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New COVID-19 cases, death toll rising in Iran
Jul 14, 2021 07:08The number of new coronavirus cases detected in Iran has soared to above 23,000 and the daily deaths have surpassed 180 as the country is struggling with the fifth wave of the pandemic after the spread of the Delta variant.
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Iran sympathizes with Iraq after deadly hospital blaze
Jul 13, 2021 07:44The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson expressed condolences to Iraq over deaths in a blaze at Nasiriya hospital’s coronavirus ward, the second incident to hit a COVID unit at an Iraqi hospital in three months.
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Nearly 2,400 COVID patients hospitalized in Iran
Jul 13, 2021 06:42The number of coronavirus cases who have been admitted to hospitals across Iran over the past 24 hours has been close to 2,400, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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COVID triggered biggest increase in hunger in decades: UN report
Jul 13, 2021 02:48The COVID pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food, a UN report says.
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Coronavirus cases in Iran exceed 3.37 million
Jul 11, 2021 08:25The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran surpassed 3,373,000 on Sunday, while more than 3 million patients have recovered across the country.
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Leading British doctors warn government against lifting Covid-19 measures
Jul 11, 2021 02:53Barely a week after the British Medical Association (BMA) warned the government against the full lifting of Covid-19 measures, now the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) has sounded additional alarm bells by warning the pandemic will “get worse before it gets better”.
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IRGC Navy ready to set up field hospitals in areas hit by pandemic
Jul 11, 2021 01:34The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy expressed readiness to expand the capacity of its medical centers and build field hospitals in Iran in the battle against the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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President: Iran struggling with 5th wave of COVID
Jul 11, 2021 01:24The coronavirus cases across Iran have climbed toward a fifth peak, the outgoing president said, blaming illegal entries for the spread of the more virulent Indian strain of the virus.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 3,600 patients in ICU
Jul 11, 2021 01:18More than 3,600 coronavirus patients in Iran are being treated in intensive care units of hospitals, the Health Ministry said.
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EU finds potential link between heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots
Jul 10, 2021 00:37Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, it said on Friday.