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EGFI to Assist Virus-Hit Businesses

EghtesadOnline: The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran, the state-owned export credit agency, has raised the ceiling of its coverage to help support businesses affected by the COVID-19 .
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Publish Date:18/April/2020 | 13:58

Warning Over Another COVID-19 Peak in Autumn

EghtesadOnline: A health official warned that the coronavirus pandemic will pick up again in autumn, as Iran registers a decline in the numbers of confirmed cases and deaths.
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Publish Date:18/April/2020 | 13:43

New Corona Cases Declining in Most Provinces

EghtesadOnline: A majority of provinces in Iran are seeing a decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases and related deaths, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said.
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Publish Date:14/April/2020 | 19:15

Iran to Tap Into Wealth Fund to Combat COVID-19

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.
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Publish Date:11/April/2020 | 16:47

Iranian Energy Firms Join Campaign Against COVID-19 Outbreak

EghtesadOnline: Oil and gas companies including the National Iranian South Oil Company, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, are doing their fair share in helping degrade and defeat the coronavirus, managing director of the affiliated company said on Monday.
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Publish Date:11/April/2020 | 16:31

Iranian Tech Firms Helping Ward Off COVID-19

EghtesadOnline: Iranian knowledge-based companies and tech firms have stepped forward to produce health protective items needed to combat the novel coronavirus rapidly spreading in the country.
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Publish Date:11/April/2020 | 16:14

Smart Distancing Initiative Launched

EghtesadOnline: Iran gave the go-ahead to low-risk businesses in the country, excluding Tehran, to resume activities as per the Smart Distancing Initiative to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak while minimizing its economic fallout.
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Publish Date:11/April/2020 | 16:11

HRW Calls for US Sanctions Relief to Help Iran’s COVID-19 Response

EghtesadOnline: The Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the United States to ease its sanctions on the Iranian economy to facilitate the country’s adequate response to the mounting health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic ( COVID-19 ).
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Publish Date:06/April/2020 | 22:43

COVID-19 Cuts Gasoline Consumption

EghtesadOnline: Gasoline sale in Iran during the Nowrouz (Persian New Year) holiday season fell significantly compared to the closing days of the last fiscal year (ended March 19), according to the National Iranian Oil Product Distribution Company.
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Publish Date:04/April/2020 | 21:30

COVID-19 Toll in Iran: Over 53,000 Infections, 3,290 Deaths

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 134 to 3,294 in the past 24 hours, while the number of confirmed cases surged over 53,000, with 4,035 in critical condition, a health official said.
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Publish Date:04/April/2020 | 09:13

COVID-19 , Air Pollution Endanger Lives in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Although winter is on the way out, Tehran is still struggling with persistent air pollution. With the coronavirus gaining strength in the country, health experts caution that the pollution can increase the risk of COVID-19 spreading further.
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 07:05

WHO Sends Medics, Supplies as COVID-19 Flares Up in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The World Health Organization dispatched a medical team to Iran for the first time since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, as the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1,500 and the death toll rose to 66.
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 06:54

India Suspends Visas for Iran, 4 Other Countries

EghtesadOnline: India has suspended all visas granted to foreign nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan in the wake of three people, including a tourist, testing positive for COVID-19 .
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 06:36

Qatar to Stand by Iran During COVID-19 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.
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Publish Date:01/March/2020 | 10:54

Leader Thanks Medical Community for Battling COVID-19

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.
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Publish Date:29/February/2020 | 05:39