COVID-19
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Iran Covid-19 Cases Top 150,000
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s confirmed coronavirus cases crossed 150,000 on Sunday, as the country rolled back on confinement measures despite a sharp rise in daily infections.
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Surge in Virus Infections Linked to Extensive Screening
EghtesadOnline: Amid concerns over the recent surge in daily Covid-19 cases, President Hassan Rouhani attributed the climb to extensive testing and contact tracing.
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Covid-19 Inflicts Losses on Iran's Biggest Pension Fund
EghtesdOnline: The Social Security Organization, Iran's biggest pension fund, was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic because on the one hand, a majority of its members work in…
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Iran's Daily Covid-19 Cases Soar
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s daily confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by 2,819 on Friday, the highest single-day rise since April 2.
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Virus Infections Lowest in 10 Days
EghtesadOnline: The tally of daily Covid-19 patients declined on Tuesday, dropping to its lowest in 10 days as the Iranian government eased restrictions and launched the fourth phase of its plan…
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Overnight Covid-19 Cases Climb to 2,300
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s daily coronavirus cases remained above 2,000 for the third straight day on Wednesday, with only one-fifth requiring hospitalization, a health official announced.
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Covid-19 Infections Inflate While Deaths Exceed 7,000
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak exceeded 7,000 on Monday, as the overnight cases surged by 27%, health officials announced.
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Researchers say market manipulation is destroying traditional safe havens
EghtesadOnline: The University of Sussex Business School released an analysis stating that widespread market turmoil caused by the covid-19 pandemic means regulators have so much on their plates…
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Virus Infections Cross 120,000 in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s tally of Covid-19 cases rose above 120,000 on Sunday, as the country continued to ease containment measures to revive its economy.
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Can Vitamin D Help With Covid-19 Coronavirus? Here Is The Science
EghtesadOnline: There is a “D” in Covid-19. But can a lack of Vitamin D make you more susceptible to the Covid-19 coronavirus? Well, some studies have suggested this possibility. However, before…
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Overnight Covid-19 Cases Exceed 2,000
EghtesadOnline: Daily coronavirus cases reported by Iran crossed the 2,000 mark once again on Friday, the highest overnight tally since April 7, health officials announced.
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Insurers Anxious About Covid-19 Impact
EghtesadOnline: Most Iranian insurance companies are pessimistic about the industry's future under the influence of Covid-19.
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Covid-19 Sinks Business Activities to Record Low
EghtesadOnline: The Purchasing Managers’ Index, known by its Farsi acronym Shamekh, for Iran’s overall economy nosedived to its lowest level in the first month of the current fiscal year (March…
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Khuzestan Curbs Return as Covid-19 Cases Climb
EghtesadOnline: The resurgence of the novel coronavirus in southwest Iran has forced authorities to reintroduce stringent measures, warning that other regions could follow if social distancing…
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Tehran Corona Hospitalizations Decline
EghtesadOnline: The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Tehran Province has continued to fall, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said.
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Daily Corona Cases Spike in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s confirmed Covid-19 caseload jumped over 100,000 on Wednesday with a nearly 27% increase in daily infections.
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Transport Fallout from COVID-19 Estimated at $495 Million
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s transportation sector has sustained an estimated loss of 80,000 billion rials ($495 million) following the outbreak of coronavirus, an official with the Ministry of Roads…
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Iran COVID-19 Infections Near 100,000
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 100,000 mark on Tuesday, after 1,323 new cases of the virus were identified overnight.
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Insurance Industry Struggling to Survive
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)…
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1st Horticulture Shipment to Kuwait Since COVID-19 Outbreak
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s first shipment of fruits and vegetables to Kuwait since the outbreak of the new coronavirus has been exported from Dayyer Port in Bushehr Province to Shuwaikh Port in the…
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Which Countries Have Escaped The Coronavirus So Far?
EghtesadOnline: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to all corners of the globe and the following infographic shows the last places on Earth remaining unaffected. It is based on countries that have…
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Schools, Mosques to Reopen in Viral ‘White’ Zones
EghtesadOnline: In line with its plan to gradually ease lockdown measures, Iran’s COVID-19 taskforce said schools and mosques are set to resume operations in counties with low risks of coronavirus…
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Iran Daily Corona Cases Lowest Since March 9
EghtesadOnline: Iran registered its largest single-day drop in COVID-19 infections since April 9 on Saturday, which brought its tally of daily cases to its lowest since March 9.
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Iran Corona Death Toll Nears 6,000
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll from the virus known to cause COVID-19 neared 6,000 on Wednesday, roughly accounting for 2.7% of global fatalities from the disease in 210 countries and territories…
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COVID-19 Inflicts $330m in Losses on Iran's Tourism Industry
EghtesadOnline: The outbreak of the new coronavirus inflicted 53 trillion rials ($330 million) in losses on Iranian tourism industry during the two months to April 19, the president of Iranian…
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Iran COVID-19 Cases Up, Deaths Down
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s daily coronavirus caseload rose by 12.2% on Tuesday while overnight deaths dropped sharply by 26%, health officials announced.
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Iran's COVID-19 death toll rises by 76 to 5,650 amid fears of 'fresh outbreak'
EghtesadOnline: Iran's death toll from COVID-19 rose by 76 during the last 24 hours to reach a total of 5,650, a Health Ministry spokesman said on state TV on Saturday (Apr 25).
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Tehran Low-Risk Shops Reopen
EghtesadOnline: Low-risk businesses affiliated to Tehran Guild Chamber on Saturday resumed activities as per the Smart Distancing Initiative to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak while minimizing its…
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Tech Complex to Bolster Battle Against COVID-19
EghtesadOnline: The International Innovation and Technology Complex has been inaugurated in Tehran in line with measures to strengthen the country’s fight against the novel coronavirus.
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Contractors Entitled to Force Majeure Clause Over COVID-19
EghtesadOnline: The delay or non-performance of contractors in fulfilling their obligations due to the outbreak of coronavirus is acceptable and expenses resulting from delays, workers’ wages…