Hossein Erfani, head of Health Ministry's office of countering infectious diseases told IRNA that only one in thousand cases may be infected with COVID-19 in Iran, so there is no need to concentrate on the issue of herd immunity.Herd immunity or community immunity occurs when a large percentage of the population is …
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AMF secretary general urges travling to Shiraz in post-corona era
In his message, Goshtasb Mozaffari described Shiraz as city of history, poetry, literature and of course city of warm and hospitable people, as well as a city which houses the capital of Achaemenids and tomb of Cyrus.Shiraz is a city where the tomb of Sa'adi, the renowned Persian poet, social philosopher and …
Read More »Zarif advises Pompeo to read UNSCR 2231
“@SecPompeo pretends UNSCR 2231 is independent from #JCPOA,” Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Tuesday.“He should READ 2231. JCPOA is PART of 2231. That's why it's 104 pages—& why he’s not read it,” he added. “2231 for Dummies: -It would NOT EXIST w/o JCPOA - US violated it & …
Read More »Iran exports 1st COVID19 serology kits consignment to Germany
Speaking to IRNA, Commercial Manager of ‘Pishtaz Teb Diagnostics Company’ Yasha Farrokhzad said over the last month and due to the outbreak of coronavirus and need to diagnostic kits the company could produce COVID19 serology diagnostic kits with the highest quality and received related permissions from Pasteur Institute of Iran.He …
Read More »Iran to host 7th Freestyle Wrestling World Club Champs
Mohammad Azadi said that the event is slated to be held in Orumiyeh city in the current Iranian year fall season.Owing to the existence of the accommodation facilities and infrastructure including sports venues and facilities, especially the 6,000-seat Ghadir stadium, the competitions could be carried out in the city, he underlined. …
Read More »Iran, Turkmenistan seeking to resolve transit problems
Addressing a meeting of Trade Commission of Mashad Chamber of Commerce, he added that based on the recent conversation between President Hassan Rouhani and President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the two countries were scheduled to hold talks at the ministerial level.While strict laws in Turkmenistan have made trade exchanges very difficult, the …
Read More »Rouhani: US acts troublesome for Iran in fighting coronavirus
President Rouhani made the remarks addressing the 18th meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which was held online.Condemning US’ acts against Iran and the human rights, he said such measures have prolonged or even made impossible supplying required medical items and have challenged Iran’s targeted plan in fighting the virus. …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan hold virtual meeting for joint cooperation against COVID-19
A statement issued by Pakistan's Health Ministry spokesperson said that Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza and Iranian Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki during a virtual meeting discussed the prevailing situation due to the coronavirus outbreak and bilateral relations.The statement said: "The …
Read More »Renowned Iranian writer, translator passes away at 91
His son, Sohrab, gave the news on his Instagram page. He wanted Daryabandari’s fans not to go to his house because of the coronavirus outbreak.Born in 1929 in Abadan, southern Iran, Daryabandari has some masterpieces in his works, including a few of Ernest Hemingway's works, for example, 'A Farewell to …
Read More »Pakistani scientists identify potential drugs against COVID-19
According to local media, researchers from the University of Karachi’s (KU) Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) employed computational technology and initiated a study for the purpose in February this year.Published in the ‘Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamic’, the study identifies Remdesivir, Saquinavir, Darunavir, and …
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