The Ministry’s spokesman, Kianoush Jahanpour, on Saturday confirmed 1,529 new cases of Coronavirus infection, increasing the total number of cases to 106,220.
He said 48 people have also died of the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,589.
According to the spokesman, 2,696 patients are in severe conditions of the disease.
So far, he added, 573,220 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country.
Deputy Chief of Iran’s Judiciary for Human Rights and International Affairs said 15 Indonesian inmates and a Chinese prisoner have been handed over to representatives of the embassies of Indonesia and China in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan and have been extradited to their respective countries after legal procedures.
Mahmoud Abbasi, who also chairs the Judiciary’s Committee on Extradition of Convicts, said the extradition process has been carried out under the auspices of the Judiciary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Iranian Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Indonesian and Chinese citizens have been imprisoned in Iran on charge of smuggling fuel.
“With such humanitarian and philanthropic measure from the Islamic Republic of Iran, we are negotiating to extradite our inmates from Indonesia and China to the country’s (Iran’s) prisons,” Abbasi noted.
Hassan Rouhani ordered Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari to tap into all existing potential and lend unflinching support to scientific and research centres to set the stage to boost the production of diagnosis kits in order to both meet domestic need and export the product.
The president also touched upon the progress made in the country’s research sector to provide equipment needed to tackle the disease.
He also received a report by Health Minister Saeid Namaki on the situation of the national campaign against the coronavirus pandemic, the screening plan and the implementation of health protocols in different areas.
The president also thanked efforts by the health ministry and health personnel across the nation to effectively control the disease.
“All relevant bodies are duty-bound to work with the health ministry to enforce and monitor [the proper enforcement of] health protocols, so that we will see a rise in the number of white areas and the reopening of all businesses and crowded centres in those areas, especially the reopening of religious centres,” he said.
The president also underlined the need to keep giving the necessary information to people and the necessity of observing health protocols until the spread of the disease stops.
Alireza Raisi said the first phase of the plan has come to an end. “One important and major thing which is being done in Tehran province with a vengeance is the screening plan,” said the top official Saturday.
“It is the second phase which is being done. As you know, the first phase has come to an end,” he added.
He said individuals are being tested for COVID-19 at select laboratories to detect coronavirus-positive people.
“One of the concerns in Tehran is that the city, some shopping malls, businesses and workshops and other places are crowded, and we ask dear citizens in Tehran to observe health tips, so that we’ll get through this stage as well,” he said.
He said the trend of tackling the disease is a good one, urging people to stick to stay-at-home orders as well as health protocols.
Doing exercises like yoga can play an effective role in counteracting the stress and pressures of the coronavirus.
Yoga techniques can be really useful in comforting your nervous system and helping to confront your emotions.
Thanks to the advancement of technology and the creation of various welfare facilities people have little activity nowadays. However, in the current situation, due to the limited sports activities amid the coronavirus outbreak, the need to spend some hours on physical activities is felt very much.
Mahdi Raghebpour, who is a sports specialist, says in the current situation, as the stress and psychological pressures caused by the coronavirus is felt everywhere, exercise can be one of the most important ways to reduce strain and prevent many diseases.
In an interview with IRNA, he added physical activities of yoga improve the function of the hormonal system. Moreover, yoga exercises improve flexibility, muscle strength, blood circulation and oxygen uptake.
Yoga techniques reduce emotional excitement and sensitivity and consequently increase lung capacity.
These days, all the media are warning the elderly about COVID-19, but we need to understand them. This period is when people can spend more time on their health and well-being, said Raghebpour.
Although this period can be associated with some physical problems, the elderly should pay more attention to their health than before.
“Though the changes in older ages limit some activities, they cause them to do exercises such as brisk walking and yoga,” he noted.
Yoga helps the body to be fit, the psyche to be more relaxed, and the mind to be more focused. It forces you to have a positive outlook on life by accepting and understanding the circumstances in which you are.
Raghebpour advised people to practice according to the schedule, never stretch too much, and do the movements slowly.
The overall index increased by more than 26,000 points as trading opened on Saturday, May 9, 2020, to reach 1,004,474 points.
The benchmark Tehran Stock Exchange index has been growing in recent weeks.
According to experts, the main reason for the unprecedented increase in the stock market index and its record-breaking is the flow of stray cash into the stock market and the pressure to buy stocks of limited companies on the stock exchange and over-the-counter.
Also trading permission granted for “Justice Shares” held by low-income Iranian families and the initial offering of major state-owned companies as well as the four-time return of the stock market index over the past year have led people to invest in this market.
Some economists warn that people should avoid emotional behaviour in the stock market and be careful, as risk is a natural part of the stock market.
On the other hand, the recession in parallel markets such as real estate, gold, foreign currency and cars has prompted people to invest in the stock market. Therefore, the managers of listed and over-the-counter companies should seize the opportunity to issue securities to implement development projects and new investment projects.
The pink wetland of Lipar is located just 200 meters from the northern edge of the Sea of Oman and south of a namesake village in Chabahar, in Sistan and Baluchistan province.
This unique wetland is one of the alluring natural attractions of the area where those who are fond of the marine environment can catch a glimpse of beautiful scenery. What stands out about the wetland, which sits on the edge of Lipar’s seasonal lagoon 20 kilometers to the east of Chabahar, is its water which looks pink.
This body of water which is 10 hectares in area accounts for 90 percent of herbal planktons in the region and is home to a large number of species, flora and fauna.
The following is a collection of the pictures of the unique wetland Irandesert.com posted online:
Javad Bakhtiari, who is an acclaimed calligrapher, has developed a special badge to express gratitude for the nurses’ pains during the past few months.
He has joined the campaign called “Mashahonar” to create works of art for the people locked down during the coronavirus pandemic.
As pat of the campaign, a group of artists from various disciplines announced they would produce works of art for people who endure the tough conditions of home quarantine amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Javad Bakhtiari is a prominent Iranian calligrapher who has studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts at University of Tehran, and also holds a PhD in art history from the United States.
Despite studying painting, he was fascinated by Nastaliq calligraphy and received a master’s degree in Nastaliq calligraphy. His paintings and drawings have been very popular in the past decades.
Vahdat or Qeshlaq Reservoir Dam is one of the largest ones in the province. Located on the mountains of the Sateleh and Tirgara region in the road to Saqqez, it is a gravel dam with clay core; constructed to supply the required water for agricultural lands and gardens around Sanandaj, as well as the drinking water of the provincial capital.
With a total volume of 215 million cubic metres, the dam has overflowed due to the abundant water intakes after the recent rainfalls.
What follows are IRNA’s photos of Vahdat Dam in western Iran:
Majid Takht Ravanchi also fulminated against Washington for threatening other countries. “One of the living examples of systematic mockery of international law is the US breach of UNSC Resolution 2231 and its blatant threats against other countries to make them violate the resolution or face punitive measures,” said the top diplomat at a virtual and unofficial meeting of the UN Security Council held Friday, marking the 75th anniversary of the of World War II.
He also stressed the need to reinforce multilateralism.
“Multilateralism has faced numerous challenges, and the strengthening of the rule of law, international cooperation and interaction are the requisite for those challenges to be removed,” he said.
The top diplomat said lessons should be learned from the bitter experience of World War II.
He also said the UN was established to serve as a centre to coordinate actions by countries in order to solve global problems.
“Policies and actions by some countries have undermined the credibility of the UN and the rule of law, countries such as the United States, which breaches international law and regulations, and whose foreign policy is addict to using inhumane tools like unilateral sanctions,” he said.
Takht Ravanchi further lashed out at Washington’s policy of withdrawing from international organization and agreements, including its pullout from the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as well as its violation of UNSCR 2231.
“Such policies have created challenges for multilateralism and has jeopardized collective interests of world countries,” he said.
“The world should make every effort to get the policy of power replaced with the rule of law, and confrontation with cooperation,” he said.
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