Coronavirus
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FAO: Multiple impact of COVID-19, desert locust will fuel hunger in Asia, the Pacific
Tehran, June 6, IRNA – While the world fights to slow the spread of COVID-19, the worst pandemic experienced in a century, countries in South and Southwest Asia are simultaneously responding to plagues of pests which threaten to worsen hunger and the livelihoods of millions of people, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned.
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Scientists from Pasteur, Royan institutes share COVID-19 experiments in virtual workshop
Tehran, June 4, IRNA - Scientists from Pasteur and Royan Medical Institutes shared experiments in a virtual workshop organized by Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) Laboratory Network focusing on coronavirus PCR and serology-based testing.
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Artist, elites should glorify self-sacrifice of medical staff: Gov’t Spox
Tehran, June 4, IRNA – The spokesman of the government wrote in an Instagram message that the artists and elites of Iran are expected to glorify self-sacrifice of the medical staff in the campaign against coronavirus pandemic and make the next generation aware of their bravery.
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3rd group of Iranian nationals in Spain return home
Madrid, June 3, IRNA – Upon the efforts made by Iranian diplomatic mission in Spain and coordination of Iran Air, third group of Iranian nationals in Spain returned to Iran.
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Some 64 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours
Tehran, June 2, IRNA – Some 64 Iranians died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours so that the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 7942, Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Tuesday.
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670,800 suspected coronavirus cases in Pakistan’s Lahore: Report
Islamabad, June 1, IRNA -- As Pakistan's coronavirus cases cross 72,000-mark, the provincial Punjab government has revealed that there are an estimated 670,800 coronavirus cases in provincial capital and country’s second-largest city Lahore.
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Official: 81 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours
Tehran, June 1, IRNA – The head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office said on Monday that 81 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,878.
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Iran, Turkmenistan to reopen borders next week as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Mashad, May 31, IRNA – Following gradual easing restrictions due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to reopen borders next week (on June 10), according to Iranian ambassador to Ashgabat.
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Official: 63 more Iranians die from coronavirus over past 24 hours
Tehran, May 28, IRNA - Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that 63 more coronavirus deaths were reported over the past 24 hours in Iran, bringing the total to 7,797.
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Cartoonists from 88 countries participate in Iran's coronavirus festival
Shiraz, May 30, IRNA – Vice-Chancellor of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences for Cultural Affairs said on Saturday that artists from 88 countries around the world have taken part in the International Cartoon Contest with 4,200 works.
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Iranian citizens back home from Uzbekistan amid COVID-19 restrictions
Tehran, May 28, IRNA – Iranian citizens, who were not able to come back home from Uzbekistan because of restriction due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), were carried back to Iran by a special flight on Thursday, Iran’s ambassador to Tashkent Hamid Nayyerabadi said.
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Rouhani calls for persistent fight against COVID-19
Tehran, May 28, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that everybody should get prepared for co-existence with coronavirus.
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Iran opens borders with Iraq, Turkey closed due to coronavirus epidemic
Tehran, May 27, IRNA – Iran opened Bazargan Border Points on Wednesday and Iraq is to open Shalamcheh Border Point with Iran next week.
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Iran: It is time to stand up against US violence, warmongering
Tehran, May 26, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry in a message referred to killing of thousands of American soldiers in battles caused by US insatiable greed, saying time is ripe to stand up against the US violence.
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Iran reopens Fatima Masumeh shrine
The shrine of Fatima Masumeh that is located in the holy city of Qom had been closed due to coronavirus (CPVID-19) outbreak. The place was reopened on May 25. The Shrine is where Fatima Masumeh, the sister of the eighth Imam Reza (AS), is laid to rest. May 25, 2020. IRNA/ Abbas Monajjemi Gilani
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Holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) reopens
When it comes to religious tourism in Iran, the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) could be regarded as a major destination. The shrine that was closed temporarily on March 14 due to coronavirus (CPVID-19) outbreak 2020 was reopened on May 25. The place is located in Mashad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province. May 25, 2020. Mohsen Bakhshandeh Zahmati
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Rouhani stresses efforts to curb inflation, coronavirus
Tehran, May 24, IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the relevant organizations' efforts to control coronavirus and inflation on separate phone calls with the country's minister of health and the governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on Sunday afternoon.
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Iran, Turkey presidents call for reopening air, land borders
Tehran, May 24, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday that the air and land borders of the two neighboring countries should reopen to resume trade ties and sharing experience on fighting coronavirus.
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Official: 58 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours
Tehran, May 24, IRNA – The head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office said on Sunday that 58 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,417.
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Armenia; Iran’s corridor to Europe
Tehran, May 23, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to Armenia said on Saturday that Armenia is considered as Iran’s corridor to other countries, especially the European ones.
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Official: 59 more Iranians die from coronavirus pandemic
Tehran, May 23, IRNA- Head of Iran’s Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday that 104,072 people out of a total of 133,521 infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) have recovered whereas 7,359 have lost their lives.
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Coronavirus not able to overshadow Muslims’ resolve to free Palestine
Bojnourd, May 23, IRNA – Two Iranian Sunni clerics and Friday prayer leaders said on Saturday that coronavirus pandemic which prevented the annual Quds Day rallies this year cannot overshadow the resolve of the Muslim nations to free Palestine.
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Official: 66 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours
Tehran, May 21, IRNA – The head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office said on Thursday that 66 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,249.
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China official calls for cooperation of Chinese-Iranian women
Beijing, May 20, IRNA - Deputy head of China' national organization for women affairs called here on Wednesday for closer cooperation of Chinese and Iranian women.
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Int'l language exams to re-start in Iran as of May 21
Tehran, May 20, IRNA - National Organization of Educational Testing announced on Wednesday that the international language exams which had already been postponed due to coronavirus pandemic will restart in Iran as of May 21.
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Iranian cinemas still closed
The photo album depicts two cinema halls in Mashhad Province of Iran. The places have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic since several weeks ago. May 19, 2020. IRNA/ Mohsen Bakhshandeh Zahmati
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Official says Iran can share its achievements in fight against COVID-19 with Islamic countries
Tehran, May 19, IRNA – Iran has gained remarkable achievements in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which can be shared with other Islamic countries, said Mohammad-Mehdi Jafari, the executive secretary of a seventh meeting of Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP).
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Iranian, Yemeni officials review political regional developments
Tehran, May 19, IRNA - Senior Iranian and Yemeni officials held a telephone conversation on the latest political developments in Yemen.
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Minister of culture says coronavirus still major issue of Iran, world
Tehran, May 19, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said that coronavirus is still main issue of Iran and the entire world.
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Coronavirus and gradual death of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention camps
Tehran, May 18, IRNA – As one of the oldest countries in the West Asian region, with a long history like that of ancient Egypt, Palestine has been occupied by the Zionists since 1948 on the basis of a British-designed conspiracy. It has now become a large prison for Palestinian fighters striving to free their country.