Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 1

No. 256 / 01 November 2020

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 7,719 434 620,491 486,691 35,298

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 01 November 2020 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 19-Feb-20 10-Mar-20 30-Mar-20 19-Apr-20 9-May-20 29-May-20 18-Jun-20 8-Jul-20 28-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 6-Sep-20 26-Sep-20 16-Oct-20 5-Nov-20

Daily confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, 19 Feb - 01 November 2020 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 19-Feb-20 10-Mar-20 30-Mar-20 19-Apr-20 9-May-20 29-May-20 18-Jun-20 8-Jul-20 28-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 6-Sep-20 26-Sep-20 16-Oct-20 5-Nov-20

COVID-19 Cumulative Laboratory-Confirmed Cases and Recoveries, 19 Feb - 01 November 2020 700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

0 19‐Feb‐20 10‐Mar‐20 30‐Mar‐20 19‐Apr‐20 09‐May‐20 29‐May‐20 18‐Jun‐20 08‐Jul‐20 28‐Jul‐20 17‐Aug‐20 06‐Sep‐20 26‐Sep‐20 16‐Oct‐20 05‐Nov‐20 Cumula�ve Cases Cumula�ve Recoveries Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 01 November 2020 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000

0 26‐Mar‐20 15‐Apr‐20 05‐May‐20 25‐May‐20 14‐Jun‐20 04‐Jul‐20 24‐Jul‐20 13‐Aug‐20 02‐Sep‐20 22‐Sep‐20 12‐Oct‐20 01‐Nov‐20

Laboratory Tests Update (Na�onal COVID­19 Laboratory Network) Total Number of Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests 39,000 37,000 35,000 33,000 31,000 29,000 27,000 25,000 23,000 21,000 19,000 17,000 15,000 13,000 11,000 9,000 0 12‐Apr‐20 04‐May‐20 26‐May‐20 17‐Jun‐20 09‐Jul‐20 31‐Jul‐20 22‐Aug‐20 13‐Sep‐20 05‐Oct‐20 27‐Oct‐20 18‐Nov‐20 Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 4,965,326.

Percentage of Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests Done 25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0% 13‐Apr‐20 3‐May‐20 23‐May‐20 12‐Jun‐20 2‐Jul‐20 22‐Jul‐20 11‐Aug‐20 31‐Aug‐20 20‐Sep‐20 10‐Oct‐20 30‐Oct‐20 19‐Nov‐20

7-Day Moving Average of Daily COVID-19 PCR Sampling & Test Results at PHC 16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 23‐May‐20 7‐Jun‐20 22‐Jun‐20 7‐Jul‐20 22‐Jul‐20 6‐Aug‐20 21‐Aug‐20 5‐Sep‐20 20‐Sep‐20 5‐Oct‐20 20‐Oct‐20 COVID‐19 PCR Samples P�s���e COVID‐19 PCR Results

* Source: SIB (29 provinces without Gorgan and Mashhad universities of medical sciences). Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 3

7-Day Moving Average of COVID-19 PCR Samples at PHC Per 100,000 Population by Province Province 23/05 8/06 24/06 10/07 26/07 11/08 27/08 4/09 12/09 20/09 28/09 06/10 14/10 22/10 30/10 31/10 1/11 Alborz 9 5 9 7 8 5 5 2 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 9 11 Ardebil 13 9 14 9 9 6 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 Azerbaijan-East 29 15 21 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 9 10 9 11 10 12 14 Azerbaijan-West 12 16 22 10 5 4 6 5 9 12 18 24 28 38 45 48 54 Bushehr 16 18 15 5 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 12 20 22 18 15 18 16 20 21 24 28 26 26 25 28 34 Esfahan 13 13 14 6 6 4 6 5 8 10 12 12 11 12 13 14 17 Fars 18 28 34 23 23 13 11 9 12 13 13 17 19 25 32 34 41 Gilan 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 Golestan 3 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 Hamedan 5 6 13 7 6 3 3 2 3 5 5 7 7 9 12 12 15 Hormozgan 19 18 20 15 13 9 12 8 11 11 10 11 9 10 12 14 16 Ilam 2 30 13 19 21 12 14 10 10 18 15 17 15 21 21 24 27 Kerman 6 10 14 8 8 7 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 8 12 13 15 Kermanshah 22 31 31 15 9 5 5 3 5 8 9 13 14 19 23 26 31 Khorasan-North 5 3 5 11 13 7 8 7 9 10 14 13 13 21 22 24 28 Khorasan-Razavi 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 7 9 10 11 14 21 19 22 Khorasan-South 5 6 10 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 11 10 11 Khuzestan 21 42 36 21 7 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 5 8 6 7 8 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 25 17 14 17 14 17 16 18 23 37 32 21 14 24 25 27 Kordestan 15 23 34 13 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 8 7 11 13 16 19 Lorestan 31 22 19 11 13 17 17 15 23 27 30 31 33 39 44 48 54 Markazi 5 6 8 5 5 4 9 3 7 6 6 7 6 7 9 12 15 Mazandaran 6 5 10 7 8 10 7 5 7 5 6 6 5 7 8 9 11 Qazvin 7 7 17 0 2 3 4 3 5 7 11 12 15 21 28 28 32 Qom 2 3 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 7 5 6 7 8 Semnan 13 11 23 9 12 8 7 7 12 9 13 16 17 21 25 30 36 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 4 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 Tehran 10 7 8 6 6 7 7 6 9 9 9 11 10 11 11 12 14 Yazd 5 2 10 8 7 8 8 5 6 6 9 11 13 19 24 28 35 Zanjan 22 18 58 54 34 17 13 10 16 19 18 22 22 28 43 46 51 Iran 12 13 16 10 8 6 6 5 7 8 9 11 11 13 16 17 20 * Sources: SIB for 29 provinces, SINA for Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and NAB for Gorgan University of Medical Sciences Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 4

Regional Update

Number of confirmed cases in countries of the region Cumulative Cumulative Country Cumulative Cases Country Cumulative Cases Deaths Deaths Afghanistan 41,501 1,536 Palestine 65,802 561 Bahrain 81,645 321 Oman 115,734 1,246 Djibouti 5,563 61 Pakistan 333,970 6,823 Egypt 107,555 6,266 Qatar 132,720 232 Iran 620,491 35,298 Saudi Arabia 347,656 5,420 Iraq 475,288 10,966 Somalia 3,941 104 Jordan 75,866 866 Sudan 13,819 837 Kuwait 126,534 782 Syria 5,728 288 Lebanon 81,228 637 Tunisia 61,115 1,348 Libya 62,045 871 UAE 133,907 496 Morocco 219,084 3,695 Yemen 2,067 601

Total 3,113,259 79,255

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 01 November 2020, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 5

Important Updates

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Provincial Capitals Province Capital 7/05 28/05 9/06 27/06 13/7 20/7 28/7 4/8 12/8 20/8 25/8 3/9 9/9 16/9 24/9 1/10 7/10 15/10 23/10 26/10 Alborz Karaj Ardabil Ardabil Bushehr Bushehr Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Shahrekord East Azerbaijan Tabriz Fars Shiraz Golestan Gorgan Guilan Rasht Hamedan Hamedan Hormozgan Bandar Abbas Ilam Ilam Isfahan Isfahan Kerman Kerman Kermanshah Kermanshah Khuzestan Ahvaz Kohgiloye & Boyer Ahmad Yasuj Kordestan Sanandaj Lorestan Khoram-Abad Markazi Arak Mazandaran Sari North Khorasan Bojnord Qazvin Qazvin Qom Qom Khorasan Razavi Mashhad Semnan Semnan Sistan and Baluchestan Zahedan South Khorasan Birjand Tehran Tehran West Azerbaijan Urmia Yazd Yazd Zanjan Zanjan * The new added black colour presents “critical situation” in the provincial capitals

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Counties (26 October 2020)

The status of the cities is being updated in the Mask app, endorsed by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Link to the Mask application website: https://mask.ir/ Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 6

Imposed Interna�onal Restri��ons (No significant change compared to yesterday) Travelers are strongly recommended to visit government websites for updated information and more details regarding the international restrictions for entering the countries. Restrictions at Iranian Borders (as of 01 November, 13:00 PM) The Latest Situation of Cargo and Passenger Traffic in the Common Borders of Iran and Neighboring Countries Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Iran-Iraq: Iranian passengers with residence, Mehran Allowed Not Allowed work, trade, education, and medical permits can enter Iraq. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed to enter. Passengers traveling to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Shalamcheh Allowed Not Allowed in addition to visa must have valid residence permit of Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. Merchants and skilled workers must obtain required business and work permits from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Chazabeh Allowed Not Allowed Representation in Tehran. Passengers traveling to Basra and Baghdad must have a medical certificate with a negative PCR Siran Band-Baneh, test result issued at most 48 hours before Sardasht-Kileh, departure. Allowed Not Allowed Shushemi, Sheykh Passengers who have been in Iran in the past 30 Salleh days are not allowed to enter Iraq via Erbil or Sulaymaniyah airports. Passengers transiting through Basra must have a medical certificate with a negative PCR test Iraq Bashmagh-Marivan Allowed Not Allowed result issued at most 72 hours before departure. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine. The body temperature of all passengers will be checked by thermal camera Allowed Khosravi Not Allowed screening at the terminal entrance. Passengers

must wear masks both in the terminal and on board. A distance of (1) meter should be maintained between passengers at gathering areas. Parviz Khan Allowed Not Allowed Iraq-Iran: Iraqi passengers with residence, work, trade, education and medical permits are allowed to enter Iran. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed. Passengers must have health certificate and Tamarchin Allowed Not Allowed negative PCR test issued by approved labs by MOH Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. (more info at Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran) As per the Soumar Not Allowed Soumar (Mandali) – operational for cargo remarks transit only on Sundays and Wednesdays Maritime transportation of food supplies on the route Bandar Abbas port and Sultan Qaboos port is operational by Al-Marafi company. Import and export by wooden liner is not Air Traffic- Passenger Oman Allowed Not Allowed allowed. Ferry- Cargo Effective 1 Oct 2020, passengers traveling from specific countries can enter Oman. More info on the list of countries and entrance conditions at: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can Air Traffic- Passenger As per the transport. Kuwait Not Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks Passengers who have been in or transited through specific countries including Iran in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. Nationals

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Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status of Kuwait and their first-degree family members are excluded. Diplomatic passport holders are also excluded; however, they must have prior approval from Embassy of Kuwait. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test Air Traffic- Passenger As per the result issued at most 96 hours before departure. Kuwait Not Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks Passengers younger than 6 years and passengers in transit are excluded. Passengers are also subject to medical screening and self-isolation for 14 days. Passengers should install “Shlonik" and “Kuwait- Mosafer" applications on their personal device. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar. Nationals of Qatar and their immediate family members and permanent residents are excluded. Temporary residents and domestic workers are also conditionally excluded. Air Traffic- Passenger As per the Passengers are subject to medical screening on Qatar Transit Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks arrival. Passengers must have a quarantine hotel reservation made at www.discoverqatar.qa. List of exemptions at https://www.qatarairwaysholidays.com/qa- en/welcome-home-7-night-booking/overview. Passengers are also subject to self-quarantine for a duration of 7 days. List of exemptions at the above link.

Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers entering or transiting Dubai (DXB) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have a completed self-declaration health form and medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID- 19) PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before departure. The certificate must be issued by an approved lab listed on https://screening.purehealth.ae. Residents must have a Resident Entry Permit Air Traffic- Passenger obtained before departure. Emirates Allowed Allowed Ferry- Cargo Passengers below 12 years and passengers with severe or moderate disabilities are excluded. Passengers traveling as tourists arriving at Dubai (DXB) must have health insurance. More info at https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae All passengers arriving at Dubai (DXB) must download and register the COVID-19 DXB Smart App. Visas issued by the UAE that expired after 1 March 2020 are accepted for entry until 31 December 2020. They must be validated within 30 days of entry. Expired residency permits issued by the UAE Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 8

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status that have been extended until December 2020 are accepted for entry. Visa on arrival facilities on Abu Dhabi (AUH) is Air Traffic- Passenger suspended. Effective 24 July 2020, passengers Emirates Allowed Allowed Ferry- Cargo arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have an ICA approval obtained at https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae/echannels/ web/client/default.html#/login Flights to Turkmenistan are suspended. Currently only nationals and residents can enter Turkmenistan. Passengers arriving in Turkmenistan must have a medical certificate stating a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 72 hours before departure by the competent authority of the Sarakhs, Lotfabad, As per the country of residency and are subject to be Turkmenistan Bajgiran and Incheh Not Allowed remarks tested for COVID-19 on arrival and to self- Borun isolation for 14 days. Sarakhs – road border is operational. Rail border is operational. Lotfabad – road border is closed. Bajgiran – road border is closed. Incheh Borun - road border is closed. Rail border is operational for export only. Land borders are operational for cargo transit. Maritime transportation is operational. Railway transportation is allowed from Astara. Azerbaijan and Russia common land borders are open for the transportation of Iranian supplies. Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan until 1 December 2020 (This does not apply to nationals and residents of Azerbaijan). Allowed passengers must have a medical certificate with Astara, Bilehsavar, Azerbaijan Allowed Not Allowed a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most Jolfa 48 hours before departure. Nationals of Azerbaijan arriving without a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) test result are subject to quarantine for 14 days. A completed "Self-Isolation Form" must be presented upon arrival. E-visa issuance and visa on arrival facilities are suspended. Cargo transit is operational. No negative COVID-19 PCR test is required for arriving passengers; however, passengers are subject to COVID-19 PCR test in the airport. In Armenia Nurduz Allowed Allowed case of testing, passengers would stay in assigned hotels for 24 hours until receiving of the test result. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and accommodation. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Cargo transit is operational. Aktau Port Flights to Kazakhstan are suspended. Kazakhstan Allowed Not Allowed Only nationals and residents, diplomatic Almaty passport holders and student visa holders are allowed to enter Kazakhstan. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 9

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Maritime transportation is operational. Only transit road transportation is allowed. Passengers are not allowed to enter the Russian Astrakhan Fed. (This does not apply to nationals and permanent residents). Arriving passengers and except nationals, all As per the transiting passengers must have a medical Russia Not Allowed remarks certificate with a negative Coronavirus PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival/transit. Makhachkala Arriving passengers will be required to undergo PCR testing again in Moscow airport. In case of positive test result, passengers will be quarantined by the Russian Ministry of Health.

Passenger flights to Afghanistan restarted. Afghan nationals holding residency permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit Doqaroun, Mahiroud, Afghanistan Allowed As per the visa, medical visa and investment visa issued by Milak, Gamshad remarks the official authorities of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed.

Cargo transit is operational. Pakistani nationals holding residency Kuhak, Pishin, Rimdan Allowed permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, medical visa and investment visa issued by the official authorities of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed by Iran.

Jalegh, Allowed International passenger flights to Pakistan are Pakistan As per the operational except flights to Gwadar and Turbat. remarks All passengers above 12 must have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. The test result and other required information must be uploaded on https://passtrack.nitb.gov.pk/login Mirjaveh Allowed Passengers must also submit a completed health declaration form upon arrival and self-isolate for 14 days.

As per the Cargo transit is operational. Air border Allowed remarks Air border – Currently passenger flights between Iran and Turkey are operational. As per the Passengers must have negative Coronavirus PCR Serow/Urmia Allowed remarks test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. Passengers must check the Turkey list of authorized laboratories for PCR test with As per the Bazargan/Maku Allowed the airlines. remarks Serow / Bazargan – passengers with Turkish nationality, permanent residency, student visa, Razi/Khoy Allowed Not Allowed medical visa and diplomatic visa are allowed to enter Turkey from these border points. More updates on travel restrictions by IATA travel center at https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-docu- /ment-news/1580226297.htm and by global IOM portal tracking mobility restrictions at http://migration.iom.int Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran 1. All international arriving passengers are required to present Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. a health certificate together with a negative Molecular (RT- 182/ 19 August 2020. PCR) COVID-19 test result issued in English or certified by Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is Iranian consulate. Necessary arrangements must be made with mandatory. the airline operators to avoid boarding passengers without Passenger are strongly advised to cross check with their the above certificates and should the health certificate not air operators on the latest prerequisites and required be presented on arrival, the passenger to be returned to the documentations. boarding country. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) office can be that the health certificate or molecular test result has been reached at +9821 5100111 regarding the issues related issued not later than 96 hours before departure. to health regulations both for incoming and outgoing 2. In case, at the time of arrival the validity of the issued flights. certificate is expired due to length of travel or other reasons, another test would not be required. However, the passenger International Airlines would be subject to medical screening and clinical assessment Qatar Airways: Currently operates two daily flights on the route and in case of showing symptoms would be tested again. Doha-Tehran as per the below schedule. The passenger will be quarantined in assigned locations until Date Flight No Origin Departure Arrival receiving the test result and in case of positive test result, QR490 Doha Tehran 00:50 03:20 QR491 Tehran Doha 05:30 05:00 the passenger will be accommodated in assigned quarantine Daily locations for 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test QR498 Doha Tehran 18:30 21:00 QR499 Tehran Doha 23:15 22:45 and accommodation. 3. Those returning Iranians who at the time of arrival, have been The Airline also operates four weekly flights on the route Doha- out of the country for more than two weeks, are also required Mashhad-Doha, four weekly flights on the route Doha-Shiraz- to present health certificate in English or validated by the Doha and two weekly flights on the route Doha-Isfahan-Doha. Iranian consulate and stamped for Covid-19 molecular test. In Qatar Airways requires passengers travelling from specific case, due to valid reasons confirmed by Iranian consulate in the countries including Iran to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR departure countries, it had not been possible to obtain health medical test result when checking in. certificate or the molecular test, the airlines may conditionally Tests must be issued within 96 hours before departure, from board these passengers; however, passengers will be tested laboratories that are approved by Qatar Airways, and paid for at for Covid-19 upon arrival regardless of their clinical symptoms. the passenger’s expense. Those that do not have a copy of their These passengers must submit Passenger Commitment Letter medical test certificate alongside a Passenger Consent Form and self-isolate until receiving the test result. In case of positive will not be permitted to travel on Qatar Airways flights. Infants test result or showing symptoms, the quarantine period would are exempted from PCR test requirements. Children below the extend to 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and age of 12 years are exempt from this test if accompanied by probable quarantine. family members that have presented a negative test result. 4. With regards to diplomats, political commissions and local Children under 12 years traveling as Unaccompanied Minor and foreign governmental authorities and international are not exempted and must hold certificate of proof from agencies staff, the health certificate and laboratory test from the authorized medical center. Passengers must possess two the departure country is not required and they will only be copies of the test result and must fill and submit a consent subject to clinical assessment upon arrival. In case of showing form along with the RT-PCR test result. If passenger is returning any symptoms, these passengers will be tested for Covid-19 and within 48 hours from arrival to the country, another test is in addition to submission of commitment letter and contact not required by Qatar Airways, but if the final destination has number, they should be in quarantine in respective embassies a government requirement, the new test is still mandatory or determined residence until receiving the test result. This (Further information at https:///www.qatarairways.com/en/ group are not required to incur the cost of testing. travel-alerts/COVID-19-update.html) 5. All Iranians and international arriving passengers (even Approved laboratories by Qatar Airways in Iran are: representing health certificate) are subject to medical screening Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Gholhak Lab 3. Nikan Hospital 4. upon arrival and in case of showing symptoms or at the Pars Hospital 5. Payvand Lab 6. Erfan Hospital 7. Erfan Niayesh discretion of medical teams based in the border health control Hospital 8. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital 9. Kayvan Lab 10. Day centers, will be directed to designated medical and diagnostic Hospital 11. Vanak Lab 12. Atiyeh Hospital 13. Tandis Hospital centers for more clinical assessments and testing. 14. Saeed Lab 15. Mehrad Hospital 16. Motamed Research 6. All arriving passengers are required to fill out “COVID-19 Self Institute Pathobiology Lab 17. Resalat Hospital 18. Bahar Lab Declaration Form” provided by the airline operators prior or 19. Parsian Lab 20. Royan Research Institute 21. Ayandeh Lab during the flights and hand over the completed forms to the 22. Lavazieh Lab Airlines’ agents. The airline operators are also required to share Isfahan: 1. Nobel Lab 2. Yaran Lab 3. Dr Sharifi Lab the list of passengers and completed self-declaration forms at 4. Azar Mehr Lab the request of border health control centers. Mashhad: Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 7. Based on pre-defined procedures, all departing passengers 3. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab are also required to undergo clinical assessment by a physician or Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab 4. Pars Lab health-care provider prior to departure in one of the designated 5. Sina Lab health centers or at the airport. As per requirements of the Tabriz: Danesh Lab destination country, health certificate or negative COVID-19 Passenger departing with Qatar Airways from Shiraz, in addition test result will be issued. to negative PCR test must also have a health certificate issued at Copies of COVID-19 Self Declaration Form and Passenger most 48 hours prior to departure by passegers one of the above Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 11 laboratories in Shiraz. Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their are as follows: travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, TK874 Istanbul Tehr an 19:20 22:50 Emirates Airways: Emirates flights schedule from Dubai to Thursday, Friday Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, TK875 Tehr an Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Tehran during 5 Oct – 30 Nov 2020 are as follows: Thursday , Friday Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival TK878 Istanbul Tehran 01:15 04:45 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

EK977 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 00:55 02:35 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 5 Oct – 30 Nov 2020 TK879 Tehr an Istanbul 08:40 11:30 EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Emirates flights schedule from Tehran to Dubai during 26 Oct – Effective 01 November 2020, Turkish Airlines flights schedule 30 Nov 2020 are as follows: on the rout Istanbul-Tabriz-Istanbul are as follows: Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival 26 Oct – 30 Nov 2020 EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:20 TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 21:00 01:05 28 Oct – 30 Nov 2020 EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 18:40 21:30 Istanbul TK883 Tabriz 04:05 05:20 Emirates in partnership with Allianz Partners provides free Approved laboratories by Turkish Airlines in Iran are as follows: global assistance services related to COVID-19 medical and Tehran: 1. Bahar Lab 2. Jam Hospital 3. Azadi Pathobiology Lab quarantine expenses for passengers traveling with the airline 4. Saeed Lab 5. Payvand Lab 6. Medical Lab 7. Pars Hospital 8. at any time with effect from 23 July 2020, until 31 December Karimi Nejad Pathobiology Center 9. Resalat Hospital 10. Mehr 2020. The coverage applies to every travel class and is valid for Hospital 11. Vanak Lab 12. Erfan Hospital 13. Erfan Niayesh 31 calendar days starting from the trip commencement. No Hospital 14. Day Hospital 15. Laleh Hospital 16. Keyvan Lab 17. registration is required and COVID-19 health expenses will be Nikan Hospital 18. Rasad Lab 19. Khatam Al-anbia Hospital 20. covered up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs up to EUR 100 Atiyeh Hospital per day for 14 days. In addition, free 24-hour hotline support Tabriz: 1. Danesh Lab 2. Salam Lab number is available for the passengers. For more information, Isfahan: 1. Azar Mehr Lab 2. Nobel Lab 3. Erythron Lab 4. Doctor please refer to https://www.emirates.com/english/help/ Sharifi Lab 5. Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Aria Lab covid19-cover/. Shiraz: 1. Pars Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Niloo Lab 4. Payvand Lab 5. Sina Emirates banned all carry-on items apart from laptops, Lab handbags, briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Razavi Hospital 3. any other bags. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Doctor Ejtehadi Lab 5. Nikan Lab 6. Parsian Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: Lab Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan and three weekly flights on the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates weekly flights on the rout 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and Tuesdays and Dubai-Lar- Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab Dubai on Saturdays. Effective 8 November 2020, Fly Dubai 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan operates two weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Research Institute Sundays and Wednesday. Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi Salam Air: Operates three weekly flights on the route Muscat- Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab Shiraz-Muscat. Only nationals and residents of Oman can board Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. these flights. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab Air Arabia: Operates two weekly flights on the route Sharjah- Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab Shiraz-Sharjah on Mondays and Fridays. 4. Pars Lab 5. Sina Lab Tabriz: Danesh Lab National Airlines Turkish Airlines: Currently operates one daily flight on the route Iran Air: Currently operates three weekly flights to London on Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul. Effective 01 November 2020, Turkish Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, two weekly flights to Paris on Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 November 2020 12

Mondays and Fridays, one weekly flight to Milan on Saturdays, Other cities: Karaj: Arad Pathobiology Lab, Isfahan: Nobel Lab, one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, one weekly flight Mashhad: 1. Doctor Akbarzadeh Lab 2. Nikan Lab 3. Mashhad to Madrid on Wednesday, two weekly flights to Frankfurt on Pathobiology Lab, Shiraz: Raz Lab, Hamedan: Farzan Lab, Rasht: Saturdays and Wednesdays, one weekly flight to Cologne on Pars private hospital, Qom: Bu Ali Lab, Ahvaz: Aria Lab, Sari: Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg on Mondays. Only Novin Genetic Lab, the passengers with European residency card, Type D visa Mahan Air call center in Tehran can be reached at holders and long-term visa holders can embark on these flights. +98 21 48384838 for further information. In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to Karachi and Minsk Currently some other national airlines such as Aseman, Taban, for the purpose of returning Iranians only. Zagros, Iran Airtour, Qeshm, Ata and Kish Air are also operating Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As some conditional flights from Tehran and other cities mainly to scheduled, on Saturdays one flight from Isfahan to Kuwait City Istanbul and Dubai. and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one flight form Shiraz to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being operated. Available Cargo Services Effective 1-30 November 2020, Iran Air operates two weekly Qatar Airways: Operates two weekly cargo flights on flights on the rout Tehran-Istanbul-Tehran on Tuesdays and Saturdays and Wednesdays. The airline also operates some Fridays. additional flights during the week for cargo services. The Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. daily flight of QR498 also accepts cargo. Qatar Airways Cargo Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in has offered and confirmed to fly any medical supplies to the cabin is mandatory. China and Iran free of charge; however, these shipments Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at must come through the Embassy of China and Embassy of +98 21 46621888 for further information. Iran at the origin station, the Embassy must be the shipper. Mahan Air: Currently operates daily passenger flights to Dubai Qatar Airways cargo office in IKIA can be reached at and Istanbul, weekly passenger flights to Guangzhou and +9821 55678368. Sulaymaniyah and extra passenger flights to Damascus and Mahan Air: Cargo service is currently available for China, Beirut. The airline also operates extra flights to Delhi, Moscow, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Barcelona, Moscow and Bangkok and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Dubai. Mahan Air cargo office in IKIA can be reached at Approved Labs by Mahan Air for Corona (PCR) test are as follows +9821 55678215. (for those flights requiring negative test result): Qeshm Airline: Cargo service is currently available for the Tehran: 1. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 2. Vanak Lab 3. Pars Hospital special flights from Istanbul. Qeshm Airline cargo office in IKIA 4. Resalat Hospital 5. Day Hospital, 6. Armin Lab, 7. Pasteur can be reached at +9821 55678355. Institute of Tehran (for diplomats and government authorities) Iran Air Cargo: Currently operational for London, Paris and Italy.

IKIA Board 01 November 2020 Status Airline Flight No From/To Remarks Time Emirates EK977 Dubai Conditional flight. 02:40 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:35 Turkish Airlines TK878 Istanbul Conditional flight. 04:45 Conviasa Airlines V0729 Caracas Conditional flight. 09:00 Qatar Airlines QR482 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 11:10 Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight. 15:00 Arrival Meraj Airlines IJ4804 Istanbul Conditional flight. 17:00 Iraqi Airways IA1111 Baghdad Conditional flight. 17:30 Mahan Air W5143 Damascus Conditional flight. 18:30 Iran Air IR710 London Conditional flight. 20:30 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 22:10 Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight. 22:50 Mahan Air W5064 Dubai Conditional flight. 23:30 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight. 01:50 Emirates EK978 Dubai Conditional flight. 04:30 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 04:45 Iran Air IR711 London Conditional flight. 06:10 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight. 06:50 Turkish Airlines TK879 Istanbul Conditional flight. 08:40 Departure Meraj Airlines IJ4805 Istanbul Conditional flight. 10:00 Qatar Airways QR483 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 12:30 Mahan Air W5142 Damascus Conditional flight. 13:00 Conviasa Airlines V0875 Belgrade Conditional flight. 16:00 Mahan Air W5065 Dubai Conditional flight. 18:15 Iraqi Airways IA1112 Baghdad Conditional flight. 18:30 Qatar Airways QR499 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 23:20

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Imposed Na�onal and ��ovincial Res��ic�ons The Security, Social, and Law Enforcement license plates are not allowed to exit the cities and Committee of the National Task Force on Fighting personal vehicles with non-local license plates are Coronavirus imposed travel restriction in 25 not allowed to enter the cities. The violators will provincial capitals (Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Urmia, be fined. Shiraz, Ahvaz, Sanandaj, Isfahan, Qom, Arak, The governor-general of Qazvin put a ban on Birjand, Ardabil, Kermanshah, Bushehr, Bandar weddings, funerals, education centers, and sports Abbas, Yazd, Khoram Abad, Bojnord, Ilam, activities until 20 November across the province. Shahrekord, Hamadan, Zanjan, Semnan, Kerman), Restaurants are allowed to provide takeaway from Monday 12:00 to Friday 24:00. According food. Also, half of the employees may work from to this restriction, personal vehicles with local home at the management’s discretion.

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