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The COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has resulted in 7,627,863 [2] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 146,837 [2] deaths. On 19 February 2020, Iran reported its first confirmed cases of infections in Qom. [5] The virus may have been brought to the country by a merchant from Qom who had travelled to China. [6]
19 February – The first case of COVID-19 is confirmed in Qom, marking the beginning of the pandemic in the country. 21 February – Scheduled date for the 2020 Iranian legislative election. [9] 23 February – 2020 Khoy earthquake; 29 February – 43 people have died and 593 are infected with COVID-19. [10]
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the president is the second person of government and the head of government. He is the highest nominally popularly elected official in Iran, although he answers to the Supreme Leader of Iran , who functions as the country's head of state .
On 2 February 2020, Iranian news agency ILNA quoted Ali Hashemi, former Iran's chief of the Drug Control Agency, saying that investigations from a wealthy drug smuggler showed he has spent a lot of his dirty money on Iran's parliamentary elections. In some small cities, Hashemi stated, parliamentary seats can be bought for about US$300,000. [18]
Confirmed infection cases and COVID-19 deaths in Iran in May to August 2020 (Date New [a] N. sum [b] Deaths D. sum Source 1 May 2020: 1006: 95646: 63: 6091: 2 May ...
The Iranian government has 19 ministries. Their names and website are given in the table below. [1] Name Secretary Website ... Ministries of Iran.
A number of COVID-19 vaccines have been developed in China, which have been used in its vaccination programme and international vaccine diplomacy. Through November 2021, China was the world's largest exporter of COVID-19 vaccines, with a cumulative share of around 40% of worldwide exports (totalling around 1.5 billion doses), according to the ...
On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern raised New Zealand's COVID-19 alert level [254] to three and announced the closure of all schools beginning on that day, and two days later moved to four at 11:59 p.m. on 25 March 2020 – a nationwide lockdown. While all sporting matches and events as well as non-essential services such as pools ...