EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has approved the withdrawal of $1 billion from the National Development Fund of Iran—the country’s sovereign wealth fund—to help fight the coronavirus epidemic .

EghtesadOnline: Qatar's emir said the Persian Gulf Arab state will not hesitate to assist Tehran in combating the coronavirus outbreak and they will support Iranian people and its government during these trying times.

EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei praised Iranian health officials and personnel for their efforts to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic in the country.

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that the government would prevent large-scale layoffs resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese state television reported, as Xi appeared among the public for the first time since the epidemic erupted in January.