Domestic Production

Iran says its knowledge-based companies will attend the 3rd China International Import Exhibition that is going to be held from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai.

Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade says the government has allocated a great amount of money to help the industries which are damaged by the spread of the coronavirus.

Iran has dramatically increased the capacity to produce face masks following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the minister of Industry, Mine and Trade said, noting that the daily output in the country stands at around 6 million masks.

A senior Iranian official says knowledge-based companies have secured major accomplishments in the fight against the COVID-19 virus in the country.

Iran's Minister of Labour says the country’s Technical-Vocational Organization has produced nearly 13 million face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has highlighted the country’s success in dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying the Islamic Republic has begun to export the health supplies necessary for the fight against COVID-19 after meeting the domestic demand.

Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade says the country has inaugurated its largest and most modern aluminum production in Lamard city of southern Fars province.

An aluminium project is to be inaugurated in southern Iran, which will increase the country’s production capacity to 785 thousand tonnes.

Iran has expressed its preparedness to send its homegrown smart coronavirus diagnosis system to all countries in the world, especially the Muslim ones, to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iran has unveiled two new strategic radar systems, named “Persian Gulf” and “Moraqeb”, to further enhance its air defence capability.

The Defence Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made mass delivery of new combat and surveillance drones, including a jet-powered multipurpose UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle).

Iran will offer low-interest loans to employers to keep their employees on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak, a top official says.

Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the Islamic Republic is self-sufficient in meeting its defence needs.

Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology says the country is able to produce 40 advanced domestically-made ventilators every day to meet the needs amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Iran’s vice-president has launched the production line for two types of coronavirus diagnostic kits, namely PCR-based and serologic kits, at a knowledge-based company.

An infectious diseases specialist says Iranian companies have the ability and are ready to produce the Japanese drug Favipiravir, also known as Avigan, which is said to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19.

An Iranian knowledge-based company is using a domestically-developed radiation system to sterilize masks and other products including foodstuff.

Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says hundreds of research projects have been planned to determine the nature and behaviour of the coronavirus, adding that more than 2,000 clinical trials have been conducted for the treatment of COVID-19.

The Head of Iran’s Food and Drug Organization says one million three-layer masks are now being produced every day in the country, but the number is expected to reach five million a day in the next two to three weeks.

Iran has inaugurated another production line for face masks as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has paid a visit to an exhibition of high-tech products developed by Iranian knowledge-based companies to help the country's fight against the novel coronavirus.

The government of Hassan Rouhani has announced details of its plans to counter the coronavirus and support businesses affected by the epidemic.

More than 31 million face masks have been produced or imported since the coronavirus first broke out in Iran.

Iranian government spokesman says the Islamic Republic is now capable of exporting its homegrown COVID-19 diagnosis kits, but at the moment all these kits are being used for domestic needs.

Iran has unveiled its domestically-made coronavirus test kit and announced its mass-production has begun by the defence ministry.