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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily deaths rise to 250
Jul 20, 2021 07:32The number of people who have died of the coronavirus infection in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at 250, the highest daily rate over the past two months.
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US surgeon general says COVID misinformation ‘spreading like wildfire’ on social media
Jul 20, 2021 04:38Vivek Murthy, the US Surgeon General who has accused companies including Facebook of “poisoning information” about coronavirus vaccines, said they were not doing enough to check the online proliferation of false claims.
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COVID cases, hospital admissions, deaths on rise in Iran
Jul 19, 2021 06:59The number of coronavirus patients who have died in Iran in the past 24 hours once again soared past 200, as the number of new cases and those admitted to the hospital also continues to grow amid the fifth wave of the pandemic.
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‘Freedom day’ in UK overshadowed by Johnson’s isolation U-turn
Jul 19, 2021 04:41British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will be self-isolating on England’s so-called Freedom Day on Monday, highlighting the spike in Covid-19 cases just as the UK throws off its last pandemic restrictions.
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China says ready to work with Iran against unilateralism, bullying behavior
Jul 18, 2021 12:25China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Beijing is ready to cooperate with Iran in a joint fight against unilateralism and bullying behavior at global level.
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Police fires rubber bullets, tear gas at protesters rallying against Thai PM
Jul 18, 2021 12:14Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and denounce government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID death toll soars past 87,000 in Iran
Jul 18, 2021 06:49The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Iran exceeded 87,000 on Sunday amid an increase in the number of new cases and the hospital admissions.
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Pilgrims start second downsized Hajj rituals amid COVID pandemic, restrictions
Jul 18, 2021 06:10A few thousand pilgrims have streamed out of the holy city of Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the second downsized rituals staged during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran’s president urges compliance as COVID-19 cases rise
Jul 18, 2021 00:29President Hassan Rouhani called for strict compliance with the health protocols as the country is facing a growing trend in the coronavirus contagion that has afflicted almost all parts of the country.
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Iran’s president-elect meets COVID vaccine experts
Jul 18, 2021 00:19Iranian President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi held a meeting with local authorities and experts engaged in the development and distribution of vaccines for the coronavirus.