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India besieged with staggering COVID storm
Apr 27, 2021 01:37For the 5th consecutive day India has recorded an overwhelming number of COVID-19 infections. The country logged around 350,000 fresh cases and about 2,700 deaths, raising fears of further devastation and dismay among its citizens.
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COVID daily death toll in Iran sets new record, soars past 490
Apr 26, 2021 07:03Iran’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 496 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day toll since the viral disease broke out in February 2020.
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US hoards COVID-19 vaccines amid global shortage: Report
Apr 26, 2021 04:00The United States has hoarded tens of millions of COVID vaccine doses that it may never use, amid growing calls by international health experts for a coordinated global vaccine effort to tackle the pandemic.
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Iran launches 3rd stage in human trial of COVIran vaccine
Apr 25, 2021 07:56Iran has launched the third stage in the clinical trial of a vaccine produced by experts at the Headquarters for Executing the Order of Imam Khomeini (EOIK) against the COVID-19 disease.
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Iranian-made COVIran up to 70% effective against coronavirus
Apr 25, 2021 08:50The Iranian-made vaccine, COVIran, started the third human trial phase, after proving safe and effective against the virus in previous trials. The third phase will involve injecting the jabs to a statistical population of 20,000 volunteers. Developers say they are certain that the vaccine provides immunity of up to 70 percent against the coronavirus. But it's only after the third phase that an accurate figure can be achieved.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily deaths reach 454
Apr 25, 2021 08:00The number of coronavirus patients who have died in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at 454 on Sunday.
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Anti-lockdown protesters defy restrictions in central London march
Apr 25, 2021 07:59Several thousand anti-lockdown demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday despite restrictions on mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EU asks states to back legal action against AstraZeneca
Apr 25, 2021 05:13EU capitals have been asked by the European commission to back legal action against AstraZeneca by the end of the week over an alleged breach of its contractual obligations to supply member states with its COVID vaccine.
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US 'medical terrorism' hinders global COVID-19 vaccination efforts: Iran FM
Apr 25, 2021 04:20Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says unilateral sanctions and medical terrorism by the United States have hampered global vaccination efforts and left many nations to fend for themselves during the coronavirus pandemic.
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India shaken by new coronavirus 'storm': PM Modi
Apr 25, 2021 04:13India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all citizens to take COVID-19 vaccines and exercise caution, saying a "storm" of infections had shaken the country.