2022, due to Covid in band and crew,” the Chemical Brothers wrote in a statement on Instagram.“The show will be rescheduled to 2023. A further announcement on rescheduled date will be made in due course.”A post shared by The Chemical Brothers (@thechemicalbrothers)The duo are scheduled to perform at Glastonbury on Friday night (June 24), delivering a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider between 11pm and 1am BST.

symptoms in children and infants, alongside quality of life, and absence from school or day care." "Our results reveal that, although children with a positive Covid-19 diagnosis are more likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than children with no previous Covid-19 diagnosis, the pandemic has affected every aspect of all young people's lives," Berg said. Additional research into the long-term consequences of the pandemic on all children will be important going forwards, the researcher said.

PHILADELPHIA - A stretch of the Schuylkill Expressway closed Wednesday evening as authorities investigated a shooting on the busy highway. PennDOT said a white Toyota Prius came under on the eastbound side of the highway around 7 p.m. No one was hit and no injuries were reported, according to the transportation authority. Traffic cameras captured the Prius pulled over with a Pennsylvania State Trooper parked close by. The eastbound side of the Schuylkill Expressway between the Lincoln/Kelly Drive exit and Girard Avenue remains closed. Redirected volume near the Schuylkill Expressway is also causing major delays. 

PHILADELPHIA - A 15-year-old is being accused of stealing the car of an off-duty Philadelphia officer after threatening him with a handgun.Police responded to several calls for a carjacking, shots fired and a crash on the 5600 block of Pentridge Street on June 17.The officer told police he was parking his car when an armed suspect stopped him, took keys from his pocket and stole his car.Officials say the teen suspect, who was reportedly working with an adult, held the officer at gunpoint and removed him from the car.The officer then fired seven shots into his car as the teen suspect fled, according to officials. He suffered a gunshot wound to the hand, and sought treatment at a local hospital.Hours later, the stolen car was found engulfed in flames near the 5900 block of Delancey Street.

COVID-19 in wastewater.The government says the data can provide early warning of new pandemic waves or the emergence of new variants. Some Quebec adults could get 4th or 5th COVID-19 shots this fall: vaccine committee Quebec has been screening wastewater for COVID-19 in Quebec City and the Montreal area since late March but only began releasing the data Wednesday.The seven-day average of wastewater collections suggests a decline in the concentration of COVID-19 in wastewater in Quebec City, while in Montreal, the data suggests a stable concentration.Dominic Frigon, a McGill University civil engineering professor who helped develop Quebec’s wastewater screening program, says the data can be useful for detecting trends but adds that COVID-19 levels in wastewater don’t directly correlate to case counts.

Image from SkyFOX shows first responders in Pico Rivera where a lightning strike reportedly killed a woman and two dogs. (FOX 11) LOS ANGELES - A woman and her two dogs were killed Wednesday by an apparent lightning strike in Southern California, authorities confirmed to FOX 11.Video from SkyFOX showed a large police presence near Mines and Rimbank avenues in Pico Rivera, which is approximately 11 miles southeast of Los Angeles.Pico Rivera city manager Steve Carmona told FOX 11 that the woman was walking with her two dogs on the San Gabriel River bike path when it appeared that all three were struck by lightning and killed.The strike caused an indentation on the pavement.To keep residents safe, the city has shut down all outdoor activities.(FOX 11) "We canceled our farmer's market and also some of our summer camps for our kids that are playing outside just as a precaution," Carmona said.He advised residents, "Be cautious, be careful.

The Canadian government is freezing federal funding to Hockey Canada as the organization remains embroiled in a firestorm of scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are looking into a case involving a woman who was reportedly lit on fire in Kensington. According to Chief Inspector Frank Vanore, police were made aware of the incident over the weekend. Authorities say they received a video and sent investigators to search for answers. According to Vanore, police believe the victim, an unidentified woman, was in a park with a man on the 1800 block of E Tioga when they got into an argument with another woman. Police say witnesses reported that the woman poured a liquid on the victim and the man before lighting it on fire. The man, who catches fire, runs from the scene, according to police.

BENSALEM, Pa. - Police say they are investigating a death in Bucks County Wednesday afternoon.The death was reported on the 3300 block of Reading Avenue in Bensalem.SkyFOX chopper was live at the scene where a trash can appeared to be burned inside a home's garage.Police say the scene is currently active as they investigate the incident.This is a developing story.

New figures show that Covid-19 cases in Scotland have risen by almost a third in a single week.

COVID-19.Heather Stefanson said Wednesday morning on social media that she has “minor symptoms” and is self-isolating while working from home.I am self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.My office has informed organizations and individuals I came into contact with over the last few days.I have minor symptoms, and am working remotely from home.1/2— Heather Stefanson

WASHINGTON - A House committee plans on issuing a subpoena for Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear as the investigation into the team’s alleged hostile workplace environment continues.House committee chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., made the announcement Wednesday during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing as National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell testified remotely.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherSnyder declined an invitation by the committee to testify Wednesday.Ahead of the hearing, a House committee released a memo they say details findings of Snyder’s role in creating a hostile workplace environment and his efforts to sabotage an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and abuse.  In the 29-page memo, the committee says Snyder launched a shadow investigation to influence the NFL’s internal investigation into the team’s workplace misconduct.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEAccording to the memo, private investigators were hired in an attempt to intimidate witnesses and used an overseas lawsuit as a pretext to obtain their phone records and emails.According to a statement, a spokesman for Snyder described the report and the hearing as "a politically charged show trial" and said Congress should not be investigating "an issue a football team addressed years ago."Last year, the NFL fined the Commanders $10 million and Snyder stepped away from his handling of day-to-day operations following an investigation of the team.The league did not release a written report on the investigation’s findings.

VENICE, Fla. - The family of Gabby Petito, the young woman who is suspected of having been murdered last year by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, will be in Florida court on Wednesday, when a judge will hear arguments from both sides over whether their lawsuit should go to a jury trial. The Petito-Schmidt families and their attorney will appear before Judge Hunter W. Carroll in a Sarasota County Circuit Court for the 1:30 p.m.

Inequality, emergencies, war and climate change threaten global mental health, says WHO’s newly released World Mental Health Report. Above: outside the Afghan Japan Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2022. ©WHO

Gujarat on Wednesday clocked 407 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count in four months, that raised the tally of infections to 12,28,493. Gujarat had last reported more than 400 daily Covid-19 cases on 19 February with 486 infections.  The count of recoveries rose to 12,15,806, after 190 Covid-19 patients recovered from the infection during the day, while the toll remained unchanged at 10,946.  Now, Gujarat has 1,741 active Covid-19 cases, with four patients on ventilator support.  Of the latest cases, Ahmedabad saw 210 infections, the highest in the state, followed by Surat with 57, Vadodara 41 and Rajkot 20 cases, among others.  As many as 11.10 crore coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in Gujarat till now, with 55,138 patients getting the jab today.  Meanwhile, India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span.

Pandemic restrictions have lifted for most of us but the selfless heroes working in our health and social care services are working as hard as ever. Their every day acts of caring and healing have saved countless lives and helped ease the pain and suffering and meet the needs of the most vulnerable among us.

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Chris Stapleton postponed three shows of his "All-American Road Show" tour after testing positive for COVID-19.  Stapleton announced his coronavirus diagnosis via Instagram. "To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows," the country music star said.

Coronavirus has been branded ‘concerning’ again in Manchester amid soaring case numbers ‘across all ages’, according to public health chiefs. The rise comes as there has been a significant ‘dropoff’ of eligible people coming forward to get spring Covid-19 vaccination booster jabs.

vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. Meanwhile last week, World Health Organization (WHO) said that the modified coronavirus vaccine can be administered as a booster dose to broaden immunity The variant-adapted vaccine may benefit those who have already received the primary series of shots, the agency's panel on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition said, it added.

Police say a woman and a man were stabbed in West Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - A man and woman suffered multiple injuries after police say they were both stabbed in West Philadelphia Tuesday night.Police responded to the reported stabbing on the 200 block of North 60th Street around 9:50 p.m.A 34-year-old man and 24-year-old woman were both found at the scene.Police say the man was stabbed multiple times to his right hand, but refused medical treatment.

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - The man who was fired for mistakenly selling gas at 69 cents a gallon in Rancho Cordova said the company is declining thousands of dollars raised to repay for the error. John Szczecina, the ex-manager who was fired for the gaffe, told KCRA that the GoFundMe was created to repay the station for around $16,000 lost during the mixup that lasted a little under three hours. The fundraiser, which has since been closed, has raised more than $24,000 so far."I’ve just been awestruck, I’m still in shock, you know. It just makes me feel like there’s good in this world and it’s worth fighting for," Szczecina told KCRA. GoFundMe told KCRA that if the gas station declines the money, the funds will be returned to donors. While the mix-up cost Szczecina his job, others couldn't help but rejoice and rush to the station before the gas prices went back to normal."I was just excited.

Omicron BA.2 and its offspring BA.2.38 cause mild infection and they are self-limiting, experts said based on a recent study noting that majority of patients infected with these variants ‘did not require hospitalisation’. Speaking on the topic that whether the virus is getting weaker with time, they also stated that “when they move from one body to another, they mutate for survival.

Sub-variants of Covid-19, named BA.4 and BA.4, are the latest threat to Brits’ health. The Omicron wave has seen numerous people infected with the virus for a second, or perhaps more, time.

An electronic bracelet can be used to pick up possible Covid - days before the symptoms become apparent, a study has found.

COVID-19 twice in the last 180 days?' This question received 12,381 responses, the NGO said. About 2% of these said "five or more individuals" in their families got reinfected with Covid in the last six months. And, 8% of them said, "two-four individuals" in their families got reinfected with Covid in the last six months, and another 8% said, "one individual" was infected in this period.

UVALDE, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety has released a timeline of events around the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.Texas DPS tweeted out the logs Tuesday morning ahead of DPS Director Steve McCraw’s testimony before the Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans. During the hearing, Col.

KABUL, Afghanistan - A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 920 people and injuring 600 others in the deadliest temblor in two decades, authorities said. Officials warned that the already grim toll would likely rise.Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength would be expected to cause severe damage in the remote area, where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common.Rescue efforts are likely to be complicated since many international aid agencies left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year and the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S.

2/2 The Congress chief was asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the alleged money laundering case connected to the National Herald newspaper. It is to be known that Sonia Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus on 2 June, following which she sought more time to appear before ED for questioning.

The United Kingdom today expanded monkeypox vaccination to include men who have sex with men who are in high-risk groups, instead of just those who are known contacts and those at occupational risk.In an update, the UK's Health Security Agency (HS

Congress leader Kamal Nath announced that Maharashtra chief minister Udhdhav Thackeray has tested positive for Covid-19 Minutes ahead of the cabinet meeting called by the Chief minister of Maharashtra, Congress observer and leader kamal Nath announced that Udhdhav thackeray has tested positive for Covid-19.

Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus.The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a week.'To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows,' he wrote in a message he posted to his Instagram page. Uh oh:Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus Making it work:The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a weekHe was initially supposed to perform this Friday night at the USANA Amphitheatre in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City.

Health trackers worn on wrists could detect Covid-19 days before symptoms begin appear, new research suggests.

New Delhi: India reported more than 12,249 new covid cases with active cases surging by 2,326 in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The country recorded 13 fatalities in a day. “About 12,249 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 81,687," said the ministry.

Sad news for Chris Stapleton fans.

MUMBAI : Even as Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde's political gambit threatens Maha Vikas Aghadi's prevalence as the ruling party in the state government, it has been reported that the state's 80-year old governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been admitted to a hospital in South Mumbai after he tested positive for Covid-19.  The governor had been reportedly seen taking all forms of precautions while in public- wearing masks, following Covid Appropriate behaviour.  An official has confirmed that Koshyari has been admitted to the Reliance Foundation Hospital. Meanwhile, maharashtra on Tuesday reported 3,659 new Covid-19 cases in the past twenty four hours.

Martha Stewart has tested positive for COVID-19. The lifestyle guru and media mogul shared the news to Instagram on Tuesday evening.«This evening, I planned to host a garden party at The Plaza on behalf of my favorite skincare line, @mariobadescu.

Mayim Bialik announced she has tested positive for COVID-19 and took to Instagram to share an update on her condition and warn followers that the virus is «no joke.»Bialik, who says she is both vaccinated and boosted, first shared the news of her positive test Monday, then followed up with a video update on Tuesday. A post shared by Bialik Breakdown (@bialikbreakdown)“It’s very exhausting, the exhaustion is very special," the former  star said. «I had mononucleosis when I was in college and the exhaustion hits like that where you cannot be awake, you can try to be awake but then all of a sudden you need to sleep.» “It’s not the same as the flu,” the star continued.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College is removing all federal and institutional loans from its undergraduate financial aid awards and replacing them with expanded scholarship grants, beginning with the current summer term, the school's president said.Currently, Dartmouth undergraduates from families with an annual income of $125,000 or less who possess typical assets are offered need-based aid without a required loan component.Dartmouth is now removing the loan requirement for undergraduates from families with annual income of more than $125,000 who receive need-based financial aid.

Today we are reporting 5,499 community cases, 334 current hospitalisations, and 18 deaths.