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Iran is by far the Middle East country worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic and there has been speculation abroad that the real numbers of deaths and infections could be significantly higher than the official figures suggest
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20.08.2024
Iran says virus deaths rise 133 to 3,872
France's death toll hit a weekly low, raising hopes the curve was flattening
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20.08.2024
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global deaths soar
A Bengal tiger born last month in a Mexico zoo was named Covid
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20.08.2024
Bengal tiger called Covid gives Mexico zoo hope during pandemic
The Olympic flame has had a troubled journey
World
20.08.2024
Japan ends Olympic flame display due to virus
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People wearing facemasks walk near the Yangtze River in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus, which reported no new deaths from the disease for the first time since January
World 20.08.2024
China says no new deaths in coronavirus milestone
Cases on the mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas
World 20.08.2024
Asia virus latest: China reports no new deaths, Indonesia issues 'pandemic bonds'
French officials said they were in contact with laboratories to ensure rapid restocking of scarce medicines
World 20.08.2024
Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe
Authorities in Amazonas state in northern Brazil have restricted river traffic to essential travel, seeking to stop the spread of the coronavirus in a region that could be particularly vulnerable to it
World 20.08.2024
Coronavirus severs Brazilian Amazon from world
Rights groups have warned of a race against time to protect inmates, calling on all countries to relieve the pressure on packed prisons through early release rulings
World 20.08.2024
Prisoners dread virus outbreak in race against time
A pet shop owner feeds an animal outside his shuttered store in Karachi
World 20.08.2024
Hundreds of abandoned animals die at Pakistan pet markets
Honor Blackman has died of natural causes aged 94
World 20.08.2024
1960s Bond girl Honor Blackman dead at 94
Singapore has now ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential
World 20.08.2024
'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight
There are concerns about the economic impact of the state of emergency
World 20.08.2024
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
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