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Coronavirus cases in Iran exceed 880,000
Nov 24, 2020 15:11The total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Iran has surpassed 880,000, the Health Ministry said.
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Hamas warns of complications amid rise in COVID-19 infections in Gaza
Nov 24, 2020 03:07The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned against an unfolding health catastrophe amid a trend of new COVID-19 infections across the besieged Gaza Strip and an exhausted medical system.
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Confirming intl. concerns, Bahrain finds coronavirus among inmates
Nov 23, 2020 12:40Bahrain says a number of female detainees who are behind bars in the island country because of visa violations have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease.
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pledges ‘no return to austerity’
Nov 23, 2020 10:33Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to avoid austerity even as the UK economy is battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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At least 611,000 patients recover from coronavirus infection in Iran
Nov 23, 2020 09:23The death toll from COVID-19 infection in Iran has surpassed 45,000 after a slight decline in the number of daily fatalities, the Health Ministry said Monday.
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Gaza health system only days away from being overwhelmed by COVID-19: Experts
Nov 23, 2020 02:58Public health experts have warned that a sharp rise in the number of Palestinians infected with COVID-19 in the besieged Gaza Strip can overwhelm the impoverished enclave’s fragile health system.
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13k new coronavirus cases detected in Iran
Nov 22, 2020 07:46The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 13,053 COVID-19 infections and 475 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
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WHO envoy fears third COVID wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete'
Nov 22, 2020 07:30A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy has predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.
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Rapid tests rise as Iran launches new round of COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 22, 2020 03:58While a new stage of a coronavirus restrictions kicked off in Iran on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans for a leap in the number of COVID-19 rapid tests.
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Coronavirus deaths in Iran exceed 44,000
Nov 22, 2020 03:43The death toll from COVID-19 in Iran has surpassed 44,000, while nearly 600,000 positive cases have recovered from the disease so far, the Health Ministry said.