Coronavirus in Iran
The latest updates about coronavirus spread in Iran
Source: Ministry of Health
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September 05,2021A total of 40.29 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in 46 shipments were imported via Imam Khomeini International Airport from Feb. 3 to Sept. 5, 2021, according to the latest announcement of... -
September 03,2021A total of 4.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Iran on 238 pallets weighing 73 tons on Sept. 3, the largest coronavirus shipment imported so far, according to technical deputy of the...
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September 03,2021Iran’s largest shipment of Covid vaccines was delivered to the country on Friday as part of a ramped-up vaccination effort to curb the recent surge in cases and deaths.
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September 01,2021Nearly 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic, Iran’s tally of confirmed cases surged past the five million mark in the fifth peak of the disease.
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August 31,2021Iran has entered the fourth and final phase of its vaccination campaign as the Health Ministry has lowered vaccine eligibility age to people under the age of 60.
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August 30,2021Vaccine rollout is expected to expedite by next week when larger shipments start to arrive into the country, chairman of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Karim Hemmati, said on Monday.
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August 29,2021One hundred million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be imported by the end of 2021 as per contracts signed with international manufacturers, Nasser Riahi, the chairman of Iranian Pharmaceutical...
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August 29,2021President Ebrahim Raeisi on Saturday called for stricter enforcement of health protocols to help contain the coronavirus outbreak as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to sweep Iran.
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August 27,2021The number of Covid-19 deaths is surging in Iran and families are worried sick about catching the virus. High-ranking political officials are now more vocal about the importance of vaccine imports...
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August 25,2021The Health Ministry gave out a record 764,000 vaccine shots in one single day as authorities scurry to identify and immunize those most at risk of the coronavirus.
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August 24,2021Insurance companies paid more than 107 trillion rials ($386.2 million) to hospitals and medical centers since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Iran in February 2020.
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August 24,2021The Health Ministry on Tuesday logged an all-time high of 709 fatalities driven by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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August 24,2021A total of 26.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been imported to Iran in 40 shipments from Feb. 3 to Aug. 23, 2021, according to the technical deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs...
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August 22,2021On Sunday, Iran reported 684 deaths caused by the coronavirus, its highest single-day toll since the start of the outbreak amid the relentless spread of the Delta variant.
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August 22,2021Following the six-day lockdown, all businesses, with the exception of those listed below, may resume operations as of Aug. 22, according to an announcement of Iran Chamber of Guilds...
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August 22,2021Around 34 trillion rials ($124 million) worth of banking facilities out of a total of 52.5 trillion rials ($192 million) requested so far been granted to companies and businesses active in the...
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August 21,2021A shipment containing 25,000 doses of Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, donated by Serbia arrived at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of August 21.
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August 14,2021The National Coronavirus Headquarters announced a nationwide six-day lockdown to stem a tide of new Covid-19 infections caused by the Delta variant.
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August 14,2021Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on Thursday called for a faster vaccination drive by accelerating vaccine imports and domestic production to stem the spread of the Delta variant that is taking the...
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August 11,2021Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that containment of the Covid-19 outbreak is a national priority as the raging virus continued to take lives across...
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August 10,2021About 21 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were imported to Iran from Feb. 3 to Aug. 9, according to Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi, a senior official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs...
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August 10,2021The fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic infected over 40,800 Iranians and left 580 dead on Monday, the country’s largest single-day rise in cases and mortalities.
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August 09,2021Iran’s daily death toll caused by Covid-19 surpassed 500 for the first time since the start of the outbreak as the highly transmissible Delta variant ravages the country.
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August 08,2021Newly inaugurated President Ebrahim Raeisi said on Saturday that the relevant officials have one week to finalize and present a comprehensive plan to revamp the country’s Covid-19 response.
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August 01,2021Spokesman for the National Coronavirus Headquarters Alireza Raeisi urged for strict nationwide lockdowns to contain the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus.
