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US coronavirus cases surge past 14,000, number of deaths hit 200
Mar 20, 2020 06:20The US death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 200 and the number of cases surged past 13,000, forcing the state of California to order a state-wide lockdown.
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Zarif: US sanctions ‘main obstacle’ to Iran’s COVID-19 battle
Mar 20, 2020 05:43Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US sanctions against Iran have hampered the country’s access to medicine and medical equipment amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
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Afghans launch public awareness campaign to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Mar 20, 2020 05:23The Afghan government has adopted a series of measures in order to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. This, as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Afghanistan continues to grow.
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CDC reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths in US
Mar 20, 2020 04:37The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 10,491 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 3,404 from its previous count, and said the death toll had risen by 53 to 150, the biggest one-day jump so far.
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President Rouhani: Sanctions failed to force Iran to give in to US pressure
Mar 20, 2020 02:57President Hassan Rouhani says the illegal US sanctions and pressures have failed to force the nation to give in to Washington’s excessive demands.
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New Year celebrations impacted by COVID-19 in Iran
Mar 20, 2020 02:49New Year celebrations in Iran are kept low-key as people avoid gatherings. Public events across the country have also been cancelled and most Iranians are practicing social distancing as measures to fight the new coronavirus.
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UN Chief: If not controlled, coronavirus pandemic could kill ‘millions’ worldwide
Mar 20, 2020 01:16The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that the new coronavirus pandemic could end up killing “millions” of people worldwide if allowed to spread unchecked.
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Iran taking delivery of N95 mask shipments amid fight against coronavirus
Mar 20, 2020 01:11Iranian authorities say they are taking delivery of two large shipments of respirator masks, otherwise known as N95 masks, amid a nationwide campaign to fight the spread of the new coronavirus in the country.
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Foreign Minister: Time for US to change its ‘bankrupt’ policy toward Iran
Mar 19, 2020 15:21Iran's Foreign Minister has once again chastised the United States for pursuing its outdated and failed policy toward Iran, advising American politicians to change their “bankrupt” policy.
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Russian scientists 'take first microscope images' of new coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020 14:42Russian Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being (Rospotrebnadzor) said on Thursday that scientists at the Vector Institute in Novosibirsk have taken the first microscope images of the new coronavirus.