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![100,000 Britons Volunteer for Vaccine Coronavirus Trials, Thousands More Needed](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/31/1399043111092656420806552.png)
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New Zealand’s Ardern Postpones Election As Coronavirus Flares Up
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New Zealand’s prime minister postponed the country’s general election on Monday by a month to Oct. 17 as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a growing coronavirus outbreak.
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Maduro Says to Be First in Venezuela to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he'll be the first to get vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine arrives in the country.
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China Grants Country's First COVID-19 Vaccine Patent to CanSino
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent approval from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state media reported, citing documents from the country’s intellectual property regulator.
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Spaniards Hold Anti-Mask Protest in Madrid As COVID-19 Cases Rise
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chanting "freedom", hundreds of people rallied Sunday in Madrid to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks and other restrictions imposed by the Spanish government to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Virus Restrictions Come in Force in Two Spanish Regions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New restrictions to stop the spread of the new coronavirus went into effect Sunday in two Spanish regions.
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Third Stage of Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine Research May Begin in 7-10 Days
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The third (post-registration) stage of the research on the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Russian Health Ministry’s N. F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology may begin in 7-10 days, its Director Alexander Gintsburg said.
![South Korea, US Delay Military Drills over COVID-19 Concerns](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/13920219114111251495932.jpg)
South Korea, US Delay Military Drills over COVID-19 Concerns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military drills on Tuesday, in what local media said was a two-day delay after a South Korean officer tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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Thousands Stage Rally in South Korea against Controversial Bills
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A spike in new coronavirus cases in South Korea has prompted authorities to reimpose tighter social distancing curbs in Seoul, but that didn’t stop thousands of demonstrators from protesting against President Moon Jae-in’s policies.
![Britons Rush Home As Second Coronavirus Wave Threatens Europe](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012411383557020120252.jpg)
Britons Rush Home As Second Coronavirus Wave Threatens Europe
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of UK holidaymakers scrambled to get home to beat new restrictions on arrivals from European countries as a second wave of coronavirus infections threatened more disruption and economic chaos on the continent.
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Latin America's Coronavirus Cases Exceed 6 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst-affected by the pandemic, exceeded 6 million on Friday and continued to accelerate, according to a Reuters tally, as most of its nations begin to relax lockdown measures.
![Russians May Get Full Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in about 12 Months](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/22/1399052210163162220939252.jpg)
Russians May Get Full Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in about 12 Months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of the Russian N. F. Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Ginzburg said Russians will hopefully get full access to the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by the center in about 9-12 months.
![UN Says 43 Percent of Schools Lack Water, Soap](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/23/1399052315462033020947492.jpg)
UN Says 43 Percent of Schools Lack Water, Soap
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations estimates that 43 percent of schools around the world don’t have access to water and soap for basic hand-washing.
![Philippines Eyes Clinical Trials for Russian COVID-19 Vaccine in October](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/22/1399052210163162220939252.jpg)
Philippines Eyes Clinical Trials for Russian COVID-19 Vaccine in October
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October, with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday.
![UN Chief: Pandemic Threatens Peace, Risks New Conflicts](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/11/02/1398110203563525719466932.jpg)
UN Chief: Pandemic Threatens Peace, Risks New Conflicts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones.
![‘Reopen!’ Refresh: Trump Adds Masks, CDC Assist in Plea for in-Person School](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/25/1399042504315249120777612.jpg)
‘Reopen!’ Refresh: Trump Adds Masks, CDC Assist in Plea for in-Person School
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump announced a plan Wednesday to send 125 million reusable masks to school districts throughout the country and deploy CDC teams to those that need help reopening for in-person learning.
![Criticism of Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Baseless: Health Minister](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/22/1399052210163162220939252.jpg)
Criticism of Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Baseless: Health Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko on Wednesday announced that the first batch of the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine will be produced and ready for use in 2 weeks.
![UK Economic Output Collapses by 20.4% in Second-Quarter of 2020](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/139210191730595841881142.jpg)
UK Economic Output Collapses by 20.4% in Second-Quarter of 2020
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% between April and June, when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the largest contraction reported by any major economy so far, official figures showed on Wednesday.
![Trump Mulls Blocking Entry for US Citizens, Legal Residents amid COVID Crisis](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/05/10/1399051011583160220866702.jpeg)
Trump Mulls Blocking Entry for US Citizens, Legal Residents amid COVID Crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump is considering a new proposal that would prevent US citizens and legal residents from returning to the United States, if it is believed they may be infected with coronavirus.
![Indonesia Starts Human Trials of China-Made Virus Vaccine](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/31/1399043111092656420806552.png)