Coronavirus

Coronavirus death toll in Iran soars past 140,000

Mar 28, 2022 00:48

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has exceeded 140,000, the Health Ministry said.
Shanghai won’t lock down despite COVID spike in China

Mar 26, 2022 07:33

Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy.
Iran COVID-19 updates: Over 1,600 patients in ICUs

Mar 26, 2022 06:12

More than 1,600 of the patients diagnosed with the coronavirus infection in Iran are in the intensive care units of hospitals.
German health minister: No ‘freedom day’ from COVID yet

Mar 25, 2022 09:48

Germany's health minister said Friday that it's too soon to declare a ‘freedom day’ from COVID-19 as the virus continues to run rampant, claiming hundreds of lives each day.
Iran COVID-19 updates: Over 1,500 new cases detected

Mar 25, 2022 09:43

The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at above 1,500 cases, showing a downward trend.
Unease about possible new COVID surge grows with rise of BA.2 variant

Mar 25, 2022 03:06

In the past month, the BA.2 variant has gone from 3% of cases sequenced to more than 20%, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
Over 1,300 new COVID cases detected in Iran

Mar 24, 2022 10:05

The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at above 1,300 cases, showing a downward trend.
Chinese mainland records 2,054 new COVID-19 cases

Mar 24, 2022 06:34

The Chinese mainland recorded 2,054 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 2,010 linked to local transmissions and 44 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.
Vaccines protect against infection from Omicron subvarian but not for long

Mar 23, 2022 11:11

The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is replacing its sister version, BA.1, as the dominant form of SARS-CoV-2 in many countries, which has led scientists to wonder whether the COVID-19 pandemic is about to throw these regions into disarray yet again.
Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO

Mar 23, 2022 00:59

Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.