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China sees highest surge in COVID-19 cases in 21 months, Xian as hotspot
Dec 27, 2021 05:47A surge in new coronavirus infections in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian has prompted local authorities to announce stringent measures to contain further spread of the disease.
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US COVID-19 cases will continue to rise: Fauci warns
Dec 27, 2021 04:19Coronavirus cases in the US are expected to continue to increase as the “extraordinarily contagious” Omicron variant spreads, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns.
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US state warns of rise in child COVID hospitalizations
Dec 27, 2021 04:09The US state of New York’s health department has warned of a rise in the hospitalization of children getting infected with COVID-19.
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Only 316 new COVID-19 cases hospitalized in Iran
Dec 26, 2021 07:53The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at 316, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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China's local COVID cases hit 21-month high driven by Xian outbreak
Dec 26, 2021 05:13China has reported its highest daily rise in local COVID-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian.
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African Americans still see higher jobless rate despite market recovery
Dec 26, 2021 04:56African Americans continue to experience a much higher unemployment rate even as US economists celebrated a job market recovery from the outset of the pandemic, when jobless rate peaked at nearly 15% to November’s 4.2%.
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Iran's coronavirus daily death toll lowest in 9 months
Dec 26, 2021 02:29The daily deaths from the coronavirus in Iran stood at 42, showing a remarkable decline compared to the past weeks.
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Omicron cancels thousands of Christmas flights worldwide
Dec 25, 2021 10:46Millions of people have faced travel disruption over Christmas after airline companies have cancelled thousands of flights worldwide as the surging Omicron variant creates greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers.
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US Navy warship sidelined with COVID outbreak
Dec 25, 2021 04:40A US Navy warship with a crew of more than 100 people has paused its deployment to South America due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Iran reports 1,967 new COVID-19 cases
Dec 24, 2021 11:36Health Ministry on Friday reported 1,967 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,181,784.