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2023-01-01 18:26
New wave of Covid looming
TEHRAN – Three new strains of BQ1, XBB, and BA2, have been diagnosed recently in patients, deputy health minister Hossein Farshidi said, warning that the new wave of Covid began.
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2022-12-31 19:06
Preventive measures intensified to deal with new Covid wave
TEHRAN – With the emergence of new Omicron strains, people should take preventive measures and observe health protocols strictly, a spokesman of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has said.
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2022-12-24 17:45
Risk of new Covid wave snowballing
TEHRAN – There is a high risk of a new coronavirus wave while the existing variants are not over yet, Behnam Arshi, head of the office of infectious diseases of the Ministry of Health, said.
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2022-12-06 20:21
Global tourism on track to gain 65% of pre-COVID levels by year-end
TEHRAN – The UN World Tourism Organization believes that global tourism is on track to reach 65 percent of pre-pandemic levels of international visitors by the end of 2022.
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2022-11-01 21:03
Qatar drops COVID testing for incoming travelers ahead of World Cup
TEHRAN – Qatar has rescinded a requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move in favor of football fans ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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2022-09-18 18:24
Iran ranked 19th in tourism contribution to GDP
TEHRAN - Iran ranked 19th out of 185 countries in the 2021 Travel & Tourism Total Contribution to GDP Index, according to a biennial report released by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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2022-08-14 21:21
454 Covid deaths reported in a week
TEHRAN – During the third week of the current Iranian calendar month (August 5-12), 454 deaths as a result of the coronavirus were reported across the country.
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2022-07-30 20:16
COVID deaths triple in week
TEHRAN – The number of coronavirus deaths registered across the country has tripled in the first week of the current Iranian calendar month, ending July 29, compared with a week earlier, the Health Ministry reported on Saturday.
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2022-07-22 16:46
Seventh peak of COVID-19 expected by October
TEHRAN – A new wave of the coronavirus is currently sweeping the country and the seventh peak of the disease is expected to occur by October.
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2022-07-20 20:17
Over 700 tourism events held in Iran during four months, deputy minister says
TEHRAN – More than 700 tourism events have been held across Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), the deputy tourism minister has said.
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2022-07-05 17:11
By Mohammad Mazhari
Covid possibly came out of a U.S. biotechnology lab, says Columbia professor
“Bioweapons research needs to stop,” Jeffrey Sachs suggests
TEHRAN – Claiming that Coronavirus might have originated from a U.S. lab, a renowned economist and policy analyst urges the American government to be more transparent about the research it was sponsoring.
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2022-07-02 17:28
COVID-19 cases increase by 3 folds
TEHRAN – In the first week of the Iranian calendar month of Tir which began on June 25, COVID-19 hospitalizations and outpatients have tripled in the country.
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2022-06-11 20:00
IranAir: Germany, Turkey end COVID curbs on flights from Iran
TEHRAN – Germany and Turkey have removed their COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights from Iran, Iran’s flag carrier, IranAir, announced on Saturday.
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2022-05-27 19:09
Venezuela adds Iran to its safe travel list as COVID eases
TEHRAN - Venezuela has added Iran to its safe travel list as the Islamic Republic experiences very low COVID-19 levels.
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2022-05-23 19:16
Iran eases COVID-related restrictions on intl. travelers
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control on Sunday issued a new set of rules for incoming international travelers, easing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the Islamic Republic records low rates of infection for weeks.
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2022-05-21 18:57
Mashhad’s intl. air passenger traffic jumps 310% year on year
TEHRAN - The number of international passengers flying to Mashhad in Farvardin (March 21-April 20) soared 310 percent year on year to over 41,000, a local aviation official said on Saturday.
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2022-05-21 16:35
Some $45m allotted to empower women heads of households
TEHRAN – A total budget of 13 trillion rials (nearly $44.8 million) has been earmarked to empower women heads of households under the coverage of the Welfare Organization, the deputy head of the Organization, has said.
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2022-05-18 20:00
European tourists visit northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of European sightseers visited the Khaf county of Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Khaf’s tourism chief said on Wednesday.
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2022-05-18 13:28
Asian Para Games delayed until 2023
TEHRAN - The 2022 Asian Para Games that were scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Games' organizing committee (HAPGOC) said on Tuesday.
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2022-05-17 20:51
Global tourism estimated to achieve full recovery by 2025
TEHRAN – Global tourism is projected to gain full recovery by 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company.
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2022-05-15 18:03
Raisi began ‘biggest turning point’ in curbing COVID-19: American think tank
TEHRAN - RAND institution, an American nonprofit global policy think tank, has reported that the biggest turning point in containing the coronavirus pandemic in Iran was when the country began accelerating the daily administration of vaccines last summer by the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi.
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2022-05-14 17:51
Japanese sightseers resume Iran tours
TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of Japanese sightseers has commenced an Iran excursion, a tourism official has said.
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2022-05-10 19:18
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
Swimming coach Hazrati not happy with Asian Games’ postponement
TEHRAN - Head coach of Iran men's national swimming team, Khashayar Hazrati, says that the postponement of the 2022 Asian Games has massively changed the planning and the goals of the team.
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2022-05-10 18:32
33rd Tehran International Book Fair kicks off
TEHRAN – The first in-person edition of the Tehran International Book Fair was inaugurated on Tuesday evening after two years of lockdowns caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
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2022-05-08 18:56
By Farrokh Hesabi
Asian Games’ postponement: opportunity or threat for Iranians?
TEHRAN - The postponement of the 2022 Asian Games has been of benefit for some Iranian athletes and federations, while it also brings its own set of challenges for others.
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2022-05-06 14:44
2022 Asian Games postponed
TEHRAN - The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games have been postponed, the organizers said on Friday.
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2022-04-30 17:33
Elderly, vulnerable people to get fourth dose of Covid vaccine
TEHRAN – People aged 70 years and above and people with underlying diseases or immunodeficiency will receive the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control.
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2022-04-24 17:55
Iranian researchers register patent for anti-coronavirus intranasal mask
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian researchers has managed to register a worldwide patent for an anti-coronavirus intranasal mask.
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2022-04-05 19:18
Mashhad makes medical tourism a $48 million industry in year
TEHRAN – Mashhad played host to about 24,300 foreign travelers who reportedly spent some $48 million to use medical services during the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20.
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2022-04-02 20:30
Persian new year: domestic travel to Yazd up 34 percent
TEHRAN – Domestic travel to Yazd ramped up 34 percent during the recent new year (Noruz) as the Iranian government allowed fully-vaccinated people to travel during the two-week holidays.