TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki on Wed. praised activities of Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology as well as knowledge-based companies in the fight against novel coronavirus.

In a message addressed to Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, health minister stated, “the activities of knowledge-based companies in all arenas especially cooperating with the Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters will go down in history of the country. Hereby, I seize this opportunity to express my special thanks to you and your colleagues in supporting knowledge-based companies and their cooperation with the Ministry of Health in the fight against COVID-19.”

The novel coronavirus was reported in China’s Wuhan in mid-Dec. 2019. Over the past two months, this virus has infected more than 100 countries in the world.

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