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COVID-19 update: 165 deaths, 9,994 new cases in past 24 hrs
May 27, 2021 06:18The COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 165 people in Iran over the past 24 hours, while 9,994 new infections have been detected in the country, according to the Iranian health ministry.
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‘It’s a minefield’: COVID vaccine safety poses unique communication challenge
May 27, 2021 06:12Poll on vaccine hesitancy demonstrates the extraordinary predicament researchers face in transmitting risk information during a pandemic.
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Up to 8,700 patients died after catching COVID in English hospitals
May 26, 2021 14:22The COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK campaign, many of whose members lost a loved one to nosocomial COVID, said the coronavirus disease spread in hospitals because they were poorly prepared for the pandemic. It urged ministers to act before a third wave, driven by the highly transmissible India variant that is taking hold across Britain, causes fresh havoc.
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What scientists know about new, fast-spreading coronavirus variants
May 26, 2021 14:19Key questions remain about how quickly B.1.617 variants can spread, their potential to evade immunity and how they might affect the course of the pandemic.
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Gaza expecting surge in COVID cases due to crowding while sheltering from Israeli regime's bombs
May 26, 2021 14:02As healthcare workers in Gaza cope with the aftermath of the Israeli regime Forces’ 11-day bombardment campaign, health officials have recently expressed fear that the effects of thousands of Palestinians crowding into shelters for safety from the airstrikes was becoming apparent as coronavirus cases appeared to surge in the besieged territory.
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China slams latest deceptive US push to wage new COVID-19 probe
May 26, 2021 12:58China has slammed the US for “spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation” following Washington’s latest push to wage a new probe into the origins of the coronavirus, even after a recent World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China proved inconclusive.
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COVID-19 update: 163 deaths, 10,648 new cases in past 24 hrs
May 26, 2021 06:44The COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 163 people in Iran over the past 24 hours, while 10,648 new infections have been detected in the country, according to the Iranian health ministry.
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Iran reports over 11,837 more coronavirus patients, over 2.3 mln recoveries
May 26, 2021 04:21TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian health ministry announced on Tuesday that 11,837 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 208 patients have died in the same period of time.
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Health minister: Iranians to receive home-made vaccine soon
May 26, 2021 04:11Iranian Health Minister Sa'eed Namaki announced on Tuesday that the country’s people will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 with home-made vaccines.
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Black workers in US cannot afford another lost decade
May 25, 2021 16:42Black American workers have been hit hardest by the pandemic. They are more likely to lose income because of COVID related layoffs and shutdowns, and by last August — five months into the pandemic — Black unemployment was nearly double that of white unemployment.