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Coronavirus: What s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Nova Scotia topped its previous high daily confirmed COVID-19 case tally for the fourth consecutive day, reporting 227 new cases on Friday, as the province moved to impose tighter border restrictions.
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Nova Scotia tightening lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
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1:12Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin on Friday announced tighter restrictions on movement into and around the province to curb the spread of coronavirus. We have to assume the variants are in every community, he said.1:12
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NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating.
Many medical experts, opposition leaders and even Supreme Court judges are calling for national restrictions, arguing that a patchwork of state rules is insufficient to quell the rise in infections.
Indian television stations broadcast images of patients lying on stretchers outside hospitals waiting to be admitted, with hospital beds and critical oxygen in short supply. People infected with COVID-19 in villages are being treated in makeshift outdoor clinics, with IV drips hanging from trees.
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Personal ties: Harris family in India where COVID rages
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, villagers release firecrackers and hold placards featuring Vice President Kamala Harris after her inauguration, in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)