Healthcare in Iran

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the government will keep giving service to foreign nationals in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman has confirmed 1,485 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, increasing the total number of cases to 103,135.

The head of the Iranian Children's Blood and Plasma Association says the initial results of the plasma therapy of corona patients in Iran have been positive and promising.

Iran's Health Ministry has confirmed 1,680 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, increasing the total number of cases to 101,650.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has praised the Islamic Republic’s fight against the spread of the coronavirus saying the actions taken by Iran’s Red Crescent Society during this period have been very significant.

Iran's Health Ministry has confirmed 1,323 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 99,970.

An Iranian official says ten countries have submitted their requests to import Iranian knowledge-based products to contain and diagnose COVID-19.

Iran is to unveil a geomatic anti-coronavirus system in the near future, a senior official says.

Iran should brace itself for the second wave of coronavirus cases in autumn after a slowdown in the outbreak's infection rate in June, a Health Ministry official has warned.

Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman has confirmed 1,223 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 98,647.

An advisor to Iran’s health minister says 20 babies have been born with the coronavirus in the country so far.

The Islamic Republic of Iran will start exporting homegrown diagnostic test kits for the novel coronavirus disease to Germany and Turkey in the coming weeks, Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari has announced.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has commended the country’s health society and the local producers of medical supplies for their significant role in the national battle with the novel coronavirus.

A senior Iranian official says the primary danger posed by the coronavirus outbreak is that people take the situation as normal.

Iran says only 47 patients have died of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, recording the country's lowest number of daily fatalities in almost two months.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has designed and manufactured an industrial machine producing N95 face masks, a respiratory device designed to achieve close facial fit and efficient filtration which is widely used for protection against the novel coronavirus.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will be reopened as of tomorrow in 132 "low-risk" counties, and schools may also reopen later this month.

Iran's Health Ministry says 77,359 COVID-19 patients, who account for almost 80 percent of the total number of cases, have recovered from the disease and left the hospital so far.

The Iranian president says directives for the reopening of businesses and public gatherings are to be discussed and approved at the upcoming meeting of the upcoming National Coronavirus Headquarters.

Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman has confirmed 1,006 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, increasing the total number of infections to 95,646.

The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has expressed gratitude to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for providing the Islamic Republic with a machine for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 disease.

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.

Iran's Health Ministry says 75,103 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

The Iranian president says most of the hospital beds where coronavirus patients were treated are now empty after they recovered and were sent home.

In order to encourage people to donate blood amid the coronavirus pandemic, a campaign has been launched in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad to put the name of blood donors on trees during the holy month of Ramadan.