More than 40 consignments of medical and sanitary equipment have been dispatched by foreign countries and world organizations over the past month to Iran to help the country in battle against the coronavirus.
Some 60,000 forces of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will stay on duty to deal with any probable natural disasters during New Year holiday (known as Noruz, starting on March 20 this year).
Iranian deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh announced on Saturday that the country has been successful in developing the most effective drug to treat coronavirus patients.
It appears increasingly likely that the global coronavirus outbreak will cut greenhouse-gas emissions this year, as deepening public health concerns ground planes and squeeze international trade.
The animation “The Dog that Was Sick” directed by Parvin Tajvid won the award for the best artistic designing in Ainfest, Canterbury Animation Festival, Britain, 2020.
According to the Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization, the new coronavirus outbreak in the world can be a form of biological warfare, though further studies are needed.
Sressing that everybody must take the issue of coronavirus seriously, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “The world is unanimous that to fight coronavirus, the chain must be cut from its origin and minimizing urban and interurban travel.”
Iranian director Nazanin Sobhan-Sarbandi’s short animation “The Cycling Wind” is competing in the 9th Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the U.S.
Despite all misfortune and human tragedy created by coronavirus in the world, great humane sentiments emerges such as a Chinese girl who donated her penny bank to Iranian kids for fighting against COVID-19.
Iranian Movie 'Yalda' directed by Massoud Bakhshi is scheduled to be screened in four international festivals.
