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Iran's daily Covid-19 death toll hits new record

Monday, 26 April 2021 15:26

Tehran (IP) – Iran Health Ministry announced on Sunday that in the past 24 hours, 496 COVID-19 patients had lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 70,070.

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.

Iranpress: WHO: World records worst week for Covid-19 infections

WHO: World records worst week for Covid-19 infections

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:03

As WHO says more people had Covid-19 diagnosed in the past seven days than in any other week since the start of the pandemic.

Iranpress: French experts spot Covid variant which may fully evade tests

French experts spot Covid variant which may fully evade tests

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 01:11

French experts said that they have spotted the 'Breton' Covid variant which 'may fully evade tests' but the mutant strain is no deadlier or more transmissible than the original virus.

Iranpress: UK variant now makes up 10% of new US Coronavirus cases

UK variant now makes up 10% of new US Coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 03 March 2021 02:27

Recent modeling from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that a mutant coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom has the potential to become the predominant variant in the United States in the month of March.

Iranpress: Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK

Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK

Monday, 01 March 2021 05:15

Up to six cases of the variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus have been detected in Britain for the first time, English health officials said on Sunday.

Iranpress: World faces 4,000 COVID-19 variants: Britain’s vaccine chief

World faces 4,000 COVID-19 variants: Britain’s vaccine chief

Sunday, 07 February 2021 03:09

The head of Britain’s vaccination deployment effort has said the world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.

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