OTTAWA -- Wednesday’s emergency sitting of the House of Commons came to an abrupt halt within minutes after the government couldn’t secure the opposition support it needed to move forward on debate on its latest emergency piece of COVID-19 legislation. Ahead of the sitting the federal Liberals were bracing for the opposition parties to reject…
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The issue of wearing face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the community has been tricky from the start. Firstly, there was the major global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers, on whom we all depend. Like health authorities everywhere, the HSE was in a panic, scrambling to secure…
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Two Greens Senators Janet Rice and Mehreen Faruqi also attended the protests but decided to remain in Parliament without getting tested, citing advice from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth they should only do so if they develop symptoms."People with symptoms should get themselves tested. That is absolutely critical,” Mr Coatsworth said on Monday, stopping…
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Arvind Kejriwal addressed the media, a day he tested negative for coronavirus.New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal today said the Lieutenant Governor's orders overruling his government's decisions on coronavirus would be followed. "This is not the time for politics. This is not the time for disagreements," the Delhi Chief Minister asserted in his first online statement since…
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The French government is considering whether to end emergency health measures imposed to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic on 10 July, the Prime Minister's department said today. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's office said the possible date of 10 July was one of several options being examined at present. France has eased many of its earlier, strict lockdown…
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Around the world there are reports of people still suffering from Covid-19 symptoms, several weeks after they contracted the virus. Fatigue, difficulty breathing and reduced cognitive ability are among the symptoms some are experiencing and doctors are struggling to explain why. Dublin Ladies footballer Siobhán Killeen, 27, contracted Covid-19 in March. Between training sessions and her job…
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"I want to offer my sympathies to the families of these victims. As a government, this tells us that we must do better in the future," said Premier François Legault, in marking the milestone.Quebec Premier François Legault paused as he announced the province had recorded more than 5,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)Quebec…
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(CNN)At least 28 states are not following US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting new Covid-19 cases --half of which saw the trend of new cases increasing in the last we…
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza claps after signing the new constitution at the Presidential Palace in Gitega Province, Burundi, on June 7, 2018. EVRARD NGENDAKUMANA/Reuters Burundi’s long-ruling president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has died suddenly of what his government said was cardiac arrest, just days after local media reported that he and his wife were being treated for…
Read More »What is herd immunity and could it work with COVID-19? Herd immunity is when a virus can no longer spread easily because enough people are immune to it. That lowers the chances of the virus jumping from person to person and reaching those who haven’t been infected yet.People can become immune to certain viruses after…
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