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Russia aims to launch mass production of coronavirus vaccine by 2021
Aug 04, 2020 03:05Russia says it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine next month and turn out "several million" doses per month by next year.
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Over 270,000 coronavirus cases recover in Iran
Aug 03, 2020 07:54TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus positive cases that have recovered from the viral disease in Iran has surpassed 270,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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WHO envoy hails Iran's response to COVID-19
Aug 03, 2020 06:23The World Health Organization’s Representative in Iran, Christoph Hamelmann, hailed the Islamic Republic’s response to the coronavirus, saying also that the organization has plans to provide Iran with hygiene supplies.
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Iran declares 20 cities of northern province coronavirus ‘red zones’
Aug 03, 2020 05:55Iran’s Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters urged people not to travel to Mazandaran, saying 20 cities of the northern province are currently considered as high-risk “red zones”.
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Top coronavirus advisor warns US in 'new phase' of pandemic
Aug 03, 2020 03:40The United States has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities.
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Palestinian prisoner contracts coronavirus in Israeli jail
Aug 03, 2020 02:41A Palestinian prisoner recently arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has tested positive for the coronavirus amid mounting concerns that the health condition of detainees in Israeli jails are at great risk.
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US tech giants eye lucrative rent market as end to eviction moratorium could leave millions homeless
Aug 02, 2020 14:24A “tsunami” of evictions is about to sweep across the United States when the 120-day moratorium ends, threatening millions of Americans with homelessness or worse – a new set of landlords called Facebook, Google and Apple.
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COVID-19 death toll in Latin America tops 200k
Aug 02, 2020 07:05The new coronavirus has so far infected more than 17.85 million people and claimed the lives of over 685,000 others around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Brazilian health workers file ICC complaint arguing Bolsonaro COVID-19 response has been crime against humanity
Aug 02, 2020 04:37A network of unions and social organizations representing over a million health workers in Brazil filed a complaint recently calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's widely condemned handling of the coronavirus pandemic, arguing it amounts to a crime against humanity.
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Iran refutes BBC Persian’s ‘politically-motivated’ claim about its COVID-19 toll
Aug 02, 2020 01:38The Iranian Health Ministry has rejected BBC Persian’s allegations about the “real” number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Iran, advising the British Broadcasting Corporation to work instead on the questionable COVID-19 toll reported by the UK government.