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We can help Americans fight coronavirus, don’t need their assistance: Gen. Salami
Mar 26, 2020 14:38The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Islamic Republic has enough healthcare capacities to help American people fight the outbreak of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, but does not need any assistance from the US administration.
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US jobless claims surge to record 3.3 million over coronavirus crisis
Mar 26, 2020 13:27The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits shot to record of more than 3 million last week as strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic ground the country to a sudden halt, unleashing a wave of layoffs that likely brought an end to the longest employment boom in U.S. history.
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India outlines $23 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
Mar 26, 2020 11:30India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($23-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give relief to millions of poor people hit by a nationwide lockdown over a coronavirus pandemic.
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Number of 401(k) millionaires in US drops by 500,000 over coronavirus crisis
Mar 26, 2020 11:28The number of Americans with a pension account worth $1 million and $5 million has dropped sharply because of the recent US stock market crash caused by the coronavirus pandemic, US media outlets reported.
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UK healthcare workers personal protection equipment inadequate
Mar 26, 2020 09:55From the start of the coronavirus crisis NHS staff have voiced concern that the personal protective equipment available to them was inadequate for the risks involved in treating patients with Covid-19.
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Iran: Army sets up 2,000-bed hospital to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Mar 26, 2020 08:47The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have set up an emergency hospital to battle the coronavirus outbreak in the capital. The makeshift hospital has three units, 2,000 beds, and several isolation wards.
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Iran holds biodefense drills
Mar 26, 2020 08:10Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is holding fresh biological defense drills as well as countrywide disinfection operations amid warnings that the new coronavirus pandemic may be the outcome of a biological attack targeting certain nations.
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Iran academics, management experts write to Rouhani, urge emergency measures against COVID-19
Mar 26, 2020 06:29A group of Iranian academics and management experts have raised concerns over the widespread outbreak of a new coronavirus in the country, presenting the government with a list of emergency preventive measures that could be taken to stop further spread of the disease.
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China reports zero local coronavirus transmissions, but new imported ones +World updates
Mar 26, 2020 04:11China has managed to prevent local transmissions of the new coronavirus for a second consecutive day, while reporting an increase in cases of infection coming in from abroad.
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Zarif: Even pandemic won’t stop US propaganda against Iran
Mar 26, 2020 03:54Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted his American counterpart Mike Pompeo for keeping up a “third-rate propaganda” barrage against Tehran even at a time when the world is busy fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.