View Punishing sanctions against Iran are turning the coronavirus pandemic into a massacre ǀ View Hundreds of lives have been lost because of the sanctions that not only mean it is often impossible to get basic medicines but that a Coronavirus app, launched by the Iranian government to assist vulnerable citizens, was recently pulled by Google from its app store. 23/03/2020
View Hossein Dehghani: Coronavirus, US unilateral sanctions and Iranian People’s Right to Life ǀ View Iran is the third most severely hit country in the world after China and Italy, yet the latter two, face none of the predicaments that Iran has found itself in. 19/03/2020
world news 'You can't fight a fire blindfolded': WHO urges more COVID-19 tests "We cannot fight this pandemic without knowing who has it," said the director-general of WHO, urging more tests for COVID-19. 15/03/2020
world news Coronavirus: Spain declares emergency as France shuts restaurants Spain and France announce tough new restrictions to control the COVID-19 outbreak as cases jump in Italy. 09/03/2020
no comment Tehran disinfects streets to protect against COVID-19 coronavirus Iran is one of the worst-hit countries by COVID-19. 05/03/2020
world news In pictures: COVID-19 coronavirus cases spread beyond China's borders COVID-19 coronavirus is now growing at a quicker rate outside of China. 26/02/2020
