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Daily coronavirus death toll in Iran drops to below 300
Dec 06, 2020 13:41The number of patients who have died of the coronavirus infection in Iran over the past 24 hours stands at below 300 after several days of high death tolls, the Health Ministry said.
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Pfizer seeks emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in India
Dec 06, 2020 12:10Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in India, which has the second highest number of coronavirus infections.
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Indonesia minister arrested over pandemic aid corruption
Dec 06, 2020 09:03Indonesia's social affairs minister was arrested Sunday for allegedly taking $1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for those hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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87 million Americans could lose paid leave without urgent action from Congress
Dec 06, 2020 06:12Without legislative action from a divided lame-duck Congress before the end of the year, nearly 90 million public and private-sector workers in the U.S. could soon lose federal paid sick and family leave benefits that have helped prevent tens of thousands of coronavirus infections.
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COVID-19 protocols to remain in place even after vaccine: President Rouhani
Dec 06, 2020 05:46President Hassan Rouhani said the restrictions to tackle the coronavirus pandemic must go on even after a nationwide vaccination program.
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Iran to authorize exports for key COVID-19 equipment: Minister
Dec 06, 2020 03:07Iran’s minister of industries says the country faces an oversupply of key equipment needed to battle COVID-19, the disease caused by coronaviurs, saying his ministry plans to authorize exports of those items in the near future.
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Endangered primates face high risk of catching COVID-19
Dec 05, 2020 06:28As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the globe, much of the focus centers on the growing human death toll, which has climbed above one million. But experts caution that a handful of our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom are also in jeopardy from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Biden warns of ‘bleak future’ as COVID cases spike; urges Congress to act
Dec 05, 2020 05:20President-elect Joe Biden has warned of a “bleak future” for the US economy if Congress does not take immediate action to pass another coronavirus relief package for struggling Americans.
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First US delivery of COVID-19 vaccine will leave out high-risk workers
Dec 05, 2020 04:35The US government’s first shipment of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to be divided among states and federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, will fall far short of protecting high priority groups such as healthcare workers, a Reuters analysis has found.
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Iran witnessing declining trend in COVID-19 deaths, infections
Dec 04, 2020 14:01Iran on Friday recorded 347 coronavirus deaths, showing a declining trend compared to the previous day, the country’s Health Ministry announced.