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Americans defy pandemic as US COVID cases set new record
Nov 26, 2020 05:36Americans have defied pleas from officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday amid record-breaking COVID-19 cases in recent days.
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UK economy won’t recover to pre-Covid-19 level until end of 2022
Nov 26, 2020 05:21The UK economy is expected to decline 11.3 percent by the end of the year, the worst recession in more than 300 years, and is unlikely to recover until the fourth quarter of 2022.
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Human test of Iranian COVID-19 vaccine to begin in days: Minister
Nov 26, 2020 03:44One of the four Iranian companies working on a vaccine for the coronavirus infection will start human tests of its vaccine next week, the health minister said.
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At least 626,000 patients recover from the coronavirus infection in Iran
Nov 26, 2020 03:19The death toll from COVID-19 pandemic in Iran surpassed 46,000 on Wednesday after 469 patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection, the Health Ministry said.
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US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
Nov 25, 2020 14:07The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the US economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten the risks.
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Ever-growing millions of Americans face eviction and hunger. Will Congress act?
Nov 25, 2020 12:05In the last weeks of 2020, absent quick congressional action and with the pandemic raging worse than ever, millions of Americans are staring into an economic abyss. Somewhere in the region of 12 million people — millions of them temporary workers who don’t qualify, in normal times, for unemployment; and millions more who are now considered to be long-term unemployed and who, again, in normal times would have maxed out their unemployment benefits — will lose their financial lifelines next month.
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Pakistan’s hospitals full amid second wave of coronavirus
Nov 25, 2020 10:10Intensive care units across Pakistan are nearing capacity as a second, deadlier wave of the coronavirus builds momentum and officials struggle to counter public indifference to the pandemic.
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US holiday travelers defy COVID-19 warnings ahead of Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 2020 05:47Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and traveling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, likely fueling an alarming surge in coronavirus infections before a series of promising new vaccines are expected to become widely available.
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Coronavirus cases in Iran exceed 880,000
Nov 24, 2020 15:11The total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Iran has surpassed 880,000, the Health Ministry said.
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US rural hospitals are facing unprecedented challenges amid worsening pandemic
Nov 24, 2020 05:44Rural American health care systems entered the coronavirus pandemic in already precarious financial positions. Over the years, shifting demographics, declining revenue and increasing operating expenses have made it harder for rural hospitals to stay in business.