COVID-19
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Ban on UK Flights Extended
EghtesadOnline: Flights to and from the UK will remain suspended until the end of the current Iranian month (Jan. 19), due to the new Covid-19 strain that is spreading rapidly in that country,…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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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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Iran Launches Human Trial of Domestic Covid-19 Vaccine
EghtesadOnline: Iran started testing its locally developed Covid-19 vaccine in a ceremony on Tuesday, injecting three volunteers in phase one human trials.
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Over 27,000 Volunteers Sign Up for Covid-19 Vaccine Trials
EghtesadOnline: Three days into Iran’s Covid-19 vaccine trial registration, over 27,000 have signed up to participate in the national drive to defeat the pandemic.
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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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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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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…
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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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$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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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 restriction…
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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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Businesses to Be Penalized for Breaching Covid-19 Curbs
EghtesadOnline: Businesses violating the coronavirus containment measures will be handed out fines of between 3 million rials ($11.5) and 15 million rials ($57.8).
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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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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…
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Dilapidated Fleet Main Challenge Facing Trucking Industry
EghtesadOnline: Critical issues facing private sector players of trucking industry are mostly structural and existed even before the outbreak of Covid-19.
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Iran to Boost Covid-19 Testing as Infections Exceed 700,000
EghtesadOnline: Coronavirus infections in Iran topped the 700,000 mark on Tuesday, as the Health Ministry announced ramping up daily testing capacity to 100,000 to prevent the spread of the contagion.…