The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in a joint meeting with directors of provincial offices of the Ministry of Education said: the Coronavirus outbreak in Iran is an upsetting issue but we should turn this threat into an opportunity and try to institutionalize health principles at schools.
The Minister of Health and Medical Education Saied Namaki said: Coronavirus outbreak reaches its peak in coming days.
The head of Planning and Budget Organization Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said: 1000 billion Rials will be allocated to the Ministry of Education to prevent and confronting Coronavirus at schools.
The head of Amoozesh TV Channel said: distance learning for students will start tomorrow on TV (29 February).
The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in a tweeter message said: Closing schools (affected by Coronavirus outbreak) does not mean closing down education.
The head of Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP) Ali Zouelm in a message commemorated the coming of Islamic Pedagogy Week.
The deputy of the Minister of Education in elementary education Rezavan Hakimzadeh said: Teachers like medical personnel are in the frontline of fighting against Coronavirus.
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi the Minister of Information and Communications Technology said: The infrastructures for distance learning for students (amid Coronavirus outbreak in Iran) is prepared.
The 33rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair has been postponed to after the lunar month of Ramadan, said the fair’s spokesman Ayoub Dehghankar.
