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Iran registers lowest daily coronavirus death toll in past months: Health minister
Dec 27, 2020 14:11Iran’s Health Minister said the country has registered its lowest COVID-19 death toll in the past few months as a result of strict adherence to preventive protocols, and is producing its own coronavirus vaccines, the second instance of which will enter human test phase next week.
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Beijing tightens coronavirus restrictions as new cases detected
Dec 27, 2020 12:51China has tightened restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, urging residents not to leave cities and villages during the holiday period.
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US health officials brace for another surge in COVID-19 cases after holidays
Dec 27, 2020 08:47US health officials are bracing for yet another surge in COVID-19 cases across the country after the Christmas holidays similar to those happened following other national holidays in recent months.
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Iran’s Parliament pledges to assist Government in supplying covid-19 vaccine
Dec 27, 2020 04:59Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the legislature will work in cooperation with the Government to ensure a sufficient supply of the coronavirus vaccine.
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President Rouhani urges tightened vigilance on mutated COVID strain
Dec 27, 2020 03:52President Hassan Rouhani ordered the authorities to step up their vigilance to keep the county away from a new strain of the coronavirus that has been reported in the UK.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Some 700 new cases admitted to hospital
Dec 27, 2020 03:40The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours dropped to 732, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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First VP vows equal access to coronavirus vaccine in Iran
Dec 27, 2020 03:31No Iranian government official or their family members will be permitted to get the coronavirus vaccine in violation of the regulations to be set by the Health Ministry, the first vice president said.
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Adviser has no doubt about effectiveness of Iranian vaccine for COVID-19
Dec 27, 2020 03:22An adviser to the health minister of Iran denounced the promotion of the coronavirus vaccines produced by foreign companies Pfizer and Moderna as a method to fool people, saying he has no doubts about the effectiveness of a homegrown vaccine.
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China to suspend UK flights over fears of new coronavirus strain
Dec 24, 2020 09:55China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
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Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 54,300
Dec 24, 2020 08:30Iran’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that the country's death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 54,300.