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Scott Atlas resigns as Trump pandemic adviser after controversial tenure
Dec 02, 2020 14:27Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday (30 Nov) , after a controversial four months during which he attacked science-based public health measures and clashed repeatedly with other members of the coronavirus task-force.
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Hunger like they've never seen it before: US food banks struggle as 1 in 6 families with children don't have enough to eat
Dec 02, 2020 14:25According to Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S., more than 50 million people will experience food insecurity by the end of the year.
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Coronavirus deaths in Iran down by one-fourth in a week
Dec 02, 2020 09:06The daily death toll from the coronavirus in Iran stood at 362 on Wednesday, showing a 25 percent decrease compared to a week earlier.
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COVID-19 taking its toll on Gaza Strip
Dec 02, 2020 09:01The number of coronavirus infections is on the rise in Gaza. Infections have spiked to nearly twenty two thousand cases since March.
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‘Catastrophic’: Balkan health care overwhelmed by virus surge
Dec 02, 2020 07:43The Western Balkans, one of Europe’s poorest corners, has for weeks been battling an explosive coronavirus spike, its death toll doubling in the last month alone to reach nearly 10,000. The crisis is exposing gaps in health care systems that have long suffered from low funding and a brain drain crisis, with an exodus of promising young doctors and nurses leaving to seek better wages and training abroad.
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UK to introduce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine next week
Dec 02, 2020 07:09Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's jab from next week in a historic advance for humanity's fightback against the coronavirus.
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Iran setting up ultra-cold storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccines: Official
Dec 02, 2020 03:49An Iranian deputy transportation minister says the country has officially begun preparations for transfer and storage of vaccines needed to battle the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran, Cuba, Venezuela raise alarm on impact of sanctions in light of COVID-19
Dec 01, 2020 11:01Iran, Cuba and Venezuela host a virtual seminar at the UN headquarters in Vienna on unilateral sanctions and their impacts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 2,200 new cases admitted to hospitals
Dec 01, 2020 09:35More than 2,200 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran over the past 24 hours have been admitted to the hospitals, the Health Ministry’s Spokeswoman said.
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Some 670,000 Iranians recover from coronavirus
Nov 30, 2020 10:43Nearly 670,000 coronavirus positive cases in Iran have recovered from the infection so far, as the daily death toll in the country has declined again, the Health Ministry said Monday.