Over 50,000 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 50,000, one of the highest daily rates since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020.
World May Never Reach Herd Immunity against COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As COVID-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of "herd immunity", a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it.
Sydney Records Deadliest Day of COVID-19 Pandemic, Melbourne Lockdown Extended
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia’s biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, while residents in Melbourne face a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown amid a surge in infections.
COVID Daily Deaths in Iran Hit All-Time High of 620
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While efforts in Iran have been focused on supplying more vaccine for the coronavirus, the country reached a tragic record, recording 620 deaths on Sunday.
New COVID Variants ‘Would Set Us Back A Year’, Experts Warn UK Government
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UK Ministers are being pressed to reveal what contingency plans are in place to deal with a future COVID variant that evades current vaccines, amid warnings from scientific advisers that such an outcome could set the battle against the pandemic back a year or more.
Iran, Australia Jointly Developing COVID Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Companies from Iran and Australia are jointly working on a coronavirus vaccine that is expected to become available in late September, an Iranian official said.
Number of Kids Hospitalized with COVID in US Hits A Record High
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks caused by the highly transmissible delta variant.
COVID Deaths in Iran Exceed 97,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran has exceeded 97,000, with over 460 more Iranians succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
Russia Releases Worst Pandemic Death Numbers to Date
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after Moscow’s health department reported the highest number of monthly deaths in the city since the start of the pandemic.
Sydney Lockdown Fines Raised As Australia Faces ‘Worst’ COVID-19 Situation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia will increase fines to people breaching lockdown rules in the state of New South Wales as it battles a record jump in local COVID-19 infections and Sydney, the state capital, heads into its eighth week of lockdown, officials said on Saturday.
US Homeland Security Warns Fresh COVID-19 Restrictions Could Spark Violent Attacks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Department of Homeland Security, in a new terrorism warning bulletin, said violent extremists could view the reimposition of COVID-19-related restrictions following the spread of coronavirus variants as a rationale to conduct attacks.
IRGC Ready to Assist in COVID Vaccination Program in Iran: Commander
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force expressed his forces’ readiness to help the Iranian health society in the public vaccination program against the coronavirus.
WHO Chief Warns: 100 Million More Coronavirus Cases Possible by Early 2022
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that unless the situation drastically changes for the better, the world will pass 300 million COVID-19 cases by early next year.
Myanmar COVID Vaccination Rollout Leaves Rohingya Waiting
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Authorities in Myanmar currently have no plan to include minority Rohingya Muslims living in densely-packed camps as they begin vaccinating priority groups against COVID-19 in western Rakhine State, the junta-appointed local administrator said.
Russia Says Sputnik V Vaccine 83% Effective against Delta Coronavirus Strain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia's Sputnik V vaccine shows great results against the Delta coronavirus strain, with its effectiveness against it reaching around 83%, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday.
Over A Third of NHS Doctors Experiencing Verbal Abuse, Threats, Says Survey
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than a third of UK doctors have recently experienced verbal abuse including threats, with GPs the most likely to be targeted, a survey has found.
'We Are Not Virus': Two-Tier Delta Lockdowns Divide Sydney
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – On the sands of Bondi Beach, one of Sydney's wealthiest suburbs, surfers and seaside walkers jostle for space, while joggers clog the nearby promenade and fitness buffs huddle around public exercise equipment.
China Punishes 30 Officials for Pandemic Failing
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 30 Chinese officials have been fired or received other punishments over accusations they failed to respond properly to the latest surge of the coronavirus in the country.
