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The spokesperson for the Iranian Taskforce on Combatting Novel Coronavirus has called on people to join the nationwide “helping hand” campaign to assist the Red Crescent Society in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly in the underprivileged areas.
Spokesman for the Iranian Taskforce on Combatting Novel Coronavirus Ali Rabiei says the country has got out of “the primary coronavirus shock” and will finally survive the crisis.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expounded on the latest measures taken by the ministry in close cooperation and coordination with the Health Ministry in order to minimize the adverse effects of the coronavirus epidemic.
The head of Iran’s Emergency Services Organisation Pir-Hossein Kolivand is infected with the novel coronavirus and his test result has been positive, says the Organization’s spokesman.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the whole Iranian organizations to work in close cooperation with the Health Ministry in the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the mechanisms it uses to monitor the performance of various countries in relation to their handling of the coronavirus epidemic do not show any cover-up by the Iranian government with regard to Iran’s virus crisis.
Iran has received a consignment of medical equipment provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), including 100,000 novel coronavirus diagnostic test kits.
While people are strongly advised to refrain from traveling after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran, the hotels in the historical city of Yazd have closed up of their own volition as a precautionary measure.
An Iranian traditional medicine expert says “medical fasting” could help reduce the chance of coronavirus infection by boosting the body’s immune system.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus epidemic in Iran has risen to 54 on Sunday, a Health Ministry official said, noting that the total number of confirmed cases of infection has reached 978.
China’s Red Cross has donated a batch of coronavirus kits to Iranian Red Crescent Society to help prevent and control the spread of the disease in Iran.
The CEO of a major hygienic products company in Tehran says the company is ready to produce 90 tonnes of disinfectant gel and liquid daily to fight against coronavirus.
Deputy Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says three of the army’s hospitals have been dedicated to coronavirus patients.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) gave an assurance on Sunday that its forces will keep providing whatever assistance necessary to contain the novel coronavirus in Iran until the situation returns to normal.
