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English health chiefs urge Johnson not to be 'gung-ho' with COVID plan
Feb 21, 2022 03:49English medical leaders on Friday urged Boris Johnson not to be too "gung-ho" with the nation's health when he moves to end all pandemic restrictions with his plan to live with COVID-19 next week.
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Hong Kong in ‘all-out combat’ to curb COVID-19 outbreak with China’s support
Feb 20, 2022 14:13Hong Kong authorities say the city is in the midst of an “all-out combat” to curb an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, as they are ramping up, with help from mainland Chinese construction teams, the provision of community isolation and treatment units.
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US truckers plan own ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests following Canada’s model
Feb 20, 2022 05:18US truckers are reportedly planning their “Freedom Convoy” protests against what they refer to as “unlawful [COVID-19] mandates” after similar protests in Canada drew international support from anti-vaccine activists.
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Canada begins crackdown on protests with arrest of over 100 people
Feb 19, 2022 12:21Canadian forces have begun an unprecedented operation to remove protesters and their trucks and cars in Ottawa, arresting more than 100 protesters and towing their vehicles.
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Iran reports 19,317 new COVID-19 cases
Feb 18, 2022 11:08Health Ministry on Friday reported 19,317 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,913,427.
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Coronavirus claims over 180 more lives in Iran
Feb 17, 2022 09:33The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has surpassed 134,400 after 182 more patients succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
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Los Angeles crosses grim milestone of 30,000 COVID-19 deaths
Feb 17, 2022 07:53Los Angeles, the most populous county in the United States, crossed a grim milestone of losing more than 30,000 residents to COVID-19, local health authorities said Wednesday.
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Iran: Homegrown Omicron vaccine shows 100% effectiveness in animal studies
Feb 16, 2022 12:17Shifa Pharmed Industrial Group has announced the success of its Omicron-targeted vaccine in animal studies, saying the vaccine showed 100% effectiveness against the highly contagious COVID-19 variant.
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Ottawa police chief resigns under pressure to quell protests
Feb 16, 2022 10:12Ottawa's police chief has been forced to resign under intense pressure from authorities for not being tough enough in handling days of mass protests that have paralyzed the Canadian capital and prompted the government to invoke a state of emergency for the first time in half a century.
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Pandemic in Iran: New COVID cases surpass 16,000
Feb 16, 2022 08:40The number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours has exceeded 16,000, while the daily death toll has increased to 185.