TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump voiced hope Friday that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by late 2020, cushioning dire US economic news as parts of Europe re-open despite fears of a second wave of the pandemic. Several nations have eased restrictions to stem the economic damage from lockdowns, as much of the […]
Tehran (ISNA) – Iran’s vice president for science and technology, Sorena Sattari announced the export of domestically produced coronavirus serology-based diagnostic kits for the first time. “Based on an agreement with Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the license for export of the first coronavirus serology-based diagnostic kits will be issued,” he said. He made […]
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Since the first case of coronavirus was identified in Iran, the country has taken extensive measures to curb the spread of the disease, so that daily death toll has been declining over the past few days, unlike some other countries around the world which are still grappling with high casualties […]
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – A knowledge-based company in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran is trying to produce an antiviral drug named “Remdesivir” which is effective in treatment of COVID-19 disease. Dr. Mohammad Eghtedari Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pharmaceuticals Producing Company at the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center […]
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In the current situation that the country is grappling with the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the government should establish health protocols with neighboring countries in order to spur export. Over three months into the pandemic, the world continues to wrestle with the notorious COVID-19 and many economies have […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned that in many countries informal laborers, vulnerable urban populations and others that rely heavily on the market are likely to be hit by adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic While the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis is still unfolding, it […]
۲ TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi appreciated the efforts of some countries sending humanitarian aids to Iran to counter the coronavirus outbreak, saying that Iran never forgets its friends of hardship. In a Saturday tweet, Mousavi wrote, “Following the Twitter & phone calls of @JZarif & the Embassies’ […]
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that the number of confirmed cases has climbed to 9,000. Based on the latest reports, in the past 24 hours, 958 new cases were confirmed with the coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,000, he said. […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Defense Ministry launched the mass production of advanced thermal cameras used to screen people for the illness caused by the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, as all provinces of the country are struggling with the infectious disease. Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, the defense industry’s experts […]
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Secretary of Biotechnology Development Headquarters of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Mostafa Ghanei informed on Monday that Iranian knowledge-based companies will put their produced coronavirus test kits to the market next Iranian calendar month, Farvardin (Starting on March 21, 2020). As Ghanei, who is also a member of COVID-19 Scientific […]