No. 349 / 02 February 2021

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths 6,820 72 1,431,416 1,223,197 58,110

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 02 February 2021 16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 20-Feb-20 21-Mar-20 20-Apr-20 20-May-20 19-Jun-20 19-Jul-20 18-Aug-20 17-Sep-20 17-Oct-20 16-Nov-20 16-Dec-20 15-Jan-21 14-Feb-21

Daily confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, 19 Feb - 02 February 2021 600

500

400

300

200

100

0 20-Feb-20 21-Mar-20 20-Apr-20 20-May-20 19-Jun-20 19-Jul-20 18-Aug-20 17-Sep-20 17-Oct-20 16-Nov-20 16-Dec-20 15-Jan-21 14-Feb-21 COVID-19 Cumulative Laboratory-Confirmed Cases and Recoveries, 19 Feb - 02 February 2021 1,600,000

1,400,000

1,200,000

1,000,000

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

0 20-Feb-20 21-Mar-20 20-Apr-20 20-May-20 19-Jun-20 19-Jul-20 18-Aug-20 17-Sep-20 17-Oct-20 16-Nov-20 16-Dec-20 15-Jan-21 14-Feb-21 Cumula�ve Cases Cumula�ve Recoveries Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 02 February 2021 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 0 26-Mar-20 25-Apr-20 25-May-20 24-Jun-20 24-Jul-20 23-Aug-20 22-Sep-20 22-Oct-20 21-Nov-20 21-Dec-20 20-Jan-21 19-Feb-21

Laboratory Tests Update (Na�onal COVID­19 Laboratory Network) Total Number of Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests 59,000 57,000 55,000 53,000 51,000 49,000 47,000 45,000 43,000 41,000 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 12-May-20 11-Jun-20 11-Jul-20 10-Aug-20 09-Sep-20 09-Oct-20 08-Nov-20 08-Dec-20 07-Jan-21 06-Feb-21

Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 9,394,967. Percentage of Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests Done 40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0% 13-Apr-20 13-May-20 12-Jun-20 12-Jul-20 11-Aug-20 10-Sep-20 10-Oct-20 9-Nov-20 9-Dec-20 8-Jan-21 7-Feb-21

7-Day Moving Average of Daily COVID-19 PCR Sampling & Test Results at PHC 25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0 23-May-20 22-Jun-20 22-Jul-20 21-Aug-20 20-Sep-20 20-Oct-20 19-Nov-20 19-Dec-20 18-Jan-21 COVID-19 PCR Samples Pos��ve 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) | 02 February 2021 3

7-Day Moving Average of COVID-19 PCR Samples at PHC Per 100,000 Population by Province Province 23/05 24/06 26/07 27/08 12/09 28/09 14/10 30/10 16/11 2/12 18/12 3/01 19/01 30/01 31/01 1/02 2/02 Alborz 9 9 8 5 4 4 6 8 35 25 16 10 13 14 15 16 17 Ardebil 13 14 9 4 5 4 4 5 12 13 6 7 8 10 10 11 11 Azerbaijan-East 29 21 6 5 8 9 9 10 14 12 7 9 10 12 12 13 12 Azerbaijan-West 12 22 5 6 9 18 28 45 40 27 20 18 12 15 15 16 17 Bushehr 16 15 3 4 3 4 4 3 6 9 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 20 18 18 20 24 26 25 47 27 19 11 12 16 16 16 16 Esfahan 13 14 6 6 8 12 11 13 51 32 21 6 7 11 11 12 12 Fars 18 34 23 11 12 13 19 32 39 44 22 11 10 15 15 16 16 Gilan 9 6 8 5 6 4 4 5 8 11 10 15 16 15 14 15 16 Golestan 3 6 3 1 2 1 1 2 4 9 7 5 6 10 10 10 11 Hamedan 5 13 6 3 3 5 7 12 17 13 10 8 8 12 11 11 12 Hormozgan 19 20 13 12 11 10 9 12 22 25 22 15 15 24 24 25 26 Ilam 2 13 21 14 10 15 15 21 28 24 23 20 40 29 29 28 30 Kerman 6 14 8 5 4 4 6 12 18 17 12 11 11 15 14 16 16 Kermanshah 22 31 9 5 5 9 14 23 25 13 6 17 15 21 22 23 26 Khorasan-North 5 5 13 8 9 14 13 22 32 27 18 14 20 15 14 15 16 Khorasan-Razavi 4 8 5 3 4 9 11 21 29 30 16 17 19 25 24 27 29 Khorasan-South 5 10 2 1 1 3 3 11 19 16 9 6 6 12 13 14 14 Khuzestan 21 36 7 5 4 5 5 6 14 8 7 3 4 6 5 6 6 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 17 17 17 18 37 21 24 26 34 47 31 33 32 31 32 31 Kordestan 15 34 5 3 3 6 7 13 30 19 16 11 9 8 7 9 9 Lorestan 31 19 13 17 23 30 33 44 38 24 17 26 25 29 29 30 30 Markazi 5 8 5 9 7 6 6 9 28 21 16 8 8 9 9 10 11 Mazandaran 6 10 8 7 7 6 5 8 12 14 15 16 9 11 10 11 11 Qazvin 7 17 2 4 5 11 15 28 31 24 17 11 18 22 21 23 24 Qom 2 8 3 2 3 5 7 6 16 12 8 7 4 7 7 8 8 Semnan 13 23 12 7 12 13 17 25 46 37 21 34 19 29 26 29 30 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 7 9 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 10 8 6 7 9 9 10 11 29 53 37 12 7 8 8 8 9 Yazd 5 10 7 8 6 9 13 24 47 25 15 9 9 16 16 16 16 Zanjan 22 58 34 13 16 18 22 43 60 50 30 29 21 39 33 34 35 Iran 12 16 8 6 7 9 11 16 27 26 17 12 11 14 13 14 15 * 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) | 02 February 2021 4

Regional Update

Number of confirmed cases in countries of the region Cumulative Cumulative Country Cumulative Cases Country Cumulative Cases Deaths Deaths Afghanistan 55,174 2,406 Palestine 180,018 2,032 Bahrain 103,582 376 134,685 1,532 Djibouti 5,933 63 Pakistan 547,648 11,746 Egypt 166,492 9,360 Qatar 151,720 249 Iran 1,424,596 58,038 Saudi Arabia 368,639 6,383 621,755 13,068 Somalia 4,784 130 328,062 4,326 29,488 1,812 165,843 959 14,096 926 303,072 3,145 Tunisia 210,045 6,802 120,434 1,896 UAE 309,649 866 Morocco 471,438 8,287 Yemen 2,126 616

Total 5,719,279 135,018

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 02 February 2021, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 5

Important Updates

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Provincial Capitals Province Capital 7/5 28/5 27/06 28/7 20/8 3/9 16/9 24/9 23/10 17/11 1/12 4/12 12/12 19/12 25/12 2/1 9/1 16/1 23/1 30/1 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

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Counties (30 January 2021)

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/ * As decided by the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus, the newly defined blue status has been added to the COVID-19 color- coding system, as the number of new COVID-19 infected cases has recently decreased in the country. The blue (low risk) status would be used for indicating the status of the areas turning from yellow (moderate risk) to low risk. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 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 of02 February 2021, 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

As per Mehran Allowed remarks

Shalamcheh Allowed Not Allowed

Chazabeh Allowed Not Allowed Currently only Bashmagh-Marivan, Parviz Khan and Tamarchin border points are completely allowed Siran Band-Baneh, for passenger traffic, however passengers must Sardasht-Kileh, Allowed Not Allowed have negative PCR test result. Effective 24 Shushemi, Sheykh December 2020, passenger traffic to/from Iraq at Salleh other border points has been suspended.

Bashmagh-Marivan Allowed Allowed Effective 25 December 2020, passenger traffic to/from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq is suspended. Iraq As per Khosravi Allowed remarks

Soumar (Mandali) – operational for cargo transit only on Sundays and Wednesdays. Parviz Khan Allowed Allowed Khosravi – only dual Iraqi-Iranian nationals can transit from the border point.

Tamarchin Allowed Allowed Mehran – only dual Iraqi-Iranian nationals can transit from the border point.

As per Soumar Not Allowed remarks

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 allowed. 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 Air Traffic- Passenger Oman Allowed Not Allowed All passenger above 15 must present negative Ferry- Cargo COVID-19 PCR test result conduced within 72 hours prior to the scheduled time of arrival in Oman. Arriving passengers must have international health insurance covering the cost of treatment from Covid-19 for one month. Passengers must download the Tarassud+ app before departure. Passengers staying for more than 7 days in Oman must download the Hmushrif app.

Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 7

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers who have been in or transited through specific countries including Iran in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. Na�onals of Kuwait and their first-degree family members are excluded. Diploma�c passport holders are also excluded; however, they must have prior approval from Air Traffic- Passenger As per Embassy of Kuwait. Kuwait Not Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks Passengers must have a medical cer�ficate with a nega�ve Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before departure. Passengers younger than 6 years and passengers in transit are excluded. Passengers are also subject to medical screening upon arrival and self-isola�on for 14 days. Passengers should install “Shlonik" and “Kuwait- Mosafer" applica�ons on their personal device. Suspension of visa on arrival facili�es. Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar. Na�onals of Qatar and their immediate family members and permanent residents are excluded. Temporary residents and domes�c workers are also condi�onally excluded. Air Traffic- Passenger As per Transit All arriving passengers must request entrance Qatar Ferry- Cargo remarks Allowed permission at h�ps://portal.www.gov.qa and complete Excep�onal Entry Permit to Qatar Service electronic form. Passenger must also install EHTERAZ applica�on on their mobile phones and complete the requested informa�on. In addi�on, completed medical form and Pledge form are required for boarding. Passengers will be tested for PCR upon arrival and must self-isolate for 7 days. Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers entering or transi�ng Dubai (DXB), Abu Dhabi (AUH), (SHJ) and Al Maktoum (DWC) must have a completed self-declara�on health form and medical cer�ficate with a nega�ve Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result, issued at most 72 hours before departure. The cer�ficate must be issued by an approved lab listed on Air Traffic- Passenger As per h�ps://screening.purehealth.ae. Emirates Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks Residents must have a Resident Entry Permit obtained before departure. Passengers traveling as tourists arriving at Dubai (DXB) and Sharjah (SHJ) must have health insurance. More info at h�ps://smartservices.ica.gov.ae All passengers arriving at Dubai (DXB) must download and register the COVID-19 DXB Smart App. Visa on arrival facili�es on Abu Dhabi (AUH) is suspended. Effec�ve 24 July 2020, passengers Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 8

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have an ICA approval obtained at https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae/echannels/ web/client/default.html#/login All arriving passengers at Dubai must have GDRFA approval obtained at Air Traffic- Passenger As per Emirates Allowed https://smart.gdrfa.gov.ae/Smart_OTC Ferry- Cargo remarks ServicesPortal/ReturnPermitServicesForm.aspx Passengers arriving at Sharjah (SHJ) must download the ALHOSN App. Effective 18 November 2020, Emirates has suspended visa issuance for nationals of 13 countries, including Iran. (Borna News) 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 24 hours before departure from the first embarkation point and are subject to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival and to self- Sarakhs, Lotfabad, As per isolation for 21 days. Turkmenistan Bajgiran and Incheh Not Allowed remarks Completed "Public Health Passenger Locator Form" Borun must be presented upon arrival. The form is available at https://tinyurl.com/y6en4u2l. Sarakhs – road border is operational. Rail border is operational. Lotfabad – Road border is operational for transit. 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 31 January 2021 (This does not apply to nationals and residents of Azerbaijan). Allowed Astara, Bilehsavar, passengers must have a medical certificate with a Azerbaijan Allowed Not Allowed Jolfa, Sanam Balaghi negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 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. Passengers must have medical certificate with negative COVID-19 test result issued in English at most 72 hours before arrival or submit to a PCR test Nurduz Allowed Allowed at the airport. Passengers who choose to take a PCR test and receive a negative result may be exempted from self-quarantine requirements. Passenger shall incur costs for the test. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 9

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Cargo transit is operational. Aktau Port Flights to Kazakhstan are suspended. Kazakhstan Allowed Not Allowed Only nationals and residents, diplomatic passport Almaty holders and student visa holders are allowed to enter Kazakhstan. 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 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 airport. In case of positive test result, passengers will be quarantined by the Russian Ministry of Health. Passenger flights to Afghanistan restarted. As per Doqaroun Allowed Afghan nationals holding residency permission, remarks student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, Afghanistan medical visa and investment visa issued by the Mahiroud, Milak, official authorities of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Allowed Not Allowed Gamshad Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed. Cargo transit is operational. Pakistani nationals holding valid 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. As per International passenger flights to Pakistan are Pakistan Jalegh, Allowed remarks operational except flights to Gwadar and Turbat. 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 Mirjaveh Allowed https://passtrack.nitb.gov.pk/login Passengers must also submit a completed health declaration form upon arrival. As per Cargo transit is operational. Air border Allowed remarks Air border – Currently passenger flights between As per Iran and Turkey are operational. Passengers must Serow/Urmia Allowed remarks have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 72 hours before arrival. As per Passengers must check the list of authorized Bazargan/Maku Allowed Turkey remarks laboratories for PCR test with the airlines. Completed "Passenger Information Form" must be presented upon arrival. Serow / Bazargan – passengers with Turkish Razi/Khoy Allowed Not Allowed nationality, permanent residency, student visa, 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) | 02 February 2021 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran Declaration Form” provided by the airline operators prior or Highlights: during the flights and hand over the completed forms to the Currently all arriving passengers from Netherland, Denmark, Airlines’ agents. The form can be obtained at https://www. UK, and South Africa - despite having negative PCR test result cao.ir/web/aeronautical-operations-monitoring/maunual. The - must undergo PCR test again upon arrival at the airports. airline operators are also required to share the list of passengers Arriving passengers from other countries must have negative and completed self-declaration forms at the request of border PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before arrival in Iran. health control centers. (IKIA Information Center) 7. Based on pre-defined procedures, all departing passengers According to the Deputy for Health of Ministry of health, all are also required to undergo clinical assessment by a physician or arriving passengers – despite having negative PCR test result – health-care provider prior to departure in one of the designated will have to undergo PCR test again upon arrival at the airports. health centers or at the airport. As per requirements of the In addition, all arriving passengers from European Countries destination country, health certificate or negative COVID-19 should self-isolate for 14 days. (ISNA News). The effective date test result will be issued. of latter protocol is not announced yet. Copies of COVID-19 Self Declaration Form and Passenger All direct flights to and from UK are canceled until 18 February Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. 2021. 182/ 19 August 2020. Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is General restrictions: mandatory. 1. All international arriving passengers are required to present Passenger are strongly advised to cross check with their a health certificate together with a negative Molecular (RT- air operators on the latest prerequisites and required PCR) COVID-19 test result issued in English or certified by documentations. Iranian consulate. Necessary arrangements must be made Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) office can be with the airline operators to avoid boarding passengers who reached at +9821 5100111 regarding the issues related to have COVID-19 symptoms. Should the health certificate not be health regulations both for incoming and outgoing flights. presented on arrival, the passenger must undergo PCR test in the airport at their own expenses. In addition, it is necessary International Airlines to carefully check that the health certificate or molecular test Qatar Airways: Currently operates two daily flights on the route result has been issued not later than 72 hours before departure. Doha-Tehran-Doha. The flights schedule is as follows. 2. In case, at the time of arrival the validity of the issued Date Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival certificate is expired due to length of travel or other reasons, QR490 Doha Tehran 00:50 03:20 QR491 Tehran Doha 05:30 05:00 another test would not be required. However, the passenger Daily would be subject to medical screening and clinical assessment QR498 Doha Tehran 19:05 21:40 and in case of showing symptoms would be tested again. QR499 Tehran Doha 23:00 00:40+1 The passenger will be quarantined in assigned locations until The Airline also operates four weekly flights on the route Doha- receiving the test result and in case of positive test result, Mashhad-Doha, four weekly flights on the route Doha-Shiraz- the passenger will be accommodated in assigned quarantine Doha and two weekly flights on the route Doha-Isfahan-Doha. locations for 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test Qatar Airways requires passengers travelling from specific and accommodation. countries including Iran to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR 3. Those returning Iranians who at the time of arrival, have been medical test result when checking in. out of the country for more than two weeks, are also required Tests must be issued within 96 hours before departure, from to present health certificate in English or validated by the laboratories that are approved by Qatar Airways, and paid for at Iranian consulate and stamped for Covid-19 molecular test. In the passenger’s expense. Those that do not have a copy of their case, due to valid reasons confirmed by Iranian consulate in the medical test certificate alongside a Passenger Consent Form departure countries, it had not been possible to obtain health will not be permitted to travel on Qatar Airways flights. Infants certificate or the molecular test, the airlines may conditionally are exempted from PCR test requirements. Children below the board these passengers; however, passengers will be tested age of 12 years are exempt from this test if accompanied by for Covid-19 upon arrival regardless of their clinical symptoms. family members that have presented a negative test result. These passengers must submit Passenger Commitment Letter Children under 12 years traveling as Unaccompanied Minor and self-isolate until receiving the test result. In case of positive are not exempted and must hold certificate of proof from test result or showing symptoms, the quarantine period would the authorized medical center. Passengers must possess two extend to 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and copies of the test result and must fill and submit a consent probable quarantine. form along with the RT-PCR test result. If passenger is returning 4. Entry and exit of diplomats, political missions and local and within 48 hours from arrival to the country, another test is foreign governmental authorities and international agencies not required by Qatar Airways, but if the final destination has staff, from borders of the I.R. Iran requires a health certificate a government requirement, the new test is still mandatory with negative PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before (Further information at https:///www.qatarairways.com/en/ travel. 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 upon arrival and in case of showing symptoms or at the 4. 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 Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 11

19. Parsian Lab 20. Royan Research Institute 21. Ayandeh Lab Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul- 22. Lavazieh Lab Tabriz-Istanbul is as follows: Isfahan: 1. Nobel Lab 2. Yaran Lab 3. Dr Sharifi Lab Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival 4. Azar Mehr Lab TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 21:00 01:05 Mashhad: Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab TK883 Tabriz Istanbul 04:05 05:20 3. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab Effective 19 January 2021, Turkish Airlines operates two weekly Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab 4. Pars Lab flights on the route Istanbul-Isfahan-Istanbul as follows: 5. Sina Lab Week days Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Tabriz: Danesh Lab TK8 92 Istanbul Isfahan 21:20 01:15 Passenger departing with Qatar Airways from Shiraz, in addition Sunday, Wednesday TK893 Isfahan Istanbul 02:10 05:20 to negative PCR test must also have a health certificate issued at Effective 23 January 2021, the airline operates two weekly most 48 hours prior to departure by passegers one of the above flights on the route Istanbul-Mashhad-Istanbul as follows: laboratories in Shiraz. Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their Saturday Wednesday TK8 88 Istanbul Mashhad 21:00 01:25 travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination Sunday, Thursday TK889 Mashhad Istanbul 02:25 06:25 airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. Negative PCR test results issued by all approved Labs by MOHME Emirates Airways: Currently Emirates flights schedule on the Iran are accepted by Turkish Airlines. rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai is as follows: Effective 30 December 2020, all arriving/transiting passengers Dubai to Tehran above 6, must have negative PCR test issued at most 72 hours Date Flight No. Weekdays Departure Arrival prior to arrival in Turkey. EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 00:55 02:35 Weekly Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 -Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Tehran to Dubai and three weekly flights on the rout of -Tehran-Najaf on Date Flight No. Weekdays Departure Arrival Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:20 Weekly Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates two weekly flights on EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 18:40 21:30 the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and Tuesdays, two Emirates bans all carry-on items apart from laptops, handbags, weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in any other bags. Tuesdays and one weekly flight on the rout Dubai-Lar-Dubai on Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: Saturdays. Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars Aeroflot Airline: Currently operates weekly flights from Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day Moscow to Tehran on Wednesday and from Tehran to Moscow Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan on Thursdays. Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh Armenia Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the rout Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital -Tehran-Yerevan on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. The airline also operates extra flights on other weekdays. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab Salam Air: Effective 4 February 2021, operates two weekly 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan flights on the rout -Tehran-Muscat on Sundays and Research Institute Thursdays and two weekly flights on the rout Muscat-Shiraz- Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi Muscat on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. National Airlines Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab Iran Air: Currently operates two weekly flights to Istanbul on Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab Tuesdays and Fridays, two weekly flights to Paris on Mondays 4. Pars Lab 5. Sina Lab and Fridays, two weekly flights to on Saturdays and Tabriz: Danesh Lab Tuesdays, one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, two weekly Turkish Airlines: Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on flights to Frankfurt on Saturdays and Wednesdays, one weekly the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul are as follows and Effective 17 flight to Cologne on Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg January 2021, the airline operates two more flights no TK872 on Tuesdays. Only the passengers with European residency and no TK873 on Sundays only. card, Type D visa holders and long-term visa holders can embark Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival on these flights. In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday TK874 Istanbul Tehran 19:20 22:50 Karachi and Minsk for the purpose of returning Iranians only. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As TK875 Tehr an Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Thursday , Friday scheduled, on Mondays and Thursdays one flight from Isfahan Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TK878 Istanbul Tehran 01:15 04:45 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, flight form Shiraz to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being Wednesday, Thursday, Friday TK879 Tehran Istanbul 08:40 11:30 operated. Effective 15 January 2021, AnadoluJet Airlines, a trademark of Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. Turkish Airlines operates weekly flights on the rout Istanbul- Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in Tehran-Istanbul as follows: the cabin is mandatory. Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at +98 21 Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday TK7688 Istanbul Tehran 22:50 02:10 46621888 for further information.

Saturday, Monday, Thursday TK7689 Tehr an Istanbul 04:55 07:35 Mahan Air: Currently operates daily passenger flights to Dubai and Istanbul, weekly passenger flights to , Sunday, Friday TK7689 Tehran Istanbul 05:05 07:45 Sulaymaniyah and Lahore and extra passenger flights to Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 12

Damascus and . The airline also operates extra flights to Istanbul and Dubai. Delhi, Moscow, and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Passengers traveling to Guangzhou must have negative PCR test Available Cargo Services issued at most 48 hours before departure only from Pars Lab Qatar Airways: Currently operates chartered flights during the (Tehran), Vanak Lab (Tehran), and Nobel Lab (Esfahan). week for cargo services (more info on booking chartered flights Approved Labs by Mahan Air for Corona (PCR) test are as follows at https://www.qrcargo.com/qrcharter). Qatar Airways cargo (for those flights requiring negative test result): office in IKIA can be reached at +98 21 55678368. Tehran: 1. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 2. Vanak Lab 3. Pars Hospital Mahan Air: Cargo service is currently available for specific 4. Resalat Hospital 5. Day Hospital, 6. Armin Lab, 7. Pasteur destinations in , , Istanbul, Moscow, Delhi, Institute of Tehran (for diplomats and government authorities) Beirut, Iraq, and Dubai. Mahan Air cargo office in IKIA can be Other cities: Karaj: Arad Pathobiology Lab, Isfahan: Nobel Lab, reached at +98 21 55678215. Mashhad: 1. Doctor Akbarzadeh Lab 2. Nikan Lab 3. Mashhad Qeshm Airline: Cargo service is currently available for Istanbul Pathobiology Lab, Shiraz: Raz Lab, Hamedan: Farzan Lab, Rasht: and Tbilisi. Qeshm Airline cargo office in IKIA can be reached at Pars private hospital, Qom: Bu Ali Lab, Ahvaz: Aria Lab, Sari: +98 21 55678355. Novin Genetic Lab, Emirates: All daily passenger flights accept cargo. Cargo flights Mahan Air call center in Tehran can be reached at for specific destinations in China, Hong Kong and Frankfurt are +98 21 48384838 for further information. available through prior arrangements with the airline. Emirates Currently some other national airlines such as Aseman, Taban, cargo office in IKIA can be reached at +98 21 55678210. Zagros, Iran Airtour, Qeshm, Ata and Kish Air are also operating Iran Air: All Passenger flights accept cargo services. Iran some conditional flights from Tehran and other cities mainly to Air cargo office in IKIA can be reached at +98 21 51005197.

IKIA Board 02 February 2021 Status Airline Flight No. From/To Remarks Time Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight 00:05 Mahan Air W5080 Guangzhou Conditional flight 00:15 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:35 Turkish Airlines TK878 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:45 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q561 Conditional flight 05:30 Armenia Air 6A221 Yerevan Conditional flight 12:00 Arrival Mahan Air W5060 Dubai Conditional flight 14:00 Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:00 Iran Airtour B99701 Istanbul Conditional flight 19:00 Iran Air IR722 Hamburg Conditional flight 20:00 Qeshm Air QB2212 Istanbul Conditional flight 21:00 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 21:40 Iran Air IR718 Istanbul Conditional flight 22:10 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight 01:50 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 04:45 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight 06:50 Iran Air IR723 Hamburg Conditional flight 07:30 Turkish Airlines TK879 Istanbul Conditional flight 07:55 Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight 08:00 Departure Iran Airtour B99700 Istanbul Conditional flight 11:00 Armenia Air 6A222 Yerevan Conditional flight 13:00 Qeshm Airlines QB2213 Istanbul Conditional flight 13:30 Iran Air IR719 Istanbul Conditional flight 14:25 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q562 Damascus Conditional flight 16:00 Qatar Airways QR499 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 22:50

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map and provincial capitals risk status table. Imposed Na�onal and ��ovincial Res��ic�ons Technical Deputy of Ministry of Health Environmental and As a patient-tracking measure, all citizens are required to be in Occupational Health Center announced that reception halls possession of their national ID cards as a prerequisite to gain are allowed to operate in cities of blue and yellow status. The entry to government offices, receive public services, or use maximum number of participants allowable in a hall is 75 people public transport. in blue cities and 55 in yellow ones. However, in outdoor halls the As of 21 November 2020, the following scheme, called “smart maximum capacity may be twice these numbers. The maximum management of restrictions,” has been implemented nationwide. duration of events is 3 hours. In this scheme, the alert level for the cities is reviewed weekly, According to the decision of the National Task Force on Fighting and corresponding closures/openings are applied for one week. Coronavirus, the travel restrictions for orange cities are also More details on the alert level of cities can be found on the risk applicable to yellow cities.

What are the Coronavirus-Related Restrictions from 21 November 2020?

Alert level 1 Alert level 2 Alert level 3 Question Low-risk cities Yellow cities/towns Orange cities/towns Red cities/towns All businesses except for - Health care centers and pharmacies - Emergency departments (fire, Which businesses are No business closure Category 4 Categories 3 and 4 EMS, …) closed? - Supermarkets and essential supplies providers - Public services providers (power, water, telecommunications, …) How many cities are 124 cities/towns (including included? (30 Jan-5 306 cities/towns 18 cities/towns 0 cities/towns Tehran) Feb) At least one-third reduction At least 50% reduction in At least two-thirds reduction in Employee restriction in employee presence employee presence employee presence Education for the first- and second- Education for the first- and graders is onsite, second-graders is onsite, but All educational activities All educational activities will Education restrictions but not mandatory, not mandatory, with a will have to be have to be virtual/online with a maximum of maximum of 10 students in virtual/online 10 students in the the class. class. What about cultural To be announced Will be suspended Will be suspended Will be suspended or religious events? Night-time Cars with local plate Cars with local plate Cars with local plate numbers are movement is numbers are not permitted numbers are not permitted not permitted to exit and enter prohibited from to exit and enter other cities; to exit and enter other cities; other cities; cars with nonlocal 21:00 to 03:00. cars with nonlocal plate cars with nonlocal plate plate numbers are not allowed to Travel restrictions* numbers are not allowed to numbers are not allowed to enter. Also, night-time movement enter. Also, night-time enter. Also, night-time is prohibited from 21:00 to 03:00. movement is prohibited from movement is prohibited 21:00 to 03:00. from 21:00 to 03:00. * Because of the increased trips to southern islands, including Kish and Qeshm, the governor-general of Hormozgan has introduced a ban on the traffic of nonlocal private vehicles and tourists across the province from today, 25 January, to 20 April 2021.

Business Category 1 Business Category 2 Business Category 3 Business Category 4 Chain stores providing essential supplies, bakeries, Shopping centers, malls, automobile registration centers, Schools, universities, Conferences and other pharmacies, private and public health care centers, on-site food-providing places (i.e., restaurants), holy seminaries, vocational social, cultural, and veterinary health care providers, neighborhood shrines, mosques, musallas, sports facilities, home schools, language centers, religious gatherings, supermarkets, produce markets, dairy and meat appliance stores, pastries, ice cream and beverage shops, libraries, nursery schools, boarding schools, close- stores, ambulance service providers, caterings barbers, car dealers, carpet and rug stores, digital printing indoor swimming pools, contact sports (karate, services, food and pharmaceutical distribution shops, interior decoration stores, gift shops, toy shops, cinemas, theaters, museums, wrestling, judo), coffee services, retirement homes, water and sewage clothing stores, draperies, fabric stores, furniture stores, museum gardens, reception shops, coffee houses, zoos, management services, security and emergency shoe and bag shops, stationery stores, tailors, photography halls, beauty salons, and amusement parks, and departments, and house and car repair and studios and ateliers, realtors, beauty salons, and cosmetics public transport aquatic recreation facilities maintenance services and beauty stores Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 02 February 2021 14

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