UK Begins Door-to-Door Testing of 80,000 People as New COVID-19 Variants Spread
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain begins door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a new highly infectious so called South African variant of the novel coronavirus.
January Saw Highest Coronavirus Hospitalization Average in US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – January saw the greatest number of COVID-19 fatalities and the highest average number of coronavirus hospitalizations of any month in the US, according to the COVID tracking project.
Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 58,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran surpassed 58,000 on Monday, while more than 1.21 million patients have recovered across the country.
Two Million Australians in Lockdown after One Coronavirus Case Found
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – About 2 million Australians begun their first full day of a strict coronavirus lockdown on Monday following the discovery of one case in the community in Perth, capital of Western Australia state, but no new cases have since been found.
UK Confident of COVID Vaccinations after Securing EU Guarantees
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain’s government is confident its COVID-19 vaccination program is secure after receiving guarantees from the European Union, trade minister Liz Truss said on Sunday, trying to smooth over a row about vaccine supplies.
WHO Team Visits China's Wuhan Food Market to Investigate Origins of COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An international team from the World Health Organization tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited a food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Coronavirus Daily Death Toll in Iran Down to 70
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran dropped again, standing at 70 on Sunday.
Pentagon Pauses Plan to Offer COVID Vaccine to Guantanamo Bay Prisoners
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Pentagon announced Saturday they would pause their plan to offer coronavirus vaccinations to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, reversing course just days after they said that the vaccine would be administered to those that wanted it.
Germany Threatens Legal Action over Vaccine Delays
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany's government on Sunday threatened legal action against laboratories failing to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the European Union on schedule, amid tension over delays to deliveries from AstraZeneca.
January's Daily UK COVID Death Toll Averages More than 1,000, Figures Show
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 1,000 people in the UK have died of COVID on average each day in January, making it the deadliest month of the pandemic so far by the government’s count, with more than 28,000 deaths as of Thursday.
Coronavirus Cases in Iran above 1.4 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has surpassed 1,400,000 as a downward trend in the daily death rate and hospital admissions continues for the fourth week.
UK COVID Variant to Become More Dominant in US by Early Spring, Says Fauci
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The new strain of the novel coronavirus that first appeared in the United Kingdom will become more dominant in the United States by the middle of spring, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said.
COVID-19 Cases in Iran Close to 1.4 mln
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran is about to hit 1,400,000, the Health Ministry said.
China Warns US against Politicizing WHO Virus Probe
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – WHO experts probing the origins of the coronavirus must be allowed to work free from "political interference", Beijing said Thursday, in a rebuke to the White House, as the team's closely watched mission began.
UN Chief Hopes WHO Will Approve Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine ASAP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hoped that the World Health Organization (WHO) will certify Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
Pandemic A Wake-Up to World Leaders on Food Frailties, WFP Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Vulnerabilities in the world's food supply system have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, making global leaders more aware that if not fixed they could mean famine and mass migration, the head of United Nations' World Food Program said.
Coronavirus in Iran: Some 700 New Cases Admitted to Hospital
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nearly 10 percent of more than 6,600 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran over the past 24 hours have been admitted to the hospital, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman announced.
Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100 Million as Nations Tackle Vaccine Shortages
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
