Coronavirus

Zarif calls on removal of the illegal sanctions to help fighting coronavirus epidemic

Mar 12, 2020 14:23

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written a letter to the United Nations secretary general, calling lifting of the unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on the country, which have greatly hampered the Islamic Republic’s fight against the new coronavirus epidemic.
Iran asks IMF for $5bn in emergency funding to battle coronavirus as cases spike

Mar 12, 2020 11:51

The Central Bank of Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $5 billion emergency funding to fight a coronavirus pandemic as the number of infections keeps growing in the country.
Oil prices fall further 6 percent

Mar 12, 2020 08:37

Oil prices have plunged a further six percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced travel restrictions on Europe to combat the spread of the coronavirus, ramping up fears of more recession.
Tehran: US doesn’t allow Iran to use Swiss trade channel for importing medicine

Mar 12, 2020 03:55

Foreign Ministry spokesman has questioned the US claim that medicines are not subject to sanctions, saying Washington does not allow financial transactions through a Swiss humanitarian channel amid Tehran’s battle against the spreading coronavirus in the country.
COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic, WHO says

Mar 12, 2020 03:53

The World Health Organization said for the first time on Wednesday that it now sees the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic.
Dollar slides after Trump bans travel from Europe to fight virus

Mar 12, 2020 02:28

The dollar careened against the euro and yen on Thursday after US President Donald Trump rattled markets with a month-long ban on European travel to the United States.
Iran: Red Crescent to increase production of medical apparel

Mar 12, 2020 02:14

The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced it is increasing the production of three-layer masks and hospital clothing. The masks are said to be giving a higher level of protection against the novel coronavirus.
Iran doing its best in COVID-19 battle despite lack of equipment: WHO

Mar 12, 2020 02:07

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) says the Islamic Republic of Iran is doing its best in the fight against the novel coronavirus despite a lack of sufficient equipment and facilities mainly caused by the US sanctions.
Iran’s leading carmaker IKCO halts production due to coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020 01:27

Iran’s leading car manufacturer the Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has decided to halt production at all its plants after reports emerged its workers had contracted coronavirus.
Iran goes on mass production of thermal imaging cameras amid virus surge

Mar 11, 2020 15:22

Iran has unveiled a first model of a domestically-manufactured thermal imaging camera amid efforts to contain the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.