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Iranpress: UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress

UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress

Thursday, 10 June 2021 00:19

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a declaration Tuesday calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting with alarm that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track.

Iranpress: WHO: Indian COVID variant spreading in over 60 countries

WHO: Indian COVID variant spreading in over 60 countries

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 01:43

WHO's technical lead on COVID-19 said the delta variant first found in India has now been seen in over 60 countries and is more transmissible than the alpha variant found in Britain.

Iranpress: Covid has claimed more than 600,000 lives in United States

Covid has claimed more than 600,000 lives in United States

Friday, 04 June 2021 05:23

More than 600,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States has passed 600,000, a grim reminder that even though cases are down as more people are vaccinated, the pandemic is not over.

Iranpress: South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

Monday, 31 May 2021 02:41

South Africa on Sunday introduced new COVID-19 restrictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country inches into a third wave of the pandemic.

Iranpress: More Americans say violent crime is a very big problem than COVID-19

More Americans say violent crime is a very big problem than COVID-19

Saturday, 29 May 2021 01:50

In stark contrast to last summer, more Americans now say violent crime is a “very big problem” in the U.S. than say the same about COVID-19, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

Iranpress: 115,000 Health Workers Died From COVID-19 Worldwide, WHO Say

115,000 Health Workers Died From COVID-19 Worldwide, WHO Say

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 01:46

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom said on Monday that at least 115,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Iranpress: COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

Sunday, 23 May 2021 02:10

India’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health services are scarce and already overstretched.

Iranpress: Authorities in India discover hundreds of bodies buried in riverbanks

Authorities in India discover hundreds of bodies buried in riverbanks

Monday, 17 May 2021 02:09

Hundreds of shallow graves were discovered on the banks of the Ganga in two Uttar Pradesh districts, days after at least 800 bodies were found buried in the sand near the holy river in Unnao.

Iranpress: Bodies of hundreds of New York COVID victims still in trucks

Bodies of hundreds of New York COVID victims still in trucks

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 01:04

Hundreds of bodies of COVID patients in New York are still being stored in a refrigerated morgue on the waterfront.

Iranpress: WHO classifies Indian Covid-19 as global health risk

WHO classifies Indian Covid-19 as global health risk

Monday, 10 May 2021 23:56

A World Health Organization official said Monday it is reclassifying the highly contagious triple-mutant Covid variant spreading in India as a variant of concern, indicating that it’s become a global health threat.

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