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2021-01-19 18:09
Iran begins production of new anti-corona medicine
TEHRAN – Iran has launched a production line for a medicine effective in the treatment of coronavirus, IRIB reported on Tuesday.
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2021-01-12 17:49
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Operation Headquarters come to contain coronavirus
TEHRAN – With the high prevalence of the pandemic in late October 2020, the Operation Headquarters for Coronavirus Control was established, which led to significant control of the disease in the country, as the number of high-risk “red” cities reduced from over 160 to 7.
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2021-01-05 14:58
First case of mutated coronavirus identified in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Tuesday that the first case of infection with the mutated coronavirus, which emerged in the United Kingdom, has been identified in the country.
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2020-12-29 18:15
Existing vaccines are effective against mutated coronavirus: Iranian expert
TEHRAN – The COVID-19 vaccines, which have been so far produced in the world are also effective on the mutated virus, so people who receive the vaccines will be protected against the new virus strain, Massoud Mardani, a member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has said.
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2020-12-29 16:42
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran tests first homegrown coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian researchers, was unveiled and injected into three volunteers during a ceremony on Tuesday.
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2020-12-25 21:29
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Let’s build a partnership against epidemics
TEHRAN – Today that newly-emerging infections are inevitable, as exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus posing devastating impacts on human lives, social and economic development; preparation is the most, if not the only, important way in face of new epidemics.
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2020-12-13 17:36
National Nurses Week to be celebrated in Iran
TEHRAN – National Nurses Week will be held throughout the country from December 16-22.
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2020-12-11 22:30
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Yalda Night needs national empathy against coronavirus
TEHRAN – For almost a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the uninvited guest of the people across the world, forcing everyone to change their lifestyle; a new Yalda Night is approaching but this year Iranians must stay home, despite their thousand-year-old tradition of family gatherings.
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2020-12-05 20:00
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad tourist attractions available online
TEHRAN – Tourist attractions in the southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province are available online, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-11-29 18:20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
COVID-19 control in Iran better than expected
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki has said that the situation of coronavirus containment in the country is better than expected contrary to forecasts, and fortunately, new cases and deaths are declining.
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2020-11-22 18:54
Coronavirus costs Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari’s handicraft sector $3.5m
TEHRAN – The handicraft sector of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province has suffered 150 billion rials (over $3.5 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) from the coronavirus pandemic over the previous months.
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2020-11-22 18:38
COVID-19 takes lowest toll on foreign nationals in Iran: official
TEHRAN – Iran had the lowest coronavirus cases and mortality among refugees and foreign nationals compared to the population it is hosting, Mehdi Mahmoudi, the director for foreign nationals and immigrants at the Ministry of Interior, has said.
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2020-11-21 23:46
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Traditional medicine comes to fight COVID-19
TEHRAN – To speed up treatment, researchers have been searching for available medicine and therapies effective in treating coronavirus patients. In this line, some drugs were selected but none was a definitive cure. Now, traditional herbal medicine steps in to reduce the burden.
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2020-11-21 19:06
Yazd hotels ready to accommodate coronavirus patients
TEHRAN - Hotels across the central Iranian province of Yazd are ready to be turned into shelters for coronavirus patients and those with mild symptoms, Yazd hoteliers association’s president says.
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2020-11-14 17:27
Iran gets ready for two-week coronavirus closure
TEHRAN – The National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control will implement a plan, according to which all occupations, except for emergency services and basic food suppliers, will be closed for two weeks in more than 100 cities in an attempt to curb the coronavirus.
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2020-11-09 21:21
Mass, unplanned travels not approved: tourism minister
TEHRAN –Mass, unplanned and irresponsible travels are not approved to take place during the coronavirus era, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.
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2020-11-08 16:49
Traditional medicine center inaugurated for COVID-19 patients
TEHRAN – A center offering traditional medicine services to coronavirus patients was inaugurated in Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences on Sunday.
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2020-10-31 17:27
Coronavirus lockdowns expanded to 46 more cities
TEHRAN – The National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has approved to impose strict restrictions for 10 days as of Wednesday in 46 cities that have the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in the country.
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2020-10-28 18:36
Iran hopes to introduce coronavirus vaccine within 4 months
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki has expressed hope that the country will introduce the home-grown COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2021).
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2020/10/28
By Faranak Bakhtiari
More serious strategies needed to tackle pandemic
TEHRAN – The difficult and progressive conditions of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and the high rate of mortality and infection necessitate a serious review of the management methods.
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2020-10-26 17:55
43 cities in Iran go into tough coronavirus lockdown
TEHRAN – The National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control started strict restrictions for a week as of Monday in 43 cities that have the highest rate of infection in the country.
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2020-10-26 17:52
Coronavirus is worse in Iran because of U.S. sanctions: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a tweet on Monday that coronavirus has been a deadly disease everywhere but it is worse in Iran due to U.S. sanctions.
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2020-10-26 09:55
Air pollution has no effect on coronavirus spread: expert
TEHRAN – Air pollution has no special effect on the spread of the coronavirus disease, and studies have shown that there is no connection between these two issues, Ali Maher, deputy chief of Tehran special working group for coronavirus control said.
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2020-10-26 09:51
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Italian envoy highlights role of art in commemorating healthcare workers
TEHRAN – Italian Ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone has said artisans can play a great part in commemorating the healthcare workers who were sacrificed during the battle against the coronavirus.
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2020-10-25 17:51
National handicrafts expo to be held online due to coronavirus
TEHRAN – The 34th national handicrafts exhibition of Iran will be held online due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
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2020-10-21 17:24
Iranian researchers produce nano-mask with 99.9% lethality to coronavirus
TEHRAN – Researchers at the Institute of Materials and Energy affiliated with the Ministry of Science, produced nano face masks that can kill coronavirus by 99.9 percent.
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2020-10-19 22:46
Bandar Lengeh-Dubai shipping line resumes operation after COVID-19 halt
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) has announced that a shipping line between Bandar Lengeh and Dubai has resumed operation after a halt over the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-10-12 18:07
Special clinic to be launched to relieve bereaved coronavirus families
TEHRAN – A special clinic will be opened for the first time in the country to provide free psychological services to families who have lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-10-12 11:25
Iran has good news about Covid-19 vaccine: minister
TEHRAN – The Iranian health minister announced on Sunday that he had “good news” about a Covid-19 vaccine being developed in the country.
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2020-10-05 16:44
COVID-19 at record high, Tehran in ‘extremely severe’ condition
TEHRAN – Iran registered unprecedented 3,902 new cases of coronavirus and 235 deaths on Monday as the capital city Tehran is experiencing ‘extremely severe’ condition.
