Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases in Iran close to 1.6 million

Feb 23, 2021 10:10

The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran is about to hit 1.6 million as the country has marked a two-digit number for the daily deaths for the second month.
How COVID is a double-edged sword for those with OCD

Feb 23, 2021 04:48

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on those living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as Biden plans commemoration

Feb 22, 2021 14:10

The United States faces a dark milestone this week as it prepares to mark a staggering half-million COVID-19 deaths, with President Joe Biden planning to memorialize the lives lost.
Over 1.35 million recover from coronavirus in Iran

Feb 22, 2021 10:05

More than 1,351,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry said.
Iran’s COVID-19 vaccine 90-percent effective in initial human trials

Feb 22, 2021 09:39

Iran’s CovIran Barekat, the country's first domestically-developed COVID-19 vaccine, has showed 90-percent effectiveness, as confirmed by the first phase of human trials of the inoculation.
Iran-Cuba COVID vaccine may hit markets in April: Iran health official

Feb 22, 2021 03:02

A senior Iranian Health Ministry official says a nation-wide immunization program against coronavirus involving an Iranian-Cuban vaccine could be rolled out in April.
COVID deaths in US lead to biggest drop in life expectancy since WWII

Feb 21, 2021 05:52

While there have been drops in life expectancy in the US in recent years due to increases in drug overdoses, the decline over the past year, in large part due to the coronavirus pandemic, is the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.
Anger as Biden rejects major debt relief caused by student loans

Feb 21, 2021 05:04

In the United States, university education is so expensive that it is the second-biggest cause of debt, exceeding both credit card and auto loan debt. Only mortgage debt generates a greater amount of money for banks.
Coronavirus in Iran: New cases below 8,000

Feb 21, 2021 03:24

Nearly 8,000 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Iran during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Iran to shut border with Iraq after surge in coronavirus cases

Feb 21, 2021 03:19

Iran’s minister of interior unveiled plans to shut the border with Iraq in the southwestern Province of Khuzestan in order to contain a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic.