AFP - Nearly one in five Iranians may have been infected with the novel coronavirus since the country's outbreak started in February, a health official said Tuesday. "According to results (of studies) about 15 million Iranians may have experienced being infected with this virus since the outbreak began," said Ehsan Mostafavi, a member of the task ...

Reuters - Irans health ministry urged people on Monday to wear face masks in public areas, state television reported, following warnings that the Islamic Republic could face a new wave of coronavirus infections. Health officials said last week there could be a second, stronger wave of novel coronavirus infections if people ignored social distancing ...

IRNA Sima Sadat Lari was appointed on Tuesday as the spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Health Minister Saeed Namaki in a letter on Tuesday appointed Ms. Lari as the spokeswoman of the ministry keeping her current position as Deputy for Culture and Students Affairs. Namaki, among other things, mentioned Lari's valuable ...

IRNA - Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Monday that some 70 more Iranians died because of coronavirus over the past 24 hours and 136,360 people out of a total of 173,832 infected with the deadly virus have survived and recovered, but, unfortunately, the total number of deaths reached 8,351. Jahanpour ...

IRNA - Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that 72 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 8,291. He said that 134,349 people out of a total of 171,789 infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) have survived and recovered while a total of 8,291 people ...

IRNA - Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday that 75 more Iranians have passed away from coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths in the country to 8,209. He went on to say that 132,038 people out of a total of 169,425 infected with the virus have recovered. The ...

MNA The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2886 people and claimed 63 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said. Irans Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Friday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 167,156 with the death toll ...

Tasnim More than 127,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministrys spokesman said Thursday. COVID-19 has taken the lives of 59 patients in Iran during the past 24 hours, Kianoosh Jahanpoor said at a daily press conference. The coronavirus death toll in Iran now stands at 8,071, he added....

MNA The novel coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, has infected 3,134 people and claimed 70 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said. Irans Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 160,696 ...

MNA The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 3117 people and claimed 64 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said. Irans Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 157,562 with the death toll ...

IRNA The head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office said on Monday that 81 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,878. Kianoush Jahanpour said that 121,004 people out of a total of 154,445 infected with coronavirus have survived and recovered, but, unfortunately, the total number ...

IRNA - Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that 63 more coronavirus deaths were reported over the past 24 hours in Iran, bringing the total to 7,797. He said that, during the past 24 hours, 2,516 new cases had been detected and 515 of them were hospitalized. Jahanpour added that the total number ...

IRNA Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday that some 57 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,734. Some 116,827 people out of a total of 148,950 infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) have survived and recovered whereas 7,734 have lost their ...

MNA - The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,819 people and claimed 50 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said. Irans Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Friday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 146,668 with the death toll ...

IRNA - Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Thursday that 63 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,627. He said that 112,988 people out of a total of 143,849 infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) have survived and recovered while a total of 7,627 ...

IRNA - Head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that 56 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,564. He said that 111,176 people out of a total of 141,591 infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) have survived while a total of 7,564 people have unfortunately ...

IRNA - Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Tuesday that some 57 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,508. He said that 109,437 people out of a total of 139,511 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered, but regretfully the total ...

MNA By the present day, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 137,724 people and claimed 7,451 lives in Iran, a senior health official said, noting that in the past 24 hours, Iran registered the least number of coronavirus victims as of the beginning of the outbreak. Irans Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement ...

IRNA The head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office said on Sunday that 58 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 7,417. Kianoush Jahanpour said that 105,801 people out of a total of 135,701 infected with coronavirus have survived and recovered, but, unfortunately, the total number ...

Al-Monitor - Iranian Health Ministry officials have warned against traveling during Eid al-Fitr. Iran's Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour spoke to reporters May 21 about the latest update of the countrys coronavirus numbers and efforts to bring the spread of the virus under control. Jahanpour discussed efforts by the Health Ministry ...