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When It Comes to COVID-19 Vaccines, Rich Nations Are First in Line
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Wealthy countries have already locked up more than a billion doses of coronavirus vaccines, raising worries that the rest of the world will be at the back of the queue in the global effort to defeat the pathogen. Moves by the United States and Britain to secure supplies from Sanofi and partner […]
Air Conditioners Could Exacerbate Spread of Coronavirus Particles: Experts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Air conditioning units that recirculate the same air in a room should be switched off or only used with open windows, experts have urged, amid mounting concern around the role of airborne transmission to spread COVID-19. Experts told the Telegraph that air conditioning units that only used recirculated air could exacerbate the […]
WHO Experts to Visit China as Part of COVID-19 Investigation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two World Health Organization experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. One animal health expert and one epidemiologist during their visit to Beijing on Saturday and Sunday will work to fix the […]
Face mask export banned:official
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Regarding the red status of some provinces in Iran due to COVID-19, the exporting of face masks to other countries has been banned, said the secretary of the working group against coronavirus. Some reports suggest that Jamshid Gulpoor, an official of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and […]
China’s New Virus Outbreak Underscores Continued Threat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s capital was bracing Monday for a resurgence of the coronavirus after more than 100 new cases were reported in recent days in a city that hadn’t seen a case of local transmission in more than a month. The United States, meanwhile, continued to struggle with an outbreak that appeared ready to […]
World Health Organization Warns of ‘Second Peak’ in Areas Where COVID-19 Declining
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr. Mike […]
Vaccine Hopes, Economic Woes As Virus Spreads
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 […]
Iran to export coronavirus serology-based diagnostic kits
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 […]
?How Iran could curb COVID-19 despite sanctions, restrictions
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 […]
researchers:Iran to produce antiviral drug “Remdesivir” to treat COVID-19 disease
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 […]