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But over the past couple of months Jordan has seen a spike in the virus, and the kingdom is now one of the hardest hit countries in the region. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Jordan moved fast early on in the coronavirus pandemic with one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, making the country one of the few success stories in the fight against Covid-19. But over the past couple of months Jordan has seen a spike in the virus, and the kingdom is now one of the hardest hit countries in the region. 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The country has recorded more than 50,000 deaths and over a million cases from the virus, as doctors have had to make do with limited resources and equipment available under the renewed US sanctions and President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports from a hospital in Iran’s capital, Tehran.”,”descriptionText”:”Fighting Covid-19 in Iran has been hard for doctors. The country has recorded more than 50,000 deaths and over a million cases from the virus, as doctors have had to make do with limited resources and equipment available under the renewed US sanctions and President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports from a hospital in Iran’s capital, Tehran.”},{“title”:”See how Verbier, Switzerland, is staying open amid pandemic”,”duration”:”02:39″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/travel/2020/12/11/switzerland-verbier-ski-resort-covid-19-coronavirus-bell-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”travel/2020/12/11/switzerland-verbier-ski-resort-covid-19-coronavirus-bell-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201211093002-switzerland-verbier-ski-resort-covid-19-coronavirus-bell-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx-00021122-large-169.png”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/travel/2020/12/11/switzerland-verbier-ski-resort-covid-19-coronavirus-bell-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”While the European Union’s four biggest skiing destinations – Germany, France, Italy and Austria – have decided to keep their ski lifts closed over Christmas, Switzerland has decided to keep its resorts open. CNN’s Melissa Bell travels to Verbier, Switzerland, to see how the ski resort is taking measures to keep the virus away amid rising Covid-19 infections.”,”descriptionText”:”While the European Union’s four biggest skiing destinations – Germany, France, Italy and Austria – have decided to keep their ski lifts closed over Christmas, Switzerland has decided to keep its resorts open. CNN’s Melissa Bell travels to Verbier, Switzerland, to see how the ski resort is taking measures to keep the virus away amid rising Covid-19 infections.”},{“title”:”UAE: Chinese Sinopharm vaccine safe and 86% effective”,”duration”:”02:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2020/12/10/uae-china-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-86-effective-anderson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2020/12/10/uae-china-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-86-effective-anderson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201210111826-uae-testing-chinese-sinopharm-vaccine-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2020/12/10/uae-china-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-86-effective-anderson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”The United Arab Emirates u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/asia/uae-china-vaccine-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>releasedu003c/a> the interim analysis of its phase 3 clinical trials of a Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine. The study indicates the vaccine’s efficacy stands at 86%. But the full data from the Chinese state-company is yet to be released. CNN’s Becky Anderson reports. “,”descriptionText”:”The United Arab Emirates u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/asia/uae-china-vaccine-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>releasedu003c/a> the interim analysis of its phase 3 clinical trials of a Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine. The study indicates the vaccine’s efficacy stands at 86%. But the full data from the Chinese state-company is yet to be released. CNN’s Becky Anderson reports. “},{“title”:”See how China disinfects frozen foods for suspected coronavirus”,”duration”:”03:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2020/12/09/china-coronavirus-covid-19-imported-frozen-foods-world-health-organization-culver-pkg-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2020/12/09/china-coronavirus-covid-19-imported-frozen-foods-world-health-organization-culver-pkg-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201209101715-culver-china-imported-frozen-foods-coronavirus-4-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2020/12/09/china-coronavirus-covid-19-imported-frozen-foods-world-health-organization-culver-pkg-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”As Chinese officials tout their success in containing Covid-19, there is growing concern within China over imported cases of the virus. Officials have claimed the source of recent outbreaks is imported frozen foods. Both the WHO and the CDC insist there is no evidence that Covid-19 can be contracted from food or food packaging. CNN’s David Culver reports from Shenzhen, China.”,”descriptionText”:”As Chinese officials tout their success in containing Covid-19, there is growing concern within China over imported cases of the virus. Officials have claimed the source of recent outbreaks is imported frozen foods. Both the WHO and the CDC insist there is no evidence that Covid-19 can be contracted from food or food packaging. 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