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Zarif calls on removal of the illegal sanctions to help fighting coronavirus epidemic
Mar 12, 2020 14:23Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written a letter to the United Nations secretary general, calling lifting of the unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on the country, which have greatly hampered the Islamic Republic’s fight against the new coronavirus epidemic.
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Iran: NGOs, student organizations urge UN to end brutality against Muslims in India
Mar 08, 2020 16:07A large group of Iranian student organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals have penned a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, asking her to take decisive action to end the ongoing wave of violent attacks and brutality against Muslims in India.
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WHO: World not taking coronavirus seriously enough
Mar 06, 2020 07:27World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a "disturbing" lack of hospital preparedness.
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Trump disputes WHO on coronavirus death rate, cites his ‘hunch’
Mar 05, 2020 13:57US President Donald Trump has disputed a new report from the World Health Organization that 3.4 percent of people who contract the coronavirus die from it, citing only his "hunch."
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Nearly 300 million students worldwide missing class due to coronavirus outbreak: UNESCO
Mar 05, 2020 13:44The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says the new coronavirus outbreak has deprived nearly 300 million students of their schooling, as the highly-contagious disease has so far infected more than 95,000 people worldwide.
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States must respect rights of those in isolation over virus: UN
Feb 28, 2020 01:48The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says countries should use quarantine against the deadly new coronavirus only when they are truly needed.
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Health Ministry: More Iranian coronavirus patients discharged from hospital
Feb 27, 2020 14:40An Iranian Health Ministry official says despite the surging number of coronavirus cases across the country, more patients have recovered and been released from the hospital during past days, depicting a promising prognosis for Iranians contracting coronavirus infection.
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WHO official slams Trump’s 'incoherent' comments on coronavirus
Feb 27, 2020 12:28A World Health Organization (WHO) has said that he found US President Donald Trump's remarks during a news conference on his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak a "little incoherent."
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Iran briefs WHO, foreign envoys on measures to contain coronavirus
Feb 27, 2020 04:14Iran’s Foreign Ministry played host to a meeting to inform the World Health Organization (WHO) representative and foreign ambassadors residing in Tehran about the Islamic Republic’s measures to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic.
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Countries stepping up efforts to fight new coronavirus
Feb 25, 2020 08:45Countries throughout the globe are escalating efforts to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus that has so far infected over 77,650 people, mainly in China.