Iran on August 8 announced 542 Covid deaths, the highest number since the pandemic began but experts say this an understimation as fewer tests are administered and fewer deaths registered.
08 Aug 2021
Covid pandemic
Amid a severe pandemic crisis and electricity shortages Iranian newspapers are attacking ministers for lack of a proper response to multiple crisis.
07 Jul 2021
President Hassan Rouhani has warned Iran presidential candidatees not to hold rallies amid a wave of corovirus infections, mainly as a reminder to frontrunner Raeesi.
10 Jun 2021
As the Covid pandemic gets worse in Iran, the government has banned flights to and from India and Pakistan, concerned over a new "Indian" variant of the coronavirus.
24 Apr 2021
Mutual recriminations and accusations taking place among Iranian government officials as a fourth wave of COVID pandemic hit the country hard.
17 Apr 2021
Iran's deputy health minister has said the government is unable to deal with the consequences of the Covid pandemic and others should get active.
12 Apr 2021
Doctors in Iran's Khuzestan province demand a lockdown as the British Covid version has filled hospitals with patients.
22 Feb 2021
Health authorities in Iran have warned that the English variant of coronavirus has spread in the country and expect a big surge in Covid cases.
13 Feb 2021