Outbreak
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More Cities on Covid-19 Red Alert
EghtesadOnline: The Health Ministry raised the alarm on Monday over the resurgence of the Covid-19 outbreak, recording the gradual spread of the virus from southern parts of the country to central…
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Covid Protocol Costs Tehran Public Transport $4m Monthly
EghtesadOnline: Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in February 2020, Tehran’s public transportation system has incurred an additional monthly expense of over 1 trillion rials…
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Iran Hits Virus Milestone: 800,000 Infections
EghtesadOnline: Confirmed cases of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran exceeded 800,000 on Wednesday, as the government prepared to impose a large-scale lockdown to stem the spread of the contagion.
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Iranian Exhibition Sector Sustains $4.4m in Pandemic Losses
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s exhibitions sector has suffered 1.25 trillion rials ($4.26 million) in losses since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-February, according to the head of the…
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Kish Air to Resume Dubai Flights
EghtesadOnline: Kish Air will resume flights to Dubai as of Oct. 5 after months of closure due to Covid-19 outbreak.
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Iran-Turkey Flights Resume After Covid Closure
EghtesadOnline: Flights to and from Turkey have been resumed after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Covid-19 Takes a $69m Toll on Iran’s Public Transport Fleet
EghtesadOnline: Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in February, the country’s public transportation system has incurred a massive loss of over 20 trillion rials ($68.6 million),…
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Pandemic,Teleworking Improve Iranian Game Developers’ Productivity
EghtesadOnline: Most remote-working Iranian game developers have reported a surge in productivity, following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
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Tourist Train Services Resume
EghtesadOnline: Suspended for months over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, tourist trains are resuming their activities.
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Exhibition Industry Suffers $14m Loss Due to Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s exhibition industry has suffered losses estimated at 3.1 trillion rials ($14 million) following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, according to the CEO of Iran International…
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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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Iran Taps Technology Firms’ Potentials to Fight Covid-19
EghtesadOnline: As the novel coronavirus resurges in Iran, authorities tap potentials of local tech firms and startup ecosystem to fight the viral outbreak.
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SCI Chief Expounds on Q1 Labor Market Data
EghtesadOnline: The outbreak of coronavirus and its associated challenges have had a significant impact on Iranians in terms of labor force participation—the proportion of the adult population…
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Iran: 14 Provinces on Alert as Virus Deaths Cross 11,000
EghtesadOnline: The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak crossed 11,000 on Friday, as nearly half of the country’s provinces registered an alarming number of fresh cases.
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SCI Assesses Aftermath of Coronavirus on Businesses
EghtesadOnline: Thirty-eight percent of businesses came to a complete standstill due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the two months leading to April 19, which declined to 21% in the…
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Plunge in Soft Drink Production
EghtesadOnline: Manufacturers of carbonated soft drinks in Iran have witnessed a 30-40% decline in production in the current Iranian year (started March 20) over the shutdown of restaurants,…
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Covid-19 Saddles Tehran Metro With Losses Worth $11 Million
EghtesadOnline: The outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran since mid-February has saddled Tehran Metro Company with a massive loss of 2 trillion rials ($11.2 million), the head of the company said.
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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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Western Failure to Properly Handle Viral Outbreak Outlined
EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said western infatuation with the material world is to be blamed for their crisis management, social philosophy…
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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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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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64% in Tehran Need Gov’t Aid
EghtesadOnline: More than 64% respondents to an opinion poll in Tehran said they need government aid amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Uzbekistan Lifts Iranian Transit Fleet Restrictions
EghtesadOnline: Uzbekistan lifted the limitations it had set on Iranian trucks transiting through its territory since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the spokesman of the…
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Ramsar Int'l Airport Resumes Flights
EghtesadOnline: Flights at Ramsar International Airport have resumed since May 1 after a 70-day hiatus due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the head of the airport told the Ministry of Roads…
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Update on Iran's Border Crossings Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
EghtesadOnline: Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration Rouhollah Latifi has given the latest account of Iran's commercial exchanges through border crossings with neighboring…
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Iran: Passenger, Cargo Air Transport Halved After Corona Outbreak
EghtesadOnline: A total of 1.66 million passengers and 17,268 tons of cargos were transported by air in Iran during the 12th month of last Iranian year (Feb. 20-March 19) to register a 54% and…
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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'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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Survey: Coronavirus Reduces Income of Over 50% of Iranians
EghtesadOnline: The outbreak of coronavirus has lowered the income of more than half of the Iranians, the latest opinion poll conducted by the Iranian Students Polling Agency nationwide between…
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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…