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Iran registers highest daily COVID-19 deaths in over 3 months
Aug 05, 2021 07:55The number of patients who died of the coronavirus infection in Iran over the past 24 hours stood at 434, the highest death toll over the last 99 days.
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US COVID-19 cases hit six-month high at over 100,000
Aug 05, 2021 07:39The United States hit a six-month high for new COVID cases with over 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant ravages areas where people did not get vaccinated.
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Biden administration to keep using public health rule to turn away migrants
Aug 04, 2021 12:18With the number of migrants crossing the southern border surging and the pandemic proving to be far from over, the Biden administration has decided to leave in place for now the public health rule that has allowed it to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants, officials said. Citing new concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the Biden administration will continue to rely for now on a Trump-era policy.
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Iran COVID updates: Death toll tops 92,000, new cases close to 40,000
Aug 04, 2021 06:18More than 400 coronavirus patients died in Iran in the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020 to above 92,000, while nearly 40,000 new cases have been detected across the country since Tuesday.
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America’s mask wars return as communities split over new guidance
Aug 03, 2021 14:26The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised American people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, prompting a political fight in several US states.
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Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France
Aug 03, 2021 14:00Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday (July 31, 2021) against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it battles a fourth wave of infections.
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Over 39,000 new COVID cases detected in Iran
Aug 03, 2021 06:38The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 39,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Is Covid-19 on the run in the UK?
Aug 03, 2021 03:55A recent fall in coronavirus case numbers raised hopes that Britain may be reaching herd immunity, but experts warn against complacency, given uncertainty about new variants and autumn’s return to school.
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Endorsed by Leader, Raeisi becomes Iran’s 8th president
Aug 03, 2021 02:04Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi is now officially the 8th president of the Islamic Republic of Iran after his mandate was endorsed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran, weeks after the ex-Judiciary chief won the country’s 13th presidential election by a landslide.
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US surpasses 35 million COVID-19 cases as health experts warn worst yet to come
Aug 03, 2021 01:52The United States has surpassed 35 million recorded COVID-19 cases as experts warn that the worst is yet to come with the Delta variant driving a new surge in infections.