Healthcare in Iran

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Iran Army to Hold Biological Defence War Game

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The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army is going to stage a countrywide war game to practice defense drills against biological warfare amid the outbreak of coronavirus, the Army Chief has announced.
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Fighting COVID-19 Needs Global Action, Iran’s Rouhani Tells World Leaders

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In a letter to a number of world leaders, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has emphasised the need for all countries' participation and efforts to counter the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Iran Gov’t Vows People’s Essential Needs Produced, Supplied with No Delay

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Iran’s deputy industry minister says the production, supply, and distribution of the people's urgent needs, especially those related to the COVID-19 disease will not be interrupted with the beginning of efforts to clear the streets.
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Rouhani Hails Leader’s Decree Urging Armed Forces to Form Health Base

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has praised a decree by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urging the Armed Forces to form a Health base.
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6.5 Million Households Tested in Iran’s National Plan to Fight Corona

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Iran’s health minister says 6.5 million households have been tested for the novel Coronavirus as part of the country’s National Mobilisation Plan to fight the disease.
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Iran Confirms 1,365 New Cases of Coronavirus

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Iran’s Health Ministry says the number of Coronavirus infections has increased to 12,729, out of whom 611 have died and 4,339 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
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Iran Govt. Spends Rls. 16,000 Billion to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak

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The Iranian government has, so far, allotted Rls. 16,000 billion (over $100 million) in funding to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Gov’t Provides Iranians with Free Internet at Home amid Corona Outbreak

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Iran’s information and communications minister says home Internet services will remain free till the end of the current Iranian year due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
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Iran’s Armed Forces to Start Clearing Streets of All Cities in 24 Hours

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Iran’s top officer says the Iranian Armed Forces will clear all cities within 24 hours to contain the spread of coronavirus that has killed more than 500 people.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Outlines Activities in Coronavirus Fight

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Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has expounded on the latest measures the Ministry has taken to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic and attract foreign assistance, offering special gratitude to the Chinese government and nation for their help.
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Coronavirus Claims 85 More Lives in Iran: Official Figures

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Iran’s Health Ministry has confirmed 1,289 new cases of Coronavirus infections, including 85 new deaths.
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Iran Awaiting Test Results for Its Homegrown Coronavirus Drugs

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A senior Iranian official says that, the drugs developed by Iranian researchers to treat the COVID-19 are being tested and the results will be publically announced in two weeks, if they are given the required approvals. 
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Iran Leader’s Top Aide Velayati Infected with Coronavirus: Report

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Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has been infected with the novel coronavirus, a media report says.
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Iran Leader Orders Formation of Military Medical Base to Contain Coronavirus

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has cited clues to a possible “biological attack” on Iran in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, ordering the Armed Forces to set up a “health and medical base” to organize the efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Iran President Earmarks Government Handouts for the Unemployed

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President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has 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.
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Iran Confirms 1,075 New Cases of Coronavirus

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Iran’s Health Ministry has confirmed 1,075 new cases of coronavirus infections, including 75 new deaths, during the past 24 hours.
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Iran’s First VP, Two Ministers Contract Coronavirus: Report

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There are conflicting reports that several Iranian authorities including the first vice-president and two ministers have been infected with the novel coronavirus after the contagious disease broke out in the country more than three week ago.
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Iran Testing Own Version of ‘Actemra’ to Treat COVID-19

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Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman says the application of an indigenized version of Roche’s “Actemra” medicine has resulted in relative improvement of symptoms in some serious cases of coronavirus infections, but it is too soon to make any judgment.
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Coronavirus in Iran: 9,000 Infected, 354 Dead

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Iran’s Health Ministry says the number of Coronavirus infections has increased to 9,000, out of whom 354 have died and 2,959 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
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Retired Nurse Returns to Help Tackle Coronavirus Crisis in Iran

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As Iran is severely hit by the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, many nurses and doctors have volunteered to work in the special centres for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Among them is a retired nurse who has returned to help tackle the nationwide crisis.
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President Urges Iranians to Take Coronavirus Seriously

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the entire nation to take the novel coronavirus seriously ahead of the Persian New Year holidays, vowing that the government is working hard to minimise the COVID-19’s tolls on the people’s lives.
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Doctors, Nurses Who Die in Fight against Coronavirus Are ‘Martyrs’: Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to a proposal to consider as “martyrs” medical personnel who have lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, which has one of the highest numbers of infections outside China.
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Innovation Ecosystem Sole Way to Defeat Coronavirus: Iran VP

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Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says reliance on the creativity of the younger generation, the potential of domestic knowledge-based companies, and the homegrown innovation and technology ecosystem will help the county overcome the coronavirus crisis.
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Iran Says US Sanctions Exacerbated Coronavirus Crisis

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker has called for universal intervention to lift inhumane US sanctions against the Islamic Republic in the face of the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Russia to Send 50,000 Coronavirus Testing Kits to Iran

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The Iranian ambassador to Moscow has announced that Russia will provide Iran with 50,000 coronavirus diagnosis kits and the batch will be sent to the country as soon as possible.
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