Netherlands halts flights form China, Italy, Iran, SKorea
Reuters – The Netherlands will ban all flights from countries considered to present a high risk for coronavirus for the coming two…
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News About CoronaVirus Pandemic In Iran and the World
At the Iranian border, Iraqis try to keep a virus from entering
The New York Times | Alissa J. Rubin: Iran has one of the world’s largest concentrations of the coronavirus. Iraq has had…
Bulgaria bans travel to Iran, raises risk on travels to 11 countries
Reuters – Bulgaria’s foreign ministry on Friday banned all travel to Iran and advised Bulgarians to cancel all non-urgent travel to Spain…
Revolutionary Guards to enforce coronavirus controls in Iran
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are to clear streets, shops and public places in the country within the next…
Passenger transport sector hit hard by virus outbreak
Financial Tribune – Preliminary estimates show airlines will suffer losses worth 20 trillion rials ($129.87 million) till April 3—the end of the…
Iranians never forget friends in hard times: Spokesman
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi expressed gratitude to foreign countries helping the Islamic Republic to combat new coronavirus…
Rouhani hails Leader’s order to establish special HQ for fighting coronavirus
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for ordering the Armed Forces to…
Photos: Disinfecting public places in Mashhad against COVID-19
Mizan | Ali Abdollahi: Firefighters have joined in a collective effort to disinfect the public places in Mashhad from the coronavirus outbreak,…
Iran appreciates Japan’s $ 23.5m medical aid
IRNA – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tokyo appreciated Japan’s move to donate $ 23.5 million of medical…
Spokesman lauds China’s support for Iran in coronavirus fight
Tasnim – The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry outlined the measures the ministry has taken to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic and…
Army commander: New domestic cars to disinfect public places
IRNA – Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari said on Friday that three new domestic cars have…
Iran coronavirus update: 12,729 infections, 611 deaths
MNA – Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as…
UN urges int’l support for Iran in fight against coronavirus outbreak
IRNA – The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the affiliated organizations and member states to support Iran’s efforts in…
Rouhani calls Iran’s anti-coronavirus measures ‘adequate’ under sanctions
MNA – President Rouhani said Sat. that no other country has been able to battle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus the…
Iran security forces to empty city streets to fight coronavirus
Reuters – Security forces will empty the streets of cities across Iran in the next 24 hours in a drive to fight…
Iran’s coronavirus death toll 514 on over 1,000 new cases: state TV
Reuters – The total number of deaths in Iran from the coronavirus outbreak has risen by 85 to 514, a health ministry…
Iran’s Velayati quarantined after showing symptoms of coronavirus
Tasnim – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was quarantined at home after showing symptoms…
Shanghai sends fourth shipment of anti-corona assistance to Iran
IRNA – The fourth medical consignment of Shanghai-based companies and people to the Iranian people, weighting 2 tons, was sent to Tehran…
Iran: Red Crescent to increase production of medical apparel
Press TV – The Iranian Red Crescent society announced it is increasing the production of three-layer masks and hospital clothing. The masks are…
Coronavirus focus of consultations between Iran, 72 countries via Video Conference
IRNA – Deputy Minister of Science for International Affairs Hossein Salar Amoli, and Deputy Minister of Science for Education Ali Khaki Sediq…
Italy’s government orders all shops, bars and restaurants to close
The Guardian | Jon Henley and Angela Giuffrida in Rome: Authorities in virus-hit country take extreme measures as Covid-19 takes hold in…
Iran’s top security body rejects lockdown of epidemic areas
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), formed by its most powerful officials and chaired by President Hassan Rouhani, has rejected…
Iran Leader orders formation of ‘health & treatment HQ’ to fight Coronavirus
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued an edict to Iran’s top general, emphasizing the…
Iran’s domestic flights cut by 75% over coronavirus: Report
Press TV – Iranian airlines have suspended flights or modified services amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country as a…
Iran’s leading carmaker IKCO halts production due to coronavirus
Press TV – Iran’s leading car manufacturer the Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has decided to halt production at all its plants after…
Zarif outlines Iran’s medical needs to fight COVID19
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message outlined the health ministry’s requirements to fight coronavirus pandemic. “Iranian care…
Indian pilgrims in Iran protest New Delhi’s failure to consider evacuation request
Press TV – A group of Indian pilgrims in Iran have gathered in front of their country’s embassy in Tehran to denounce…
Iran deputy health minister recovers from coronavirus
MNA – Iran deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has recovered from the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, according to a statement on…
Coronavirus outbreak not to stop trade with neighboring states: Official
IRNA — Iran’s Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian said on Wednesday that while Iran faces oppressive sanctions, outbreak of corona…
News agency: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus
AP — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial news agency reported Wednesday…
Iran says it has asked IMF for $5 billion emergency funding to fight coronavirus
Reuters – Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak, which has…
Iran applies for $5 billion loan from IMF to battle coronavirus
Tasnim – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said he has asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion…
5 IRGC servicemen martyred in fight against coronavirus: Spokesman
Tasnim – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said five IRGC members have been martyred during the fight against the…
Turkey confirms first coronavirus case, wins WHO praise for vigilance
Reuters – Turkey confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Wednesday, becoming the last major economy to report an outbreak after…
Photos: Iranian firefighters use novel equipment for disinfecting streets
Tasnim | M. Hasan Zarifmanesh: Iranian firefighters are using novel equipment to disinfect of main streets of the capital Tehran and counter…
MoD unveils home-made advanced thermal camera amid coronavirus outbreak
MNA – Iran’s Defense Ministry has unveiled an advanced home-made thermal camera which can be useful to detect those having fever as…
Science minister orders Iranian universities to assist in coronavirus battle
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology assigned universities across the country to help the medical society in the fight…
President Rouhani: Gov’t, officials involved in fighting COVID-19
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that government and all officials are involved in fighting coronavirus. He advised to minimize…
Calls for President Rouhani to take helm of Iran committee fighting coronavirus
Press TV – Calls have been growing for Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to personally take charge of a crisis committee formed to…
Iran urges Saudi Arabia to avoid politicizing coronavirus
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi rejected Riyadh’s claim about the reason why the passports of Saudi nationals arriving…