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![Number of New Global COVID-19 Cases Rises after Long Decline: WHO](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/11/18/1399111810402794822175882.jpeg)
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Germany to Extend Coronavirus Lockdown until March 28
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany plans to extend its coronavirus lockdown until March 28 while easing some restrictions from next week, a draft document to be discussed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and federal state leaders showed on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Around 780 New Cases Admitted to Hospital
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours was 784, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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China Aims to Vaccinate 40% of Population by End of July: Senior Adviser
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of July, a senior health adviser told Reuters on Tuesday, requiring a significant increase in inoculations even as it ramps up exports of vaccines.
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Over 400 Acts of Violence against COVID Health Workers in 2020: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Insults, beatings, arrests - health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than 400 acts of violence related to COVID-19 worldwide in 2020, according to a report published Tuesday by a health NGO.
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Czechs Send 30,000 Police, Soldiers to Enforce Travel Limits
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police and military forces in the Czech Republic set up 500 checkpoints across the country as one of the European Union's hardest-hit nations marked the first anniversary of its coronavirus outbreak on Monday by significantly limiting free movement.
![Survey Finds Tumbling Trust in UK PM Johnson’s Handling of Pandemic](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012420281760420123822.jpg)
Survey Finds Tumbling Trust in UK PM Johnson’s Handling of Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Trust in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to “do the right thing” has tumbled from 60 per cent at the height of the first lockdown to just 44 per cent now, according to a new survey.
![Coronavirus in Iran: 3-Digit Daily Death Toll after Weeks](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/11/1399121114182092522335042.jpg)
Coronavirus in Iran: 3-Digit Daily Death Toll after Weeks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran soared to above 100 on Monday, returning to a three-digit number after several weeks.
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Some Local Beijing Communities Start Giving Elderly COVID-19 Shots
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Some local communities in Beijing, China, have started giving COVID-19 vaccine doses to people older than 60, even as the city’s disease-control authorities publicly advises this age group against inoculation.
![Thousands of Argentinians Take to Streets to Protest ‘VIP Vaccinations’ Scandal](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/10/1399121014445334122325492.jpg)
Thousands of Argentinians Take to Streets to Protest ‘VIP Vaccinations’ Scandal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Argentina on Saturday to protest the “VIP vaccinations” scandal that forced the health minister to resign.
![Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Exceeds 60,000](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/10/1399121014044030422325062.jpg)
Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Exceeds 60,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran surpassed 60,000 on Sunday, while nearly 1.4 million COVID-19 patients have recovered across the country.
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Eight Arrested at Anti-Lockdown Protest in Denmark
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Danish police said they arrested eight people in an anti-lockdown demonstration in Copenhagen late Saturday.
![Iran Gets Chinese Vaccine for Coronavirus](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/10/139912100632073722321422.jpg)
Iran Gets Chinese Vaccine for Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines made by China's Sinopharm arrived in Iran, whose vaccination rollout has already begun with Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.
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New Zealand's Largest City Back to Lockdown after COVID-19 Case
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country's biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-day lockdown from early morning on Sunday after a new local case of the coronavirus of unknown origin emerged.
![Some 8,000 New Coronavirus Cases Detected in Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/10/04/1399100421143373621878162.jpg)
Some 8,000 New Coronavirus Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nearly 8,000 Iranians have tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
![US House Tees Up Vote on Biden’s $1.9tn COVID-19 Relief Plan](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/01/16/1396011610245037810449662.jpg)
US House Tees Up Vote on Biden’s $1.9tn COVID-19 Relief Plan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US House of Representatives moved on Friday toward a late-night vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, as Democrats who narrowly control the chamber steered the sweeping measure toward approval.
![UN Urges Warring Parties to Halt Fighting for Vaccinations](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/11/02/1398110203563525719466932.jpg)
UN Urges Warring Parties to Halt Fighting for Vaccinations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained humanitarian pause” to enable the unhindered delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and the vaccination of millions of people in conflict areas.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Hospital Admissions Below 600
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Health Ministry said 592 coronavirus patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country over the past 24 hours.
![Novel Coronavirus Strains Continue to Spread Worldwide, WHO Says](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/11/18/1399111810402794822175882.jpeg)
Novel Coronavirus Strains Continue to Spread Worldwide, WHO Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK, has been reported in seven more countries over the past week, bringing the total to 101.
![PM 'Very Optimistic' of Removing Coronavirus Restrictions in England by June 21](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012420281760420123822.jpg)