The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology will back national and international researchers in line with combating the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

The office of cultural deputy of the mayor of Tehran launched a free service to provide audiobooks and ebooks for teenagers and children for the stay-home days caused by coronavirus outbreak, which was welcomed by people.

Iranian movie ‘Copper Notes of a Dream’ directed by Reza Farahmand and produced by Morteza Shabani will compete in Munich International Documentary Film in May 2020.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the smart social distancing plan will continue, adding that great success has been achieved in the first and second phases of the plan and we are in the third phase which is smart social distancing one.

In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, 150 Iranian activists and academics called for an end to anti-Iran sanctions.

The first Iranian-made system for diagnosing the novel coronavirus with more than 97 percent accuracy was unveiled on Saturday.

Iranians experienced totally-changed traditions during this Noruz (the two-week New Year holidays started March 20) in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has crippled the tourism and hospitality industries worldwide.

Iranian well-known actor Jamshid Gorgin on Saturday called on Iranians to read books during the time they self-isolate to fight against the deadly virus.

Head of Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari on Sat. said that his agency is planning to develop space infrastructures in four steps in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2020).

An e-book version of Italian physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano’s latest book “How Contagion Works: Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises” has recently been published in Persian.

Nature Day was another manifestation of empathy of the Iranian nation in fight against the coronavirus, as people stayed home, despite their thousand-year-old tradition.

“The Soldiers of the Commander” a book by Iranian writer Morteza Keramati about Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani’s relationship with his soldiers has been published in Turkish.

Iran’s coronavirus cartoon contest has received over 2,000 submissions from 68 countries, the director of the contest Masud Shojaei Tabatabai announced on Wednesday.

Iranian artists have been involved in creating numerous artworks in music, visual as well as performing arts to energize the public for combating the COVID-19.

Iran's Vice-President for Science and Technology Sourena Sattari referred to the efforts made for making coronavirus vaccine in Iran, saying three independent groups are working to produce it.

Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi said on Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send two sets of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to Tehran to help it fight coronavirus outbreak.

Italian professional football club, AS Roma, in its official Twitter account has praised an Iranian doctor and her husband for their commitment in fight against the coronavirus.

President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the Iranian Armed Forces on Wednesday for fighting coronavirus.

Amir Reza Torkaman-Rahmani, the participant at the international festival of ‘We Will Defeat Coronavirus,’ talks about the reasons for his presence in the event.

Iranian Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said smart social distancing plan will be implemented as of April 8.

Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said that the purpose of video mapping on the Azadi Tower was to express solidarity with the people of the world who are now fighting coronavirus, adding that Iran is fighting both the coronavirus and the virus of sanctions.

President Hassan Rouhani said Wed. that the number of coronavirus cases in Iran is dropping, adding that his government has earmarked $10bn for businesses that have sustained loss due to the pandemic.

An Iranian National Nature Day, locally known as ‘Sizdah Be-dar’, is held on the 13th day of Farvardin (the first month of the Iranian calendar) to bid farewell to Nowruz holidays.

Iran’s Institute for Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS) has recently published a book on the social and cultural implications of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran.

A 101-year-old man in Iran's northern Golestan province was released from the hospital Saturday after recovering from the coronavirus.

Iran’s Saba Animation Center is producing an animation series reminding people of tips to prevent spreading coronavirus.

Head of Pasteur Institute of Iran Alireza Biglari announced on wednesday that the country is ready to export domestically-developed coronavirus diagnostic test kits to other countries.

Hundreds of Iranian artists have launched the nationwide #Moshahonar movement to entertain people who have chosen to stay at home voluntarily to prevent the spread of coronavirus.   

Iran has established 95 schools in 43 countries around the world, said an official with the ministry of education.

People in Iran will not go outdoors tomorrow to celebrate the national traditional festival of Nature Day, called Sizdah Bedar, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Iranian publishers Nimaj, Ruzbehan, Qoqnus, Cheshmeh and Afraz have announced their top ten bestselling books published over the past year as the Iranian New Year began on March 20.

Ugur Sahin's BioNTech has made great advances in developing a vaccine for Covid-19, ready to be tested on humans by the end of April.

A group of Iranian scientists is doing research on the possibility of using stem cells to cure coronavirus patients.

Today is the 41st anniversary of announcing the Islamic Republic as Iran’s ruling system after people overwhelmingly voted in favor of this establishment in a nationwide referendum.

The deputy of the head of Tehran’s Education Office Yousef Baharlou said: The path of our country’s growth and development should not be disrupted amid Coronavirus outbreak.

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in a TV interview said: The Most important mission of the Ministry of Education is to implement Fundamental Reform Document of Education (FRDE).

The member of Charity Schools Association of Iran Mohammad Reza Esparvarin said: nearly 40000 classrooms will be completed by Charity Schools Association of Iran at the current year.

The Minister of Education said: based on Fundamental Reform Document of Education (FRDE), the Ministry of Education is tasked to use new technologies in the learning process of students.

The deputy of the Minister of Education in elementary education Rezavan Hakimzadeh said: parents are the educational partners of the education system amid Coronavirus outbreak.

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents announced: due to Coronavirus Pandemic, most of World Scientific Olympiads became canceled.

The head of Charity Schools’ Association of Iran Seyed Mohammad Reza Jafari said: after the victory of Islamic Revolution, more than 130000 schools have been built by Charity Schools’ Association of Iran.

Mahdi Bohlouli (educational expert) says: distance learning should not be limited to crisis times. Rather, we can also use it in normal situations.

The head of Psychological Care Office of the Ministry of Education Masoud Shokouhi said: Social and psychological consequences of Coronavirus outbreak should be managed.

The head of Qazvin Province Education Office said: all members of the society should cooperate in fight against Coronavirus outbreak. In this regard, some educational centers have started producing face masks in cooperation with medical institutions.

Mohsen Haji Mirzaei the Minister of Education said: Student Social Network is a valuable opportunity for continuation of learning process amid Coronavirus outbreak.

The deputy of the Minister of Education Alireza Kazemi said: The education system must try to turn “Leap in Production” into the dominant discourse of the country

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei said: the Ministry of Education stands by Iranian people in tough times.

The Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei said: nearly 70 percent of students in countries across the world do not go to schools due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Iranian scientists at a knowledge-based company developed a new smart thermal screening system that monitors and measures temperature of each individual moving among the crowds and alarms authorities in case of identifying a patient with high fever who is suspected of coronavirus infection.

 A senior Iranian official said on Monday that the country’s researchers and intelligence experts are investigating claims that the coronavirus outbreak in Iran was the result of a biological attack.