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India's Coronavirus Infections Cross 18 mln; Record Number of Daily Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India's total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record daily infection and death tally and as the government rejected reports of problems with its vaccine campaign.
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Coronavirus Cases in Iran Surpass 2.45 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 2,459,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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India's Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 200,000 after Record Surge in Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections.
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Vaccine Troubles May Set Africa Back Five Years, UN Body Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A slow roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and a lack of funding to bridge the gap between poor and rich countries could set Africa back two to five years, according to the head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 3,300 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 3,300, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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COVID-19 Situation in India 'beyond Heartbreaking': WHO Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday at India's record-breaking wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths, saying the organization was rushing to help address the crisis.
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COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Sets New Record, Soars Past 490
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 496 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day toll since the viral disease broke out in February 2020.
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UK PM Said He’d ‘Rather Let Bodies Pile High’ than Impose 3rd Lockdown, Reports Claim
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of saying that he would rather allow “bodies (to) pile high in their thousands” than impose another national lockdown.
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Germany Will Send Oxygen, Medical Aid to India to Help in COVID Crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany will send oxygen and medical aid to India in the coming days to help it tackle its COVID-19 crisis, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.
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‘Coronavirus Storm’ Has Shaken India, PM Modi Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India has set a new global record of most COVID-19 infections registered in a single day. The nation is enduring a coronavirus “storm,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, urging everyone to be cautious and get vaccinated.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily Deaths Reach 454
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients who have died in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at 454 on Sunday.
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Venezuelan Health Minister Praises Sputnik V as World's Most Effective Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is the most effective jab in the world, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado Gonzalez said on Saturday, after receiving a new shipment of doses from Moscow at the Caracas airport.
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Five Arrests, Police Injured at Anti-Lockdown Protests in London
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police in London said Saturday they arrested five people, and eight officers were injured, after disorder at large-scale protests against England's remaining coronavirus restrictions, the mandatory use of masks and possible introduction of so-called vaccine passports.
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Concerns over New COVID Variant Halts Travels, Trade between Iran, India
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has banned all direct and indirect travels to and from India and has suspended trade exchanges with the subcontinent country over concerns about a new ‘double mutant’ strain of the coronavirus.
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India Virus Patients Suffocate from Low Oxygen amid Surge
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Authorities scrambled anew Saturday to supply medical oxygen to Indian hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid low supplies as the country with the world’s worst coronavirus surge set a new global daily record of infections for the third straight day.
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Coronavirus Deaths in Iran Exceed 69,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran surpassed 69,000 on Saturday.
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Leaders Seek US$19bln to Arm World with COVID Weapons
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – World leaders united to demand US$19 billion (RM78 billion) of investment in weapons to beat the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the “miracle” of vaccines did not mean the end was in sight.
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COVID Daily Deaths in Iran Pass 450
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 450 coronavirus patients died in Iran and over 24,000 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours.
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