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Iran to keep providing Afghans with COVID-19 medical care: President
Jun 01, 2020 09:25President Hassan Rouhani pledged that the Afghan migrants in Iran will continue to receive free medical support amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Emirates lays off pilots, cabin crew due to coronavirus pandemic impact
Jun 01, 2020 01:21The Emirates Airline says it will cut some jobs in the face of the downturn over the coronavirus crisis, but did not specify the extent of the layoffs.
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President: Iran’s handling of coronavirus pandemic comparable to developed countries
May 31, 2020 15:03President Hassan Rouhani says the country’s handling of the deadly coronavirus pandemic has been acceptable and comparable to that of the developed countries.
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Iran COVID-19 update: 2,516 cases, 63 deaths
May 31, 2020 08:31Some 2,516 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been diagnosed in Iran in the past 24 hours, increasing the country’s total infections to 151,466.
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Lockdown is dangerous for Rohingya women, girls
May 31, 2020 05:35At least 15,000 Rohingya refugees are under quarantine in Bangladesh's vast camps, as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections there rose to nearly 30. Health experts have long warned that the virus could race through the cramped settlements, housing almost a million Rohingya who fled violence in Myanmar, and officials had restricted movement in the area in April.
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Pandemic causes 3-fold surge in freight rate between Iran, Qatar
May 31, 2020 01:50Iranian exporters say freight shipping rates to Qatar have surged by up to three times as a result of a coronavirus pandemic that caused a serious halt to the trade in West Asia.
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US withdrawal from WHO: Iran says US blame games will never fool world
May 31, 2020 01:35The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to terminate his country’s relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying blame games did not and will not fool the world.
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Govt. employees return to work in Iran, mosques to reopen
May 30, 2020 10:42President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will reopen throughout the country as authorities are taking tougher measures to ensure that health regulations are observed.
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Lancet study on Hydroxychloroquine shows Trump 'as usual, is dangerously wrong' on Covid-19 guidance
May 30, 2020 05:19Seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous irregular heart rhythms, according to a large observational study published recently in the medical journal The Lancet.
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Mnuchin wants to deny unemployment to workers who stay home due to COVID risk
May 30, 2020 05:17The US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has recently assured conservative lawmakers that unemployment benefits could not be collected by workers who refused to return to work out of fear of contracting coronavirus. While speaking before the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. David Perdue questioned Mnuchin on whether additional aid of $600 per week in unemployment “disincentivizes” people from returning to work.