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Labs’ Capacit‌y to Test People for COVID-19 Rising: Iran Official

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US Lying that No Restrictions Put on Food, Drug Import: Iran
US Lying that No Restrictions Put on Food, Drug Import: Iran

Es’haq Jahangiri said Monday there are 93 laboratories up and running across the nation for the diagnosis of the coronavirus.

“Now it is possible to carry out tests to detect more than 10,000 coronavirus cases daily,” he added.

The vice-president also hailed services rendered and measures adopted by the Pasteur Institute of Iran.

“The services offered by the Pasteur Institute of Iran will go down in Iran’s history,” he said.

The vice president further thanked restrictions imposed on pilgrimages to holy sites to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

“With the prudence and wisdom of the country’s religious scholars, the coronavirus was kept from spreading at holy sites,” he said.

He then touched upon restrictions imposed nationwide to stem the spread of COVID-19, saying stricter measures are in the offing should the need arise.

“The National Coronavirus Fight Headquarters will enforce stricter do’s and don’ts if need be,” he said.

The official underlined that people’s health is the government’s top priority.

He said people’s health cannot be compromised, and, hence, stricter rules will be introduced if required in order to further contain the spread of the coronavirus.

US Bans Geared to Tightening Noose on Iran amid Coronavirus Fight: Zarif

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US Outlaws Must Be Stopped Before Disaster: Iran’s Zarif

In a post on his Instagram, Mohammad Javad Zarif said Washington is seeking to press ahead with its “maximum pressure” policy.

“’This is the most hideous face of a government which is addicted to sanctions, and which wants to give its failed ‘maximum pressure’ policy a shot in the arm by weakening Iran against the coronavirus,” said the top diplomat.

He said Iran is the only country which is unable to easily buy medical equipment and medications to treat coronavirus patients due to sanctions.

Zarif urged the world to defy the United States’ excessive demands and not allow “sanctions and abidance by sanctions to further perpetuate this war crime.”

The foreign minister said the coincidence of sanctions and the coronavirus outbreak has redoubled the sufferings of Iranians and “narrowed down options in crisis management.”

He said any attempt that would disrupt efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic around the world would amount to an “illegal and inhumane” move.

Zarif further added that Iran’s diplomacy apparatus staff members are working in tandem with other institutions and medical community to help tackle the epidemic.

Iran Producing Homegrown Ventilators amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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Iran’s COVID-19 Fatalities Surpasses 8,500

Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says the Iranian company is manufacturing 30 ventilators per day.

Iran used to purchase ventilators and anaesthetic machines from Belgian company Medec International BV in the past, which also offered after-sale services to Iran.

But the Iranian experts at local knowledge-based company ‘Ehya Darman Pishrafteh’ have managed to produce homegrown ICU ventilators and anaesthetic machines inside the country.

The Iranian-made devices are now being mass-produced. In a visit to the knowledge-based company, Sattari said the enterprise is manufacturing 30 ventilators each day and delivers them to the hospitals and medical centers across the country.

Moreover, arrangements have been made to allow for a several-fold increase in the production capacity at the Iranian company.

In a 2018 visit to the Iranian company, located in Toos industrial complex in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the vice-president for Science and Technology had expressed hope that the local enterprise would make great advances in the medical equipment industry and development of technology.

Following its success to supply the domestic needs, Ehya Darman Pishrafteh is now prepared to export its products to the other countries.

One of the biggest challenges faced by health workers around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic is trying to save patients whose lungs are assailed by the virus.

Many patients may need to be put on ventilators at one point or another during the pandemic.

Iran Approves IRR 1,000-Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package

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Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei

The spokesperson for the Iranian administration, Ali Rabiei, announced on Sunday that the Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters has decided in a meeting to allocate a sum of 1,000 trillion rials (100 trillion tomans) to a major economic package which had been already discussed in a cabinet session.

According to the spokesman, a sum of 8 trillion tomans in the form of livelihood packages will be allotted to the vulnerable social groups who have suffered damages or lost jobs in the wake of outbreak of COVID-19.

The administration has also decided to spend 75 trillion tomans to maintain jobs and protect the enterprises and businesses that have been harmed by the coronavirus, he added.

More than 12 trillion tomans will be also allocated to plans to upgrade the health system and support the people losing their jobs, Rabiei noted.

In order to help the people who have been out of work and to let them return to their jobs, the administration will provide the Unemployment Insurance Fund with a sum of 5 trillion tomans, which would be paid in several forms, he explained.

Earlier in March, President Hassan Rouhani had ordered the Ministry of Labour to allocate government handouts to the unemployed and those without a fixed income amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has affected many economic sectors.

First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri had also issued an order to provide special support for the female-householder families and mitigate the harmful effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak on them.

Leader Hails Coronavirus Screening Scheme in Iran

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Ayatollah Khamenei on Sunday sent a letter to Iranian Health Minister Saeid Namaki to once again express gratitude to the minister, his colleagues and the entire health and medical system in Iran for their efforts to contain the coronavirus epidemic.

“The screening scheme is a great job,” the Leader said in the letter, noting that employing the assistance of the Basij forces and voluntary popular forces will greatly help the country get rid of the contagious disease.

“It is important not to let the pace of all-out efforts decrease,” Ayatollah Khamenei underlined.

The Leader had earlier advised the whole Iranian organizations to work in close cooperation with the Health Ministry in the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Iran’s death toll from the COVID-19 rose to 2,640 on Sunday, while the total number of infected cases exceeded 38,300.

Iran’s Health Ministry says about 60 million Iranians have been screened by health centres and 97.3 percent of them are happy with the results of the plan.

Iran Trying to Evacuate Students from Corona-Hit Italy

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Mousavi

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi announced on Sunday that considering the high intensity of coronavirus epidemic in Italy, tens of Iranian university students in the European nation want to return home.

Mousavi said the requests are being seriously considered by Tehran and Rome, and the necessary measures to bring those students back from Italy will be taken as soon as the necessary permission is obtained, given the emergency situation in that country.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be pursuing the issue through the Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Embassy in Rome, and the government of Italy until the achievement of results, he added.

In Italy, 10,779 people have died since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The European country has recorded the most deaths and confirmed nearly 97,500 cases.

Kal Namak River; Gorgeous Landscape in Tabas Desert

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The salt of this river has no edible, traditional, or industrial uses, but it has given the area a beauty that can turn into a tourist attraction.

As you go from Tabas and approach Mohammadabad County, you step into a region beautified in a white dress of salt crystals. Arranged strikingly next to each other, the crystals draw the attention of nature-lovers.

In Persian, the word Kal refers to a valley or a path of water streams, and Namak means Salt.

The permanent Salt River of Tabas has built up a salt mine on the edge of the seasonal lake of Tabas.

The natural salt here was used by the old people before iodised and packaged salt was invented.

Extreme salt concentration in seasonal rivers and high evaporation in deserts are combined to create such a scene.

Formation of huge and little crystals of salt depends on the pace of evaporation. The slower the evaporation, the huger the crystals.

Whatever you witness in this region goes back to the fourth geologic period.
The best time to travel to this region is in cold seasons. The visitors must make sure to check weather conditions because they might not have a chance to visit the place if it’s showery.

The Salt River blows minds of every visitor.

It’s a unique experience which might not ever happen again.

Here are some photos of the region retrieved from various sources:

COVID-19 in Iran: Death Toll Rises to 2,640

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Iran Reports over 2,350 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection

The country’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday 2,901 new cases of coronavirus infections were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.

That brings to 38,309 the total number of people infected with the deadly disease in Iran.

“12,391 infected patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital,” he added.

According to Jahanpour, 3,467 patients are in severe conditions.

He said the average age of infected patients is 55 years old and the average age of victims 69 years old.

The Iranian official also underlined that up to now about 60 million Iranians have been screened by health centres and 97.3 percent of them are happy with the results of the plan.

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COVID-19 Here to Stay as No Treatment Developed Yet: Iran President

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Hassan Rouhani said the virus lingers on, but all should join hands to keep fighting the disease.

“The virus may stay there for another one or two years, but we should make the situation in the society tolerable for confronting the virus, which will weaken gradually,” he said at a Cabinet meeting Sunday.

The president noted there is consensus among authorities that the coronavirus cannot be expected to vanish in a short period of time.

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“This virus has penetrated the society and is here to stay,” he said, and underlined efforts should be made to keep the outbreak from reaching a peak in a certain city or province and overwhelm the health system.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the president touched upon his consultations with experts and authorities about the COVID-19 epidemic.

“I asked them (experts and officials) where we stand in the coronavirus issue in Iran,” “Have we passed the peak, are we moving toward better conditions, or what?”
“Folks answered that we have passed the peak and have a downward trend in certain provinces,” Rouhani noted.

“But we cannot speak about some provinces with certainty,” President Rouhani quoted authorities as saying.

“Some said we have to wait until the end of the New Year holidays and then make a judgement,” he added.

Iran President Calls for Efforts to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

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Iran President Calls for Efforts to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

“At the moment, a calm atmosphere prevails in the health system and among medical staff in the country, and the government definitely has what it takes to support them in terms of equipment, resources and medications, which, in turn, will result in further tranquility,” said the president on Saturday night.

Speaking in a meeting with medical experts via videoconferencing, President Rouhani said the COVID-19 pandemic has affected economy, politics, social issues, employment and lifestyles the world over.

He said the coronavirus outbreak has affected religious ceremonies and rituals as well.
The president called on all experts and specialists across the nation to share their views and help in the fight against the diseases.

“We are ready to use their viewpoints more,” he said.

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Elsewhere in his remarks, President Rouhani said the development of the cyber-space as well as knowledge-based companies are instrumental in the further development of the national health plan.

“Today, we are witnessing the tangible results of these efforts in the fight against the coronavirus in the country,” he noted.

Among the issues brought up for discussion at the meeting were measures to be adopted to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the potential of the country’s health and treatment system in handling and fighting COVID-19, and the social repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak for the public.

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