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WHO Says No Omicron Deaths Yet, As Variant Spreads Worldwide
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the heavily mutated COVID-19 strain’s spread amid warnings that it could damage the global economic recovery.
COVID Death Toll in Iran Exceeds 130,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has risen to above 130,000, the Health Ministry said.
WHO Tells Asia-Pacific to Brace for Omicron as Variant Spreads
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to boost healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads globally despite travel curbs.
Iran Registers 79 Coronavirus Deaths over Past 24 Hours
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Health Ministry reported 3,839 new cases of COVID-19 and 79 virus-related deaths on Thursday, as some 620 more people have been hospitalized over the past 24 hours.
Germany Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll in 9 Months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany reported the highest number of deaths from coronavirus since mid-February on Wednesday as hospitals warned that the country could have 6,000 people in intensive care by Christmas, above the peak of last winter.
Some 4,300 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours declined remarkably compared to the daily rates over the past weeks, standing at around 4,300 cases.
China Withdraws from World Weightlifting C’ships over COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China withdrew its team from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Omicron Variant Already Existed in Europe Before S. African Scientists Detected It
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The COVID-19 Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands a week before two flights arrived from South Africa carrying the virus, Dutch health officials said Tuesday, throwing the timeline of the variant's spread in Europe into question.
More than Third of World Has Never Used Internet: UN
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Some 2.9 billion people — 37 percent of the world’s population — have still never used the Internet, the United Nations said Tuesday, despite the COVID-19 pandemic driving people online.
Judge Halts Biden Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers in 10 US States
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A federal court on Monday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers at hospitals that receive federal funding.
Some 800 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 stood at 801, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 to Cost Global Tourism $2 Trillion in 2021: UN
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said Monday, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow”.
Coronavirus in Iran: Zero Deaths in 9 Provinces
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nine of the 32 provinces in Iran have reported zero new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as the total number of vaccines injected in the country has surpassed 105 million doses.
Fauci: US Should Prepare to Do Anything, Everything to Fight Omicron Variant
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Americans need to be prepared to do “anything and everything” to fight the omicron COVID variant, US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
Genome Sequencing Used to Monitor COVID-19 Variants in Eastern Mediterranean Region
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fourteen out of 22 countries in WHO’s Region for the Eastern Mediterranean use genome sequencing to detect and monitor coronavirus variants of concern in order to understand the evolution and genomic diversity of COVID-19.
COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Declines Again
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran on Sunday registered the lowest number of daily deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 250 days.
Australia Detects First COVID Omicron Infections
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Health officials in Australia said Sunday they had detected the COVID-19 Omicron strain for the first time after testing two passengers from southern Africa who flew into Sydney.
China Study Warns of ‘Colossal’ COVID Outbreak If It Opens Up Like US, France
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according to a study by Peking University mathematicians.
