Virus
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Labor Ministry Rolls Out New Virus Loans Worth Over $300m
EghtesadOnline: Those engaged in transportation, tourism and handicraft industries, as well as sports and culture and arts will receive a new round of coronavirus loans worth upwards of 80,000…
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Debt Relief for Virus-Hit Businesses
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran on Saturday announced financial relief to businesses battered by months of lockdowns to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Iran Tightens Virus Restrictions Despite Sharp Drop in Cases
EghtesadOnline: Although the coronavirus infection rate has slowed, the National Coronavirus Headquarters announced on Saturday that it will extend the nightly curfew to most cities across the…
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Virus Infections Top One Million
EghtesadOnline: The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran soared past one million on Thursday, less than 10 months into the pandemic, as the Health Ministry reported a decline in…
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Stringent Virus Measures Paying Off
EghtesadOnline: Last month’s coronavirus-related protocols introduced in 89 counties across Iran have significantly reduced transmission rates, President Hassan Rouhani said, boosting optimism…
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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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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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Over 1,800 Businesses Closed for Flouting Virus Protocols
EghtesadOnline: Enforcement measures were taken by the Inspection and Oversight Department of Iran Chamber of Guilds to ensure businesses abide by social distancing regulations.
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Iran Reports Largest Single-Day Jump in Virus Deaths, Cases Top 500,000 Mark
EghtesadOnline: Iran registered an all-time high of 251 deaths from coronavirus on Sunday, its biggest single-day rise in fatalities since the start of the pandemic as a third wave of infections…
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Daily Virus Infections Surpass 4,000
EghtesadOnline: For the second day in a row, Iran set a daily record of 4,151 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday as officials warned that the third wave of the disease had become more severe.
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Oil Slips as Surge in Virus Cases Further Clouds Demand Recovery
EghtesadOnline: Oil prices dipped on Monday as rising coronavirus cases upset hopes for a smooth recovery in fuel demand, with the main crude benchmarks on track for their first monthly falls…
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Oil Heading for Weekly Drop as Virus Demand Concerns Mount
EghtesadOnline: Oil prices edged higher on Friday but were set for a weekly decline due to mounting worries about the impact on fuel demand of a widespread resurgence in coronavirus infections,…
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Virus Resurgence in Most Provinces
EghtesadOnline: A majority of Iran’s 31 provinces are once again registering a rise in coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said, only weeks after the country passed the peak of a second wave.…
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Virus Resurgence in Most Provinces
EghtesadOnline: A majority of Iran’s 31 provinces are once again registering a rise in coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said, only weeks after the country passed the peak of a second wave.
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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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Virus Destroying Gasoline Demand
EghtesadOnline: Gasoline consumption declined in the eighth month (July 21-August 21) of the Iranian calendar year by 30% compared to the corresponding period last year, a member of the Gasoline…
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6m Jobs Hit Hard by Virus
EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus has hit hard at an estimated 2.8 million businesses and six million jobs in Iran, according to the director general of Policymaking and Job Department of the Ministry…
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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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Iran Virus Death Toll Tops 17,000
EghtesadOnline: The recent rise in coronavirus cases in Iran pushed its total death toll to over 17,000 on Sunday, as the country’s tourist hotspots reported a surge in infections.
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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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Tehran on Red Alert as Daily Virus Deaths Hit Record High
EghtesadOnline: Following two days of falling fatalities, Iran logged its highest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths as the country’s most populous province declared a state of emergency,…
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Iran Daily Virus Deaths Hit Record High
EghtesadOnline: Iran registered a record daily rise in coronavirus deaths on Tuesday with an unprecedented 229 that took the national death toll to 14,600, health officials said.
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Petchems to Prioritize Virus Fight
EghtesadOnline: The oil minister has asked petrochemical companies to supply raw materials for products needed for battling the coronavirus.
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Virus Lockdown Resumes in Tehran
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s coronavirus taskforce is returning lockdown restrictions to the capital starting Saturday to curb the relentless spread of the infectious disease, as fresh cases and deaths…
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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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Iran: 203 Deaths Take Virus Toll Beyond 13,000
EghtesadOnline: Fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 13,000 on Monday, as Iran’s daily death rate increased steadily over the past three days.
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Virus Delayed Routine Upkeep of Power Plants
EghtesadOnline: Routine maintenance of 84 thermal power plants has been completed with a 33-day delay, head of Technical Affairs Department of the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.
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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.