


COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Down to 42
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily deaths from the coronavirus in Iran decreased again on Monday, standing at 42.

China's Shanghai Launches Two-Phase Lockdown As COVID Surges
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China's financial hub of Shanghai launched a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million people on Monday, closing bridges and tunnels, and restricting highway traffic in a scramble to contain surging COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Soars Past 140,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has exceeded 140,000, the Health Ministry said.

Chinese Mainland Reports 1,217 New Local COVID-19 Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,217 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission's Sunday report showed.

Shanghai Won’t Lock Down despite COVID Spike
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy.

Coronavirus in Iran: Over 1,600 Patients in ICUs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 1,600 of the patients diagnosed with the coronavirus infection in Iran are in the intensive care units of hospitals.

German Health Minister: No 'Freedom Day' from COVID Yet
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Germany's health minister said Friday that it's too soon to declare a ‘freedom day’ from COVID-19 as the virus continues to run rampant, claiming hundreds of lives each day.

Over 1,300 New COVID Cases Detected in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran in the past 24 hours stood at above 1,300 cases, showing a downward trend.

Chinese Mainland Records 2,054 New COVID-19 Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Chinese mainland recorded 2,054 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 2,010 linked to local transmissions and 44 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.

Omicron Subvariant Makes Up 35% of New COVID Infections in US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant now makes up about 35 percent of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Over 200 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 220, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

China Reports First Two COVID-19 Deaths in More than A Year
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China reported its first two COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, the National Health Commission said Saturday, both coming in the northeastern province of Jilin as the country faces its worst case upsurge since the pandemic’s outset.

South Korea Reports Record COVID Deaths As Daily Cases Surge Past 600,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea reported record daily COVID infections and record deaths caused by the virus, as the country which once took an aggressive anti-pandemic approach is set to end COVID restrictions.

Number of COVID-19 Cases across Globe Exceeds 460 Million: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 460 million and the number of fatalities has exceeded 6.05 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Down to 109
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The daily deaths from the coronavirus in Iran decreased again on Wednesday, standing at 109.

Western Countries Lift COVID-19 Bans amid Fluctuation of Pandemic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the global infections and deaths have waxed and waned in different parts of the world.

Weekly COVID-19 Cases Up 8% Worldwide, WHO Reports
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Over 11 mln people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 43,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.

Over 600 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 670, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
