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Australia detects ‘highly transmissible’ COVID variant in Melbourne
Jun 04, 2021 09:38Australian authorities in the southeastern state of Victoria have detected a “highly transmissible” variant of the deadly coronavirus, stoking concerns of a major spike in cases.
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Half of US states to end Biden-backed pandemic unemployment early
Jun 03, 2021 06:40Half of US states, all of them led by Republican governors, are cutting off billions of dollars in unemployment benefits for residents, rebuffing a key part of President Joe Biden’s response to the coronavirus recession.
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Over 4 million Iranians vaccinated against COVID-19
Jun 03, 2021 06:35The number of people who have received the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine in Iran has surpassed 4 million, while more than 2.5 million patients have recovered from the infection across the country.
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How SARS-CoV-2 first adapted in humans
Jun 02, 2021 15:53Early in the pandemic, in the scramble to create tools to study SARS-CoV-2, investigators developed pseudovirus systems to measure infection in a safe, easily quantifiable way.
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Nearly 2.5 million recover from coronavirus in Iran
Jun 02, 2021 08:13Around 2,500,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry said.
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South America Covid-19 situation 'of very high concern': WHO
Jun 02, 2021 01:45The WHO voiced deep concern on Tuesday at the Covid-19 situation in South America, warning that outbreaks in the already hard-hit region were once again worsening.
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World leaders urged to work towards ensuring vaccine equality
Jun 01, 2021 09:12Millions of people are losing their lives with no access to vaccines in poor countries, while rich countries are sitting on large caches of surplus vaccines, and refusing to share them. The dire situation has prompted a call by several leading organizations for world leaders to make a “new commitment" to a more equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
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COVID-19 updates: 1,600 cases hospitalized in Iran
Jun 01, 2021 06:20The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at 1,600, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Iran to start using local jab for COVID vaccinations in few days
Jun 01, 2021 02:36Iran has approved the use of its flagship coronavirus vaccine CovIran Barekat for a public inoculation program that is set to begin in few days.
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Tens of thousands of Brazilians march to demand Bolsonaro’s impeachment
May 31, 2021 11:14Tens of thousands of protesters poured on Saturday (May 29, 2021) onto the streets of Brazil’s largest cities to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over his catastrophic response to a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly half a million Brazilian lives.