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Iranpress: Daily COVID death toll soaring in Iran: 322 in 24 hrs

Daily COVID death toll soaring in Iran: 322 in 24 hrs

Monday, 26 July 2021 14:45

Tehran (IP) - Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday that 322 COVID-19 patients had succumbed to death during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 89,122.

Iranpress: Saudi Arabia allows Umrah as of Sunday

Saudi Arabia allows Umrah as of Sunday

Monday, 26 July 2021 00:21

Saudi Arabia re-opened the Muslim holy sites for the Umrah pilgrimage as of Sunday, the state news agency SPA reported.

Iranpress: Coronavirus has driven millions of children out of school, Guterres warns

Coronavirus has driven millions of children out of school, Guterres warns

Sunday, 25 July 2021 21:07

UN Secretary-General supports mental services to millions of children who are out of school and vulnerable to violence, calling on world authorities to put their effort into children's wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iranpress: Newly rapidly spreading variant of COVID-19 detected in UK

Newly rapidly spreading variant of COVID-19 detected in UK

Sunday, 25 July 2021 07:51

The variant, known as B.1.621, has been detected in sixteen positive COVID-19 cases thus far. Public health officials are presently doing research on the variant which rapidly spreading.

Iranpress: COVIran Barakat vaccine registration process in WHO underway

COVIran Barakat vaccine registration process in WHO underway

Saturday, 24 July 2021 21:49

Tehran (IP) - An assistant professor of Pasteur Institute of Iran (IPI) announced that Iran is preparing to register the Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine, COVIran Barakat, in WHO.

Iranpress: Tourist ban still in place in Iran

Tourist ban still in place in Iran

Saturday, 24 July 2021 15:12

Isfahan (IP) - The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has said that the tourist visa is still not issued by the order of National Force Task for Combating COVID-19 of Iran.

Iranpress: Virus variant, disasters strike; global supply chains buckle

Virus variant, disasters strike; global supply chains buckle

Saturday, 24 July 2021 08:51

Companies, economists and shipping specialists have reported that events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods.

Iranpress: Global COVID-19 caseload surpasses 192.5 million

Global COVID-19 caseload surpasses 192.5 million

Friday, 23 July 2021 09:03

The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 192.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.12 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Iranpress: US life expectancy plunges in the largest decline since WWII

US life expectancy plunges in the largest decline since WWII

Thursday, 22 July 2021 03:01

US life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday.

Iranpress: Iran COVID death toll: 213 in 24 hrs

Iran COVID death toll: 213 in 24 hrs

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 15:11

Tehran (IP) - Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that COVID-19 had taken the lives of 213 patients during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 87,837.

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