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Iran’s care home death toll from coronavirus among lowest in the world
May 13, 2020 10:20At a time when residents of nursing homes account for a staggering proportion of COVID-19 deaths in the United States and Europe, data shows such deaths now account for a significantly smaller portion of fatalities in Iran.
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Iran: IRGC, Basij volunteers prepare Ramadhan meals for needy
May 11, 2020 05:07Members of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij volunteers prepare boxes of food and disinfecting equipment to be distributed to the needy during the blessed month of Ramadhan at the Imam Khomeini mausoleum in Tehran. The COVID-19 respiratory disease has killed nearly 6,600 people and infected 107,603 people in Iran, according to authorities.
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Iran makes own ventilators to make up for sanctions-driven shortage
May 10, 2020 01:26Iran has unveiled its first domestically-built ventilator. This comes as Iran cannot get its hands on medical equipment due to the US sanctions against the country.
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Military parade held in Gaza to commemorate Quds Day
May 10, 2020 01:19On Friday, Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, organized a military parade in Rafah city in the south of the Gaza Strip to commemorate the annual Quds Day.
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Singapore unveils robot to enforce safe distancing among park goers
May 09, 2020 01:43Singapore unveiled a four-legged canine-like robot on Friday to remind park-goers to maintain social distancing.
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Syria becomes one of first in West Asia to re-open mosques
May 09, 2020 01:29The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus has re-opened for services after a brief hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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First coronavirus case in capital Sana'a brings Yemen to new battlefront
May 07, 2020 11:33Five months after the first case of coronavirus was reported in central China, the disease has now found its way to the Yemeni capital Sana’a.
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Plasma therapy: A new hope for COVID-19 patients
May 07, 2020 01:07Hopes are emerging for treatment of coronavirus patients through plasma therapy.
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Massive fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported
May 06, 2020 03:18Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjah’s government media office said.
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Ramadan coincidence with COVID-19 supercharges charities
May 05, 2020 01:59The coincidence of the fasting month of Ramadan with the coronavirus pandemic has supercharged charities in Muslim communities, which have been scrambling to provide relief for families who have lost their income in the wake of the coronavirus.