COVID-19 transmission from the neighboring province.The May 6 BC CDC report notes that Alberta’s case rate was 3.3 times B.C.’s, and the highest in any jurisdiction in Canada or the U.S.“Potential for importation into B.C.

is high,” it states.B.C. has implemented COVID-19 travel restrictions, but only on highways leading in and out of the Lower Mainland.Signs have been posted at the Alberta border warning against non-essential travel, but no enforcement is in place.

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U.S. CDC looking into heart inflammation in some youths after COVID-19 vaccination

COVID-19 vaccines experienced heart inflammation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group said, recommending further study of the rare condition.The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in a statement dated May 17 said it had looked into reports that a few young vaccine recipients, predominantly adolescents and young adults, and predominantly male, developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle.The condition often goes away without complications and can be caused by a variety of viruses, the CDC group said.

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No new community cases; 6 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in two days

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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CDC warns Americans not to hug, kiss chickens amid salmonella outbreak

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Sorokin, Islanders beat Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 to tie series

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 Saturday to even the first-round series.

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Alberta Health reports 621 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors Alberta Health reported the following deaths:The province identified 262 new variant cases on Saturday.There are 617 ppl in hospital incl 164 in ICU. Sadly, 6 new deaths were reported over the past 24hrs.

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Saskatchewan reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, 375 new variant lineage results

Saskatchewan is reporting an additional 180 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total up to 45,490 cases. Saskatchewan Polytechnic to continue with hybrid learning model in fall semester The province also reported 375 new lineage results of COVID-19 variants on Saturday.

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CNN cuts ties with Rick Santorum over disparaging comments

NEW YORK – CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American culture.

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US sees lowest levels of new COVID-19 cases since last June

White House, a Mardi Gras-style parade marched through Alabama’s port city of Mobile, and even states that have stuck to pandemic-related restrictions readied to drop them. However, health experts also cautioned that not enough Americans have been vaccinated to completely extinguish the virus, leaving the potential for new variants that could extend the pandemic.As the seven-day average for new cases dropped below 30,000 per day this week, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out cases have not been this low since June 18, 2020.

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Nova Scotia reports one more death, 64 new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19. There have now been 77 COVID-19-related deaths in Nova Scotia.The province also reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 recoveries.Of the new cases, 46 were in Central Zone, 10 in Eastern Zone, seven in Northern Zone and one in Western Zone.The province also said there is community spread in Central Zone and in Sydney.

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Florida reports 3,344 new COVID-19 cases as data shows more than 55,000 young teens vaccinated

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida reported more than 55,000 younger teens have been vaccinated and as efforts continue, more events are underway to help inoculate younger Floridians. State data shows 55,438 children between 12 and 14 years old have been vaccinated so far.

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Shaq helps gift hundreds of new shoes to elementary school students

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - Former NBA star and Atlanta-area resident Shaquille O'Neal has been known to help out his neighbors from time to time, even spontaneously. The NBA Hall-fo-Famer showed generosity Friday in the form of providing kids in Henry County with new shoes. Soles4Souls partnered with The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation and Reebok to distribute 500 new pairs of shoes to kids.Shaq visited Wesley Lakes Elementary School, a McDonough Title I school, saying he is happy to put a smile on kids' faces at the end of the school year."It's all about the kids," O'Neal said.

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Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as COVID-19 spreads to countryside

At an Indian village near New Delhi, a former hospital worker with no medical education runs a small clinic where he checks oxygen levels and body temperatures of patients lying on makeshift beds.

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Maharashtra reports 26,133 new COVID cases today, active tally at 3.52 lakh

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally touched 55,53,225 on Saturday with 26,133 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours, a health bulletin said. Meanwhile, the death toll reached 87,300 after 682 more people succumb to the disease.State Health Department said, with 40,294 patients getting discharged during the day, Maharashtra's overall count of recoveries rose to 51,11,095.

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Family members can also be covered under workplace Covid-19 vaccination: Govt

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Saturday announced that family members and dependants of workers can also be covered under the COVID-19 vaccination drive at industrial and workplace inoculation centres.In a letter to all chief secretaries, the Health Ministry said that for industrial and private workplace CVCs (COVID-19 vaccination centres), the vaccine doses will have to be procured by the private hospitals with whom the respective employer ties up.“The family members and dependants of the workers, as defined by the respective employers, can also be covered with COVID-19 vaccination at the Industrial CVCS and the Workplace CVCS," the ministry said in the letter.It said that for government workplace CVCs, beneficiaries aged 45 years or

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New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.

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Gunfire in NJ city kills 2, wounds 4; no arrests reported

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Authorities say gunfire in a New Jersey city killed two people and wounded four others. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said Jersey City police received multiple reports of gunfire shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. Responding officers found six people, all Jersey City residents, with gunshot wounds. Prosecutors said 25-year-old Randolph Black Jr.

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COVID-19: Six deaths, 476 new cases in Manitoba Saturday

announced six deaths due to COVID-19 Saturday as the province logs another 476 new cases.The deaths include a woman in her 30s linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern (VOC), a man in his 60s linked to an unspecified VOC, two men in their 70s with one linked to the B.1.1.7 VOC and a woman in her 70s linked to the P.1 VOC, all from Winnipeg.A man in his 50s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region has also died, his death is linked to the B.1.1.7 VOC. Manitoba premier issues ‘call to arms’ for more COVID-19 vaccines from U.S.

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COVID-19: 63 new cases in London and Middlesex to kick off long Victoria Day weekend

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 63 new COVID-19 cases and 82 recoveries on Saturday.It brings the region’s pandemic case total to 11,949, of which 11,135 have recovered. At least 597 cases are active.At least 217 virus-related deaths have been reported during the pandemic.

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Manitoba premier issues ‘call to arms’ for more COVID-19 vaccines from U.S.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on Saturday issued a “call to arms” for more COVID-19 vaccines to be shipped to the province from the United States.

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Scientists find new Covid variant in Malaysia that 'passed to humans from dogs'

Scientists have reportedly detected a new variant of coronavirus originating in dogs which may cause disease in humans, a study has found.The variant was discovered among patients who had suffered from pneumonia in 2017-18, and could turn out to be the eighth unique form of the bug to cause disease in humans.A study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal on Thursday, May 20, tested nasal swab samples from 301 pneumonia patients at a hospital in east Malaysia.Of the samples taken, eight which were taken mostly from children under five returned a positive result for a variant of animal coronavirus originating in canines, Reuters reported.The scientists found that the new strain contained a mutation that had also been spotted in

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Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Brunswick

COVID-19 on Saturday.There are two cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region), both of which are contacts of previously confirmed cases.The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 2,115. Since Friday, seven people have recovered for a total of 1,949 recoveries.There have been 43 virus-related deaths, and the number of active cases is 122.Seven patients are hospitalized in total.

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Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as Covid spreads to countryside

PARSAUL VILLAGE, Greater Noida: An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor.India has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections which has overwhelmed its health system, even in big cities.In the countryside, medical facilities are dilapidated and doctors and nurses are few on the ground, meaning many clinics are run by people who don’t have training.The poor health infrastructure and lack of testing means many patients do not know if they are infected with COVID-19 or just have a cold.In Parsaul village, about 60 km (40 miles) from the capital New Delhi,

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Kerala reports 28,514 new COVID cases, 176 deaths in 24 hours

Lockdown extended in the stateMeanwhile, the state government on on Friday announced to extend the ongoing lockdown in the state till 30 May. The triple lockdown has been withdrawn from three districts, it is still continuing in one district.The chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said on Friday, the triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur will be withdrawn from tomorrow as the test positivity rate and active case load have come down.However, triple lockdown in Malappuram will continue.Briefing the media on Friday, Vijayan said the average Test Positivity Rate for the last three days was 23.3 per cent."While the TPR is more in Malappuram, it is decreasing in other districts.

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A village lost all of its travel agents to the pandemic – now, a new company is hoping for better luck

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Covid-19: 381 new cases confirmed as quarantine list updated

The Department of Health has been notified of 381 new cases of Covid-19.

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Majority of Canadians support COVID-19 vaccine passports for concerts, travel: Ipsos poll

A poll conducted exclusively for Global News by Ipsos found that a majority of Canadians supported using COVID-19 vaccine passports in order to travel, attend university or go to a concert.

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50% of Canadians have now received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

COVID-19 disease.Canada hit the milestone on Saturday, with 20,328,984 doses of the approved COVID-19 vaccines having now been administered.That means 50.01 per cent of the population has now received at least one shot, according to COVID Tracker Canada.The news comes five months after the first vaccination was administered in Canada. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated? Canada has a population of about 37.7 million people.

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Quebec records lowest COVID-19 case count since September with 505 new infections

COVID-19 infections and five additional virus-related deaths.The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by 13 from Friday to 424. Of those, 103 patients are in the ICU, a decrease of three.One of the five deaths was recorded in the last 24 hours.

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With more border crossers, US groups seek to stem deaths

FALFURRIAS, Texas – Every week, migrant rights activist Eduardo Canales fills up blue water drums that are spread throughout a vast valley of Texas ranchlands and brush. They are there for migrants who venture into the rough terrain to avoid being caught and sent back to Mexico.

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Karnataka logs 31,183 new COVID cases, 451 deaths in 24 hours

Karnataka on Saturday reported as many as 31,183 new COVID19 cases pushing the total number of cases to 23,98,925, the health bulletin said. Currently, the active tally stands at 4,83,204.The death toll today reached to 24,658 as 451 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

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West Bengal reports 18,863 new Covid-19 cases, 154 deaths in a single day

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India in greater need for Covid vaccines, will not exert pressure for supply of doses: Bhutan

AstraZeneca," he added.India has already supplied around 5.5 lakh vaccine doses to Bhutan in two batches. And, roughly 80% of adults in the Himalayan country have been vaccinated with the first dose.Bhutan had said that it would fully vaccinate the entire country by the end of June.

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Ontario reports nearly 1,800 COVID-19 cases, record number of new vaccinations

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 520,774.“Locally, there are 416 new cases in Toronto, 355 in Peel, 147 in Durham and 140 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.For comparison, last Saturday 2,584 cases were reported.Twenty new deaths were also announced on May 22, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,599.A total of 490,721 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 2,520. Golf courses, other outdoor amenities reopen in Ontario Nearly 34,600 additional tests were completed.

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'One of the biggest and most important national efforts in our history': More than 50 million Covid-19 vaccinations given out in England

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Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement

NEW YORK – Monifa Bandele became a community organizer in the late 1990s, after New York City police fatally shot a young, unarmed Black immigrant named Amadou Diallo in the Bronx.

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Scottish Government announces no deaths and 370 new covid cases in last 24 hours

covid deaths and 370 new cases overnight. It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,664.There are currently 81 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 231,282.To date 3,096,341 people have received their first vaccination with 1,799,956 having a second jab.

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Black man's death fuels debate over police shooting at cars

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Police departments across the U.S. — including in large cities such as New York and Denver — strictly limit shooting at moving vehicles because they consider the practice ineffective and not worth the risk to human life.

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Biden betting on wage growth, while GOP warns of inflation

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration recently gave a bit of simple advice to businesses that are unable to find workers: Offer them more money.

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New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection

ATLANTA – When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identification.

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Patients within 6 weeks of Covid treatment at highest risk of black fungus: AIIMS doctor

New Delhi: Patients within six weeks of Covid treatment are at the highest risk of black fungus, said senior neurosurgeon at AIIMS.Speaking to ANI, Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr P Sarat Chandra said, "Fungal infections are not new. But it has never happened in epidemic proportions.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors

COVID-19 vaccine campaign reached a milestone Friday, breaking a record for the number of doses given in a single day, some of the province’s doctors say the most vulnerable of the population are being left behind.New data has shown that, particularly in Calgary and Edmonton, areas with high COVID-19 infection rates have dramatically lower vaccination rates compared to the surrounding area — something experts say is because of vaccine inaccessibility rather than vaccine hesitancy. Calgary politicians push for pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to ensure accessibility Dr.

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US commander says more work needed to counter small drones

BAGHDAD – A month after an explosives-laden drone targeted U.S. forces at an Iraq base, the top American commander for the Middle East says finding better ways to counter such attacks is a top priority, and the United States is still behind the curve on solutions.

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New Brunswick reports 2nd AstraZeneca-related death

New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell confirmed the second death on Friday of an individual in their 50s related to blood clot complications after getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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New 'triple mutant' Covid variant found in UK as scientists launch probe

coronavirus variant is being investigated by scientists in the UK.So far there have been 49 cases of the strain, which has a "strange combination" of genes.They have been mainly found in Yorkshire and Humber, but Brits are being told not to be alarmed by it.The strain is a "variant under investigation”, the Mirror reports.But there is said to be no evidence yet to say it is more transmissible or resistant to vaccines.It comes as cases of the Indian variant, which is thought to be more transmissible, continue to rise across the country.The Covid R rate – the rate it reproduces at – is now somewhere between 0.9 and 1.1.This is the highest it has been since the second wave peak back in January.The Government has vowed to put in place any

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Human health 'intricately linked' to ocean health, says report

American Journal of Public Health, the authors say that restoring the health of oceans should not just be the priority of marine scientists but also the medical community and the public more broadly.The ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and is crucial not only for environmental health but also for the health of humans.However, human actions have significantly damaged the health of the world’s ocean.

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A COVID-19 love story: Meet a Canadian bride and her U.S. husband who got married at the border

COVID-19 pandemic hit, a Canadian bride and her American husband had no choice but to shelve their original wedding plans — instead, they were married in a quaint ceremony straddling the border, surrounded by family on either side and under the watchful eyes of border guards.Davina Finn and David Hecht were supposed to have their big day in her hometown of Ottawa last year in the presence of hundreds of loved ones from both countries.But after two months of closures and the health crisis surging, the pair who met in New York decided they needed to find another option so that their parents and siblings could be with them for their wedding.“If you told me two years ago this was our plan I would have thought you were crazy,” Hecht said, adding

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Majority of Canadians support COVID-19 vaccine passports for concerts, travel: Ipsos

COVID-19 vaccine passports in order to travel, attend university or go to a concert, according to the latest Ipsos polling.The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found that 72 per cent of respondents supported vaccine passports when flying on a plane. And 67 per cent said they liked the idea of the passports for indoor concerts, theatres and museums.

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