Coronavirus
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Chinese researchers find new bat-to-human coronavirus
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – A Chinese research team has discovered a new bat coronavirus which uses the same receptor as Covid-19 to infect humans.
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Euroskeptic Hungary takes over EU's rotating presidency
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – On July 1, Hungary, led by EU skeptic Viktor Orban, will take over the bloc's rotating presidency of the EU Council until the end of the year.
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Iran ready to facilitate health diplomacy in region: min.
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Stating that Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to ease health diplomacy in the region, Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi announced the development of joint cooperation with Republic of Tajikistan in the health field.
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About 40% of German firms left markets due to energy crisis
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Half of German companies have recently been unable to realize their investment plans, which they intended to do, due to the energy crisis, and 39% of them were forced to completely withdraw from some markets.
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IMF:
Iran’s economy predicted to grow 3% in 2022 despite sanctions
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that Iran's economy will experience positive growth in 2022 for the third consecutive year.
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Leader attends Imam Reza Shrine’s dust-cleaning ceremony
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The dust-cleaning ceremony of holy shrine of Eighth Infallible Imam of Household of Holy Prophet, Imam Reza (PBUH) was held on Sunday night with participation of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony on Ashura night
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura night held at Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseiniyah on Sunday.
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Governor declares disaster in NY over monkey pox outbreak
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster in New York on Friday amid rising cases of the monkey pox virus.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Iran’s economic growth to increase 3.7% in 2022: WB
TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The World Bank (WB) in its latest report said that Iran’s economy will grow by 3.7 percent thanks to oil exports jump and also public vaccination of people against coronavirus.
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Iran, China emphasize developing police, security cooperation
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of China stressed the need to enhance cooperation in the fields of security and police cooperation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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China reports first COVID deaths since January 2021
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – China has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, amid an Omicron-fulled surge of cases in the country’s northeast.
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Weekly COVID-19 cases up 8% worldwide: WHO
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Over 11 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 43,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.