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Coronavirus pandemic cuts life expectancy by most since World War II

Monday, 27 September 2021 08:22
According to a study published by Oxford University, the COVID-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy in 2020 by the largest amount since World War II.

Oxfam: only 0.05% Yemenis are fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Saturday, 25 September 2021 04:18
According to Oxfam, fewer than 1% of Yemenis have received a single vaccine dose and only 0.05% are fully vaccinated.

World Newspapers: Pfizer says shot safely benefits children 5 to 11

Tuesday, 21 September 2021 21:00
The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11, the companies announced early Monday. The news sets the stage for authorization of the vaccine for younger children, possibly before the end of October. 214

US Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1918 flu pandemic

Tuesday, 21 September 2021 03:49
The US coronavirus death toll surpassed 675,000 on Monday, overtaking the estimated number of Americans dead from the 1918 flu pandemic.

Iran receives 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines

Thursday, 16 September 2021 05:09
The 11th batch of Russian Sputnik V Coronavirus vaccines, comprising 300,000 doses, was delivered to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow and will be forwarded to Tehran on Thursday.

World Newspapers: Uncertain guidelines, COVID surge test schools

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 21:07
As more than 55 million children and teens across the US pour back into classrooms this fall, a real-life experiment is taking place on whether schools can stay open safely amid the aggressive spread of the delta variant. 214 President Biden said he would do everything in his power to get as many students as possible back in school. But that promise is being tested by the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, which has infected more kids in the opening weeks for some schools than in all of last year while forcing nearly 1,700 temporary closures, according to Burbio, a data firm that tracks school reopenings.

Putin self-isolates after acquaintances contract COVID-19

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 16:12
Russian President will go into self-isolation because at least one person around him has tested positive for coronavirus, the Kremlin has announced.

Red Crescent carries out 80% import of covid-19 vaccines

Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:22
Tehran (IP) - The Director of the Red Crescent Medical Procurement Organization said that 80% of the coronavirus vaccines imported to Iran was through the Red Crescent Society.

World Newspapers: Biden’s orders deepen conflicts over vaccines; G.O.P. vows legal fight

Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:45
Just a day after President Biden issued broad mandates to encourage American workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, federal health officials released new data showing that unvaccinated Americans are 11 times as likely as vaccinated people to die of COVID-19. 207/203

Raisi: transformation steps taken in combating Coronavirus

Saturday, 11 September 2021 17:13
Tehran (IP) - Speaking on Saturday at the meeting of the National Task Force Against Coronavirus, Ebrahim Raisi stated that thanks to God, good transformational steps had been taken in the field of combating the disease, adding: "In addition to issuing licence for Fakhra vaccine, production lines of Barekat and Raazi vaccines have also been upgraded and developed.”