Coronavirus

Efforts underway to repatriate Iranian students from Italy: Foreign Ministry

Mar 30, 2020 02:11

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it is taking the necessary measures to facilitate the return of Iranian students from Italy amid the quickly worsening coronavirus pandemic in the European country.
Syria confirms first COVID-19 death as health system reels from sanctions, war

Mar 30, 2020 01:58

Syria’s Health Ministry has confirmed its first death resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country’s fragile health system reels from years of foreign-backed war and sanctions.
Iran's Judiciary extends prison leave for some 100,000 inmates as coronavirus fight continues

Mar 30, 2020 01:08

Iran's Judiciary has once again extended prison leave for some 100,000 inmates as the country is pressing ahead with its measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
US wages medical terror against Iranians amidst COVID-19 pandemic: Zarif

Mar 29, 2020 12:08

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again hit out at the United States for its refusal to lift Iran sanctions amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, saying that Washington is upgrading its “economic terrorism” to a new level of “medical terror” against Iranians.
Iran begins use of plasma for COVID-19 patients

Mar 29, 2020 10:01

As the proportion of patients infected with COVID-19 continues to rise in Iran, Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran is facilitating access to COVID-19 convalescent plasma for use in patients with COVID-19 infections. This is while a number of the medical staff in the hospital are among the plasma donors who have been infected and have recovered recently.
President Rouhani: Coronavirus has united Iran despite hardships

Mar 29, 2020 08:50

President Hassan Rouhani has hailed Iran’s “acceptable” handling of the novel coronavirus, saying the disease has cemented national unity despite all the hardships it has caused.
World’s coronavirus infections pass 660,000

Mar 29, 2020 07:14

Cases of coronavirus infection in the world have surpassed 660,000, while the epidemic has yet to reach its peak in the worst-hit countries of Europe and has just begun in the world’s poorest continent, Africa.
Egypt forces journo to leave after reporting on high estimation of coronavirus cases

Mar 29, 2020 06:44

A British-German journalist has been forced to leave Egypt after reporting on a study that said the North African country was likely to have many more people infected with the new coronavirus than had been officially reported.
Italy unveils extraordinary economic package amid coronavirus epidemic

Mar 29, 2020 04:06

On Saturday evening, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a 4.3-billion-euro package of measures to help the poorest sections of the population cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
North Korea launches 2 unidentified projectiles: South

Mar 29, 2020 03:55

North Korea has fired two “short-range projectiles” into the ocean off its east coast, South Korea says, calling the launches “very inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.