EU to Reopen Borders to Fully Vaccinated Travelers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – EU member states agreed Wednesday to reopen the bloc's borders to travelers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, European sources said.
Global COVID-19 Case Count Down 12% in Past Week, Reports WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Over 4.8 million novel coronavirus cases and over 85,000 deaths were registered worldwide in the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a weekly bulletin released in Geneva early on Wednesday.
Coronavirus in Iran: 233 New Deaths Recorded
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 233 lives in Iran over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
India Reports Record 4,529 Daily COVID-19 Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India on Wednesday reported a record 4,529 coronavirus deaths in a single day even as the number of new cases in its devastating new wave fell.
Over 2,000 COVID Patients Hospitalized in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus cases who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours surpassed 2,100, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Over 400 mln Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in China
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 400 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in China by Sunday as the country steps up the inoculation drive.
COVID Death Toll in Iran Tops 77,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran surpassed 77,000 on Monday.
Fauci Says Pandemic Exposed 'Undeniable Effects of Racism' in US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States said Sunday that “the undeniable effects of racism” have led to unacceptable health disparities that especially hurt African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans during the pandemic.
Top Indian Virologist Quits Government Panel after Airing Differences
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A top Indian virologist has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus, he told Reuters on Sunday, weeks after questioning the authorities’ handling of the pandemic.
UK to Make Final Lockdown Easing Decision on June 14
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain will make a decision on June 14 about whether or not to go ahead with the final phase of its easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday.
COVID Cases in Iran Surpass 2.75 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 2.75 million, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
US Health Agencies Facing Challenge of Restoring Public Trust over A Year into Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US health agencies are facing the challenge of restoring public trust over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
India Receiving 2nd Batch of Sputnik V amid Pandemic 'Very Timely': Russian Envoy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia's Ambassador to India Nikolay R. Kudashev lauded Russia and India's cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, which he described as “one of the vital areas of our bilateral cooperation nowadays”.
UK Races to Test, Vaccinate As Virus Variant Threatens Plans
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Britain deployed public health officials, supported by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns on Saturday in an effort to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens plans to lift all lockdown restrictions next month.
America's Vaccine Nationalism Isn't Working: Media
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States has bet on an "American First" route to quickly vaccinate its population against COVID-19 and only then help the rest of the world, yet such vaccine nationalism isn't working for the country's return to normalcy, according to new US media reports.
India's Daily COVID-19 Deaths near 4,000 As WHO Flags Concern
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections on Saturday, but deaths stayed near the 4,000 mark, with the World Health Organization warning that the second year of the pandemic could be worse than the first.
Coronavirus in Iran: Hospital Admissions, Death Toll Dropping
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital in Iran and the daily deaths from the pandemic have declined again on Friday, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Over A Quarter of EU Adults Would Refuse COVID-19 Shot, Survey Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than a quarter of adults in the European Union would be unlikely to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it was offered to them, a survey published on Thursday showed.
