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Iran registers lowest daily COVID deaths in over 11 weeks
Jun 20, 2021 02:10The number of patients who have died of the coronavirus infection in Iran over the past 24 hours stood at 108, the lowest death toll since April 1.
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Surging COVID-19 cases in Africa 'very, very concerning': WHO
Jun 18, 2021 13:41The World Health Organization voiced alarm Friday at surging COVID-19 cases across Africa, with the spread of new more contagious variants even as vaccination rates remain dangerously low.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 10,000 new cases detected
Jun 18, 2021 07:53The number of new coronavirus cases detected in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 10,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Delta variant of COVID spreading rapidly and detected in 74 countries
Jun 18, 2021 04:26While health authorities around the world are collecting and sharing data on the spread of the new coronavirus variant, the fear is that in countries in the developing world with less robust monitoring systems, the Delta variant may already have spread much further than has been reported.
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94-year-old Asian woman stabbed multiple times in San Francisco
Jun 18, 2021 02:52A 94-year-old Asian woman has been stabbed multiple times in San Francisco amid recent spikes in hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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US COVID deaths hit 600,000 as ex-Biden adviser says high toll was avoidable
Jun 17, 2021 15:55The US death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 600,000 on Tuesday (15 Jun 2021). As it did so, a former White House COVID adviser, Andy Slavitt, was under fire from the right for saying Americans could have avoided such severe losses if they had been prepared to “sacrifice a little bit for one another”.
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Iran imposes strict hygiene rules to ensure COVID safety at polling stations
Jun 17, 2021 14:54The Iranian health ministry has ensured the public about the safety of polling stations against the coronavirus during the June 18 presidential and council elections.
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WHO says Africa experiencing third COVID-19 wave as virus cases continue to rise
Jun 17, 2021 14:08Coronavirus infections in Africa are surging as a third wave of the pandemic gathers pace on the continent, fueled by the spread of more contagious variants, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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Iran takes delivery of 1 mln doses of coronavirus vaccines
Jun 17, 2021 14:04The Iranian Red Crescent Society (RCS) has taken delivery of one million doses of coronavirus vaccines amid a reported shortage in supplies that has caused delays to giving second shots to the elderly.
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Domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine approved
Jun 17, 2021 10:06Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced that the COVIRAN/ Barekat Coronavirus vaccine, had received approval for public inoculations.