The latest news about Coronavirus outbreak in Iran, including the latest death toll, number of COVID-19 infections, the number of recovered patients, and the measures taken by the government to contain the disease.
The first batch of foreign tourists are in Iran following the relaxation of coronavirus bans.
The group, from Russia, arrived in the country on Thursday night.
Iranian healthcare workers administered 813,654 doses of vaccine to Iranians over the past 24 hours. That’s according to the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Covid-19 infections and deaths are on the rise in some cities in Iran.
The Mask application that monitors the state of Covid across Iran shows the number of cities marked red has risen from 22 to 29.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says authorities must be vigilant against a sixth wave of Covid pandemic. Vahidi said 22 Iranian cities and towns are marked red, which is the highest level of risk from the Coronavirus.
South Korea's recent donation of 2,000 face masks to a hospital in Tehran has triggered controversy as the country refuses to release several billion dollars of Iranian oil money in line with anti-Iran U.S. sanctions.
The nationwide vaccination campaign in Iran is continuing at a rapid pace. So far 52,615,937 people have got the first dose of the vaccine and 34,482,617 have received the second dose.
Covid 19 has killed 128 more people in Iran. According to the Saturday announcement of the Health Ministry, the deaths happened over the past 24 hours.
Iran’s Health Ministry says over 761,000 coronavirus shots have been administered in the country over the past 24 hours taking the total number to over 85,369,000 since the inoculations began last year.
The Japanese government has signed a $6.3 million grant agreement for joint projects with the World Health Organization in the Islamic Republic of Iran to demonstrate its continued solidarity with the Iranian people in the face of the Covid pandemic.
Iran’s Red Crescent Society has delivered its 31st shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Health Ministry, raising the total doses of jabs it imported to 100 million vaccines.
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Aliasghar Shalbafian has said with the arrival of the post-Covid era, Iranian officials have made huge efforts to boost tourism, reopening borders to foreign tourists.
Coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe have surged past 20 million, according to a Reuters tally. Although it has just 4% of the world's population, Eastern Europe accounts for roughly 20% of all new cases reported globally.
The Health Ministry says Iran has administered over 868,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine over the past twenty four hours as the number of new deaths continues its downward trend.
Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday vaccination centers have administered over 1.1 million doses of Covid jabs over the past 24 hours across the country.