President: COVID-19 should not work as weapon for enemies against Iran
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the efforts to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic in the country, stressing that the disease…
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In letter to WHO director general: Iranian physician calls for urgent removal of medical sanctions against Iran
MNA – An Iranian physician and senior media activist in a letter to Director General of the World Health Organization asked WHO…
Coronavirus being contained, situation to return to normal: Iran’s President
Tasnim – While the outbreak of a novel coronavirus epidemic in Iran has raised concerns in recent days, President Hassan Rouhani assured…
Iran calls for collective measure against coronavirus epidemic
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on his Twitter account called for regional collaboration against the spread…
Iran dealing with no problem in producing health products to combat coronavirus: VP
MNA – Vice-President for Science and Technology and Head of Iran’s National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari announced on Tuesday that the country…
Coronavirus fears grip Middle East as Iran denies cover-up
The Guardian | Martin Chulov and Mohammed Rasool: Shrine city of Qom believed to be virus hub, as concern grows for region’s…
Iran says Qom ‘almost stable’ after coronavirus outbreak
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdulreza Rahmanifazli said that the coronavirus outbreak may have contributed to record low participation rates in Iran’s…
Coronavirus will hammer Iran’s economy
Bloomberg | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The contagion has done what American economic sanctions could not: shut down non-oil exports. Iran is now one…
Medics: Iran will soon contain spread of coronavirus, many patients recovering
Press TV – Medical officials have assured that Iran will, in the near future, rein in the spread of a flu-like virus…
Iran urges citizens to stay at home as coronavirus spreads: TV
Reuters – As death toll of those infected by the new coronavirus reached 16, Iran’s health ministry on Tuesday urged Iranians to…
Iran deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus – ILNA
Reuters – Iran’s deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus, the semi-official news agency ILNA reported on Tuesday. The spokesman for…
Defense min. orders mass production of disinfectants to combat coronavirus
MNA – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has ordered the ministry to gear up the efforts to produce at least…
Iran prosecutor general investigating MP’s claim on coronavirus death toll
Tasnim – The prosecutor general of Iran has been tasked with investigating the claim raised by a lawmaker that the novel coronavirus…
Coronavirus death toll mounts to 15 in Iran
IRNA – Coronavirus death toll mounted to 15 in Iran, Iranian Health Ministry for public relations director said on Tuesday, adding that…
Border closures temporary: spox. Mousavi
MNA – In reaction to the closure of some borders by neighboring countries, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that these…
COVID-19, main culprit in recent oil price fluctuations: Zangeneh
SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says that coronavirus is to blame for recent price fluctuations in the oil market.…
Health min. rejects his resignation
MNA – Following a false letter circulating on social media about his resignation over the spread of the Coronavirus, Iran’s Minister of…
Iran confirms two more dead of new coronavirus – local media
Reuters – Two more Iranians infected with the new coronavirus have died in Iran, local media website Eghtesaonline reported on Tuesday, citing…
Tajikistan suspends air links with Iran over coronavirus
Reuters – Tajikistan has suspended flights to and from Iran due to the spread of the new coronavirus there, the Central Asian…
Official rejects quarantining cities due to coronavirus
MNA – Rejecting the requests of quarantine some cities in Iran due to the coronavirus, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Health and…
Iran stops consular services in Kabul to counter coronavirus spread
IRNA – Iranian Embassy in Kabul has stopped consular services to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Iranian diplomatic mission announced that…
Mask production factories working at full capacity
Financial Tribune – In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus infection in Iran and fears of shortage of face masks,…
World is approaching coronavirus tipping point, say experts
The Guardian | Angela Giuffrida, Patrick Wintour and Sam Jones: 78,000 cases confirmed, as Italy and Iran scramble to contain major outbreaks The…
Iranian, Turkish top diplomats discuss coronavirus epidemic
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in a phone conversation on Monday talked about…
Photos: Disinfection of public transportation fleet in Qom
ISNA | Ahmad Zohrabi: Given the outbreak of ‘coronavirus’ in the religious city of Qom and for the prevention of spread of…
Turkish Airlines cancels flights to four Iranian cities
Reuters – Turkish Airlines has cancelled its flights to four Iranian cities and decreased the frequency of flights to Tehran until Feb.…
Veep: Fight against coronavirus requires nat’l resolve
IRNA – Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday that fight against coronavirus requires national resolve. Speaking in the committee…
President Rouhani gives directives for handling coronavirus
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday gave directives for handling issues concerning coronavirus by speeding up the procedure to stem the…
IRGC ready to cooperate in fighting against Covid-19: Cmdr.
MNA – The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the force is ready to cooperate with the Health…
Lawmaker: Coronavirus kills 12, affects 47 in Iran
IRNA – Spokesman of the Iranian Parliament presiding board Asadollah Abbasi said some 47 Iranians have been affected by coronavirus of whom…
Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom
AP — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, a lawmaker…
Armenia seals Iran border after coronavirus reports
Reuters – Armenia is closing its border with Iran for two weeks and suspending air traffic after reports of coronavirus cases there,…
Qatar to quarantine passengers arriving from Iran, South Korea
Reuters – Qatar will ask passengers arriving from Iran and South Korea to remain in home isolation or a quarantine facility for…
Parliament holds closed session to discuss Covid-19 outbreak in Iran
MNA – Iranian lawmakers are holding a closed session to discuss the latest status of coronavirus outbreak and ways to combat the…
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…
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…