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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 | 16:32

CBI Funding Vaccine Import

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran said it has found a way to pay for the import of Covid-19 vaccine after previous efforts failed.
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Publish Date:26/December/2020 | 14:20

Third Wave of Covid-19 Infections Contained

EghtesadOnline: Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced late Saturday that the third wave of Covid-19 infections in Iran has been brought under control with only 23 cities remaining on red alert.
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Publish Date:14/December/2020 | 16:54

Most Provinces Report Covid-19 Downtrend

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday announced that most provinces across Iran are reporting a decline in infections, as National Coronavirus Headquarters removed a further 22 cities from red alert, leaving only 12 on the highest alert level.
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Publish Date:13/December/2020 | 18:11

Hemmati: Vaccine Import Not Easy

EghtesadOnline: The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says importing the Covid-19 vaccine is more complicated than procuring other medical needs.
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Publish Date:12/December/2020 | 19:38

Daily Covid-19 Cases, Deaths Decrease

EghtesadOnline: Overnight deaths caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Iran fell to its lowest in nearly two months, returning to just under 300, and confirmed cases sank below 12,000 for the first time in three weeks, as restrictions imposed since late October continued to slow transmission.
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Publish Date:07/December/2020 | 18:06

Tehran Covid-19 Cases Decline, But Situation Remains ‘Fragile’

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said coronavirus transmissions have declined in Tehran, now on alert Level Two, but that it can regress to Level Three within a week or two, if health protocols are not observed.
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Publish Date:06/December/2020 | 19:16

Tehran Covid-19 Screening to Increase

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s latest scheme to stem the spread of Covid-19 involves speeding up testing and isolating infected patients, Tehran’s Governor General Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:04/December/2020 | 15:33

Tehran Covid-19 Screening to Increase

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s latest scheme to stem the spread of Covid-19 involves speeding up testing and isolating infected patients, Tehran’s Governor General Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey said on Tuesday
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Publish Date:02/December/2020 | 13:13

Covid-19 Cases Hit Record High, Surge Past 900,000

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s tally of Covid-19 infections surged past 900,000, as the country reported its largest single-day jump in cases on Friday, prompting the government to further tighten restrictions to stem the spread of the disease.
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Publish Date:28/November/2020 | 20:24

Impact of Covid-19 Measures on Tehran Explained

EghtesadOnline: The recent lockdown measures adopted in the capital has thinned out the city’s overcrowded public transit, the head of Tehran’s Coronavirus Taskforce said.
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Publish Date:26/November/2020 | 15:58

Iran Tech Firms Targeting Digital Health Development

EghtesadOnline: New waves of Covid-19 cases and rising casualties have encouraged the Iranian tech sector to help upgrade medical services and boost the development of digital health industry.
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Publish Date:25/November/2020 | 16:29

Iran to Purchase 18m Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine

EghtesadOnline: Iran plans to procure 18 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from one of the three international manufacturers who have so far reported their product to be highly effective against the infectious disease, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Monday.
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Publish Date:25/November/2020 | 16:27

Covid-19 Deaths Top 45,000

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Health Ministry on Monday recorded over 450 deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2 in one day, pushing the national toll past 45,000, as the country entered the third day of nationwide restrictions to curb the pandemic.
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Publish Date:24/November/2020 | 15:29

Localized Lockdown Imposed to Curb Covid-19

EghtesadOnline: Iran begins to enforce localized lockdown across the country on Saturday to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, as cases and deaths continue to climb.
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Publish Date:21/November/2020 | 17:40

Iran Gov’t Orders Full Lockdown in 150 Cities to Curb Covid-19

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday has ordered a widespread lockdown of cities hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak starting next Saturday, as daily infections and deaths are setting new records.
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Publish Date:17/November/2020 | 13:58

Iran’s Covid Deaths Surpass 40,000

EghtesadOnline: Deaths from the Covid-19 epidemic in Iran went past 40,000 on Thursday, as authorities mulled over shutting down cities hit hardest by the virus to give the country’s strained healthcare system some breathing room.
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Publish Date:14/November/2020 | 15:03