Gov’t Announces 6-Day General Lockdown Amid COVID Surge
The spokesman for National Task Force for Fighting Covid-19 said Saturday that from Monday until end of Saturday August 21, there will be a travel ban in place between provinces.
Iranian Drivers Not Allowed to Travel in Turkmenistan
Chairman of Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Majid Mohammadnejad says the borders of Iran and Turkmenistan are open but the travels are done under certain conditions with observing all sanitary protocols announced by the Turkmenistan government and Iranian truck drivers are not allowed to travel inside Turkmenistan.
TUC Calls for Immediate Public Inquiry into COVID Deaths
The Trades Union Congress is calling for an immediate public inquiry into the handling of the COVID pandemic, insisting it should examine whether workers were kept safe enough after about 15,000 people of working age died from COVID in England and Wales.
India shaken by new coronavirus ‘storm’: PM Modi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all citizens to take COVID-19 vaccines and exercise caution, saying a "storm" of infections had shaken the country.
World to Contain COVID-19
During the past one year and four months which has passed since the news on the outbreak of this devastating deadly coronavirus, more than 40 countries in the world have taken steps to know the virus and to find ways for containing it and all inabilities of the mankind in this regard can be attributed to the level of cultural maturation and beliefs of the people.
Israeli Protesters in Rallies against Lockdown Detained
Dozens have been detained and fined as anti-government protesters held numerous smaller rallies in occupied Palestine in defiance of coronavirus lockdown measures that ban people from gathering more than 1km from home.
One-Week Closure in Tehran to Contain Spread of Coronavirus
Iran on Saturday announced a one-week closure of certain businesses and institutions in Tehran Province to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
UK to Avoid Lockdown to Stop Unemployment
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is seeking to avoid a full national lockdown to prevent unemployment soaring into the millions.
Schools Preparing for New Education Year
Schools in Iran are preparing to begin the new year as new infections and deaths from the coronavirus have dwindled in recent weeks.
No Plan for New Coronavirus Lockdown, Germany Says
Germany will not need another national lockdown over the winter to keep the coronavirus under control despite rising infections, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.