Australian PM Morrison Defends Lockdown Strategy As Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday defended Australia's lockdown strategy for tackling the coronavirus, saying it would stay until at least 70 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated, as daily infections break records.
Coronavirus in Iran: Daily Deaths Set New Record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of patients who have died of the coronavirus in Iran over the past 24 hours soared to 684 on Sunday, the highest death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020.
COVID-19 Wave May Be near Its Peak in Parts of Northeast US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Parts of the United States Northeast may be near the peak of the latest COVID-19 wave, though there are still key areas of concern. Hospitalizations and deaths are likely to mount in the weeks to come.
Protesters in France Demonstrate against COVID Pass for Sixth Weekend
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands demonstrated across France for a sixth consecutive weekend on Saturday against a COVID-19 health pass required for daily activities, highlighting a simmering political risk for President Emmanuel Macron.
Over 24,000 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in 24 hours continued its downward trend on Saturday, standing at around 24,000 cases.
Police Clash with Protesters As Australia Reports Record COVID Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australian police clashed with hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday as officials reported the country’s highest ever single-day rise in COVID-19 cases.
Deaths Data Shows 80 Percent of South Africans May Have Had COVID-19
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As many as four out of five South Africans may have contracted the coronavirus, indicating that the country may be one of the world's hardest-hit nations by the disease, the chief actuary at Africa's biggest health insurer said.
COVID Death Toll in Iran Soars Past 100,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran has exceeded 100,000, with over 560 more Iranians succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
Vaccine Effectiveness against COVID-19 May Wane, Say US CDC Studies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released three studies on Wednesday that federal officials said provided evidence that booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines would be needed in the coming months.
COVID Daily Deaths in Iran Drop to below 600 after Days
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily death toll from the coronavirus in Iran was down to 583 on Wednesday as officials have hinted at signs that the fifth wave of the pandemic is passing its peak.
US Reports More than 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Single Day
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, equating to around 42 fatalities an hour as the Delta variant continues to ravage parts of the country with low vaccination rates.
New Zealand PM Warns Virus Outbreak Will Grow
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New Zealanders must brace for additional COVID-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the previously virus-free country into a snap lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned Wednesday after six more positive tests.
IRGC Chief Orders Mobilization of Forces in Fight against Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps ordered his forces to employ all capacities available to help the medical society in the battle with the coronavirus, offer services to the COVID patients and assist the families affected by the pandemic.
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.
