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![WHO Says Global COVID Cases, Deaths Declined again Last Week](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/11/18/1399111810402794822175882.jpeg)
![Shanghai to Keep COVID Curbs As Infections outside Quarantine Rise Again](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/24/1399022415424856520392792.jpg)
Shanghai to Keep COVID Curbs As Infections outside Quarantine Rise Again
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again.
![Shanghai COVID Death Toll Rises to 17](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/11/29/139811291016062319714632.jpg)
Shanghai COVID Death Toll Rises to 17
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China reported seven COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities as authorities struggled to rein in infections despite a grueling, weeks-long lockdown.
![India Slams WHO over Report Claiming 4 Million COVID-19 Deaths](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/02/21/1400022112290177422741422.jpg)
India Slams WHO over Report Claiming 4 Million COVID-19 Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India has sharply criticized a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims coronavirus killed four million people nationally, the latest analysis suggesting a significant undercount of the pandemic’s death toll.
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China’s Biggest City Reports First COVID Deaths since Start of Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai on Monday said three people had died from COVID-19, the first official announcement of deaths from an outbreak that has plunged the megacity into a weeks-long lockdown.
![More Chinese Cities Impose COVID Curbs As Shanghai Cases Rise](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/10/14/1400101409143839524438522.jpg)
More Chinese Cities Impose COVID Curbs As Shanghai Cases Rise
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China imposed restrictions as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Shanghai COVID-19 Cases Hit Record Day
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s financial hub Shanghai reported over 27,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting a new record a day after President Xi Jinping said that the country must continue with its strict “dynamic COVID-19 clearance” policy and pandemic control measures.
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Shanghai Vows Punishment for COVID Lockdown Violators As Cases Hit 25,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Chinese commercial capital of Shanghai warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying people to defend their city as its tally of new cases rebounded to more than 25,000.
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Some in Shanghai Leave Home for 1st Time in Two Weeks As COVID Curbs Ease
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, as the city took tentative steps towards easing a COVID-19 lockdown amid mounting worries over the economic impact of the strict curbs.
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Africa's COVID-19 Cases Surpass 11.36 mln: Africa CDC
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,363,738 as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
![Shanghai COVID Cases Keep Rising, Food Supply Problems Persist](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/10/29/1398102915531440819450552.jpeg)
Shanghai COVID Cases Keep Rising, Food Supply Problems Persist
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies and concern spread that more cities may soon be in the same situation.
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Shanghai Official Says Handling of COVID Outbreak below Expectations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai's vice mayor admitted to shortcomings in the city's handling of its COVID-19 outbreak as a record 23,600 new cases were reported on Saturday.
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Record COVID-19 Rates in England
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – England recorded its highest ever COVID-19 infection prevalence in March and cases were still increasing in the over-55s at the end of the month, an Imperial College London survey said on Wednesday, adding that Omicron subvariant BA.2 was now dominant.
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South Korea’s Daily COVID Infections Fall to 6-Week Low
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped to the lowest tally in six weeks Monday, but there are lingering concerns of another spike over the eased virus curbs.
![China Sends Military, Doctors to Shanghai to Test 26 Million Residents for COVID](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/08/03/1400080311173282223896872.jpg)
China Sends Military, Doctors to Shanghai to Test 26 Million Residents for COVID
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents as cases continued to rise on Monday, in one of the country's biggest-ever public health responses.
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COVID-19 Cases Rise in Shanghai with Millions under Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising as millions remain isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown.
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Shanghai Urges COVID-19 Lockdown Patience As Case Numbers Drop for First Time in 2 Weeks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai authorities on Thursday appealed to residents to keep cooperating with tight curbs imposed to stop COVID-19 spreading, saying they recognized their frustrations as China’s most populous city entered the fourth day of a two-stage lockdown.
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COVID Cases in Asia Surpass 100 Million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
![Mental Health Problem Driven by COVID-19 in US ‘Prevalent, Persistent’: Study](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/12/1398121210492110619825472.jpg)
Mental Health Problem Driven by COVID-19 in US ‘Prevalent, Persistent’: Study
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mental health problem driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was both prevalent and persistent, Australian news website The Conversation has reported.
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