Coronavirus In Iran
Coronavirus In Iran News

Iran begins first human trial of locally made COVID-19 vaccine; three receive injections in Tehran
The vaccine dubbed Coviran, the first in the country to reach human trials, is produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of a state-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate known as Barekat

Hassan Rouhani says 2.5 crore Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus
The figure was far higher than Saturday's official figure for infections of 2,71,606, and corresponds to more than 30 percent of Iran's 8 crore population

With limited movement in lockdown, filmmakers reinvent the art and aesthetics of making cinema
Over the last three months, the coronavirus pandemic has pushed filmmakers to forge new modes and approaches for filming while under lockdown, thereby expanding the scope of cinema possible under restrictive conditions of any kind.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Iran opens long-banned drive-in movie theaters with precautionary measures
Workers spray disinfectants on cars that line up each night after buying tickets online for what is called the “Cinema Machine” in Farsi.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Iran will never ask for US help in fight against COVID-19, says foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected offers from Washington of humanitarian assistance for Iran

Fourth batch of Indians return from Tehran and Shiraz, taking total rescued from Iran to 389; evacuees to be under quarantine at Jaisalmer facility
A fourth batch of 53 Indians returned to India from Iran on Monday, taking the total number of people evacuated from the coronavirus-hit country to 389

IAF brings back first batch of 58 Indian pilgrims from coronavirus-hit Iran; swab samples of 529 arrive for tests
Fifty-eight Indians were brought back home from coronavirus-hit Iran in a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday

Iran's Mahan Air to bring 300 swabs of Indians supected of having coronavirus, to take back stranded Iranians in return flight
A ferry flight of Iran's Mahan Air is expected to land in Delhi with around 300 swabs of Indians suspected of having coronavirus and will take stranded Iranians back home in return flight

Iran, Italy and South Korea account for 80% coronavirus cases outside China; Saudi bans pilgrimage to Mecca; global fatality rate at 3.4%, says WHO
Saudi Arabia banned citizens from performing this year's Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, Italy weighed closing schools nationwide and Iran cancelled Friday prayers for a second week as nations scrambled Wednesday to control the coronavirus outbreak