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.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has to prepare for a 30% decline in its export value in the current Iranian year (March 2010-21) compared with last year, due to the impacts of the spread of coronavirus on domestic and foreign trade, a member of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture’s board of directors said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Insurance Research Center has reviewed the impact of covid-19 spread on the key industry, projecting a decline of 15.07% in premiums in the first quarter (March 21-June 1) of the current fiscal year.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Insurers’ Syndicate has asked the Ministry of Economy for financial aid to the industry burdened by the impact of the coronavirus spread.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s gold market will reopen on Monday following a month-long hiatus due to restrictions ordered by the government on almost all businesses to impede spread of the coronavirus.

EghtesadOnline: Passenger and freight rail transport could suffer losses estimated at 5,050 billion rials ($31.5 million) and 1,000 billion rials ($6.2 million) by June 20 due to the spread of coronavirus, the secretary of Iran’s Guild of Rail Transport Companies says.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company (Abfa) said in a statement on Saturday that water consumption in the capital has increased dramatically in the past 10 days and appealed to Tehran residents to avoid waste and unnecessary use to help its avoid supply cuts.