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Boris Johnson says lockdown cannot yet be eased as UK faces 'maximum risk'
Apr 27, 2020 10:57British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that it is still too soon to ease the coronavirus lockdown since the UK is at the point of "maximum risk".
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Iran issues first permit for exporting COVID-19 test kits: Official
Apr 27, 2020 10:34Iran's vice president for science and technology says the country has issued its first permit for the export of serologic test kits used to diagnose patients affected with the new coronavirus disease.
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Iran's daily new coronavirus cases fall below 1,000 for first time: Health Ministry
Apr 27, 2020 09:07Iran's Health Ministry says the country has recorded a three-digit rise in the number of new coronavirus cases for the first time in more than a month, which indicates the declining curve of the COVID-19 disease in the country.
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IRGC aiding 3.5 million Iranian families amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 27, 2020 08:36The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has prepared aid packages for 3.5 million Iranian families affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a spokesman said.
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Iran’s embassy advises students to leave Russia
Apr 27, 2020 08:20The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Embassy in Moscow advised Iranian university students in Russia to return home over concerns about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un ‘alive and well:’ South Korea
Apr 27, 2020 03:58North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un is “alive and well,” according to a top security adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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Social distancing will continue through summer in US: White House health expert
Apr 27, 2020 03:42A senior Trump administration health official warns that social distancing measures will need to continue for the next few months in the United States despite many states planning to end lockdowns imposed over the coronavirus spread.
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Doctors warn UK protective equipment shortages worsening
Apr 27, 2020 03:28An increasing number of doctors in the UK are being forced to treat coronavirus patients without protective equipment, a new report says.
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UK coronavirus response utterly hypocritical, says UN poverty expert
Apr 27, 2020 03:17The United Nations’ poverty expert Philip Alston has attacked the UK government’s coronavirus response as “utterly hypocritical” after successive administrations implemented policies of austerity and public-sector cuts.
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President Rouhani urges planning for business boom in Iran
Apr 27, 2020 02:37President Hassan Rouhani called on all economic organizations to formulate plans to help domestic businesses boom and compensate for the damages caused by the coronavirus outbreak.