Healthcare

The director of Tehran’s Crisis Prevention and Management Organization says the number of infections and deaths from Covid’s last strain known as Omicron has doubled.

A senior Iranian health official says observations show the Omicron strain of the coronavirus is able to infect the lungs as well, although it mainly affects the upper respiratory tract.

Covid death toll remains high in Iran where the Coronavirus pandemic, now driven into the Omicron strain of the virus, is infecting tens of thousands on a daily basis.

The numbers of Civid-19 infections and deaths are surging in Iran as the country grapples with its sixth wave of the outbreak of the respiratory disease

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Sunday showed that 148 more people died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Saturday showed that 133 more people died of the disease in the past 24 hours.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has referred to the rapid spread of the Covid 19’s new strain known as Omicron, stressing the need to pay serious attention to preventive measures.

Kindergartens have been closed in Iranian cities where coronavirus infections have considerably risen in recent days.

Officials say Iran's Razi Cov Pars COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be more effective than some imported types and there has been demand for it from a number of countries.

The spread of a new variant of the coronavirus known as Omicron has pushed up the number of Iranian cities declared Covid-19 red zones to 247 with no blue (very low risk) cities left in the country.

Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has said the country is in the middle of the sixth wave of the Coivd outbreak.

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Friday showed that 143 more people died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

The director of biotechnology of Iran’s Razi Institute says studies show Razi CovPars Covid-19 vaccine is 2.5 to three times more effective than Sinofarm.

Iran's Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has warned that children are vulnerable to a new variant of the coronavirus known as Omicron.

130 more people in Iran have lost their lives to the coronavirus, the latest figures released by the Iranian Health Ministry showed on Thursday as a new variant of the virus known as Omicron has spread across the country.

Iran has recorded nearly 40,000 new coronavirus infections for the third straight day as the Omicron variant of the virus wreaks havoc in the country.

Iranian experts have designed and developed a test kit capable of detecting infection with the coronavirus within only 20 seconds and with high accuracy.

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Iranian Health Ministry figures show that since Monday, 114 people have died of Covid-19 across the country. Yesterday’s daily death toll was 104.

Iran begins vaccination of 5 to 9-year-old children amid warnings by the Health Ministry about the threat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses to kids. Caretaker of the ministry’s public relations center says the vaccination began nationwide for the age group on Tuesday.

A spokesman for Iran’s National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus has said Covid-related restrictions that have been already put in place will be extended for another two weeks.

Iranian Health Ministry figures show that since Sunday, 104 people have died of Covid-19 countrywide.

Covid deaths have hit a new high in Iran. The country’s Health Ministry figures show that since Saturday, 85 have died of the disease countrywide.

Iran’s Health Ministry has warned of a surge in hospitalizations and deaths due to the new variant of the coronavirus, amid vaccine resistance among part of the population.

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Saturday showed 23,130 people tested positive for Covid over the past 24 hours.