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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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Critical Virus Patients Cross 4,000 in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Critically ill coronavirus patients in Iran topped 4,000 on Wednesday, as a second wave of infections continued its relentless spread across the country.
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Oil Gains as Vaccine Hopes Edge Out Rise in Infections
EghtesadOnline: Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday on positive news on vaccine trials, but are still within the narrow trading band of the past three weeks amid fears that new lockdowns could…
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Tehran Virus Resurgence and Public Transport Conundrum
EghtesadOnline: The number of Covid-19 infections in the capital city of Tehran has hit an emergency level in the past several days, while a large number of residents commute to work using public…
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Restrictions Return to Tehran Amid Rising Virus Infections
EghtesadOnline: Iran will reimpose some lockdown measures in its overcrowded capital Tehran to halt a new surge in Covid-19 cases, which has overwhelmed hospitals and pushed the daily death toll…
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Facemasks to Become Mandatory Outdoors Amid Rising Infections
EghtesadOnline: As confirmed Covid-19 cases have soared in most of Iran’s 31 provinces, its coronavirus taskforce is scheduled to discuss a proposal that would mandate face coverings for people…
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Iran Covid-19 Tally: 210,000 Infections, 10,000 Deaths
EghtesadOnline: Coronavirus cases in Iran and its related fatalities neared 210,000 and 10,000 respectively on Tuesday, as government officials urged residents to avoid complacency.
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5 Iranian Provinces on Virus Red Alert
EghtesadOnline: Five of Iran’s 31 provinces are in a state of emergency due to a resurgence of Covid-19 infections, a health official said.
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Iran Virus Toll: 174,000 Infections, 8,350 Fatalities
EghtesadOnline: To date, nearly 174,000 have contracted the virus known to cause Covid-19 in Iran and 8,350 have lost their lives, a health official announced.
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Tehran Virus Toll Volatile, Alarming
EghtesadOnline: Following the rapid reopening of businesses across Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic, a health official said infections in the capital Tehran are volatile and alarming.
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Covid-19 Curbs Could Return as Overnight Infections Escalate
EghtesadOnline: Amid a new surge in Iran’s daily count of Covid-19 cases, President Hassan Rouhani suggested restrictions could be reimposed to curtail the deadly pandemic.
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Spike in Daily Virus Infections in Iran
EghtesadOnline: The number of overnight confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran soared by nearly 3,000 on Monday, the highest single-day rise in two months.
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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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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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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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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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32% Rise in Iran Virus Infections
EghtesadOnline: Daily confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran spiked by 32% on Wednesday to take the national total beyond 112,000, the Health Ministry said.
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Iran's Corona Infections Top 104,000, Deaths at 6,541
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s fatalities from the novel coronavirus crossed 6,500, as the national tally of confirmed cases topped 104,000, health officials announced.
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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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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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Corona Infections Up 25% in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Overnight cases of the novel coronavirus rose by 25% to over 1,220 in Iran as of Monday and the daily death rate surged by 57%, health officials announced.
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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 Coronavirus Update: 70,000 Cases, 4,300 Deaths
EghtesadOnline: The COVID-19 infections in Iran crossed 70,000 and the death toll rose above 4,300 on Saturday, health officials announced.
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New Corona Cases Decline
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s new coronavirus cases dropped to its lowest in eight days on Tuesday, registering 2,089 infections, down by 185 from a day earlier, a health official announced.