COVID-19

Leader attends Tasu’a night mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended Tasu’a night mourning ceremony on Saturday held at Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.

Russia MoD links USAID to emergence of COVID-19

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Russian Defense Ministry assumes a connection between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) program on bat control and the emergence of Covid.

Leader to attend Muharram mourning ceremony on Thu.

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Mourning ceremonies, marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) and his true companion, will be held at Imam Khomeini Husseiniyah on Thursday Aug. 04 in Tehran.

Biden tests positive for Covid, returns to quarantine

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) –  US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid Saturday and returns back to quarantine, Biden’s doctor Kevin O’Connor said in a written statement, adding that the US leader feels well and experiences no symptoms.

Germany sees alarming shortage in medicine: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The media reported about the shortage of medicine in Germany, among the powerful countries in the field of pharmaceuticals, due to the lack of raw materials.

WHO:

COVID cases tripled across Europe as hospitalizations double

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The European branch of the World Health Organization announced in a Tuesday memo that COVID-19 cases have tripled across the continent within the past six weeks, representing nearly half of all global infections.

Superpowers behaved like Hitler under pandemic: Iran minister

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi on Sunday said that "the superpowers behaved like Hitler towards Iran during under the Coronavirus pandemic."

WHO says COVID-19 remains global health emergency

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly 2-1/2 years after it was first declared.

Raeisi stresses observing health standards at borders

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian president has said that travelers must have Covid-19 negative test results and comply with the health standards when they enter the country through border crossings.

JFK airport evacuated after unattended bag sparks bomb scare

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport were evacuated on Sunday as a bomb squad cleared an unattended bag found at the venue, the US Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) announced.

Iran slams repeated abuse of UNSC authority by certain states

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi strongly criticized the abuse of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s duties and authorities by certain countries.

Raeisi:

Iran ready to send Covid-19 vaccines to Yemen

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Iranian president has told the head of the Yemeni political council that Tehran is ready to dispatch Covid-19 vaccines to help the impoverished country in the fight against the pandemic.

1st batch of COV-Iran Barakat vaccine arrives in Nicaragua

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – The first cargo of Iran’s domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine (COV-Iran Barakat) arrived in Nicaragua on Tuesday June 21.

Iran condemns imposing sanctions for political aims

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi strongly condemned the imposition of sanctions by some governments that use them as political leverage in their bilateral relations.

Iran lifts covid restrictions on flights to Turkey, Germany

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Airline of The Islamic Republic of Iran (IranAir) or Homa Airlines said on Saturday that the previously announced restrictions due to Covid-19 for traveling to Germany and Turkey have been removed.

Iran UN envoy:

Sanctions being used as method of war against civilians

TEHRAN, Jun. 3 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations called on the UN Security Council to hold certain states responsible for using economic sanctions as a method of war against other countries’ civilian populations.

Iran records the first day of no Covid deaths

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – After 2 years and 100 days of the Corona pandemic in the country, Iran recorded a day without Covid deaths.

Iran records only 2 deaths from Covid-19 for 2nd day

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The Iranian health ministry said in a statement on Monday that that daily death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic have dropped to 2 for the second day in a row.

WHO head praises Iran success in fighting Covid-19

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom has held a meeting with the Iranian health minister in Geneva during which he hailed Iran for the successful containing of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 deaths in Iran drop to record low 3 on Tuesday

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Covid-19 killed only 3 people throughout Iran in the past 24 hours, a statement by the Iranian health ministry said on Tuesday.

US' Blinken tests positive for Covid-19

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

Iran, Venezuela to sign energy deal despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Iran oil minister Javad Owji is making a trip to Venezuela that includes visiting oil facilities and signing energy deals between the two countries.

Iran registers lowest death toll from Covid-19 in over 2 yrs

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The number of patients who died in one single day of the coronavirus disease in Iran dropped to 11 on Saturday, the lowest in almost 2 years after thg outbreak of the contagious disease in early 2020.

US sanctions target countries economic recovery amid pandemic

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has said that the unilateral US sanctions have seriously targeted countries' economic recovery and development after the Covid-19.

Raeisi:

Iran determined to coop with countries in need to fight COVID

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Stressing the need for countries to cooperate in the fight against COVID-19, President said that Iran is determined to continue humanitarian policies and help countries in need in the region and other parts of the world.

Health minister:

Iran among top 10 countries in fight against COVID-19

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Referring to the global pandemic, Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said that Iran is among the first top 10 successful countries worldwide in the field of fighting against the pandemic.

Saudi Arabia sets limit of 1m Hajj pilgrims this year

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people – from both inside and outside the country – to perform the Hajj this year compared with only a few thousand local pilgrims over the past two years.

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 490mn: WHO

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 490 million and the number of fatalities has surpassed 6.15 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.