Iran has imposed a full five-day lockdown starting August 16 to control a major surge in number of coronavirus infections. The measure was adopted on Saturday by Iran’s National Headquarters for Battling Coronavirus as the body stressed the need for nationwide closures and travel bans to curb the Delta variant ...
Lebanon recorded 1,498 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Saturday. A total of 23,747 tests were administered in the last 24 hours, resulting in an average two-week positivity rate of 8.2 percent. The report also said that 425 people were in ...