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Second batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Iran through COVAX
May 17, 2021 09:23Iran was delivered the second batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by COVAX Facility, which contains 1,452,000 doses.
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US nurses' union rips CDC's new mask wearing guidelines, says lives are at risk
May 17, 2021 09:06US National Nurses United (NNU), the largest labor union representing nurses in the country, has slammed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its new recommendation to loosen mask constraints, saying the decision "threatens the lives of nurses, patients and other frontline workers."
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UK ‘faces labour shortage’ as Covid, Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers
May 17, 2021 09:00The UK’s employers are struggling to hire staff as pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and travel firms got ready for Monday's lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
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COVID cases in Iran surpass 2.75 million
May 16, 2021 06:29The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 2.75 million, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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4th peak of COVID-19 over in Iran, President says
May 16, 2021 01:56President Hassan Rouhani said Iran has put behind the 4th peak of COVID-19, stressing the importance of strictly observing the health protocols.
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Iran reports over 7,700 new COVID-19 cases
May 16, 2021 01:43More than 7,700 new coronavirus cases were detected in Iran from Friday noon to Saturday noon, the Health Ministry said.
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Iran coronavirus update: 10k new cases
May 14, 2021 12:27According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 10,145 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.
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As COVID-19 numbers fade, Americans brace up for old normal – mass shootings
May 14, 2021 06:11As life in the US, the world’s worst-affected country by COVID-19, gradually limps back to normalcy, people are bracing up for the same old normal – mass shootings – and ways to protect themselves from it.
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India accounts for half of last week's newly confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide: WHO
May 14, 2021 00:02India accounted for 50 percent of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 percent of related deaths worldwide over the past week, while the situation in its neighboring countries also raised grave international concerns, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
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Malaysia locks down to preempt India-like crisis
May 13, 2021 10:59Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announces third nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases soar, health system buckles and new variants take lethal hold.