Coronavirus in Iran

Given the end of the pandemic phase of Covid-19, the production of new coronavirus vaccines should come on the agenda, Hamidreza Jamaati, secretary of the science committee for Covid, stated on…

A member of the national science committee on Covid urged the public to exercise caution due to the recent surge in Covid cases inside Iran and the emergence of highly transmissible Omicron…

Hospitalization rates for Covid patients have increased in the Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Iran’s primary medical center for coronavirus referrals, a member of the disease’s science committee,…

Due to the increase in the number of outpatient visits related to the coronavirus, fatalities from the disease are likely to follow suit over the next few weeks, a senior official with the…

The coronavirus still poses a threat and protective measures cannot be ended, Ahmad Tabatabaei, a member of the science committee to fight Covid, stated on Wednesday.  “[Covid] can still…

In response to circulation of rumors surrounding the closure of schools and universities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry on Tuesday in a statement denied any plans…

Deputy Health Minister Saeed Karimi stated that all medical facilities have been placed on alert in spite of optimistic estimates that the new wave of the Covid will be milder than previous ones…

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has placed all healthcare providers on alert in an effort to contain the fast-spreading Omicron subvariants that were identified in the country last week.…

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday called for improved Covid preventive measures as the detection of highly transmissible Omicron subvariants stoked fears of another peak. 

The chances of another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting Iran is growing as Omicron infections have surged in other parts of the globe, the spokesman for the Health Ministry, Pedram Pakaein…

Iran is on the lookout for a fresh wave of Covid-19 pandemic as the head of the Health Ministry’s Center for Infectious Disease Control, Shahnam Arshi, warned that another surge was likely.…

The Health Ministry’s weekly report showed a sharp drop in the number of cities color-coded as red, or extremely high-risk Covid zones, from last week’s 64 to only eight as the seventh wave of…

President Ebrahim Raisi urged stricter adherence to health protocols and the administration Covid-19 booster shots as new school and university semesters fast approach and incoming religious…

Wearing masks on board flights is now compulsory, says the spokesperson of Iran Aviation Organization in line with the renewed Covid protocol. “All airlines are required to observe the new…

Covid-19 outpatient visits and hospitalizations have been on the decline in the past few days throughout the country, head of the national science committee against the coronavirus, Saeed Karimi…

The Health Ministry on Monday registered 62 mortalities from the highly contagious coronavirus as the seventh wave of the pandemic continued to spread relentlessly throughout the country.…

The number of cities on coronavirus red alert more than doubled in a span of one week, from 57 to now 120 as highly contagious variants of the original virus circulate throughout the country.…

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi urged Iranians to strictly follow Covid safety measures given that the seventh wave of the pandemic has not peaked and transmission rates are still climbing.…

The Health Ministry on Sunday registered more than 8,800 active coronavirus cases from throughout the country, the highest daily record since late February.  The tally showed a 27.5% spike…

Iran has reinstated its conditions for air travel to the country amid a new wave of Covid-19, according to the spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran. “Passengers are required…

The Health Ministry on Wednesday logged a dramatic increase in daily coronavirus cases and fatalities as the highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant BA.5 continued its relentless spread across…

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi on Saturday announced that Iran had entered the seventh wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraged the public to administer booster shots as soon as possible.…

The highly contagious BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is quickly becoming the dominant strain across Iran, accounting for 35-40% of all cases, Hamidreza Jamaati, head of the national Covid science…

Alireza Zali, head of Tehran’s coronavirus operations, said on Sunday that everyone should get a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as active cases surged and experts warned of another wave…

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi encouraged everyone over the age of 12 to receive a Covid-19 booster shot given the recent surge in active cases and hospitalizations.  “Our advice to the…