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2021-06-23 20:18
12 Asian, South American, European countries seeking Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – Eleven countries from Asia and South America, and a European country have asked for importing Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT), Hassan Jalili, the vaccine’s production manager, said on Wednesday.
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2021-06-23 20:18
Impact of coronavirus on World Heritage will be felt for years, UNESCO says
TEHRAN - The global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects on World Heritage sites will last for years to come, according to a study conducted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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2021-06-23 18:39
Ali Sadr Cave reopens to visitors as coronavirus curbs eased
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ali Sadr water cave opened its doors to visitors on Tuesday after seven months of closure due to coronavirus.
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2021-06-21 17:28
Iranian vaccine 6 times more effective than AstraZeneca against mutated virus
TEHRAN – The Pastu Covac vaccine has shown a 62 percent efficiency on new variants of coronavirus first emerged in South Africa and Brazil, 6 times more effective than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.
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2021-06-20 21:41
Iranian human rights body says U.S. relaxes sanctions after Iran produced own COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN — The Islamic Republic of Iran High Council for Human Rights said on Sunday that the United States is issuing sanctions waivers for the coronavirus-related items after Iran produced its own COVID-19 vaccine.
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2021-06-20 20:30
IranAir to resume Pakistan, France flights
TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier IranAir is set to resume flights to and from Pakistan and France after weeks of suspension imposed to curb the spread of a novel coronavirus variant into the Islamic Republic.
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2021-06-20 16:16
Health minister urges need to suspend Moscow flights to curb virus
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki has emphasized the need to halt all flights to and from Moscow to prevent the spread of the so-called “Moscow strain” of coronavirus, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2021-06-16 17:09
By Salman Parviz
Many changes due to pandemic irreversible
Will the “new normal” bring new opportunities?
Previously plagues such as the Black Death and the Spanish flu pandemic had huge ramifications for the world afterward. Black Death is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history from 1346 to 1353. Some 75-200 million people in Euroasia and North Africa and Europe perished.
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2021-06-16 16:59
72 passengers infected with COVID-19 quarantined
TEHRAN – A total of 72 passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus have been quarantined at border facilities, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said on Wednesday.
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2021-06-15 22:14
The world must know about Trump’s anti-human crimes against Iranians: Rouhani
TEHRAN – It is necessary that the world become aware of Donald Trump’s “anti-human crimes” against the Iranian people, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
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2021-06-12 17:45
COVID-19 prevalence on a downward trend
TEHRAN – The spread of coronavirus is slowing down in Iran, as the daily toll has fallen to 115, the lowest figure since April.
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2021-06-08 19:52
Over 22,000 PCR tests conducted at border points
TEHRAN – A total of 22,064 passengers have so far undergone PCR tests based on a plan launched on March 10 to rapidly identify suspected cases of coronavirus and prevent the spread of new variants.
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2021-06-01 16:35
Spicogen vaccine to begin human testing in Iran
TEHRAN – The second and third phases of clinical studies of the Iranian-Australian Spicogen vaccine for coronavirus will be performed in Iran, Iranian Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.
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2021-05-31 16:54
COVID-19 inoculation to rollout by homegrown vaccine this week
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced that immunization against coronavirus by the domestic vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT) will start by the next week, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2021-05-30 20:00
Iranian province to develop, facilitate medical tourism
TEHRAN – Local authorities plan to boost and facilitate medical tourism in East Azarbaijan province after the coronavirus crisis is over.
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2021-05-28 16:38
Razi Cov Pars enters second clinical trial phase
TEHRAN – The second Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine, named Razi Cov Pars, started the second phase of the human trial on Friday by being administrated to 500 people.
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2021-05-26 01:24
Para shooter Javanmardi ready to shine at Paralympics
TEHRAN – Iran’s Para shooter Sareh Javanmardi says that she is ready to shine at the 2020 Paralympic Games, despite the competition’s postponement.
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2021-05-24 20:27
Iran could become hub for ‘vaccine tourism’: minister
TEHRAN – Iran has the potential to become a destination for vaccine tourism regarding considerable efforts the country is making to develop series of domestic COVID-19 vaccines, the tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-05-21 17:23
Over 41,000 rapid coronavirus tests conducted at border points
TEHRAN – Some 41,736 passengers have so far been screened for coronavirus by rapid tests at the country's official borders since March 10, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), has stated.
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2021-05-15 18:52
Intl. travels fall by 80% in Iran due to coronavirus
TEHRAN – The average of international travels to and from Iran fell by 80 percent during the past Iranian calendar year 1399 (ended on March 20, 2021) from a year earlier.
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2021-05-15 17:24
People over 75 being vaccinated against coronavirus
TEHRAN – Coronavirus vaccination started for people aged 75 or above on Saturday, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, has announced.
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2021-05-11 18:44
Tehran, Yerevan discuss ways to deepen tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Yerevan’s ambassador to Tehran Artashes Toumanian on Monday discussed ways to deepen ties in the realms of tourism and cultural heritage.
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2021-05-11 16:40
COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine unveiled
TEHRAN – The first batch of COVIRAN BAREKAT, equaling 300,000 doses of the first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, was unveiled in a ceremony on Tuesday.
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2021-05-09 17:12
Iran asks ICRC to provide 2m COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be used for Afghan refugees.
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2021-05-04 15:20
Dedicated teacher holds classes on prairies during pandemic
Kolsoom Faqiri, 39, is a teacher who works in an elementary school in a village, suburb of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province.
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2021-04-30 16:38
Army to set up five field hospitals nationwide
TEHRAN – The Iranian Army will set up five field hospitals in the country to offer services to COVID-19 patients, IRIB reported on Thursday.
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2021-04-30 15:51
Iranian anti-corona spray unveiled
TEHRAN – Iran unveiled a domestically-made spray on Thursday, which is used to convert ordinary masks into masks that can kill coronavirus.
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2021-04-28 21:37
Iran extends ban on passenger flights due to coronavirus surge
TEHRAN – Iran has extended travel restrictions on flights to and from 15 countries due to a surge in the coronavirus disease, according to Iran Civil Aviation.
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2021-04-28 21:33
Sanctions prevent encountering health crisis
TEHRAN— Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iranian ambassador to the United Nations criticized United Nations Security Council’s inaction towards unjust sanctions against Iran during a severe pandemic on Wednesday.
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2021-04-25 17:50
COVIRAN starts third clinical trial
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian researchers, started the third phase of the human trial by being administrated to 20,000 people.
