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4 More Volunteers to Test for Local Covid-19 Vaccine

EghtesadOnline: Following last week’s launch of the first phase of human trials for a domestically-developed coronavirus vaccine and administering it to three volunteers, Iran will by the end of the week dose four more participants.
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Publish Date:05/January/2021 | 19:00

Iran Covid-19 Fatalities Top 55,000

EghtesadOnline: The daily death toll of 149 was reported by Iran’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, taking the national fatality rate past the 55,000 mark.
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Publish Date:01/January/2021 | 16:39

$38m Earmarked for Covid-19 Vaccine in New Budget Bill

EghtesadOnline: The government has estimated 10 trillion rials ($38.46 million) for the procurement of coronavirus vaccine in the budget bill of the next fiscal year (March 2021-22), an official with Plan and Budget Organization and spokesperson of Budget 1400 Headquarters said.
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Publish Date:09/December/2020 | 15:58

Travel Agencies on Verge of Bankruptcy Due to Covid-19

EghtesadOnline: Travel agencies suffered losses to the tune of 10 trillion rials ($38.5 million) in the first two months of the Covid-19 pandemic in Iran alone, of which 40% were due to the decline in domestic tourists and 60% by fall in the number of international tourists, says the head of Travel Agents Guild Association.
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Publish Date:08/December/2020 | 16:03

Ban on Seasonal Sales

EghtesadOnline: The National Coronavirus Headquarters has announced a ban on holding seasonal promotion events, including offers and discounts, which are likely to involve crowds and increase the risk of spreading Covid-19.
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Publish Date:17/November/2020 | 15:01

Brent, WTI Fall on Supply Glut Fears

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices fell on Monday on oversupply concerns as OPEC and its allies wind back production cuts in August and a rise in worldwide Covid-19 cases points to a slower pick-up in fuel demand.
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Publish Date:04/August/2020 | 24:30

Researchers say market manipulation is destroying traditional safe havens

EghtesadOnline: The University of Sussex Business School released an analysis stating that widespread market turmoil caused by the covid-19 pandemic means regulators have so much on their plates right now that large-scale manipulation of the markets remains below their radar.
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Publish Date:18/May/2020 | 24:45

Culture, Art Sector’s Losses Over COVID-19 Estimated at $60m

EghtesadOnline: In separate letters to First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, the head of Plan and Budget Organization, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi and Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian and Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi has called for financial support to the arts and cultural sector amid the losses caused by the new coronavirus.
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Publish Date:18/April/2020 | 14:10

Religious Leaders Should Unite to Help People Worldwide

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution Saeed Reza Ameli has called for the formation of a joint international committee working against the COVID-19 pandemic in a letter to world religious leaders.
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Publish Date:14/April/2020 | 19:26

Iran Invests in Nanotech Firms to Boost Fight Against COVID-19

EghtesadOnline: State-backed Iran National Innovation Fund has invested 140 billion rials ($875,000) in nanotechnology firms to boost the domestic production of health-protective items used for shielding against the novel coronavirus.
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Publish Date:11/April/2020 | 16:42

Poll: Income of 70% of Tehran Residents Declines Due to COVID-19

EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus outbreak has reduced the income of 70% of households living in the capital city, an opinion poll jointly conducted by the Social and Cultural Studies Department of Tehran Municipality and the Iranian Students Polling Agency shows.
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Publish Date:05/April/2020 | 19:23

Ethanol Import Ban Lifted Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

EghtesadOnline: The ban on ethanol imports has been lifted, according to the director general of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade's Import and Export Bureau.
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Publish Date:04/April/2020 | 21:41

OPEC Fund Extends Grant to Iran

EghtesadOnline: OPEC Fund for International Development has approved $500,000 in emergency grant to purchase and distribute medical equipment needed for combating COVID-19 in Iran.
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Publish Date:04/April/2020 | 09:16

Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 Patients in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 , reached 2,922 on Wednesday, including 92 who have died of the disease, health officials announced.
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 06:24

Iran to Import Covid-19 Vaccine Within Weeks

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said he is hopeful that the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Iran over the next few weeks.
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Publish Date:04/January/2021 | 18:28

Iran's Daily Covid-19 Death Toll Lowest Since June

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Health Ministry registered 101 coronavirus fatalities on Saturday, the lowest overnight tally since mid-June and an 80% drop compared to the peak of the third wave of infections and deaths.
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Publish Date:03/January/2021 | 14:41