Fred Sasakamoose, the National Hockey League’s first Indigenous player, died Tuesday at 86, according to his son Neil Sasakamoose, who delivered the news in an emotional video on Facebook. Fred Sasakamoose’s death came five days after being hospitalized in Saskatchewan, Canada, with Covid-19.
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies after contracting Covid-19
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Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died at a local hospital after catching Covid, said government spokesman George Charamba, on Wednesday. Moyo was the army officer who went on state television on Nove...
China builds massive Covid-19 quarantine camp for 4,000 people as outbreak continues
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China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp that can house more than 4,000 people, after an outbreak of Covid-19 this month that has left tens of millions of people under strict lockdown. The quarantine cam...
An ASL interpreter for Hawaii’s Covid-19 press briefings has died of the virus
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An American Sign Language interpreter who helped keep the deaf community informed during Covid-19 press briefings in Hawaii has died from the virus. Patty Sakal, 62, passed away on Friday morning at Alvarado Hospita...
New Orleans Jazz Fest pushed to October due to Covid-19
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The 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest has been postponed until October, according to a statement posted on the festival's website. Originally scheduled to start at the end of April, Jazz Fest is being pushed to fall due to...
A nurse for 50 years refused to retire when the pandemic began. She later died from Covid-19
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After more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse, Betty Grier Gallagher had more than earned the right to retire. But according to those who knew and loved her, she just couldn't. She cared that much. Gallaher wo...
Trump to lift Covid-19 related travel restrictions before he leaves office, White House official says
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President Donald Trump is expected to lift coronavirus-related travel restrictions starting on January 26, nearly a week after he leaves office, a White House official said Monday. The White House official said Trum...
California tops 3 million Covid-19 cases
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California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases there has tripled...
A teenager saved her family when they lost their sense of smell from Covid-19 and didn’t realize their house was on fire
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A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn't smell the smoke. The only family member who didn't have the virus was 17-year...
Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use
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Sao Paulo, Brazil Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvi...
Baby giraffe dies at Nashville Zoo after being stepped on by mother
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The Nashville Zoo is grieving the unexpected loss of a newborn Masai giraffe. The first-time mother, Nasha, 6, gave birth to a healthy calf on Saturday following a complicated delivery, according to the zoo. But af...
People want the Covid-19 vaccine, but the government is failing
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It's been over a month now since the first Covid-19 vaccines were distributed in the United States, and we still haven't reached the initial goal set out for 20 million Americans to be vaccinated -- one initially se...
Grammy-winning music producer Phil Spector dies of natural causes
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Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died of natural causes on Saturday, according to a statement released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. An official cause of death wi...