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Noida/Ghaziabad: Gautam Budh Nagar district reported 992 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. Since April 29, it is only for the second time that the daily cases have remained under 1,000. Also, 1,228 people recovered from the infection. Officials said that the recovery rate is likely to improve further in the coming days as the number of those admitted 15 to 20 days ago was higher than the fresh cases reported this week. As many as 11 deaths were reported in the district on Wednesday taking the total fatality count to 350. The Noida Authority will offer oxygen concentrators on rent from Thursd...

Article content Under a new directive aimed at concern over more contagious COVID-19 variants, Saskatchewan people with coronavirus symptoms are advised to get tested immediately. The province issued new rules for testing that replace the previous advice to wait 48 hours after symptoms emerge to get tested, to reduce the risk of false negatives. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Immediate tests now urged for Sask. people with COVID-19 symptoms Back to video The change is a response to concerns about more contagious variants, such as those first id...

Article content Saskatchewan has released a plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines in 181 communities — but it has few places to store them at the moment. The province is waiting on dozens of freezers needed to help distribute the two vaccines approved for use in Canada thus far, which will go inert if they’re not stored at the right temperatures. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Saskatchewan waiting on dozens of freezers for vaccine rollout Back to video Ministry of Health spokesman Dale Hunter said the province has 14 freezers “placed strat...

Article content People in rural and remote areas will be among those first in line once the Moderna vaccine reaches the province in a matter of days, as the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) also aims to get the first doses to outbreak-stricken long-term care homes. The government announced Wednesday that it is expecting an initial 4,900 doses of the newly approved vaccine next week. The Moderna vaccine does not require the ultra-cold storage of the Pfizer vaccine the province has been using so far, making it easier to reach people outside hospitals in major cities. We apologize, but this v...