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![Russian Ambassador Rejects Virus Vaccine Hacking Claims](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/03/06/139903061209446120487662.jpg)
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Boris Johnson Says Not to Return to 'Nuclear Deterrent' of Full Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down the prospect of a second national coronavirus lockdown as he compared enforcing the measures to using Britain's nuclear deterrent.
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US Coronavirus Deaths near 140,000 As Outbreak Worsens
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US deaths from the novel coronavirus neared 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 43 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally.
![1,000 Federal Inmates at Texas Prison Test Positive for COVID-19](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/09/30/1398093015012098619178292.jpg)
1,000 Federal Inmates at Texas Prison Test Positive for COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Coronavirus infections are soaring at a North Texas federal prison where more than 1,000 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 and at least one inmate has died.
![North Korea Says Is Developing Coronavirus Vaccine](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/28/1399042812025582020791832.jpg)
North Korea Says Is Developing Coronavirus Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea is developing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus on its own, Pyongyang's science research council said Saturday.
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For First Time, World Records One Million Coronavirus Cases in 100 Hours
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours.
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China Greenlights Human Trials of BioNTech's COVID Vaccine Candidate
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has approved an early-stage trial in humans of German firm BioNTech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its local partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said on Thursday.
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Final Stage Trial This Month
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, after promising early results were published in an influential journal.
![Coronavirus: London 'Not Ready' for Local Lockdown, Warns Mayor Sadiq Khan](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1395/02/18/139502181234053527652822.jpg)
Coronavirus: London 'Not Ready' for Local Lockdown, Warns Mayor Sadiq Khan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – London is "not ready" for a local coronavirus lockdown, the British capital's mayor warned.
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Global Vaccine Plan May Allow Rich Countries to Buy More
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make that happen may allow rich countries to reinforce their own stockpiles while making fewer doses available for poor ones.
!['Worst-Case' UK Winter Could See 120,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Second Wave](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/24/1399012419334936920123772.jpg)
'Worst-Case' UK Winter Could See 120,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Second Wave
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain faces a potentially more deadly second wave of COVID-19 in the coming winter that could kill up to 120,000 people over nine months in a worst-case scenario, health experts said on Tuesday.
![Nearly 1,000 US Immigration Detention Center Employees Test Positive for COVID-19](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/15/1399021511320693820292822.jpg)
Nearly 1,000 US Immigration Detention Center Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 930 employees of private contractors running US immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to congressional testimony given by company executives on Monday.
![Days Left to Prevent 'Wave of Evictions, Homelessness' in UK with New Law](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1397/02/31/139702311539189514199012.jpg)
Days Left to Prevent 'Wave of Evictions, Homelessness' in UK with New Law
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Just days are left to pass a new law to prevent “a wave of evictions and homelessness” in Britain as the coronavirus pandemic continues to bite, Labor is warning.
![Putin: Number of COVID-19 Fatalities in Russia Much Lower than in Other Countries](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/04/139904040944211720651942.jpg)
Putin: Number of COVID-19 Fatalities in Russia Much Lower than in Other Countries
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the number of coronavirus fatalities in Russia is several times lower than those in other countries.
![Two US Bases on Okinawa Locked Down over Coronavirus Spike](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/139111230002152.jpg)
Two US Bases on Okinawa Locked Down over Coronavirus Spike
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two US Marine bases in Japan’s Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of coronavirus infections, with local officials criticizing the American military’s containment efforts.
![Ten Million Kids ‘May Never Return to School’ after Virus](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/08/139902081155476520240582.jpg)
Ten Million Kids ‘May Never Return to School’ after Virus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The coronavirus pandemic has caused an “unprecedented education emergency” with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class, Save the Children warned Monday.
![Thailand Plans November Human Testing for Potential Coronavirus Vaccine](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/03/26/1399032613514187020600152.png)
Thailand Plans November Human Testing for Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus in November and are preparing 10,000 doses, a senior official said on Sunday, aiming for a vaccine that could be ready for use by late next year.
![As Virus Rages in US, Trump Finally Wears A Mask](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/22/1399042210461189520761692.jpg)
As Virus Rages in US, Trump Finally Wears A Mask
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set a public health example as the coronavirus rampages across America.
![Russian University Successfully Completes Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine: Official](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/03/27/139903271237279520605122.jpg)
Russian University Successfully Completes Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University have been successfully completed, said Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology.
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