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Coronavirus in Iran: Some 500 new cases hospitalized
Jan 18, 2021 04:07Iran’s Health Ministry said 523 coronavirus patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country over the past 24 hours.
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Vaccination of East Europeans faces hurdles amid public mistrust
Jan 17, 2021 11:25Rising doubts spark mistrust among people and even officials about a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic in southeastern Europe.
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US COVID-19 vaccine supplies strain to meet wider eligibility, second doses
Jan 17, 2021 11:10Scattered shortages of COVID-19 vaccines persisted on Saturday under pressure from growing demand, as previously inoculated Americans returned for their required second shots and millions of newly eligible people scrambled to get their first.
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US, UK media silent on Pfizer vaccine after 23 Norwegian deaths
Jan 16, 2021 03:04Major American and British media have apparently reached a consensus to downplay the death of at least 23 people in Norway who received the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US firm Pfizer and German BioNTech.
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Iran’s COVID-19 total death toll surpasses 56,600
Jan 15, 2021 14:03The total death toll from the novel coronavirus in Iran has reached 56,621, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan as US recovery buckles
Jan 15, 2021 09:08President-elect Joe Biden will propose injecting $1.9 trillion into the US economy when he takes office next week, as evidence mounts that the recovery from the sharp downturn caused by COVID-19 is flagging.
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US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected
Jan 14, 2021 12:57The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week, confirming a weakening in labor market conditions as a worsening COVID-19 pandemic disrupts operations at restaurants and other businesses.
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China logs first virus death in 8 months as WHO huddles on new strains
Jan 14, 2021 10:28China recorded its first COVID-19 death in eight months on Thursday, as experts huddled to discuss worrying new strains of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly around the globe.
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US COVID cases surpass 23mn with over 384,000 deaths; Los Angeles on verge of collapse
Jan 14, 2021 08:12The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 23 million as of Wednesday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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Boris Johnson describes ‘very very tough’ situation as Covid-19 deaths hit new record
Jan 14, 2021 05:25Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has acknowledged the scale of the latest Covid-19 crisis by admitting the situation is “very, very tough” and the strain on the National Health Service (NHS) staff is “colossal”.