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New UK Challenge Trial Studies If People Can Catch Coronavirus Again
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – British scientists on Monday launched a trial which will deliberately expose participants who have already had COVID-19 to the coronavirus again to examine immune responses and see if people get reinfected.
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Nearly 780mln COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered Worldwide
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Patients around the world have received nearly 780 mln doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Sunday.
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India under Siege from COVID-19, Hospitals Overwhelmed
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India reported a record daily increase of coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Sunday, exacerbating shortages of oxygen supplies and hospital beds in some of the worst-hit cities of the country.
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Worldwide COVID-19 Death Toll Tops A Staggering 3 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
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WHO Chief Says COVID-19 Infection Rate Approaching Highest of Pandemic So Far
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of new COVID-19 cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Poll: 15% of Americans Worse Off A Year into Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the US.
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UK Hits Vaccine Target; Johnson Warns of More Virus Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain began offering coronavirus vaccinations to anyone over 45 on Tuesday after hitting its target of giving at last one dose to everyone over 50 by the middle of April.
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COVID: India Overtakes Brazil as World’s Second Worst-Hit Country
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India has reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.
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China Considers Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines to Boost Protection Rate
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s top disease control official said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy.
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Mainland China Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases vs 14 A Day Earlier
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on April 10, down from 14 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.
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Coronavirus Lockdowns around World As Vaccine Efforts Stumble
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fresh lockdowns and curfews were imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina on Saturday, as COVID-19 infections surged again and vaccine roll-outs were hampered by shortages and scares over side effects.
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Germany to Contact Russia about Sputnik COVID-19 Jabs: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The German government plans to talk to Moscow about buying doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine if it is approved by European regulators, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday .
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Merkel Backs Tougher COVID Lockdown in Germany
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel supports demands for a short, tough lockdown in Germany to curb the spread of the coronavirus as infection rates are too high, a German government spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Nearly Half of New US Virus Infections Are in Just 5 States
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nearly half of new coronavirus infections in the US are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
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'A Biological Fukushima': Brazil COVID-19 Deaths on Track to Pass Worst of US Wave
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day on Tuesday as the outbreak overwhelms hospitals.
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New Zealand-Australia Travel Bubble to Start on April 19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
![Wealthy Countries Buy Up 60% of Vaccines, Create Shortage: Chinese FM](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/10/1399121017113272122327092.jpg)
Wealthy Countries Buy Up 60% of Vaccines, Create Shortage: Chinese FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Developed countries have purchased about 60% of vaccines manufactured worldwide and created a shortage of these preparations for developing countries, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
![UK: Benefits Outweigh Risks for AstraZeneca despite 7 Deaths](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/09/01/1399090110492489221646932.jpg)
UK: Benefits Outweigh Risks for AstraZeneca despite 7 Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain’s medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven people in the UK have died from rare blood clots after getting the jab.
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