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Nationwide mock drills are being conducted in India to assess hospital preparedness as Covid-19 cases surge. Both public and private facilities are involved.

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The Indian Ministry of Health has announced nationwide mock drills to assess hospitals’ preparedness against the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. Both public and private facilities are set to take part in the two-day drills, with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya overseeing the one at AIIMS, Jhajjar. Mandaviya urged state and district health … Read more

Finally Revealed! The culprit that made Indonesia’s Covid-19 rise again

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Ministry of Health found a new variant of the Covid-19 virus that entered Indonesia, namely the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. This subvariance is one of the culprits that has made the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rise again. Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, emphasized that the cause of … Read more

COVID-19: 23 deaths and 11,007 more cases in Quebec

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Quebec reports 11,007 cases of COVID-19 and 23 deaths, bringing the total to 739,293 infected people and 11,917 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Yesterday, the province recorded 15,928 and 44 deaths. THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF JANUARY 9, 2022 – 739,293 people infected (+11,007) – 11,940 deaths (+23) – 2436 people hospitalized … Read more

US clears third dose of COVID vaccine for all adults

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U.S. health officials on Friday cleared a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for all fully vaccinated adults at least six months ago. • Read also: LIVE | The latest developments on the coronavirus The United States Medicines Agency (FDA) has indicated that this emergency use authorization is helping “to provide continued protection against … Read more

Resurgence of cases in several Canadian provinces

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Several provinces like Quebec and Ontario are witnessing an upsurge in the number of COVID-19 cases, as Health Canada confirmed on Friday morning that it was giving the green light for the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years old. • Read also: 745 new infections • Read also: LIVE | … Read more

On Broadway, vaccination and masks are required at the resumption

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Broadway theaters, closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will require the public and all teams to be vaccinated once again, starting in September, they announced on Friday. • Read also: LIVE | The latest developments on the coronavirus “The 41 Broadway theaters in New York will require vaccination of the public, as … Read more

Doctor’s message goes viral

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A call for solidarity posted Wednesday evening on Twitter by a doctor from Montérégie has now gone viral on the web. Dr. Chantal Vallée, head of the specialized medicine department at Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Greenfield Park, turned to social media to report on the situation. “I am on guard at the COVID unit, since … Read more

Vaccines: priority for all health workers at risk?

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While authorities are seeking solutions to the many problems of COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals and missing employees, some are of the opinion that workers in hospitals should be vaccinated as a priority to avoid that the situation does not deteriorate further. Currently, only employees who work with the elderly have priority for vaccination. • Read … Read more

A bar defies the rules of the state and declares itself a “sovereign zone”

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A bar in the Staten Island borough in New York is defying the strict containment rules put in place by the state and manages to survive in the midst of a pandemic thanks to donations collected on the GoFundMe site. Three days after the arrest of one of its owners, Mac’s Public House, which proclaims … Read more