*Note: Due to different reporting times, the provincial numbers will differ to the national numbers for given provinces by a few cases per day.South Africa has 8 232 confirmed Covid-19 cases and an additional eight deaths, bringing the total to 161 deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. Mkhize was speaking at a gathering to…
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A long-time personal support worker at one of Ottawa's hardest-hit long-term care homes has died of COVID-19, officials there say.A message thanking health-care workers is seen beside a statue of Mary outside the Madonna Care Community in Ottawa. The long-term care home announced Thursday one of its workers had died from COVID-19. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)A…
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Montreal, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press People in the Montreal area will remain confined until at least May 25, the Quebec government announced Thursday as it attempts to get the COVID-19 situation in the region under control before reopening. Premier Francois Legault said the province will keep close tabs on the…
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6mminutes agoBy Bridget JuddWhat's the latest on the Melbourne meatworks cluster? ABC News: Sean WarrenYesterday, 13 more cases were linked to a cluster at Cedar Meats — bringing the total to 62 cases.The ABC's Stephanie Ferrier has been following the story "There's new developments out of this Cedar Meats cluster. The Health Department of Victoria has just…
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Nintendo Switch sales were up 34 percent year-on-year last quarter as the company moved 3.29 million units, despite acknowledging that production has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a big sales driver, with 11.77 million units sold as of the end of March 31st. That’s enough to make it the…
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Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in the first quarter of 2020, up from 11.4 million units…
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LONDON (Reuters) - Andrew Wong knew from an early age that running a restaurant required improvisation, having watched his parents steer their London Chinese restaurant through nearly 30 years of good times and bad. FILE PHOTO: Andrew Wong, Michelin starred chef at A. Wong, prepares food at his restaurant for the elderly and needy, as…
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 24, 2020. Denis Balibouse/Reuters The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new coronavirus must proceed “extremely carefully” or risk a rapid rise in new cases. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries needed…
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New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health has announced one new case of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total number of active cases to two.Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, confirms second active case of COVID-19 in the province. (Government of New Brunswick/Submitted)Latest Local businesses want province to let them…
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Newfoundland and Labrador marks fifth straight day with zero new cases.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says the province intends to proceed with a 28-day monitoring period between alert levels. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) For a fifth straight day Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new cases of COVID-19. The province's case…
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