Covid-19 cases likely to rise in coming days

TEHRAN – The deputy health minister has said that the increasing trend of coronavirus cases in the country will likely continue in the coming days.

Covid-19 death toll in Iran hits 145,200

TEHRAN - Over the past 24 hours, 24 people infected with the coronavirus died, increasing the total number of deaths in the country to 145,200.

738 new cases of coronavirus found in Iran

TEHRAN – Over the past 24 hours, 738 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ninth wave of COVID-19 on the cards

TEHRAN –The ninth wave of the coronavirus may hit the country as the number of people being infected with the disease is on the rise.

Tehran maintains pre-departure COVID test requirements for non-Iranian nationals

TEHRAN – Iran is to scrap COVID negative test on arrival rule for Iranian nationals, but it decides to maintain pre-departure COVID test requirements for overseas travelers.

Ten traditional medicines included in Covid-19 treatment list

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ministry of Health has included ten Persian traditional medicines in the list of drugs that are used to treat the coronavirus.

Work underway to develop Covid vaccines effective on new strains

TEHRAN – A health official has said different centers are working to develop existing vaccines in order to be used against new variants.

New wave of Covid looming

TEHRAN – Three new strains of BQ1, XBB, and BA2, have been diagnosed recently in patients, deputy health minister Hossein Farshidi said, warning that the new wave of Covid began.

Preventive measures intensified to deal with new Covid wave

TEHRAN – With the emergence of new Omicron strains, people should take preventive measures and observe health protocols strictly, a spokesman of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has said.

Risk of new Covid wave snowballing

TEHRAN – There is a high risk of a new coronavirus wave while the existing variants are not over yet, Behnam Arshi, head of the office of infectious diseases of the Ministry of Health, said.

Global tourism on track to gain 65% of pre-COVID levels by year-end

TEHRAN – The UN World Tourism Organization believes that global tourism is on track to reach 65 percent of pre-pandemic levels of international visitors by the end of 2022.

Qatar drops COVID testing for incoming travelers ahead of World Cup

TEHRAN – Qatar has rescinded a requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move in favor of football fans ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

454 Covid deaths reported in a week

TEHRAN – During the third week of the current Iranian calendar month (August 5-12), 454 deaths as a result of the coronavirus were reported across the country.

COVID deaths triple in week

TEHRAN – The number of coronavirus deaths registered across the country has tripled in the first week of the current Iranian calendar month, ending July 29, compared with a week earlier, the Health Ministry reported on Saturday.

Seventh peak of COVID-19 expected by October

TEHRAN – A new wave of the coronavirus is currently sweeping the country and the seventh peak of the disease is expected to occur by October.

Over 700 tourism events held in Iran during four months, deputy minister says

TEHRAN – More than 700 tourism events have been held across Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), the deputy tourism minister has said.

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Covid possibly came out of a U.S. biotechnology lab, says Columbia professor

“Bioweapons research needs to stop,” Jeffrey Sachs suggests

TEHRAN – Claiming that Coronavirus might have originated from a U.S. lab, a renowned economist and policy analyst urges the American government to be more transparent about the research it was sponsoring.

COVID-19 cases increase by 3 folds

TEHRAN – In the first week of the Iranian calendar month of Tir which began on June 25, COVID-19 hospitalizations and outpatients have tripled in the country.

IranAir: Germany, Turkey end COVID curbs on flights from Iran

TEHRAN – Germany and Turkey have removed their COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights from Iran, Iran’s flag carrier, IranAir, announced on Saturday.

Venezuela adds Iran to its safe travel list as COVID eases

TEHRAN - Venezuela has added Iran to its safe travel list as the Islamic Republic experiences very low COVID-19 levels.

Iran eases COVID-related restrictions on intl. travelers

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control on Sunday issued a new set of rules for incoming international travelers, easing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the Islamic Republic records low rates of infection for weeks.

Mashhad’s intl. air passenger traffic jumps 310% year on year

TEHRAN - The number of international passengers flying to Mashhad in Farvardin (March 21-April 20) soared 310 percent year on year to over 41,000, a local aviation official said on Saturday.

Some $45m allotted to empower women heads of households

TEHRAN – A total budget of 13 trillion rials (nearly $44.8 million) has been earmarked to empower women heads of households under the coverage of the Welfare Organization, the deputy head of the Organization, has said.

European tourists visit northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of European sightseers visited the Khaf county of Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Khaf’s tourism chief said on Wednesday.

Asian Para Games delayed until 2023

TEHRAN - The 2022 Asian Para Games that were scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Games' organizing committee (HAPGOC) said on Tuesday.

Global tourism estimated to achieve full recovery by 2025

TEHRAN – Global tourism is projected to gain full recovery by 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company.

Raisi began ‘biggest turning point’ in curbing COVID-19: American think tank

TEHRAN - RAND institution, an American nonprofit global policy think tank, has reported that the biggest turning point in containing the coronavirus pandemic in Iran was when the country began accelerating the daily administration of vaccines last summer by the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi.

Japanese sightseers resume Iran tours 

TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of Japanese sightseers has commenced an Iran excursion, a tourism official has said.