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Covid-19 Restrictions Return in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Lockdown disciplines returned to the province of Tehran for a one-week period to tackle the spread of the coronavirus infection in the epicenter of the outbreak in Iran.
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Publish Date:04/October/2020 | 24:41

Call for Proposals to Impose Penalties Amid Pandemic

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on committees within the National Coronavirus Taskforce to put forward their proposals on stricter supervision of Covid-19 regulations and imposition of fines for Saturday’s meeting of the taskforce.
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Publish Date:03/October/2020 | 24:19

Need for Serious Intervention to Counter Covid-19

EghtesadOnline: An official with Iran’s Health Ministry has called for serious intervention by authorities to curb coronavirus transmissions, as the country’s large cities reported a third wave of infections.
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Publish Date:30/September/2020 | 14:08

Viral Spread Ups Gas Consumption

EghtesadOnline: Covid-19 pandemic has raised natural gas consumption in the household sector by 30 million cubic meters per day over the past six months compared to a year ago, head of the National Iranian Gas Company Dispatching Department said.
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Publish Date:29/September/2020 | 14:37

30 Provinces on Covid-19 Alert

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Health Ministry said 30 of the country’s 31 provinces are either in red zone or in an alarming state, with the number of red counties climbing by 54% in the past week alone.
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Publish Date:28/September/2020 | 18:37

Covid-19 Takes a $69m Toll on Iran’s Public Transport Fleet

EghtesadOnline: Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in February, the country’s public transportation system has incurred a massive loss of over 20 trillion rials ($68.6 million), an official with Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization declared.
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Publish Date:27/September/2020 | 11:40

Surge in Subway Use Raises Alarm Amid Covid Third Wave

EghtesadOnline: Amid the third wave of Covid-19 infections in Iran, the number of subway passengers has recently risen by 10% and made the bad situation worse, Tehran Metro’s CEO said.
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Publish Date:25/September/2020 | 19:38

Daily Covid-19 Cases Hit Record High of 3,700

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s overnight Covid-19 cases hit a record high of over 3,700 on Tuesday, as a third wave of infections continued its relentless spread across the country.
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Publish Date:23/September/2020 | 15:24

Third Covid-19 Wave Hits Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Head of Tehran’s coronavirus taskforce called for the government’s “serious intervention” to assist the key province in confronting a third wave of Covid-19 infections.
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Publish Date:21/September/2020 | 14:09

Oil Prices Reverse Some Losses, But Demand Concerns Persist

EghtesadOnline: Oil futures clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session, but a rebound in Covid-19 cases in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery in global demand.
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Publish Date:10/September/2020 | 11:28

Covid-19 Cases Cross 390,000

EghtesadOnline: Over 390,000 Iranians have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, in the nearly seven months since the infectious disease was first spotted in the Middle Eastern country.
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Publish Date:09/September/2020 | 11:39

Iran's Daily Virus Cases Hit 10-Day High

EghtesadOnline: Over 2,150 were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Iran on Monday, the country’s highest overnight tally in the past 10 days, taking the national caseload to 388,810.
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Publish Date:08/September/2020 | 14:07

School Year Begins in Iran Amid Covid-19 Concerns

EghtesadOnline: The new school year opened on Saturday in Iran following a nearly seven-month gap, as families expressed concerns over the safety of their children amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Publish Date:06/September/2020 | 24:23

Oil Near $44, Heads for Weekly Drop as Demand Concerns Rise

EghtesadOnline: Oil held around $44 a barrel on Friday and was heading for its biggest weekly decline since June, as weak demand figures added to concerns of a slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Publish Date:05/September/2020 | 13:07

Health Minister Warns of Third Covid-19 Wave

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic crossed the 22,000 mark on Friday, as the country’s health minister warned that public complacency could trigger a third wave of infections.
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Publish Date:05/September/2020 | 24:27

Airlines Allowed to Boost Passenger Capacity

EghtesadOnline: Domestic airlines, which were allowed to sell tickets for up to 60% of their total seating capacity when they resumed operations a few months ago, can now increase their booking to capacity, provided they strictly comply with guidelines of the National Coronavirus Headquarters on new measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Publish Date:01/September/2020 | 11:29

Iran: Covid-19 Deaths Cross 21,000

EghtesadOnline: The first two waves of the novel coronavirus have so far claimed the lives of over 21,000 people during the six months of its outbreak across Iran, a health official announced.
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Publish Date:27/August/2020 | 17:52

90% of Reception Halls Suffer Covid-19 Bankruptcies

EghtesadOnline: Reception halls have suffered losses for more than seven months now due to the Covid-19 pandemic and some 90% of them have gone bankrupt, according to the head of Reception Hall Owners Union.
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Publish Date:26/August/2020 | 13:07

Covid-19 Cases Decline for 3rd Straight Day

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s daily coronavirus caseload dropped for the third consecutive day on Saturday, with 2,028 new infections, down by 178 compared to a day earlier.
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Publish Date:24/August/2020 | 24:02