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Iran COVID update: 16,596 infections, 146 deaths
Jul 09, 2021 06:42According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 16,596 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours and 146 people have lost their lives.
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Iran pharmaceutical company rejects US sabotage affected COVID vaccine unit
Jul 09, 2021 02:05Iran’s Shifa Pharmed pharmaceutical company has rejected reports suggesting that its coronavirus vaccine production lines had been affected by a US sabotage act.
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India’s Modi enacts major cabinet reshuffle
Jul 08, 2021 07:14Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshuffled his cabinet, replacing 12 ministers, including those in charge of health and information technology, amid criticism over a range of issues, including the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Over 1,700 COVID-19 cases hospitalized in Iran
Jul 08, 2021 06:32The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to hospitals across Iran over the past 24 hours surpassed 1,700, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Iran cracks rings selling fake COVID vaccines, seizes large haul
Jul 07, 2021 12:24Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (VAJA) has arrested several people in relation to an operation to seize a large haul of fake and smuggled coronavirus vaccines.
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UK COVID-19 cases could hit 100,000 a day: Health secretary
Jul 07, 2021 11:04Coronavirus infections in the UK are likely to double in the next two weeks as the country lifts remaining COVID-19 restrictions, Health Secretary Sajid Javid says.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 17,000 new cases detected
Jul 07, 2021 06:39The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 17,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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COVID-19 deaths in Iran surpass 85,000
Jul 06, 2021 08:36The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Iran exceeded 85,000 on Tuesday as the country’s health society is geared up to deal with the fifth wave of the pandemic.
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Iran earmarks $4 mln in extra funding for setting up field hospitals in COVID-hit city
Jul 05, 2021 12:57The Iranian government has allocated nearly $4 million in emergency funding to setting up two field hospitals in the city of Zahedan near the border with Pakistan where coronavirus cases have surged in recent days.
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COVID cases surging in Iran
Jul 05, 2021 07:50The number of new coronavirus cases detected in Iran has doubled during the past two days with growing concerns about the fifth wave of the pandemic after the spread of the Delta variant.