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Anti-COVID pill molnupiravir approved for use in the UK in world first for Merck antiviral
Molnupiravir will be offered to at-risk patients who already have the coronavirus. It is not a substitute for the COVID-19 vaccine, UK authorities said.
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British government rejects calls for restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
The British government has rejected calls for renewed COVID-19 restrictions even as case numbers reach the highest number in more than three months.
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COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over', warns WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned there will be more pandemics in the future.
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Fauci buoyed by Merck trial of COVID-19 pill
The director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the apparent efficacy of Merck's new COVID-19 anti-viral drug is very good news. 'The data are impressive,' he said. (Jim Lo...
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The push to decriminalize drugs in Canada
One of Canada’s largest mental health facilities, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, is calling on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs and work with provinces to improve treatment and harm-reduction...
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Court upholds landmark compensation order for First Nations children
The Federal Court has dismissed Ottawa’s appeal for a review in a landmark compensation order for First Nations children, leaving the federal government on the hook for billions of dollars.
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Coroner’s inquest into Herron nursing home in Quebec begins
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of 47 people at the CHSLD Herron in Quebec during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic aims to shed light on the circumstances at the long-term care home. Families say residents were being...
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Calls to tighten off-roading rules after 9-year-old dies in ATV accident
A CBC News investigation has found that more than 500 Canadians have died in ATV accidents in the last three years. Even the death of a nine-year-old boy has failed to toughen the rules of off-roading.
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Scientists in Sri Lanka call for more preventive measures
The strain first identified in the UK has spread rapidly in Sri Lanka. Scientists are now looking at another strain first found in India.
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India COVID-19 cases above 24 million as mutant spreads across region
India records 4,000 deaths and 343,144 infections in last 24 hours amid reports that strain first detected in the country is spreading across the region.
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Bodies of suspected victims found in Ganges River in India
Health experts say most COVID-19 deaths in Bihar and India’s rural areas.
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Manitoba passes Alberta with highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate
Manitoba surpassed Alberta on Sunday with the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in Canada.
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Lack of trust fuels vaccine hesitancy in Russia
Roughly 10 per cent of Russia’s population has received a COVID-19 vaccine, the lowest rate among developed countries, something experts and citizens say is because of a lack of trust about the Sputnik V vaccine.
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Families mourn as Brazil hits 400,000 COVID deaths
Brazilians struggle with pain of losing loved ones to coronavirus as country reaches sombre milestone.
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India’s COVID woes worsen amid continued oxygen shortage
Authorities scrambled to supply medical oxygen to hospitals as the country reported another 2,624 deaths, a new daily record.
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Delhi extends COVID lockdown as cases surge
India recorded nearly 350,000 new infections and more than 2,700 deaths on Saturday, as hospitals continue to turn away patients, with many dying because of a lack of oxygen supplies.
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Italy unveils biggest post-COVID stimulus plan in Europe
Much of the $265bn aid package will come from special EU funds with the money due to be spent on digital innovation and environmental projects.
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Brampton, Ont., teen dies with COVID-19
A 13-year-old girl has died with COVID-19 in Brampton, Ont., as the province struggles through a third wave of this pandemic -- and Ontario's now asking the military for help.
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Argentina receives AstraZeneca jabs amid anti-lockdown protests
New COVID-19 restrictions have been imposed in and around Buenos Aires in effort to stem recent rise in infections.
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Disruption in oxygen supply kills 22 COVID patients in India
At least 22 dead at public hospital in Maharashtra state’s Nashik city when their oxygen supply ran out after a leak in the tank, official says.
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Anger in Uruguay over surge in COVID infections and deaths
Once hailed as the success story of Latin America, Uruguay is now facing record coronavirus infections and deaths.
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Saint Vincent awaits more volcanic eruptions as help offered
Caribbean nations have offered help by either shipping emergency supplies or temporarily opening their borders.
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India COVID-19 cases surge to world’s second highest
India surpasses Brazil in number of coronavirus cases, with the government blaming the second wave on people not following COVID-19 guidelines.
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In new grim record, Brazil surpasses 4,000 daily COVID deaths
Coronavirus surge is spurring desperate calls for strict lockdown measures, but President Bolsonaro still rejects curbs.