Healthcare

Iran predicts injection of 4th Covid vaccine shot in months

The head of the vaccination department of Iran’s Health Ministry predicts that all Iranians will be able to get their fourth shot of Covid vaccine in the second half of the Persian year of 1401.

Millions of Iran-made Covid jabs exported to Venezuela

The Iranian health minister says the country has exported 4 million doses of Covid vaccine to Venezuela.

Covid infections keep declining in Iran

The number of Covid infections in Iran keeps declining with the Iranian Health Ministry figures on Saturday putting the daily caseload at 103 including 20 hospitalizations. The Friday tally was 185.

No more red, orange cities on Iran’s Covid map

The Iranian Health Ministry says there are no red or orange cities and towns in Iran in terms of risk from the Covid pandemic.

Iran detects six suspected cases of monkeypox

Iranian health officials have reported six suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare disease that used to be confined to Africa but has recently started showing face in different countries worldwide.

42 people hospitalized with COVID in Iran over past day

Official data released on Friday show that a mere 42 people have required professional medical help for COVID-19 at Iranian hospitals over the past 24 hours.

Iran Covid deaths stand at 3

Iran’s Health Ministry figures, released on Thursday, show that Covid has killed 3 people over the past 24 hours. The daily caseload was 217 and the number of hospitalizations was 41.

Health official: No monkeypox cases in Iran yet

An Iranian Health Ministry official says studies show that monkeypox has not yet arrived in Iran.

Iran Covid: 5 killed, 293 new infections

The number of Covid fatalities in Iran remains single digit over two weeks after it fell below 10. The Iranian health ministry figures on Wednesday showed that the disease had killed 5 people over the past 24 hours.

Newborn baby found in dumpster in southern Tehran

A video on Tuesday went viral showing people finding a newborn baby inside a dumpster in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Iran health minister tells WHO chief Covid contained despite sanctions

Iranian Health Minister has told the World Health Organization’s Secretary General Tedros Adhanom that Iran has successfully contained the Covid pandemic thanks to round-the-clock efforts by its healthcare staff and people’s support for the drive.

Health Ministry official: No cases of monkeypox discovered in Iran

The Iranian Health Ministry says no monkeypox case has been discovered in the country yet.

Covid kills 3 across Iran with 312 new infections

The number of Covid deaths in Iran has dropped to 3. That’s according to figures released by the Health Ministry on Sunday.

Iran Covid death toll unchanged in third day in a row

Iran’s daily Covid death toll has remained unchanged for a third day in a row. The Iranian health ministry figures on Saturday showed that 9 people had died of the virus in the past 24 hours.

Covid kills 9 in past day in Iran

The number of Covid deaths in Iran on Friday remained unchanged compared to Thursday with the Health Ministry figures showing 9 people to have died of the disease in the past 24 hours.

Covid death toll remains single-digit in Iran

The daily death toll from Covid in Iran remains single-digit. The Health Ministry figures on Thursday showed that 9 people died of the virus in the past 24 hours.

People helped contain COVID contagion in Iran, not resources alone: Health Minister

Iran’s health minister says the Iranian people’s active participation helped curb the spread of the coronavirus in Iran, not mere access to financial and medical resources.

Iran Covid: 8 deaths, 288 infections

The downward trend in Covid deaths and infections is holding in Iran as per figures released by the Health Ministry.

Downward trend in Iran Covid deaths holding

Figures released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Tuesday showed that Covid had killed 4 people in the past 24 hours in the country.

Iranian official warns of danger from new Covid strains

The secretary of Iran’s Covid Scientific Committee has warned of new waves of the disease in the country. Hamidreza Jamaati said reports from other countries about new strains of Covid are worrying.

Iran Covid: 7 killed, 255 infected, no red zone

The Iranian Health Ministry’s Saturday figures show that Covid has killed 7 people in the past 24 hours in the country. The daily caseload also stands at 255.

President Raisi urges authorities to brace for new Covid strains

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged authorities to maintain their readiness to fight new strains of Covid-19.

Iran’s color-coded Covid map clear of ‘red,’ ‘orange’ cities as virus wanes

Iran’s color-coded Covid-19 map currently has no zones categorized as high-risk “red” and moderate-risk “orange,” as the coronavirus, which causes the disease, keeps showing signs of waning countrywide.

Iran Covid: Downward trend holding

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Thursday showed that the downward trend in Covid deaths and infections is holding in the country. The tally put the number of deaths from Wednesday to Thursday at 3. The total deaths toll from Covid is 141,201.

Fewer but still many vaccination centers active in Iran: Official

An Iranian health official says 5,400 centers continue to operate in Iran to administer COVID-19 vaccines, down from a high of 13,000 at the height of vaccination efforts.

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