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.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held a meeting in Tehran to examine and resolve the problems in the course of trade exchange with the neighboring states.
Iran has received a consignment of medical equipment provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), including 100,000 novel coronavirus diagnostic test kits.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the so-called humanitarian channel launched by the Swiss government on 3 December 2019 has been faced with the US sabotage, and Iran is not given the permission to transfer its resources to the channel.
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.
Public places of Iran's Hamadan are disinfected three times a day by the municipality in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Photo by Pourya Pakizeh, ISNA
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, March 2, 2020, and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
If today’s economy is centered on data, what does it mean to future database administrators? For many companies, data is the driving force behind their existence. This means the role of knowledgeable database administrators is important today like never before.
An Iranian traditional medicine expert says “medical fasting” could help reduce the chance of coronavirus infection by boosting the body’s immune system.
The Syrian army has announced the closure of airspace over its northwestern provinces, warning Turkey that it will shoot down any invading aircraft in the area.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, March 1, 2020, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
A masterpiece of carving art, created by an acclaimed Iranian artist, has been put up for sale at an auction with a minimum sale price of 500,000 US dollars.
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.
“There Is No Evil”, the latest film directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, has won him the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
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.
Popular campaign in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas to help firefighters disinfect public places late at midnight amid an outbreak of coronavirus.
Photo by Rahbar Emamdari, Mehr News Agency
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the US has no legal position to sign a peace deal for Afghanistan or to decide the future situation of the country.