COVID-19
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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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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Healthcare Sector, Tech Firms Join Forces to Fight Covid-19
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s leading medical school and one of the country’s top tech universities have joined forces to combat the coronavirus disease, Covid-19.
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IIC Helps Policyholders to Cushion Virus Losses
EghtesadOnline: Iran Insurance Company has given 15 trillion rials ($65 million) in credit to policyholders who could not afford to pay their premiums due to the problems created by Covid-19.
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Covid-19 Daily Deaths Drop
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s overnight fatalities from the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, dropped sharply to 112 on Friday, health officials said, down by nearly 30% compared to Wednesday.
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University Entrance Exams Begin Amid Covid-19 Resurgence
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped the 20,000 mark on Wednesday, as over one million students sat for the nationwide tests to enter undergraduate and graduate…
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Covid-19 Taking Toll on 50% of Iranian Startups
EghtesadOnline: Around 50% of Iranian startups will most probably collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact, Iran's ICT Guild Organization declared in a report.
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Iran's Daily Covid-19 Deaths Drop to Eight-Day Low
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s overnight fatalities due to the coronavirus outbreak dropped to its lowest in eight days on Sunday, although the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 Epidemiology Committee announced…
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Long-Term Plan to Deal With Covid-19
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said his administration prefers a long-term solution to the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic to safeguard the people’s health and livelihood.
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Measures to Curb Covid-19 Extended in Tehran
EghtesadOnline: The unabated spread of coronavirus pandemic in Iran’s capital prompted officials to extend both a remote working policy and the suspension of the city’s restricted traffic zone…
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Univ. Entrance Exams Will Likely Be Postponed Amid Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Iran is expected to postpone its annual university entrance test for the second time, as authorities in charge of holding the test have found it impossible to implement the Health…
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Iran's Daily Covid-19 Update: 2,132 Cases, 189 Deaths
EghtesadOnline: Iran reported an uptick in coronavirus cases and deaths on Monday, logging 2,132 infections and 189 deaths, according to data compiled by the Health Ministry.
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Steering Middle Course in Covid-19 Restrictions
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said Iran needs to navigate a middle course with regard to coronavirus-related restrictions so as to avoid “response fatigue”—as put by the World Health…
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Tehran Hotels Occupancy Rate at 5-15% Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Hotel occupancy rate in Tehran currently stands at 5-15%, despite a 50% discount in prices, according to the head of Tehran’s Hotel and Apartment Hotel Owners Society.
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Covid-19 Crisis Challenging Urban Transportation Response
EghtesadOnline: The new round of traffic rule waiver in the capital city of Tehran has failed to curb the jostling crowd in the subway, contrary to expectations, Tehran Metro’s CEO said.
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‘No Return to Normality’ in Short Run as Covid-19 Rages On
EghtesadOnline: Return to normality and the “defeat” of the coronavirus pandemic is not feasible during the next months, an Iranian health official said, pointing out that the only solution in…
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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…
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Air Travelers Require Negative Covid-19 Result to Enter via IKIA
EghtesadOnline: As of August 5, all passengers arriving by air must provide negative Covid-19 test results in English to pass through Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
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Iran to Enforce Strict Covid-19 Guidelines
EghtesadOnline: Iran is to implement stringent coronavirus-related health protocols in the midst of a second wave that has infected over 70,000 in the past month.
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Iran Virus Infections Cross 300,000 Mark
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Covid-19 tally rose past the 300,000 threshold on Friday, as its national taskforce began to broaden the scope of lockdown measures in its worst-hit regions.
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Iran Breaks Its Record of Covid-19 Patients in ICUs
EghtesadOnline: The number of severely ill Covid-19 patients in intensive care units hit an all-time high in Iran on Monday, with 3,819 occupied beds, health officials said.
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Iran Covid-19 Death Toll Tops 15,000
EghtesadOnline: Coronavirus patients and deaths are on the rise in Iran, as overall fatalities crossed 15,000 on Friday and the caseload climbed to 286,000, health officials announced.