COVID-19

Iran's Deputy FM:

JCPOA Joint Commission between Iran, P4+1 to be held on Thu.

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs revealed the one-day postponement of Iran’s Joint Commission meeting of JCPOA with P4+1 group due to the infection of a member of EU political delegation with COVID-19.

Rouhani congrats Muslim leaders on Holy Month of Ramadan

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani in separate messages congratulated leaders of the Islamic states on the arrival of holy month of Ramadan.

Iran COVID-19 update: 24,760 cases, 291 deaths

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran during the last 24 hours has reached 24,760 as some 291more Iranians have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said.

4th group of Iranians stranded in Georgia return home

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – A domestic airline yesterday launched a special flight to return Iranians living in Georgia from Tbilisi to Tehran in coordination with the Iranian Embassy in Georgia amid sharp rise of COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 daily death toll at 274 in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran during the last 24 hours has reached 23,311 as some 274 more Iranians have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said.

Tehran, Havana poised to expand coop. in fight against COVID

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Cuba are determined to expand bilateral cooperation in the economic field and also fight against coronavirus pandemic.

Norwegian study finds;

There is link between AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clotting

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – A study by the Oslo University Hospital has indicated a connection between AstraZeneca's vaccine against COVID-19 and severe blood clots, low platelet counts and haemorrhaging.

Tehran to resume flights to London next month: Official

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The Director of the Public Relations Department of Iran’s National Flag Carrier (Iran Air) revealed the resumption of flights to London as of Thursday, May 06.

South Korean PM:

Iran-Korea talk important for progress of 2 countries people

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said that talk between Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea is underway which is important for the progress of people of the two countries.

Iran calls on S Korea to release Iran’s frozen assets ASAP

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President called on South Korea to release Iran’s foreign exchange resources as soon as possible and compensate for the problems of recent years with practical measures.

COVID-19 daily new cases at 21,063 in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran during the last 24 hours has reached 21,063 as some 258 more Iranians have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said.

US police on full alert at threshold of far-right group rally

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Following the planning of extremist right-wing groups for a nationwide demonstration on Sunday, US police is on full alert.

Iran’s flight to UK still banned due to COVID-19: Roads min.

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that flights to UK are still prohibited due to COVID-19 concerns.

WHO chief:

Worldwide distribution of vaccine, ‘shockingly’ imbalanced

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) –The Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) lashed out that the distribution of vaccine in world and stated that worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine between rich and poor countries is ‘shockingly’ imbalanced.

COVID-19 daily death toll in Iran stands at 193

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran during the last 24 hours has reached 64,232 as some 193 more Iranians have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said.

Venezuela:

Production capacity for empiric Cuban COVID vaccine available

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Venezuela has the capacity to produce the experimental Cuban coronavirus vaccine candidate known as Abdala at a Caracas biomedical facility, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday.

Iran daily COVID-19 infections surpass 22,000

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 22,478 COVID-19 infections and 155 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.

Iran daily COVID infections hit new record high

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 22,568 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.

Iran 'Crab’ advances to French Créteil Intl. Women’s Filmfest

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian acclaimed animation ‘Crab’ directed by Shiva Sadegh Amini, has been accepted into French Créteil International Women’s Film Festival.

Over 20,900 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – More than 20,900 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Iran during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.

Iran registers record daily spike in COVID-19 cases

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed the record daily number of COVID-19 infections in the country in the course of the past 24 hours.

CBI Gov. urges IMF, World Bank to act fairly

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to act fairly with G24 countries.

N Korea not to participate in Olympics over COVID-19 concerns

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – North Korea said Tuesday it will not participate in the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics to protect its athletes against the global coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus daily death toll in Iran stands at 172

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iran registered one of the highest daily death rates from coronavirus infection in recent weeks with 172 fatalities.

Pope calls silence on Yemen crisis 'deafening, scandalous'

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Pope Francis has deplored the “deafening and scandalous silence” toward the crisis in Yemen, which has been under attack and siege for over five years.

Latest status of Iran-made viral vector vaccine

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The animal safety studies of an Iran-made COVID-19 vaccine that uses viral vector technology will likely end in two months.

Iran COVID-19 update: 11,680 cases, 161 deaths

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 11,680 COVID-19 infections and 161 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.