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Iran has handled virus outbreak better than US, Europe: President Rouhani
Apr 12, 2020 06:35President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has handled the novel coronavirus outbreak better than Europe and the United States, assuring that the country's stocks of basic commodities are replenished better than ever.
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Iranian biomedicine company scales up production for serological tests
Apr 12, 2020 13:12An Iranian biomedicine company has started mass production of serological test kits in the time of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Health situation in Gaza critical due to lack of supplies to run COVID-19 tests: Ministry
Apr 12, 2020 13:01The health ministry of the besieged Gaze Strip has warned of critical healthcare situation in the impoverished enclave as its main medical laboratory faces severe shortage of necessary supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 in West Asia: New restrictions imposed as cases rise
Apr 12, 2020 09:12The coronavirus continues to spread in West Asia, infecting more individuals and entailing more preventive measures employed by authorities.
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Afghan girls barred from US design ventilator for coronavirus patients
Apr 12, 2020 07:05A small group of female students from war-torn Afghanistan has designed a ventilator-like device from car parts to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 crisis: washing hands for 20 seconds, not wasting water for 20 seconds
Apr 12, 2020 05:47These days, it is strictly recommended to wash our hands for 20 seconds as a great step to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but unfortunately many leave the tap running at the same time. This issue poses the greatest threat to the environment.
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One month since declared coronavirus pandemic, over 108,000 dead
Apr 12, 2020 03:42One month since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), 108,867 people have died of complications caused by the pathogen and more than 1,777,666 people have been infected worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
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Navy admiral: Crew morale on USS Theodore Roosevelt ‘negatively impacted’
Apr 12, 2020 02:57US Navy Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the Commander of the United States' largest forward¬-deployed fleet, visited the aircraft carrier reeling from a coronavirus outbreak and admitted the morale for some of its crew was negatively impacted by recent events.
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British military suspected of concealing coronavirus outbreak
Apr 12, 2020 02:30As the coronavirus outbreak continues to exact a high death toll in Britain, and triggers political rows in the process, the British military remains tight-lipped on the extent of infections amongst its ranks.
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Palestine says Israel abusing COVID-19 to grab more lands
Apr 12, 2020 02:24Palestinians believe Israel is taking advantage of the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic to grab more of their lands and to escalate aggression against the people of Palestine.