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![China: WHO Experts Arriving Thursday for Virus Origins Probe](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/29/1398102915531440819450552.jpeg)
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Johnson under Fire As UK Again Faces Onslaught of COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths.
![New COVID-19 Variant Found in Eight US States](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/04/1399010413523123719968462.jpg)
New COVID-19 Variant Found in Eight US States
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus has now spread to at least eight US states, official data showed Friday, as the country logged a record new daily virus caseload.
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Moderna CEO Says Vaccine Likely to Protect for 'Couple of Years'
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday, even though more data is still needed to make a definitive assessment.
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Chinese City of 11 Million Stops People Leaving in Bid to Contain COVID
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The capital and largest city in northern China’s Hebei province barred people from leaving on Thursday in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country reported the biggest rise in daily infections in more than five months.
![WHO Calls for Intensified Measures over ‘Alarming’ Virus Variant](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/11/15/1398111510273529419579822.jpg)
WHO Calls for Intensified Measures over ‘Alarming’ Virus Variant
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said more needed to be done to deal with the alarming situation brought on by a recently discovered variant of the novel coronavirus.
![More than 600 Journalists Killed by COVID-19: NGO](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/02/27/1396022716040363310900432.jpg)
More than 600 Journalists Killed by COVID-19: NGO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 600 journalists have died of COVID-19 last year since March 1, a press freedom organization said, calling for media workers to have priority access to vaccines.
![Impasse over WHO Virus Mission 'Not Just A Visa Issue': China](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/07/17/1396071715165128112183902.jpg)
Impasse over WHO Virus Mission 'Not Just A Visa Issue': China
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Delays to a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic are "not just a visa issue", Beijing said Wednesday.
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Tokyo Daily Coronavirus Cases Hit Record As State of Emergency Looms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tokyo reported a record 1,591 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as Japan's government faces increasing pressure from health experts to impose a strict state of emergency for the greater metropolitan area.
![US Could Soon Give 1 Million COVID Vaccinations A Day, Says Anthony Fauci](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/17/1399041712005139620738012.jpg)
US Could Soon Give 1 Million COVID Vaccinations A Day, Says Anthony Fauci
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said, even as he warned of a dangerous next few weeks as the coronavirus surges.
![Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel Discuss Possible Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Production](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1393/03/13/139303131714248912908882.jpg)
Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel Discuss Possible Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Production
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the possibility of jointly producing coronavirus vaccines in a phone call, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
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Britons Ordered to Stay at Home As Third National Lockdown Begins
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the government calling for one last major national effort to contain the virus before mass vaccinations turn the tide.
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Germany to Prolong Shutdown As Virus Deaths Surge
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders are expected Tuesday to extend a shutdown in Europe's top economy as coronavirus deaths continue to mount despite tough restrictions in the run-up to the holidays.
![New York Confirms State's First Case of More Contagious COVID Strain](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/10/15/1399101511353878121952052.jpg)
New York Confirms State's First Case of More Contagious COVID Strain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New York has found its first case of the more contagious variant strain of the coronavirus initially reported in the UK, Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor, said on Monday.
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Global Number of COVID-19 Cases Top 85 Million: Johns Hopkins University
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of detected coronavirus cases worldwide exceeded 85 million on Monday, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University, which calculates based on information from international organizations, federal and local authorities.
![US Marks 277,000 COVID Cases in 24 Hours, A New Record](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/09/1399010913411752820005832.jpg)
US Marks 277,000 COVID Cases in 24 Hours, A New Record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States on Saturday saw its highest number yet of coronavirus cases recorded in one day, with more than 277,000 infections.
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India Holds Vaccine Drills Ahead of Mass Inoculation Drive
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programs as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine.
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Tokyo to Request New Emergency Declaration As COVID-19 Cases Climb
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will ask the central government of Japan later on Saturday to declare a state of emergency following a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, local media reported.
![China Approves First Self-Developed COVID-19 Vaccine](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/31/1399043111092656420806552.png)
China Approves First Self-Developed COVID-19 Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China announced on Thursday that it had granted conditional marketing authorization for its first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine.
![Merkel Slams COVID-19 Skeptics as 'Cynical, Cruel' in New Year's Address](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/29/1399042915343451420799262.jpg)