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US, European allies refuse to unfreeze Venezuela funds for vaccine purchase
Jan 04, 2021 05:54The United States, Britain and some European Union states have rejected Venezuela’s appeal to unfreeze its sanctioned assets in order to purchase the much-needed coronavirus vaccine, the nation’s President Nicolas Maduro has unveiled.
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Iran’s COVID vaccine fully home-grown, no Chinese, Cuban role involved: SETAD
Jan 04, 2021 02:51Iran’s SETAD, an economic conglomerate that owns major pharmaceutical companies, has denied reports that it has used Chinese or Cuban expertise to develop an indigenous vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Hospital admissions below 500
Jan 03, 2021 11:46Iran’s Health Ministry said 497 coronavirus patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country over the past 24 hours.
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India approves two COVID-19 vaccines, rollout in weeks
Jan 03, 2021 08:40India's drugs regulator on Sunday (Jan 3) gave final approval for the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech.
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115,000 more Americans will die of COVID-19 in January: Model predicts
Jan 03, 2021 08:24COVID-19 will kill 115,000 more Americans in January alone as 348,000 have already died since the start of the pandemic across the US, according to a leading model.
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Homes of top US Republican and Democrat vandalized
Jan 03, 2021 05:56Vandals have targeted the homes of Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with graffiti, fake blood and a pig's head, US media said.
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Tehran Metro campaign invites passengers to observe health protocols
Jan 03, 2021 04:14The Tehran Metro has launched a campaign inviting passengers to respect health protocols, including mask-wearing and social distancing, in order to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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US COVID vaccinations in 2020 fall far short of target of 20 million people
Jan 01, 2021 09:45Only about 2.8 million Americans had received a COVID-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the United States far short of the government’s target to vaccinate 20 million people this month.
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World risks 'moral catastrophe' if COVID shots delayed in Africa: CDC chief
Jan 01, 2021 07:16The world risks a “moral catastrophe” if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily death toll stands at 128
Dec 31, 2020 10:24The number of patients who have died of the coronavirus infection in Iran over the past 24 hours has reached 128, the Health Ministry said.