coronavirus

2025-01-07 15:15

Should we be worried about HMPV? expert explains

TEHRAN –Following the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China which has sparked concerns worldwide, the secretary of the association of infectious and tropical diseases experts has provided some explanations about the situation as well as current common respiratory diseases in Iran.

2024-08-21 19:23

Iran, Cuba discuss joint response to decry U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN- Representatives from Iran's Pasteur Institute and the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute convened with their Cuban counterparts to address the impacts and challenges posed by the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States.

2023-09-03 18:17

Mashhad expects travel boom as Iran relaxes COVID rules

TEHRAN—The number of foreign arrivals in Mashhad is expected to double during the last ten days of Safar, the second month of the lunar Islamic calendar in which Shia Muslims hold special mourning services.

2023-08-14 18:22

Armenian travel insiders visiting Iran on fam tour

TEHRAN – Eight tour operators and tourism experts from Armenia are visiting Iran attractions on a feminization tour, a tourism ministry official in charge of foreign tourism marketing said on Sunday.

2023-07-30 19:02

COVID travel restrictions have ended in Iran

TEHRAN – All remaining COVID travel restrictions have now been lifted for passengers entering Iran.

2023-07-01 17:45

Iran’s foreign arrivals in two months rise 50% y/y: minister

TEHRAN- Foreign tourist arrivals in Iran saw a rise of 50 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year from a year earlier, the tourism minister has said.

2023-04-04 16:03

Covid-19 cases likely to rise in coming days

TEHRAN – The deputy health minister has said that the increasing trend of coronavirus cases in the country will likely continue in the coming days.

2023-03-26 15:27

Covid-19 death toll in Iran hits 145,200

TEHRAN - Over the past 24 hours, 24 people infected with the coronavirus died, increasing the total number of deaths in the country to 145,200.

2023-03-24 15:22

738 new cases of coronavirus found in Iran

TEHRAN – Over the past 24 hours, 738 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

2023-03-18 16:21

Ninth wave of COVID-19 on the cards

TEHRAN –The ninth wave of the coronavirus may hit the country as the number of people being infected with the disease is on the rise.

2023-03-06 18:43

Tehran maintains pre-departure COVID test requirements for non-Iranian nationals

TEHRAN – Iran is to scrap COVID negative test on arrival rule for Iranian nationals, but it decides to maintain pre-departure COVID test requirements for overseas travelers.

2023-02-25 22:55

First mRNA-based COVID vaccine starts clinical trial

TEHRAN – In a ceremony at Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran, the clinical trial of the first domestically produced mRNA-based vaccine for the coronavirus started on Saturday.