Coronavirus

Leading British doctors warn government against lifting Covid-19 measures

Jul 11, 2021 02:53

Barely a week after the British Medical Association (BMA) warned the government against the full lifting of Covid-19 measures, now the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) has sounded additional alarm bells by warning the pandemic will “get worse before it gets better”.
IRGC Navy ready to set up field hospitals in areas hit by pandemic

Jul 11, 2021 01:34

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy expressed readiness to expand the capacity of its medical centers and build field hospitals in Iran in the battle against the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
President: Iran struggling with 5th wave of COVID

Jul 11, 2021 01:24

The coronavirus cases across Iran have climbed toward a fifth peak, the outgoing president said, blaming illegal entries for the spread of the more virulent Indian strain of the virus.
Coronavirus in Iran: Over 3,600 patients in ICU

Jul 11, 2021 01:18

More than 3,600 coronavirus patients in Iran are being treated in intensive care units of hospitals, the Health Ministry said.
Iran's Leader walks the talk on battle against COVID-19

Jul 10, 2021 03:38

At the peak of first and second waves last year, when Iran was one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, it was the Leader of Islamic Revolution who stood like a rock behind the country's frontline health workers. He even declared those who fell in the line of duty as "martyrs".
Olympics: Unanswered questions about serious COVID-19 risks

Jul 10, 2021 03:33

With the Olympics weeks away, time is running out, but there are still important precautions that could be implemented to avoid a worst-case COVID-19 “superspreader” scenario.
COVID-19 pandemic may be winding down but Americans are still sick and dying

Jul 10, 2021 03:24

It’s no accident that the United States experienced more COVID-19 deaths in 2020 than any other country and one of the world’s highest per capita death rates.
EU finds potential link between heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots

Jul 10, 2021 00:37

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, it said on Friday.
In echo of Trump, Boris Johnson says UK must “learn to live with” rising COVID

Jul 09, 2021 14:47

It was deeply disquieting to learn that Great Britain, under the leadership of Trump clone Boris Johnson, is preparing to lift virtually all COVID safety strictures and leave the British people wide open to the caprices of the virus.
COVID death risk ‘almost four times higher’ for poorest in England

Jul 09, 2021 14:45

People under 65 living in the most deprived areas of the UK were more than 3.7 times more likely to die with COVID than people in the richest areas.