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Experts warn of Omicron 'blizzard' in US in weeks ahead
Dec 31, 2021 05:11US health experts on Thursday urged Americans to prepare for severe disruptions in coming weeks as the country has reached a record high in COVID-19 cases.
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US NIH research hospital delays elective surgeries as Omicron hits
Dec 30, 2021 13:58A new wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant is forcing the US National Institutes of Health to postpone elective surgeries at the largest hospital in the United States devoted to clinical research as a growing number of staff must isolate or quarantine, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters.
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Iran reports 1,936 new COVID-19 cases
Dec 30, 2021 13:55Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,936 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,192,698.
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UK's daily COVID infections hit record high of 129,471
Dec 29, 2021 10:48Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after its Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions this year to limit the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.
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Some 2,700 COVID-19 patients in ICUs
Dec 29, 2021 08:21Of the patients diagnosed with the coronavirus infection in Iran, more than 2,700 are in the intensive care units of hospitals.
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US sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases
Dec 29, 2021 04:57The United States recorded a new record high Tuesday, with over 500,000 new COVID-19 cases reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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China tightens COVID-19 restrictions in Xi'an as record high daily cases reported in 2 years
Dec 28, 2021 15:24China has intensified COVID-19 restrictions in Xi'an and rolled out a fifth round of mass testing, as the city announces record high daily infections since the start of the pandemic.
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No COVID-19 deaths reported in 25 provinces
Dec 28, 2021 08:24Twenty-five provinces in Iran have reported zero new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
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US monitoring COVID-hit holiday cruise ships, as liners denied port in Caribbean
Dec 27, 2021 11:07US authorities on Sunday were monitoring dozens of cruise ships hit by COVID-19 cases while sailing in the country's waters, with several of them reportedly denied port in the Caribbean.
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Iran registers lowest daily COVID death toll in 20 months
Dec 27, 2021 09:25The number of patients who have died of the coronavirus infection in Iran over the past 24 hours stood at 34, the lowest death toll in the past 580 days.