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Canada’s Most Populous Province to Return to COVID-19 Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, is expected to return to lockdown after a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections, local media reported Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Up 14% in Past Week: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
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South Africa Plans to Vaccinate 200,000 People Daily against COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Africa plans to administer coronavirus vaccines to up to 200,000 people a day beginning around May, the Sunday Times newspaper said on Sunday, citing Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
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Europe Plans to Become World’s Biggest Vaccine Producer by Summer: Macron
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In the next few months, Europe plans to become the continent that produces the biggest number of anti-coronavirus vaccines, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters after the first day of the online EU summit on Thursday.
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German COVID-19 Cases Jump by Most since Early Jan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 22,657 to 2.713 million, the biggest increase since Jan. 9 as Chancellor Angela Merkel's government struggles to agree measures to contain the third wave of the pandemic.
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Number of Coronavirus Cases in US Surpasses 30 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States has exceeded 30 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University estimations based on information from federal and local authorities.
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Over 40% of Vaccinated French Citizens Would Want to Get Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine, Poll Shows
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 40 percent of French citizens who have already been immunized against COVID-19 would want to be revaccinated with the Russian-made vaccine Sputnik V, according to a French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) poll for Sputnik.
![Delaying England's Winter Lockdown 'Caused Up to 27,000 Extra COVID Deaths'](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/19/1398121911551913519879882.jpg)
Delaying England's Winter Lockdown 'Caused Up to 27,000 Extra COVID Deaths'
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Delaying the winter lockdown caused up to 27,000 extra deaths in England, the Resolution Foundation thinktank claimed as it accused the government of a “huge mistake” which should be central to any public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the pandemic.
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Three Coronavirus Patients Die in Bangladesh Hospital Fire
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three coronavirus patients died in a hospital fire in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday, officials said.
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COVID-19 Deaths in Europe Pass 900,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of deaths from COVID-19 across Europe passed 900,000 on Tuesday, according to a tally of official figures provided by the health authorities.
![Kremlin: Pressure on Countries to Reject Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Unprecedented](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/08/03/139908031049555321495822.jpg)
Kremlin: Pressure on Countries to Reject Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Unprecedented
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that pressure on some countries to refuse to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 was at unprecedented levels but had no chance of succeeding.
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Germany's COVID-19 Cases Growing Exponentially
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German coronavirus infections are spreading exponentially, up 20 per cent in the last week, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Tuesday, adding that the risk of AstraZeneca's vaccine was relatively low.
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China Approves A Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Center for Disease Control, adding to its arsenal.
![German ICU Doctors Urge 'Immediate Return' to Partial Lockdown](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/04/1399010414043064519968512.jpg)
German ICU Doctors Urge 'Immediate Return' to Partial Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Intensive care doctors in Germany warned on Monday that the country would need to make an "immediate return" to partial lockdown if it is to avoid stumbling into a dangerous third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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EU Considers Launching Sputnik V Purchase Negotiations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – European Union officials are considering launching negotiations to purchase Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Reuters reported Monday, citing EU diplomatic and official sources.
![5 Detained over COVID-19 Hospital Deaths in Jordan](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/12/23/1399122313454816122408572.jpg)
5 Detained over COVID-19 Hospital Deaths in Jordan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The director and four other officials of a Jordanian hospital treating coronavirus patients were detained on Sunday over deaths at the facility after it ran out of oxygen, judicial sources said.
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Two Arrested at Denmark Protest against COVID-19 Measures
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two people were arrested on the sidelines of a weekend protest against anti-coronavirus restrictions in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, the police said Sunday.
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Jordan Health Minister Steps Down after Deaths in Virus Ward
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Jordan’s health minister stepped down Saturday after at least six patients in a COVID-19 patient ward died at a hospital near the capital Amman due to a shortage of oxygen supplies, Jordanian state media reported.
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