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Province developing new health data platform to better respond to COVID-19

There are now 738 individuals hospitalized in relation to the virus, 261 of which are in the intensive care unit and 196 who are in the unit on a ventilator. Th...

Israel's President Won't Give Gantz More Time to Form Government

As negotiations continued, Likud has demanded the inclusion of a clause that would prevent Gantz from taking over immediately as premier in the event that the H...

Province sending masks, other PPE equipment to Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

The province has signed contracts for millions of gowns, masks, and other gear worth more than $200 million, Shandro said. "Albertans should be very proud tha...

USA reports more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day

Nurses take a break on their shifts at NYU Langone Hospital in New York City, during the coronavirus pandemic . The governor of New York Andrew Cuomo sai...

Coronavirus: 33 more deaths, 8,928 cases in total

Up to now the figures from the German laboratory testing had not been included in the running total of overall cases confirmed in Ireland. A FURTHER 12 cases ...

Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter

New York, which has emerged as the epicenter of COVID-19 deaths, has registered over 1.7 lakh positive cases, which is more than any other country. And while ...

Coronavirus: Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

He called for the relaxation of global sanctions, debt relief for poor nations and ceasefires. Unlike in the past, Easter services in the state were conducted b...

Kiwis stuck on cruise ship in Uruguay to be evacuated

MONTEVIDEO, April 11 ― Uruguay started yesterday to repatriate 112 Australians and New Zealanders from a cruise ship hit by coronavirus and stranded in the ...

Julian Assange had 2 kids with lawyer in Ecuadorian embassy

Their second, Max, was born in February 2019 and his birth was filmed with a GoPro so that his father could watch the footage. The 48-year old Assange , who ...

U.S. coronavirus death toll passes Italy, becomes world’s highest

Meanwhile, newly released data from Italy's Civil Protection reveals that the nation has suffered a total of 19,468 fatalities from the coronavirus as of Sa...

Global death toll in pandemic doubles in a week to cross 100000

The governors of various states are pushing for reopening, while others are taking a more cautious approach. "We have to bring our country back", he said . "Th...

China sends medical expert team to Russian Federation

Video shows hazmat-clad medical workers stand shoulder to shoulder with police officers as they guard the China-Russia border in Suifenhe. The northeast regio...

Passengers from virus-infected cruise ship leave for Australia

Winston says the people stranded on the Greg Mortimer Cruise Ship "were in a unsafe situation, with very limited options to return". Sixteen New Zealanders ...

Yemen reports first coronavirus case

The ceasefire came into effect on Friday afternoon. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed over the past five years in the war between the coalition ...

Helena Church will do Easter Service 'drive-in' style

The Coldwater Area Ministerial Association will be hosting a special drive-in Easter service at the Capri Drive-In on Sunday morning. Some clergy have been pr...

World Health Organization says probing reports that some COVID-19 patients tested positive again

South Korea will strap tracking devices to the wrists of people who disobey quarantine mandates, officials said Saturday. Still, the possibility of coronaviru...

Coronavirus: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1 655, 11 Deaths

As of 6 April, 11 people have been confirmed to have died of Covid-19 in South Africa. The uMhlathuze municipality said the newlyweds would be "spending their h...

Gaza runs out of coronavirus tests, Palestinian health officials say

As a point of comparison, the Israeli-occupied West Bank has approximately 250 COVID-19 cases and a single related death. The paper said 60 percent of the cor...

Passover will not be "passed over" amid coronavirus

Due to the pandemic, however, the meaning of Passover was "growing", Rivlin noted. Special foods are needed for the Seder and the Mt. Sinai congregation has ple...

New York Shuts Schools Till End of Academic Year, Mayor Says

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the extended closure Saturday, telling a news conference that the decision to keep school buildings shuttered, though hard, ...

Boris Johnson making 'good progress' in virus recovery

Number 10 has since confirmed he is able to take short walks as he begins his recovery. "The Prime Minister has been able to do short walks, between periods...

COVID-19: Sixty-nine new cases, one new death in Calgary

Hinshaw said changes will mean that all workers in continuing care facilities will be required to wear masks at all times when providing direct patient care, or...

Canada didn't agree to specific oil cuts in G20 meeting: minister

And it is unlikely to stem the massive plunge in oil prices in recent months. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak also urged the G20 ministers to ac...

COVID-19 in B.C

There have been no additional outbreaks in long-term care facilities, the provincial health officer said Saturday, meaning there are still 20 such facilities wi...

COVID-19: New York's unclaimed bodies buried in mass grave

Likewise, the Mayor of NY recalled that "for decades our city has buried people on the island of Hart when there's no one else to make arrangements for bu...

COVID-19 restrictions extended until May 5th

The Taoiseach said the easing of restrictions in some European Union countries, including Austria and the Czech Republic, was not a risk he was willing to take ...

Over 22000 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide

Statistics Canada said 1,011,000 jobs were lost across the country, driving the unemployment rate up 2.2 per cent to 7.8 per cent from last month. The PM and...

AU Summons Chinese Consular Over Maltreatment Of Africans In Guangzhou

On Saturday, China blamed travelers from overseas for an increase in coronavirus cases , triggering concern about a second wave of the pandemic in the country....

Taliban meet with US general amid tensions over peace deal

The head of USA and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in Afghanistan has met with Taliban leaders to discuss a reduction in violence in the war-weary co...

Spain coronavirus death toll passes 16,000 - but chiefs see one positive

However, as the number of coronavirus cases in Spain continued to rise - its death toll overtook that of China, where the virus originated, in the last week of ...

UK coronavirus deaths rise by 917 to 9875

NHS England reported an additional 823 individuals had actually passed away in their medical facilities in the past 24 hrs. Patients were aged between 11 and ...

Storm Tracker Forecast: Pleasant weather ahead for your Easter Weekend!

Temperatures will hold steady or drop through the afternoon, ending up in the teens by early Sunday. Otherwise, showers look to become more widespread through...

Chinese Authorities Blame Africans For Coronavirus Infections, Evict Them From Homes, Hotels

On Wednesday, BBC published a report claiming that hundreds of Africans , including businessmen living in Guangzhou, the capital city of China's Guangdong prov...

Iran Urges IMF To Grant $5 bln Loan to Help Fight Coronavirus

Iran is the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the highly infectious COVID-19 respiratory disease. Similarly, a US Treasury Department official stated, ...

Uruguay to evacuate 112 passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship

The Uruguayan Navy meant to allow the Australian cruise ship to dock in the capital on Friday afternoon, April 10, then transfer the crew and passengers to ...