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Report suggests Europe’s COVID-19 deaths may be much higher than official figures
Apr 18, 2020 01:02A British daily has published a report suggesting that deaths from the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe may be much higher than official figures.
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Iranians brought home from India on 8th evacuation flight
Apr 18, 2020 00:58Iranian authorities say 190 more nationals have been brought home from India on eight evacuation flight from the country amid the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Almost half of crew on French aircraft carrier fleet have COVID-19
Apr 18, 2020 00:56France’s Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly says more than 1,000 of the sailors on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier fleet have tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
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Iran celebrates Army Day with COVID-19 aid convoys
Apr 17, 2020 06:10Iran has marked its annual National Army day by replacing usual parades with a COVID-19 aid march of military vehicles designed and packed with supplies to help assist the country’s battle with the coronavirus.
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Staff of Army Ground Force donating blood
Apr 17, 2020 18:25Staff of the Army’s Ground Force donated blood on Thursday morning on the occasion of the National Army Day. The donation was made at the 2000-bed field hospital established by the force to treat coronavirus patients.
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Iran identifies COVID-19 genome sequencing data for first time
Apr 17, 2020 13:36The head of Iran’s Biotechnology Society says Iranian researchers have managed to identify the COVID-19 genome sequencing for the first time in the country.
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UK Health Minister: We want mass testing
Apr 17, 2020 13:29The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor told lawmakers on Friday.
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UN Chief calls for protection of Palestinian prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 17, 2020 12:48United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded the protection of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention facilities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus likely to kill at least 300,000 Africans, push 29 million into extreme poverty: UNECA
Apr 17, 2020 12:41The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Friday, calling for a $100 billion safety net for the continent.
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Bolsonaro fires Brazil's popular health minister after virus clash
Apr 17, 2020 09:59Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked protests and anger by sacking his popular health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after the two clashed over Bolsonaro’s highly controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic.