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Covid-19 kills 70000 French citizens, daily incidence reaches 20000 cases
The French prime minister said the government's preventative and reactive strategy with the measures taken at the end of October "have been the right ones". It is seen as a way to avoid a full national lockdown, but Mr Castex said further restrictions would be imposed "without delay" if the situation deteriorated. [Full Article...]
Metro Detroit Forecast: More snow showers for MLK Day
Moving into Saturday, "occassional flurries with a gusty wind" will take over most of Southern Ontario, with the trend of wet, heavy mixed snow-and-rain showers continuing. Wednesday .a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. Any snow is unlikely to stick around as the forecast on Thursday calls for a chance of showers, with a high of 5 C. [Full Article...]
Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval
China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that a clinical trial in Brazil showed its COVID-19 vaccine was nearly 20 percentage points more effective in a small sub-group of patients who received their two doses longer apart. The ruling follows a bitter tug of war between President Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo's powerful state governor, João Doria, to secure the first vaccines for the country of mor... [Full Article...]
World Facing 'Catastrophic' Moral Failure on Coronavirus Vaccines, Says WHO Chief
Addressing the 148th Executive Board Meeting, virtually from the WHO Headquarters in Geneva , Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, 'We will have enough vaccine. "Ultimately these actions will only prolong the pandemic", he added, urging countries to avoid making the same mistakes made during the H1N1 and HIV pandemics. [Full Article...]
India reports 15,144 new cases of COVID-19
India's Covid caseload climbed to 1,05,57,985 on Sunday with 15,144 fresh infections while recoveries surged to 1,01,96,885, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.58 per cent. The recoveries have crossed 1.02 crore. 81% of the new cases are from 8 States and UTs. Kerala continues to report the highest daily new cases at 5,960. [Full Article...]
I&B Ministry Asks Clarification From Amazon Prime Video
The complaint states that 17 minutes into the first episode, "people dressed up in a very bad manner to represent Hindu gods and goddesses and have been shown to speak in a very uncalled for language. "The ministry has taken cognizance of the matter (complaints) and asked Amazon Prime Video to explain", a source in the ministry had said. "Protests are being registered against some scenes hurti... [Full Article...]
China slams US Covid-19 lab claims as 'conspiracy theories'
President Donald Trump has claimed that the virus may have leaked from the WIV. A new statement from the US Department of State accuses the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of "deadly obsession with secrecy and control" and claims the Wuhan Institute of Virology had been conducting experiments with a virus genetically similar to the new coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Lady Gaga could cry performing at Joe Bidens inauguration, reveals source
How can I watch "The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr". "Even though Beau never stopped fighting and his will to live was stronger than most - I think he knew that this day might come". "She is so beyond ecstatic that Joe Biden is going to be President that she wants to give the performance of a lifetime and when Gaga says that and feels that, it happens", the source concluded. [Full Article...]