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British PM Johnson, finance minister fined for breaking COVID lockdown rules
Apr 13, 2022 06:50The British government says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for attending parties in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Iran COVID-19 updates: Daily deaths drop to below 30
Apr 12, 2022 11:37The daily death toll from the coronavirus in Iran was down to 28 on Tuesday, while fewer than 400 patients have been hospitalized across the country.
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White House: Republicans holding Covid funding ‘hostage’ over immigration demand
Apr 11, 2022 08:16The White House has accused Republicans of holding federal Covid-19 response funding “hostage” over their immigration demand.
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Over 26.5 million Iranians get COVID booster shots
Apr 11, 2022 05:33More than 26.5 million people in Iran have received a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, known as the booster shot.
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Top Tories say Rishi Sunak’s hopes of becoming UK’s prime minister are over
Apr 11, 2022 05:06UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is believed to be considering a ministerial reshuffle in the summer or autumn. There are known to have been tensions between No 10 and No 11 after the Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak offered only lukewarm support to Johnson at the height of the scandal over lockdown-busting parties, before Russia’s special operation in Ukraine.
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Drop in US life expectancy 'speaks volumes' about how the country handled COVID: expert
Apr 11, 2022 05:02Just over a month into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, research revealed recently that life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2021.
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Italy's health care workers stage nationwide strike in protest at low wages
Apr 09, 2022 12:15On Friday, tens of thousands of nurses and non-medical health professionals walked off their job and staged a nationwide strike demanding improved pay and better nurse-to-patient ratios.
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Pandemic in Iran: Daily hospitalizations around 300
Apr 09, 2022 10:52The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at slightly above 300, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Iran reports 38 additional COVID-related deaths
Apr 08, 2022 15:28The Ministry of Health on Friday reported that the country’s total cumulative number of COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic has increased to 140,528 with 36 more people killed by the deadly disease.
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President Xi defends China’s 'zero-COVID' policy as cases soar in Shanghai
Apr 08, 2022 11:33China's President Xi Jinping commended the country's “tested Zero-Covid” strategy on Friday even as Shanghai prepared nearly 130,000 beds for new coronavirus patients.