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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]
The management of the COVID-19 crisis in Iran was made more complicated as a result of the sanctions consequences. [16] Human Rights Watch issued a statement on April 6, 2020, urging the US to ease sanctions against Iran so that Iran could have "access to crucial humanitarian resources during the [coronavirus] pandemic." [17]
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 ...
[169] The impact of sanctions on Iran made the COVID-19 management a difficult issue in Iran. While enduring crippling sanctions, the healthcare system fought COVID-19 with a low budget and inadequately equipped facilities. [170] [171] In October 2020, Bloomberg reported that US sanctions had halted a flu vaccine shipment of 2 million doses.
GDP contracted in 2018 and 2019, but a modest rebound was expected in 2020. [44] Challenges include a COVID-19 outbreak starting in February 2020, US sanctions reimposed in mid-2018, increased unemployment due to the sanctions, [44] inflation, [38] [44] food inflation, [45] a "chronically weak and undercapitalized" banking system, [44] [46] and ...
In 2020-2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Iran developed multiple COVID-19 vaccines [42] with five that have received emergency use authorization (COVIran Barekat, [43] Pasteurcovac, [44] FAKHRAVAC, [45] COVAX-19 [46] and Razi Cov Pars [47]). The new drugs launched in Iran for the treatment of MS include an interferon beta-1b by ...
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 ...