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Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 80,000

Iran's Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 1,499 new cases from COVID-19, bringing the total number of the infected to 79,494. Out of the reported cases, 4,958 have di

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Iranian official slams U.S. for "ignoring global calls" to relieve anti-Iran sanctions

Iran's ambassador to Belgium slammed the U.S. administration for "ignoring the global calls" to relieve sanctions on Iran as the country faces challenges to combat the

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UK may end up with Europe's worst COVID-19 death toll: study warns

The death toll from COVID-19 in the UK may be far higher than that in the rest of Europe due to a delay in the introduction of physical distancing measures, national me

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Spotlight: Global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 82,000 as cases top 1.4 mln

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1.4 million people worldwide as the global death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 82,000 on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkin

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Science Behind Virus: How to prevent a second major outbreak in Wuhan?

03:32 Wuhan, where the outbreak of COVID-19 was first reported in China, has ended its unprecedented lockdown. The restrictions on movement in and out of the city, as w

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Iran FM urges U.S. to stop sanctions on oil exports

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to stop sanctions on Iran's oil exports. "Iran is rich in human natural resource

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Iranian researcher says homemade anti-coronavirus equipment to be mass-produced

Iran will mass-produce homemade equipment which has been developed to deal with the COVID-19, an Iranian academic was quoted as saying by the state TV on Tuesday. "Dia

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Iran's COVID-19 death toll rises to 3,872 with 62,589 infected in total

The novel coronavirus death toll in Iran rose by 133 to 3,872 on Tuesday, according to Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Also, the confirmed cases went

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Iran's coronavirus cases top 53,000 as Turkey's total surpasses 20,000

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran climbed to 53,183 on Friday, as the total of confirmed cases in Turkey rose to 20,921. Iran, the worst-hit country

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Iran's president deplores U.S. sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday censured the United States for maintaining its sanctions against Iran despite the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, s

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U.S. sanctions "double" Iranians' suffering from coronavirus outbreak: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that U.S. anti-Iran sanctions have doubled Iranians' suffering from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the

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Roundup: COVID-19 cases in Europe near 400,000, Italy's top 100,000

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe kept swelling, with the region's total approaching 400,000 and that of Italy exceeding 100,000 as of Monday. According

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Japan to include U.S. in foreign entry ban to curb imported COVID-19 cases

Japan plans to extend its ban on foreign entrants to cover those who have recently been to the United States, China and South Korea and most parts of Europe in bid to

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Iran allocates 23.9 bln USD to support economy amid COVID-19 pandemic

Iran has allocated 23.9 billion U.S. dollars to support the economy amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday. "We allocated th

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Coronavirus cases near 30,000 in France, death toll at 1,696

A further 365 people have died of COVID-19 in France in 24 hours, raising the total fatalities to 1,696, Director General of Health Jerome Salomon said on Thursday. A

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Israel reports 324 more COVID-19 cases, 2,693 in total

A total of 324 people in Israel tested positive for the COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,693, the Israeli Ministry of Health said

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COVID-19 pandemic may lead to restoration of Iran's global economic status: expert

The current novel coronavirus pandemic may result in the restoration of Iran's global economic status, an Iranian economic expert said Wednesday. "For sure, this disea