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![Delta Variant Drives Virus Spread to Three China Provinces](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/24/1399022415424856520392792.jpg)
![Officials in Tokyo Alarmed As Cases Hit Record Highs](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/04/09/1400040907322765423119012.jpg)
Officials in Tokyo Alarmed As Cases Hit Record Highs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japanese officials sounded alarm Thursday after Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for two straight days with the Olympics well underway.
![Over 33,000 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/02/27/1400022714465643722794452.jpg)
Over 33,000 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 33,800, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Myanmar Junta Seeks International Cooperation over COVID-19 Crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Myanmar’s military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles with a surging wave of infections.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 3,700 New Cases Hospitalized
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours surpassed 3,700, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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UN: COVID Hitting Poor, Conflict Nations Worse This Year
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting conflict-ridden and impoverished countries much worse this year than in 2020, with many facing higher caseloads and rising deaths, the UN’s deputy humanitarian chief warned Monday.
![Melbourne to Lift Virus Lockdown As Delta Outbreak Contained](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/04/07/1400040716020219823110692.jpg)
Melbourne to Lift Virus Lockdown As Delta Outbreak Contained
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted late Tuesday, as authorities signaled a Delta variant outbreak in Australia's second-biggest city had been contained.
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Countries Weigh 'Mix, Match' COVID-19 Vaccines
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different COVID-19 vaccines for second doses or booster shots amid supply delays and safety concerns that have slowed their vaccination campaigns.
![COVID Death Toll in Iran Soars Past 89,000](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/04/19/1400041914462559323173062.jpg)
COVID Death Toll in Iran Soars Past 89,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 89,000 on Monday amid an increase in the number of new cases and the hospital admissions.
![UK Minister Apologizes for Urging People Not to 'Cower from' Covid-19](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1397/02/10/1397021015120655713998632.jpg)
UK Minister Apologizes for Urging People Not to 'Cower from' Covid-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – British Health Minister Sajid Javid apologized for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a Covid-19 vaccine and not to "cower" from the virus, saying on Sunday he had made "a poor choice of word".
![Britain Faces ‘Decades of Financial Risk’ as £370bln Pandemic Bill Mounts](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012411383557020120252.jpg)
Britain Faces ‘Decades of Financial Risk’ as £370bln Pandemic Bill Mounts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Taxpayers will be left facing “significant financial risk for decades to come” because of the levels of emergency government spending on the pandemic, totaling more than £370bn, a powerful committee of MPs says.
![Greek Police Clash with Protesters in Rally against Mandatory Vaccinations](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/05/03/1400050310320127523252512.jpg)
Greek Police Clash with Protesters in Rally against Mandatory Vaccinations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Greek police used teargas and water cannon to disperse people who had gathered in central Athens on Saturday to protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Brazilians Take to Streets Again to Demand Bolsonaro's Impeachment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Protesters took to the streets in several Brazilian cities on Saturday to demand the impeachment of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose popularity has fallen in recent weeks amid corruption scandals against the backdrop of the pandemic.
![Coronavirus Fatalities Up by Almost One Third Worldwide over Past Week](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/12/1398121210492110619825472.jpg)
Coronavirus Fatalities Up by Almost One Third Worldwide over Past Week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus-related deaths, registered worldwide in the past seven days, grew by 30% compared to the previous seven-day period, reaching about 70,000, according to TASS calculations.
![Thousands Protest Lockdown in Sydney, Several Arrested](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/05/02/1400050210152758223245712.jpg)
Thousands Protest Lockdown in Sydney, Several Arrested
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases, and police made several arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and plants.
![Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Surpasses 88,000](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/04/03/1400040314455214123090372.jpg)
Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Surpasses 88,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Iran exceeded 88,000 on Thursday amid an increase in the number of new cases and hospital admissions.
![Over 2,700 New COVID Cases Hospitalized in Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/04/02/1400040214542226423085182.jpg)
Over 2,700 New COVID Cases Hospitalized in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours surpassed 2,700, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
![India’s COVID-19 Deaths 10 Times Higher than Reported: Study](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/06/10/1399061009255783921105402.jpg)
India’s COVID-19 Deaths 10 Times Higher than Reported: Study
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India’s coronavirus death toll is up to 10 times higher than the nearly 415,000 fatalities reported by authorities, likely making it the country’s worst humanitarian disaster since independence, a US research group said Tuesday.
![Coronavirus in Iran: Daily Deaths Rise to 250](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/02/19/1400021914413968422727942.jpg)
Coronavirus in Iran: Daily Deaths Rise to 250
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The 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.
![UK PM Boris Johnson Dismissed COVID-19 Lockdown as Only Elderly Would Die, Ex-Aide Says](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012411383557020120252.jpg)