TEHRAN – The second and third phases of clinical studies of the Iranian-Australian Spicogen vaccine for coronavirus will be performed in Iran, Iranian Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said. The first phase of the clinical trial was performed on volunteer Australians and the two next phases will be administrated to 400 Iranians, he […]

TEHRAN – Local authorities plan to boost and facilitate medical tourism in East Azarbaijan province after the coronavirus crisis is over. The quality of the international units of the medical centers throughout the province is to be improved, which will allow health tourism to succeed in the region, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said. […]

TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed. Entitled “26° East”, the documentary has been directed by Amir-Mehdi Nejadnik. “This documentary is initially about a visit […]

TEHRAN – Vocalist brothers Ali and Mohammad Saeidi have dedicated their new music video entitled “Your Pure Way” to health workers in appreciation of their essential service during the pandemic. The twin brothers released the music video on Wednesday to celebrate Iran’s national Twins’ Day and International Nurses Day, they said in a press release. […]

TEHRAN – Iranian people donated 141,148 units of blood during Qadr nights – the 19th, 21st, and 23rd of the holy month of Ramadan fall on May 13th, 15th, and 17th this year – an increase of 27 percent year on year. The highest amounts of blood were donated in the provinces of Khuzestan, Bushehr, […]

TEHRAN – Some 12,504 passengers have so far undergone PCR tests based on a plan launched on March 10 to rapidly identify suspected cases of coronavirus and prevent the spread of new UK strain. Meanwhile, 258,937 passengers were screened for COVID-19 by IRCS forces, 37,692 of whom underwent rapid tests, Mehdi Valipour, head of the […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team’s first captain Hamid Jasemian passed away due to coronavirus on Sunday. Jasemian, 85, was hospitalized at a hospital in Tehran, capital of Iran last week but lost his battle with COVID-19. The Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said at a press conference on Sunday that 454 coronavirus patients have died across the […]

TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian researchers, started the third phase of the human trial by being administrated to 20,000 people. Minoo Mohraz, head of COVIRAN BAREKAT’s clinical trials, received the first vaccine on Sunday. The vaccine was unveiled on December 29, 2020, and started to be mass-produced on March […]

TEHRAN – Some 500,000 foreign nationals have so far left the country during the coronavirus pandemic, Mohsen Ebrahimi, deputy labor minister has said. There are currently 3.5 million foreign nationals working in the country, he stated, IRNA reported on Saturday. The impact of the pandemic on livelihoods has been particularly severe for refugees, who usually […]

TEHRAN – A comprehensive system will be launched in the country for coronavirus vaccination of the whole population, Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, announced on Saturday. People can express their occupation and illness on this website and be informed about the time of their vaccination, he explained. He went on […]

22,904 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 3,423 of whom were hospitalized, the ministry said. It added that with the 380 new deaths, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 68,746. The ministry also noted that 1,850,791 patients out of a total of 2,358,809 infected people have recovered or been discharged […]

The 6th consignment of ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine includes 100,000 doses, he noted. So far, a total of 1.895 million doses of the imported vaccines, including 420,000 doses of Sputnik V, have been provided to the Ministry, he underlined. Earlier today, Iran’s Health Ministry said that some 453 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]