Healthcare

The Imam Khomeini International Airport, the main entry point for foreign flights in Iran, has made PCR tests for coronavirus obligatory for every traveller entering the country, even those who have been vaccinated.

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says the coronavirus vaccine the force is developing has successfully passed the first phase of clinical trials.

Iran has begun the vaccination of pregnant women against the coronavirus.

The Food and Drug Organisation of Iran says permits have been issued for imports of American-made Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, which were earlier banned by Iran's Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to accelerate the import of foreign-made COVID-19 vaccines.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatoolah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on the country’s officials to do whatever they can to contain the spread of the coronavirus as soon as possible.

The spokesman for the Covo-Pars vaccine project of Iran’s Razi Institute, which is undergoing clinical trial, says the second phase of its trials show 80 percent effectiveness in protecting people against the coronavirus.

Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima-Sadat Lari has reported the biggest daily rise in the number of COVID-19 deaths and infections since the beginning of the outbreak.

Iran has confirmed 542 new fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus, the biggest daily rise in the number of deaths since the beginning of the outbreak in Iran.

Major General Hossein Salami, the Chief-Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has received the first dose of an Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the country had no other choice but to stand on its own two feet and rely on domestic production in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Iran’s Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the number of people inoculated against COVID-19 has passed ten million.

Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the government officials must do their best to vaccinate people against the coronavirus as soon as possible.

A group of young Iranian researchers have designed and developed a handwriting diagnosis device that identifies the type of disease people are suffering from.

All government offices, banks, and roads will be closed in Tehran and Alborz provinces as of Tuesday for six days in a bid to contain the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19, Iranian coronavirus officials say

Iran says a large part of its coronavirus vaccine imports have come from China.

A leading member of the team in charge of the production of CovIran Barekat vaccine has answered questions, circulating on social media, on why authorities disposed of 2.1 million doses of the Iranian anti-COVID 19 shot.

The Iranian president has warned against another surge in the coronavirus outbreak if health protocols are not observed.

Authorities say some 27,000 foreign visitors travelled to Iran in the second quarter of 2021 for medical treatment.

The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) says there are restrictions on flights from Iran to 39 countries at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran will have imported some 6 million doses of coronavirus vaccines by July 23, 2021, an Iranian official says.

Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman says 3,010,090 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease or been discharged from the hospital so far.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Indian variant of COVID-19 has entered into Iran's central provinces and made the country’s situation worse than previous weeks.

A high-ranking Iranian lawmaker says the country needs 120 million doses of vaccine to acquire immunity against the novel coronavirus, but the total number of foreign and domestic vaccines does not meet this need.

An Iranian high-tech company has produced a protective abdominal binder for pregnant women that uses special fabric, containing nanoparticles, to protect the health of mothers and the fetus.