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Iranpress: Dutch start-up has taught bees how to detect COVID-19

Dutch start-up has taught bees how to detect COVID-19

Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:44

An insect technology start-up InsectSense has trained bees to sniff out COVID-19 samples, cutting down the wait time for test results, experts said.

Iranpress: India sees deadliest day of COVID pandemic with deaths topping 4,000

India sees deadliest day of COVID pandemic with deaths topping 4,000

Sunday, 09 May 2021 04:27

India has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll of more than 4,000 during the course of the pandemic on Saturday, weeks into the world's worst wave of coronavirus cases.

Iranpress: Merkel urges US to export Covid vaccines

Merkel urges US to export Covid vaccines

Sunday, 09 May 2021 00:39

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged the United States to export coronavirus vaccines made on its soil, as she rejected a patent waiver call from Washington for the jabs.

Iranpress: 26 countries discuss Joint Plan of Action in pandemic situation

26 countries discuss Joint Plan of Action in pandemic situation

Wednesday, 05 May 2021 18:06

Tehran (IP) - The Joint Plan of Action of 26 countries to combat pandemics was discussed in the regional meeting of the Health Ministers for the Eastern Mediterranean countries on Wednesday.

Iranpress: India reports record-breaking 400K new daily cases

India reports record-breaking 400K new daily cases

Monday, 03 May 2021 03:59

India set another daily global record of new cases Saturday, with more than 400,000 new cases and 3,500 deaths, according to official totals experts suspect are undercounts.

Iranpress: India running short of COVID-19 vaccines

India running short of COVID-19 vaccines

Saturday, 01 May 2021 04:18

Several states in India have run out of vaccines against COVID-19, exacerbating a dire second wave of infections that has left hospitals and morgues overflowing while families scramble for increasingly scarce medicines and oxygen.

Iranpress: Turkey approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19

Turkey approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19

Friday, 30 April 2021 23:14

Turkish government granted emergency use approval on Friday to Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as the country entered an 18-day lockdown to contain the country’s worst surge of the pandemic.

Iranpress: Trust in Johnson & Johnson

Trust in Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine is low: Poll

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 02:35

Fewer than half of Americans see the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine as safe and barely more than a fifth of those not yet vaccinated would be willing to take it, the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows.

Iranpress: Staying 2 meters apart indoors does nothing to stop spread of COVID-19

Staying 2 meters apart indoors does nothing to stop spread of COVID-19

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 01:02

The widely used rule of staying 2 meters away from others does little to affect the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in indoor spaces, a new study shows.

Iranpress: A pill could be next generation of COVID-19 vaccines

A pill could be next generation of COVID-19 vaccines

Monday, 26 April 2021 08:51

Researchers are working to develop the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines, namely in pill and nasal spray forms, to make the vaccination process simpler and faster.

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