Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran
Reuters – Kuwait and Bahrain on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all involving people who had visited Iran, which has…
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News About CoronaVirus Pandemic In Iran and the World
Turkey shuts Iran border, halts flights due to coronavirus
Reuters – Turkey has closed its border with Iran and halted incoming flights as a precaution to stop the potential spread of…
Iran announces closure of universities, schools as Coronavirus death toll rises
Radio Farda – Iran’s health ministry announced three more deaths from coronavirus to 8 in total, the second highest in the world…
Rouhani orders formation of nat’l committee to manage coronavirus
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a decree ordered health minister to set up a national committee for managing coronavirus epidemic.…
Iraq extends ban on border crossings by Iranians
Reuters – Iraq has extended an entry ban for any non-Iraqis coming from Iran, the prime minister said, as authorities in Tehran…
Iran says 43 infected with coronavirus, eight dead: official
Reuters – Iran has confirmed 15 new cases of the new coronavirus, taking the total to 43 with a death toll of…
President in a meeting with Austrian FM: US sanctions like coronavirus; panic more than reality
President.ir – Stating that the United States’ sanctions are like coronavirus, which the panic it makes is more than what it really…
Iran envoy to Austria, OPEC Secretary-General meet in Austria
SHANA — The Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna met with the OPEC secretary-general to discuss the oil…
Iran disinfecting public places amid Coronavirus outbreak
Tasnim – An Iranian health official said all public places and means of public transportation are being disinfected on a daily basis…
Iran confirms another dead because of the new coronavirus – official
Reuters – Iran said on Sunday an Iranian infected by the new coronavirus died in the country, head of the Medical Science…
Iran Coronavirus cases, fatalities increase
Financial Tribune – Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Friday that 13 more people have been detected with the new Coronavirus that originated…
Rapid surge in Iran Coronavirus cases is ‘Very Worrisome’: WHO
Bloomberg – A surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in Iran is raising concern because the outbreak can’t be traced directly back…
Coronavirus test kits enough in Iran: health min.
MNA – Iran’s health minister Saeed Namaki assured on Saturday that there are enough number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits…
State TV reports Iranian mayor tests positive for coronavirus, official denies report
Reuters – An Iranian official has tested positive for coronavirus, state TV reported on Saturday. Morteza Rahmanzadeh, the mayor of district 13…
Iran receives 4th consignment of coronavirus test kits
IRNA – Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education announced that with the efforts made by the representative of the World…
Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, one dead: health ministry
Reuters – Ten new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Iran, one of whom has died, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur…
Iran says coronavirus has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
Reuters – The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official said on Friday, as an outbreak that the…
Kuwait Airways suspends flights to Iran amid fears from coronavirus outbreak
Reuters – Kuwait Airways suspended all flights to Iran starting on Thursday on the advice of the Kuwaiti health ministry and civil…
Health Ministry equipped to fight coronavirus outbreak: Official
IRNA – Head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran Mohammad Baqer Nobakht announced here on Friday that Ministry of Health and…
People of Qom cast ballots despite Coronavirus fears
Tasnim – Iranian clerics and ordinary people residing in the holy city of Qom have taken part in the parliamentary elections, despite…
Iran confirms 13 more coronavirus cases, two deaths: Health Ministry
Reuters – Iran confirmed 13 more new coronavirus cases and two deaths among the group of new cases, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush…
China under new siege: A new Tehran-Beijing symbiosis
Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: By all indications, at a critical juncture in China’s rapid progress as an up and coming…
Coronavirus suspect in Tehran metro transported to hospital
IRNA – A patient suspected to have coronavirus was transported from Shoush Metro Station in Tehran to hospital, Managing Director of Tehran…
Two patients suspected of coronavirus quarantined in northern Iran
IRNA – Two patients suspected of contamination with coronavirus were quarantined in northern Iranian city of Babol, Health official with University of…
Iran opens HQ to combat coronavirus outbreak
MNA – Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said the government has established a ‘Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters’ to counter the deadly…
Three test positive for coronavirus in Iran – health ministry official
Reuters – Three patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran, a health ministry spokesman said on Thursday. “Two people have…
Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus: official
Reuters – Two Iranians have died in hospital after testing positive for the new coronavirus in the holy Shi’ite city of Qom,…
Two test positive for coronavirus in Iran: health ministry spokesman
Reuters – Preliminary tests on two suspected coronavirus cases in Iran have come back positive, a health ministry spokesman said on Wednesday,…
Photos: Iran voices solidarity with Chinese nation over fighting Coronavirus
ISNA | Mona Hoobehfekr: Tehran Municipality screened pictures on Azadi Tower to covey Iranians’ message of solidarity and sympathy with Chinese people…
Quarantine for Iranian students returned from China now over
Press TV – Iranian authorities have ended a 14-day quarantine for dozens of students who had been flown back home from central…
Beijing praises Zarif for being first FM to sympathize with China
IRNA – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi praised Iran’s Mohammad-Javad Zarif for being the first foreign minister to sympathize…
No case of coronavirus reported in Iran yet: health min.
MNA – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said on Wednesday that no case of the coronavirus has been…
Namaki: Iranian students coming from Wuhan not affected by Coronavirus
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Health Saeed Namaki Iranian students airlifted from Wuhan to Iran have been negative to contamination as per…
First group of Iranian students stuck in China’s Wuhan return home
FNA – The first group of 70 remaining students stuck in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus epidemic, have…
Iran bans export of face masks amid demand surge in China
Press TV – Iranian government has banned export of protective face masks for a three-month period amid a coronavirus outbreak in China…
Iran sends plane to China to transfer Iranian students home
IRNA – Iran has dispatched on Tuesday a passenger plane for transferring home the Iranian students who are studying in the city…
Zarif raps US for taking advantage of coronavirus outbreak
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the United States for “taking advantage” of the situation following the coronavirus…
Iranian, Chinese foreign ministers discuss Coronavirus outbreak
ISNA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have…
Market balance, a necessity: Zangeneh
SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said the oil market was under pressure because of coronavirus outbreak and as a…
Oil prices rise as OPEC mulls drastic output cuts — Market Talk
The Wall Street Journal – Oil prices tick higher as Saudi Arabia mulls drastic, temporary cuts to production to bolster crude prices,…