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Iranpress: South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

Monday, 31 May 2021 02:41

South Africa on Sunday introduced new COVID-19 restrictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country inches into a third wave of the pandemic.

Iranpress: More Americans say violent crime is a very big problem than COVID-19

More Americans say violent crime is a very big problem than COVID-19

Saturday, 29 May 2021 01:50

In stark contrast to last summer, more Americans now say violent crime is a “very big problem” in the U.S. than say the same about COVID-19, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

Iranpress: 115,000 Health Workers Died From COVID-19 Worldwide, WHO Say

115,000 Health Workers Died From COVID-19 Worldwide, WHO Say

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 01:46

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom said on Monday that at least 115,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Iranpress: COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

Sunday, 23 May 2021 02:10

India’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health services are scarce and already overstretched.

Iranpress: Authorities in India discover hundreds of bodies buried in riverbanks

Authorities in India discover hundreds of bodies buried in riverbanks

Monday, 17 May 2021 02:09

Hundreds of shallow graves were discovered on the banks of the Ganga in two Uttar Pradesh districts, days after at least 800 bodies were found buried in the sand near the holy river in Unnao.

Iranpress: Bodies float down Ganges as nearly 4,000 more die of COVID in India

Bodies float down Ganges as nearly 4,000 more die of COVID in India

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 09:13

Scores of bodies are washing up on the banks of the Ganges as Indians fail to keep pace with the deaths and cremations of around 4,000 people a day from the novel coronavirus.

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