DUBLIN, Ireland - Another eight people have died of complications related to Covid-19, and another 2,121 new cases have been reported.The Health Protection Surveillance Centre on Tuesday confirmed the 8 additional deaths, which has taken the national tally to 2,616.The average age of the those who have died was 85, with the youngest being 49, and the oldest 93.With the new cases reported Tuesday, t

More people hospitalised in Ireland than at any other time of pandemic

2,121 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Ireland

Eight more Covid-19 deaths in Ireland take total to 2,616

JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities should provide Covid-19 vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch said today. While Israel has already vaccinated more than 20 percent of its citizens, including Jewish settlers in the

Israel continues to close doors to Palestinian vaccinations

Israeli government refuses to vaccinate Palestinians

Israel shuts out Palestinians from vaccine program

A U.S. businessman, a giant in the pharmaceutical industry, is to be jailed for eighteen years and will have to come up with more than a third-of-a-billion dollars after a court sentencing on Friday.The 54-year old man was sentenced on Friday for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans, and their respective family members, as w

Pharmaceutical tycoon jailed for 18 years, ordered to repay $344m

Pharmaceuticals magnate who defrauded TRICARE to repay $344 million

Owner of pharmacy conglomerate gets 18 years for defrauding TRICARE

Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, in his farewell address on Tuesday, highlighted his accomplishment as president and offered luck as well as "best wishes" to the incoming administration.
In a 19-minute pre-recorded video, Trump tried to strike a conciliatory tone by condemning the Capitol Hill riots and said that America is a nation of incredible, decent, faithful, and peace-loving citizens wh

In farewell address, Trump wishes Biden luck

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Following the administration of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin', the recipients will remain at the vaccination site for at least 30 minutes of the observation to record any adverse event, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its guidelines for the vaccination drive.
The recipients will be followed-up for a period of three months after the second dose of vaccination, it said

Recipient to be followed-up after 2nd dose of COVAXIN

London [UK], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll rose by 1,610 on Tuesday, the largest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic, the UK Department for Health and Social Care said.
The UK has faced a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths since the discovery of a new highly infectious variant of the disease in southeast England in December. The latest increase tops the previous record 

UK registers 1,610 coronavirus-related deaths in a day

DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- A top official of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force - Emerging Infectious Disease (PIATF-EID) assured residents here that efforts are underway to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in Negros Oriental.Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, who also chairs the PIAT-EID Health Committee, disclosed in her virtual presser on Jan. 18, 2021 that she along with two other s

NegOr IATF: Efforts underway to roll out COVID-19 vaccine

The European Union's executive arm, the EU Commission, called on member states Tuesday to speed up their COVID-19 vaccination programs, saying nations should have at least 80% of their priority populations - front-line workers and people over 80 - vaccinated by March.At a news conference in Brussels, Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said the goal is to have 70% of the EU's adult population immunized 

EU Calls on Member States to Speed Up Vaccination Programs

As Washington hosts a presidential inauguration under strict security lockdown, the US has rarely been more divided and unhappy. The shocking mob invasion of Capitol Hill is the most obvious manifestation of this - but in the background lurks the the COVID-19 pandemic. This has taken a h

America divided: never has the pursuit of happiness seemed so far off

As COVID-19 vaccination for adults rolls out, it's time to consider the wisdom (or otherwise) of vaccinating our children. Indications to vaccinate a child population could include:A pandemic causing severe and widespread illness/mortality in the child population. A residual pool of young hosts that are spreading a lethal disease to the general population. An infectious disease in young pop

Should children get the COVID-19 vaccine?

DAVAO ORIENTAL, 19 Jan (PIA) - The City Government of Mati has included in its budget for pandemic preparedness and response a P26 million funding this year to build additional isolation facilities in every barangay.Guesting in a recent episode of One Davao Presser, City of Mati Health officer Dr. Ben Hur Catbagan said City Mayor Michelle Rabat made the decision to put up additional isolation facilities with a b

DOH-standard isolation facility for every Mati brgy

NEGROS ORIENTAL, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The Negros Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (NOIATF-EID) has approved and adopted the executive order of Dauin town for the reopening of their diving industry under the "tourism bubble" concept to revive the tourism economy in the area.With only few cases of COVID-19, the municipality of Dauin aims to gradually revive the once t

NOITF-EID backs opening of diving industry in Dauin

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 18 (PIA) - Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) Chief, Dr. Bryan Dalid, has called on people to trust the government and get the COVID19 vaccine.During One Davao Presser on January 18, 2021, Dalid assured that the government has the people's best interest."Whatever vaccine that we choose or the government chooses for the national vaccine government program, I am sure napag-aralan po 

&#039;Get vaccinated&#039; hospital chief advises public

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Delhi University to decide on the representation of an applicant seeking admission in the varsity under sports category for the academic session 2020-21.
The plea stated that the Delhi University has "arbitrarily denied accepting the provisional Sports Certificate of the petitioner, failing to take into consideration that outbreak of Corona (Cov

HC directs Delhi University to decide representation

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday requested for more time to file a response in the Delhi High Court on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) application seeking to implement the provisions of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animal Act, 2009 and National Action Plan for control and eradication of glanders in horses, mules, ponies, and don

Centre seeks more time to flie response on PETA application

The world received more frightening reminders of the pandemic's worsening danger Tuesday as Britain's daily death toll reached a record, Germany looked set to tighten its partial lockdown and two Australian Open players tested positive.With the global death toll now well past two million and new variants of Covid-19 causing deep concern, countries across the world grappled with how to slow infections until vacci

UK sees record deaths as virus variants deepen global concern

The JP McManus Pro-Am, a star-studded charity event held in Ireland that was set to feature Tiger Woods, World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and native son Rory McIlroy, has been postponed until 2022 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

"We are at all times prioritizing public health and are aware that question marks remain about events taking place for much of this year," Colm Hannon, chairman of the pro-am committee, said i

JP McManus Pro-Am postponed until 2022

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is promoting a $1.9 trillion economic relief package to a country battered by a year-long pandemic that will have killed over 400,000 Americans and sickened tens of millions more before he takes office this week.The proposal announced Thursday evening is an aggressive start for an administration that will have only slim Congressional majorities to work with, especially as i

Biden Plans Ambitious Agenda for First 100-Days

Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], January 19 (ANI): Uttrakhand will receive additional 92,500 doses of Covishield vaccine from the Centre that will reach Dehradun airport on Wednesday, said the Chief Minister's office on Tuesday.
The first batch of 1,13,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII), which was received by Dr K S Martolia, Assistant Director, National Health Mission, Uttarakhand, arrived 

Uttrakhand to receive additional doses of Covishield

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 19 (ANI): Karnataka reported 645 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total count of cases in the state to 9,33,077.
According to the state Health Department, six more people succumbed to the virus on Monday and the death toll has gone up to 12,181.
It said 807 more patients were discharged and the recoveries have gone up to 9,13,012.
The state has 7,865 active cases an

Karnataka reports 645 new COVID-19 cases

March Madness has been scheduled for March 18 through the championship game on April 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the NCAA announced Tuesday.

The schedule tailors the event in the age of the coronavirus for maximum television exposure rather than convenience of travel.

As previously announced, the entire tournament will be in Indiana, centered in Indianapolis.

After Selection Sunday on March 14, the First Fo

March Madness full schedule announced

Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ ZimbabweChedra Ganye looks for bedding at Spinweave, which sells local cotton products. Zimbabwe's struggling economy has hurt the cotton industry.Editorial Team Publication Date              HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Cotton farming runs through Loveness Ngwendu's veins.Her parents grew the crop, and in 1997, she decided to do the same in the hot, arid climes of Checheche, 

Cotton Farmers Decry End of Cash Payments

Workers at an oil refinery in eastern Uzbekistan have been on strike since January 10 over reported job cut plans.Management at the refinery denies that it is mulling mass layoffs.RFE/RL's Uzbek service, Radio Ozodlik, reported on January 19 that workers at the Altyaryk plant in the Ferghana province have resorted to sit-ins on the street to drive their point home. Footage captured by the broadcaster show

Uzbekistan: Refinery workers strike over alleged layoff plans

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned three individuals, fourteen entities, and six vessels for their ties to a Mexico-based network involved in the sale of Venezuelan oil benefitting the government of President Nicolas Maduro.The list of actors designated by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) includes an Italian and a Swiss citizen, as well as a Venezuelan-Spanish dual citizen. The 

US Sanctions 23 Actors With Ties to Venezuelan Oil

The International Energy Agency trimmed its 2021 global oil demand forecast Tuesday as fresh coronavirus lockdowns cloud the outlook, but said but said vaccination programmes should help bolster a second half rebound.The IEA noted that OPEC+ has recently adopted a more flexible stance and will be meeting regularly to assess output levels.<stro

International Energy Agency trims 2021 oil demand forecast

The sales are up for health-conscious Americans looking for a healthy and easy way to consume antioxidants and EGCGs. I.E. Green Tea is the pure green tea that allows people looking to boost their metabolism, lower their cholesterol, prevent heart disease, and treat high blood pressure. The liquid packet of green tea is named I.E. for its intelligent energy release when drinking it. The pure green tea can be made hot, 

I.E. Green Tea Decaffeinated Green Tea Sales Up Due to Health Conscious Americans

Founded in 2018 and based out of Austin, Texas, Ziggy's Naturals is one of the country's leading family-owned sellers and distributors of purely organic CBD products. Cannabidiol, or CBD as it is often abbreviated, is one of the active ingredients found in the Hemp plant and has <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/style/self-care/cbd-oil-benefits.html

Discover, Indulge, and Thrive in Who You Are & What You Do A Transgender Man&#039;s Journey into the CBD Business

Will More Speed Cameras Reduce Car Accident Injuries?As of July 2019, New York City's speed-camera network was the largest in the country with the City proposing to add 2,000 new cameras proposed to the existing system by the end of 2021. In 2019, NYC's speed-camera network was expanded to include all 750 school zones with the law requiring the cameras to start operating on extended hours and lo

Manhattan E-scooter-Bike Injuries From Car Crashes-NYC injury Lawyer Glenn Herman Discusses Speed Camera School Zones

For MedShift, a Charlotte-based medical technology company, this year, while unique in its circumstances, continued the company's strong growth trajectory. Despite the setbacks presented by Covid-19, MedShift's business model proved to naturally oppose downward market trends to provide valuable services to fit customers' needs. Just five years since its founding, this year MedShift has gained recognition on the 2020 In

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