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Iran: 3 die in flash floods

Apr 14, 2023, at 04:33 pm

Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.

Iran records first Omicron case

Dec 20, 2021, at 12:08 am

Tehran: Iran has recorded its first Omicron variant case, media reports said on Sunday.

Two quakes of over 6 magnitude strike Iran

Nov 15, 2021, at 02:27 am

Tehran/UNI/Sputnik: Two earthquakes of 6.0 and 6.3 magnitudes occurred on Sunday in southern Iran, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Iran to start mass inoculation of its population with homegrown COVID vaccine in May

Mar 10, 2021, at 12:37 am

Tehran/Sputnik: Iran will launch the mass inoculation of its citizens against the Coronavirus using domestically-developed Coviran vaccine in May, the Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing Mohammad Mokhber, the President of Execution of Imam Khomeini's Orders (EIKO).

Iran's parliament speaker infected with COVID-19: Report

Oct 29, 2020, at 01:36 am

Tehran/Xinhua: Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf announced on Wednesday that he has been infected with COVID-19, Tasnim news agency reported.

Germany's Robert Koch Institute believes second wave of COVID-19 began in Iran

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Berlin/Sputnik: An increase in the number of new cases of the coronavirus infection in Iran indicates that a second wave of the pandemic has begun in the country, President of the Robert Koch Institute Lothar Wieler said on Tuesday.

Iran reports 2,364 new coronavirus cases, 171,789 in total

Jun 07, 2020, at 08:36 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 171,789 on Sunday after an overnight registration of 2,364 new infections, official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran reports 2,282 new COVID-19 cases, 148,950 in total

May 30, 2020, at 05:28 pm

Tehran/XinhuaUNI:  Iran on Saturday registered 2,282 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 148,950 since its outbreak in late February, according to an update by the Iranian health ministry.

Iran reports 2,294 new COVID-19 cases, 122,492 in total

May 18, 2020, at 05:31 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Iranian health ministry on Monday reported 2,294 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number in the country to 122,492 since the outbreak in late February, state TV reported.

Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 107,000

May 10, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Iranian health ministry announced 1,383 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,603, official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran reports 1,112 new COVID-19 cases, 71 more deaths

Apr 28, 2020, at 07:31 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Tuesday reported 1,112 new cases from COVID-19, bringing the total number to 92,584, the state TV reported.

Iran to be divided into 3 risk zones over COVID-19 impacts

Apr 26, 2020, at 09:14 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the country will be divided into three risk zones based on the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, state TV reported.

Iran sees lowest daily rise in coronavirus deaths in month

Apr 14, 2020, at 05:38 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 4,683 on Tuesday after 98 more people died overnight.

44 Indian evacuees from Iran released from quarantine facility in Mumbai

Apr 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: At least 44 Indians evacuated from Iran last month in the wake of Novel Coronavirus outbreak, completed their quarantine period at the Indian Navy's facility at Ghatkopar-based Material Organisation in Mumbai and returned back to their respective homes in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.

COVID-19 death toll hits 3,739 in Iran

Apr 06, 2020, at 05:58 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 3,739 COVID-19 patients have died in Iran as of Monday, according to the latest figure from Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, state TV reported.

Iran's COVID-19 cases near 60,000

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:03 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's novel coronavirus cases rose by 2,483 on Sunday to a total of 58,226, state TV reported.

COVID-19 Outbreak: 277 evacuees from Iran shifted at Army Wellness facility in Jodhpur

Mar 25, 2020, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi/Jodhpur/UNI: A group of 277 Indian nationals evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were shifted to Jodhpur-based Army Wellness Facility on Wednesday.

Iran reports 1,135 death cases of COVID-19

Mar 18, 2020, at 06:39 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Wednesday announced the death of 1,135 people out of 17,361 infections with the novel coronavirus, according to official IRNA news agency.

Iran's COVID-19 cases near 14,000

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:19 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Sunday announced the infection of 13,938 people with novel coronavirus.

Austria bans entry to people coming from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak – Kurz

Mar 10, 2020, at 06:07 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Austria will temporarily bar people from coming to the country from Italy to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Tuesday.

Coronavirus related death toll reaches 145 in Iran

Mar 07, 2020, at 06:15 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced on Saturday that the novel coronavirus disease in Iran has claimed 145 lives, official IRNA news agency reported.

Sixty Six die in Iran over new coronavirus infection

Mar 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Death toll over infection of the new coronavirus, officially named as COVID-19, has risen to 66 in Iran, said the latest report by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Monday.

Five people who contacted coronavirus-infected Iranian hospitalised in Moscow

Feb 29, 2020, at 11:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Five people who contacted a coronavirus-infected citizen of Iran during his transit stay in Moscow have been hospitalized to the Russian capital’s infectious diseases hospital, the virus was not found in them, the center for monitoring and control of the coronavirus situation reported.

Earthquake in northwestern Iran leaves 4 people dead, 70 wounded - Reports

Nov 08, 2019, at 10:31 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people killed by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in northwestern Iran grew to four, while 70 people sustained injuries, Press TV reported, citing officials, on Friday.

Independence of agency 'paramount', stresses UN nuclear chief in apparent response to Israel's claim of secret Iran site

Oct 03, 2018, at 09:24 am

New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): After a direct challenge from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to personally and immediately visit what he called a secret atomic warehouse in Iran, the United Nations nuclear energy chief on Tuesday reaffirmed that his agency has conducted all necessary additional visits.

4 magnitude earthquake hits Tehran, no casualty

Dec 27, 2017, at 02:23 pm

Tehran, Dec 27 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Iranian capital Tehran and its suburbs on Wednesday, media reports said.