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Russia starts manufacturing new COVID-19 vaccine: Ministry
Aug 15, 2020 09:39Russia has begun manufacturing the world’s first vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Interfax news agency reports.
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South Korea’s doctors, trainees protest government’s health plan
Aug 14, 2020 11:30Thousands of South Korean doctors and trainees protested outside parliament on Friday against the government plans to increase the number of medical students by 4,000 over the next 10 years to be better prepared for public health crises like the coronavirus pandemic.
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Top US health official says approval of COVID vaccines unlikely before November
Aug 14, 2020 02:53Any potential COVID-19 vaccine backed by the Trump administration’s “Operation Warp Speed” program is unlikely to receive a green light from regulators any earlier than November or December, given the time needed for a large-scale clinical trial, the National Institutes of Health director said on Thursday.
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Iran registers 2,625 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 13, 2020 09:22The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,625 people and claimed 174 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.
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Pandemic threatens peace, risks new conflicts: UN chief
Aug 13, 2020 05:55UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones.
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Schools to reopen in Iran based on odd-even plan: Education minister
Aug 13, 2020 04:47Students will go to school on an odd-even plan in the new educational year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the country, Iran’s education minister announced.
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Dollar loses ground amid doubts about US stimulus
Aug 13, 2020 04:15The dollar fell against most of its peers on Thursday amid fading hopes for a compromise between Republicans and Democrats over additional stimulus for the US economy.
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Millions of Americans at risk of homelessness as aid talks collapse in Washington
Aug 13, 2020 04:06Tens of millions of Americans are at risk of homelessness as an impasse in Washington over the coronavirus stimulus package has left renters seriously vulnerable.
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Iran to begin Phase III clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine: Minister
Aug 12, 2020 11:30Iran’s health minister Saeid Namaki says a home-grown vaccine meant to confront COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, is set to begin its third and final trial in the near future.
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Iran: Army ready for biological defense programs
Aug 12, 2020 09:46Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on Wednesday said the army is fully prepared to help the medical society in the battle with the coronavirus pandemic and participate in biological defense activities.