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A year after Wuhan lockdown, a world still deep in crisis
Jan 26, 2021 05:56The anniversary of the coronavirus lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Saturday Jan. 23, comes as more contagious variants of the coronavirus spread and efforts to vaccinate people against COVID-19 have been frustrated by disarray and limited supplies in some places. The scourge has killed over two million people worldwide.
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Coronavirus pandemic cost equivalent of 255 million jobs: UN report
Jan 26, 2021 03:53The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations says, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost.
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US surpasses 25 million COVID-19 cases as Biden set to reinstate travel ban
Jan 25, 2021 06:26The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has surpassed 25 million just days after new President Joe Biden assumed office.
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Iran renews ban on UK flights until late February
Jan 25, 2021 03:23Iranian aviation officials says a ban enacted last month on flights to and from the United Kingdom will persist until February 18 as authorities seek to prevent any spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.
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Commander highlights IRGC program’s contribution to drop in Iran COVID deaths
Jan 24, 2021 11:43The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said a door-to-door screening campaign involving the IRGC and Basij forces has miraculously helped to reduce the coronavirus daily death toll to two-digit numbers in Iran.
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Coronavirus death toll in Iran tops 57,300
Jan 24, 2021 10:40The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 57,380 on Sunday, while more than 1,164,000 cases have recovered in the country.
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Britain still a long way from easing virus lockdown
Jan 24, 2021 10:11British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday the country was still a long way from being able to relax a national lockdown despite evidence that the restrictions were bringing down the rate of COVID-19 infections.
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Rouhani: Iran tries to begin COVID-19 vaccination this month
Jan 23, 2021 10:50President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is attempting to begin the nationwide vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic in the current Persian calendar month which ends on February 18.
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Iran, Cuba to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine amid US sanctions: Official
Jan 22, 2021 13:26Iran and Cuba plan to create the capacity for the mass production of doses of a vaccine to contain the coronavirus pandemic amid crippling sanctions imposed on the two countries by the administration of former US President Donald Trump.
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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO
Jan 22, 2021 02:59The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.