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![UK Calls in Army, Warns People to Stay Home Or Face Lockdown](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/13920524151048325991832.jpg)
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President Holds US Accountable for Unemployment in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the US government is partly accountable for unemployment and other economic woes in Iran.
![Iran Army Ordered to Set Up 2,000-Bed Hospital in Tehran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/02/1399010218453836519959142.jpg)
Iran Army Ordered to Set Up 2,000-Bed Hospital in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces ordered the Army Ground Force to prepare a hospital with 2,000 beds in Tehran within two days for the treatment of the coronavirus patients.
![Iran’s Top General Praises Chinese Support in Coronavirus Fight](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/02/01/1398020112231610517239092.jpg)
Iran’s Top General Praises Chinese Support in Coronavirus Fight
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri commended China for providing Iran with medical assistance in the battle with COVID-19.
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Prison Riot Kills 23 in Colombia as Chile Enforces Virus Curfew
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Panic over the spread of the coronavirus sparked a prison riot in Colombia that killed 23 inmates on Sunday, as Chile became the latest Latin American country to announce restrictions on movement.
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Pakistan Hails Iran’s Medical Support for Pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign minister of Pakistan praised Iran for providing medical services for the Pakistani pilgrims amid the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Japan Says Tokyo Olympics May Be Postponed Due to Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games may need to be postponed if the event cannot be held in its "complete form" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Zarif: US Impeding Global Battle with COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif took a swipe at the US government for impeding the global fight against coronavirus, calling on all countries to defy Washington’s “mass punishment”.
![Foreign Ministry Working to Address Problems of Iranian Truck Drivers Abroad](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/03/20/1398032012183643617620722.jpg)
Foreign Ministry Working to Address Problems of Iranian Truck Drivers Abroad
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the ministry has launched efforts to settle the problems that Iranian truck drivers may be facing in the other countries, as in Europe.
![Iran’s Defense Power Unaffected by COVID-19: Commander](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/07/1398100715203062419227962.jpg)
Iran’s Defense Power Unaffected by COVID-19: Commander
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined that the country’s military and defense power has been by no means affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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France's Macron Threatened UK Entry Ban
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - French President Emmanuel Macron threatened to close France's border with Britain unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson took more stringent measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, a French newspaper is reporting.
![Coronavirus Updates in Iran: Nearly 8,000 Positive Cases Recover](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/01/1399010113273283919954512.jpg)
Coronavirus Updates in Iran: Nearly 8,000 Positive Cases Recover
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 7,900 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease in Iran as of Sunday, the Health Ministry announced, saying the total number of COVID-19 positive cases has exceeded 21,600.
![US Vice President, Wife Test Negative for Coronavirus](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/05/10/1396051012491411611542662.jpg)
US Vice President, Wife Test Negative for Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US Vice President Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, have tested negative for coronavirus, according to a statement tweeted by the vice president's press secretary Katie Miller.
![Ayatollah Khamenei Scorns US Offer to Help Iran in Coronavirus Battle](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/03/1399010311371737319961122.jpg)
Ayatollah Khamenei Scorns US Offer to Help Iran in Coronavirus Battle
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei rejected the offer of help for Iran from the “untrustworthy” US government in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, saying such disease may have been created by the US as part of its hostile plots against Iranians.
![US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 300 as More States Urge Residents to Stay Home](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/24/1398122421513267919913592.jpg)
US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 300 as More States Urge Residents to Stay Home
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - More than 300 people in the United States have now died from coronavirus, as the illness tightens its grip on the country and prompts fears of widespread shortages of medical supplies.
![Iran Envoy in Contact with British Officials for Delivery of Masks](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/11/15/1396111510221737213219752.jpg)
Iran Envoy in Contact with British Officials for Delivery of Masks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said he has notified the British authorities of the complaint that Tehran has not received the masks it has already purchased from the UK.
![France Using Helicopters, Drones to Enforce Virus Restrictions](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/03/1399010311233277819961022.jpg)
France Using Helicopters, Drones to Enforce Virus Restrictions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - France is calling up helicopters and drones to boost the government's attempts to keep people in their homes, police officials said Saturday.
![Qatar Sends New Aid Shipment to Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/25/1398122515191314019919352.jpg)
Qatar Sends New Aid Shipment to Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The second consignment of medical items dispatched by the Qatari government arrived in Iran on Saturday to help the country in the battle with the coronavirus epidemic.
![Italy Shuts Factories as Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 800](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/03/1399010309552522919960522.jpg)
Italy Shuts Factories as Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 800
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Italy on Saturday (Mar 21) shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to 4,825 - over a third of the world's total and a grim reminder that the pandemic remains out of control.
![Some 32 Million Iranians Screened for Coronavirus](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/01/1399010120595521119955972.jpg)