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India experts baffled by hundreds affected by illness
Dec 08, 2020 14:03Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left more than 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Iran planning to import 42mn doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 08, 2020 14:01Iran aims to take delivery of nearly 42 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from abroad to immunize high-risk groups of the population against the disease while the public will receive jabs being developed inside the country.
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Study says weight gain, anxiety levels have increased during the coronavirus pandemic
Dec 08, 2020 06:20Not surprisingly, stress levels shot up during the pandemic, with reported anxiety scores nearly doubling because of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders. In addition, 20 percent reported that their anxiety was severe enough to affect their daily routines.
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UN says right decisions on COVID-19 now will secure a life of dignity for all
Dec 08, 2020 06:07Globally, more than 64 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded, with nearly 1.5 million deaths. World Health Organization’s Director of Emergencies, Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking from Geneva during the first dialogue said even with vaccines on the horizon, “we are still in a very, very dangerous and difficult situation.”
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Iran allocates $40mln for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 07, 2020 17:24The Iranian government has allocated $40 million for purchase of vaccines needed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic amid efforts to secure the supply of the jabs both from abroad and through domestic companies.
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US sanctions block Iran’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccine: CBI governor
Dec 07, 2020 11:33The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran prevent the country from purchasing coronavirus vaccine as the deadly virus takes its toll on the Iranian nation.
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Trump's personal attorney Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus
Dec 07, 2020 07:30US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump announced on Twitter Sunday.
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The US COVID-19 outbreak is worse than it’s ever been
Dec 06, 2020 16:59Nothing about the current COVID-19 explosion should come as a surprise. As the virus spread throughout summer and fall, experts repeatedly warned winter would be worse.
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268,000 Americans died and Scott Atlas shrugged: Trump's "most dangerous" COVID adviser quits
Dec 06, 2020 16:48Atlas had no prior experience in public health but grabbed Trump's attention during his flame-throwing appearances on Fox News and joined the Trump administration as an adviser in August.
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COVID-19 deaths expected to rise to 539,000 in US by April: Study
Dec 06, 2020 14:16The number of people killed by COVID-19 could nearly double in the United States to 539,000 deaths by April 1, according to a new report.