COVID Death Toll in Iran Exceeds 133,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has surpassed 133,000, the Health Ministry said.
New Zealand PM Warns of More COVID Variants in 2022
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The COVID-19 pandemic will not end with the Omicron variant and New Zealand will have to prepare for more variants of the virus this year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday in her first parliamentary speech for 2022.
COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Surges to 3-Digit Number after Weeks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 100 on Monday for the first time after 69 days.
Easing Curbs in 'COVID-Zero Regions' Could Cause 2 Million Deaths in A Year: China Study
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Restoring normal population mobility to "COVID-zero regions" like China will cause some 2 million deaths in a year and the key to controlling the virus is developing vaccines that are better at preventing infection, Chinese researchers said.
Ottawa Mayor Declares State of Emergency to Deal with Trucking Blockade
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.
COVID Hospitalizations in Iran above 2,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours has surpassed 2,100, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Turkish President Erdogan Tests Positive for Omicron Two Days after Meeting Zelensky in Kiev
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Turkish President took to Twitter to announce that he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus and have mild symptoms.
Russia Sees New Record of Daily COVID-19 Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia has registered 177,282 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase to date, taking the national tally to 12,630,047, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday.
Over 23,000 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours surpassed 23,000 cases.
COVID-19 Protest: Ottawa Police Vow Crackdown on Truckers Blockading City Center
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ottawa police vowed on Friday to crack down on an "increasingly dangerous" protest by hundreds of truckers who have shut down the centre of the Canadian capital for eight days to demand an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
US Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 900,000, Driven in Part by Omicron Surge
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone in the United States on Friday with the nation's cumulative death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 900,000, even as the daily number of lives lost has begun to level off.
COVID Vaccine Injections in Iran Exceed 134 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 134 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been injected in Iran so far, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Canada Police Warn of Guns at Trucker Protest against Vaccine Mandate
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police in Ottawa see signs that guns have been brought into a truckers' protest against vaccine mandates that has paralyzed the Canadian capital, the police chief said on Wednesday, adding that calling in the military would pose major risks.
Beijing Says COVID-19 Situation 'Controllable,' 'Safe'
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Beijing reported three new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as officials said the virus situation was under control with the Olympic Games set to open later in the week.
Tokyo’s Daily COVID-19 Infections Exceed 20,000 for First Time
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tokyo’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, dimming hopes that an omicron-fueled wave of infections is peaking out in Japan.
Nearly 2,000 New COVID Cases Hospitalized in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at around 2,000, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Pandemic in Iran: New Cases, Death Toll on Rise
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran and the daily death toll have notably increased in the past 24 hours amid the sixth wave of the pandemic caused by the mutated variant of the virus.
Huge Volumes of COVID Hospital Waste Threaten Health: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tones of medical waste, threatening human health and the environment, a World Health Organization report said on Tuesday.
