No. 348 / 01 February 2021

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 6,597 79 1,424,596 1,216,305 58,038

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 01 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 - 01 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 - 01 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) | 01 February 2021 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 01 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 9,340,259. 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) | 01 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 29/01 30/01 31/01 1/02 Alborz 9 9 8 5 4 4 6 8 35 25 16 10 13 13 14 15 16 Ardebil 13 14 9 4 5 4 4 5 12 13 6 7 8 10 10 10 11 Azerbaijan-East 29 21 6 5 8 9 9 10 14 12 7 9 10 11 12 12 13 Azerbaijan-West 12 22 5 6 9 18 28 45 40 27 20 18 12 14 15 15 16 Bushehr 16 15 3 4 3 4 4 3 6 9 7 6 4 4 5 5 5 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 20 18 18 20 24 26 25 47 27 19 11 12 15 16 16 16 Esfahan 13 14 6 6 8 12 11 13 51 32 21 6 7 10 11 11 12 Fars 18 34 23 11 12 13 19 32 39 44 22 11 10 14 15 15 16 Gilan 9 6 8 5 6 4 4 5 8 11 10 15 16 15 15 14 15 Golestan 3 6 3 1 2 1 1 2 4 9 7 5 6 8 10 10 10 Hamedan 5 13 6 3 3 5 7 12 17 13 10 8 8 10 12 11 11 Hormozgan 19 20 13 12 11 10 9 12 22 25 22 15 15 21 24 24 25 Ilam 2 13 21 14 10 15 15 21 28 24 23 20 40 28 29 29 28 Kerman 6 14 8 5 4 4 6 12 18 17 12 11 11 13 15 14 16 Kermanshah 22 31 9 5 5 9 14 23 25 13 6 17 15 19 21 22 23 Khorasan-North 5 5 13 8 9 14 13 22 32 27 18 14 20 15 15 14 15 Khorasan-Razavi 4 8 5 3 4 9 11 21 29 30 16 17 19 24 25 24 27 Khorasan-South 5 10 2 1 1 3 3 11 19 16 9 6 6 12 12 13 14 Khuzestan 21 36 7 5 4 5 5 6 14 8 7 3 4 5 6 5 6 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 17 17 17 18 37 21 24 26 34 47 31 33 31 32 31 32 Kordestan 15 34 5 3 3 6 7 13 30 19 16 11 9 7 8 7 9 Lorestan 31 19 13 17 23 30 33 44 38 24 17 26 25 28 29 29 30 Markazi 5 8 5 9 7 6 6 9 28 21 16 8 8 10 9 9 10 Mazandaran 6 10 8 7 7 6 5 8 12 14 15 16 9 10 11 10 11 Qazvin 7 17 2 4 5 11 15 28 31 24 17 11 18 21 22 21 23 Qom 2 8 3 2 3 5 7 6 16 12 8 7 4 6 7 7 8 Semnan 13 23 12 7 12 13 17 25 46 37 21 34 19 27 29 26 29 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 7 9 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 Tehran 10 8 6 7 9 9 10 11 29 53 37 12 7 7 8 8 8 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 34 39 33 34 Iran 12 16 8 6 7 9 11 16 27 26 17 12 11 12 14 13 14 * 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 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 55,121 2,405 Palestine 179,505 2,023 Bahrain 103,057 375 Oman 134,524 1,532 Djibouti 5,932 63 Pakistan 546,428 11,683 Egypt 165,951 9,316 Qatar 151,720 249 Iran 1,424,596 58,038 Saudi Arabia 368,329 6,379 Iraq 620,620 13,057 Somalia 4,784 130 Jordan 326,855 4,316 Sudan 29,449 1,807 Kuwait 165,843 959 Syria 14,048 921 Lebanon 301,052 3,082 Tunisia 208,885 6,754 Libya 119,402 1,883 UAE 306,339 859 Morocco 471,157 8,275 Yemen 2,125 616

Total 5,705,722 134,722

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 01 February 2021, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 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) | 01 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 of01 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) | 01 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), Sharjah (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) | 01 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 Armenia 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) | 01 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 Moscow 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) | 01 February 2021 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran are also required to undergo clinical assessment by a physician or Highlights: health-care provider prior to departure in one of the designated Currently all arriving passengers from Netherland, Denmark, health centers or at the airport. As per requirements of the UK, and South Africa - despite having negative PCR test result destination country, health certificate or negative COVID-19 - must undergo PCR test again upon arrival at the airports. test result will be issued. Arriving passengers from other countries must have negative Copies of COVID-19 Self Declaration Form and Passenger PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before arrival in Iran. Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. (IKIA Information Center) 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 have COVID-19 symptoms. Should the health certificate not be to health regulations both for incoming and outgoing presented on arrival, the passenger must undergo PCR test in flights. the airport at their own expenses. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check that the health certificate or molecular test International Airlines result has been issued not later than 72 hours before departure. Qatar Airways: Currently operates two daily flights on the route 2. In case, at the time of arrival the validity of the issued Doha-Tehran-Doha. The flights schedule is as follows. certificate is expired due to length of travel or other reasons, Date Flight No Origin Departure Arrival another test would not be required. However, the passenger QR490 Doha Tehran 00:50 03:20 QR491 Tehran Doha 05:30 05:00 would be subject to medical screening and clinical assessment Daily and in case of showing symptoms would be tested again. QR498 Doha Tehran 19:05 21:40 The passenger will be quarantined in assigned locations until QR499 Tehran Doha 23:00 00:40+1 receiving the test result and in case of positive test result, The Airline also operates four weekly flights on the route Doha- the passenger will be accommodated in assigned quarantine Mashhad-Doha, four weekly flights on the route Doha-Shiraz- locations for 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test Doha and two weekly flights on the route Doha-Isfahan-Doha. and accommodation. Qatar Airways requires passengers travelling from specific 3. Those returning Iranians who at the time of arrival, have been countries including Iran to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR out of the country for more than two weeks, are also required medical test result when checking in. to present health certificate in English or validated by the Tests must be issued within 96 hours before departure, from Iranian consulate and stamped for Covid-19 molecular test. In laboratories that are approved by Qatar Airways, and paid for at case, due to valid reasons confirmed by Iranian consulate in the the passenger’s expense. Those that do not have a copy of their departure countries, it had not been possible to obtain health medical test certificate alongside a Passenger Consent Form certificate or the molecular test, the airlines may conditionally will not be permitted to travel on Qatar Airways flights. Infants board these passengers; however, passengers will be tested are exempted from PCR test requirements. Children below the for Covid-19 upon arrival regardless of their clinical symptoms. age of 12 years are exempt from this test if accompanied by These passengers must submit Passenger Commitment Letter family members that have presented a negative test result. and self-isolate until receiving the test result. In case of positive Children under 12 years traveling as Unaccompanied Minor test result or showing symptoms, the quarantine period would are not exempted and must hold certificate of proof from extend to 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and the authorized medical center. Passengers must possess two probable quarantine. copies of the test result and must fill and submit a consent 4. Entry and exit of diplomats, political missions and local and form along with the RT-PCR test result. If passenger is returning foreign governmental authorities and international agencies within 48 hours from arrival to the country, another test is staff, from borders of the I.R. Iran requires a health certificate not required by Qatar Airways, but if the final destination has with negative PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before a government requirement, the new test is still mandatory travel. (Further information at https:///www.qatarairways.com/en/ 5. All Iranians and international arriving passengers (even travel-alerts/COVID-19-update.html) representing health certificate) are subject to medical screening Approved laboratories by Qatar Airways in Iran are: upon arrival and in case of showing symptoms or at the Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Gholhak Lab 3. Nikan Hospital discretion of medical teams based in the border health control 4. Pars Hospital 5. Payvand Lab 6. Erfan Hospital 7. Erfan Niayesh centers, will be directed to designated medical and diagnostic Hospital 8. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital 9. Kayvan Lab 10. Day centers for more clinical assessments and testing. Hospital 11. Vanak Lab 12. Atiyeh Hospital 13. Tandis Hospital 6. All arriving passengers are required to fill out “COVID-19 Self 14. Saeed Lab 15. Mehrad Hospital 16. Motamed Research Declaration Form” provided by the airline operators prior or Institute Pathobiology Lab 17. Resalat Hospital 18. Bahar Lab during the flights and hand over the completed forms to the 19. Parsian Lab 20. Royan Research Institute 21. Ayandeh Lab Airlines’ agents. The form can be obtained at https://www. 22. Lavazieh Lab cao.ir/web/aeronautical-operations-monitoring/maunual. The Isfahan: 1. Nobel Lab 2. Yaran Lab 3. Dr Sharifi Lab airline operators are also required to share the list of passengers 4. Azar Mehr Lab and completed self-declaration forms at the request of border Mashhad: Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab health control centers. 3. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab 7. Based on pre-defined procedures, all departing passengers Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab 4. Pars Lab Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 February 2021 11

5. Sina Lab flights on the route Istanbul-Isfahan-Istanbul as follows: Tabriz: Danesh Lab Week days Flight No Origin Departure Arrival Passenger departing with Qatar Airways from Shiraz, in addition TK8 92 Istanbul Isfahan 21:20 01:15 Sunday, Wednesday to negative PCR test must also have a health certificate issued at TK893 Isfahan Istanbul 02:10 05:20 most 48 hours prior to departure by passegers one of the above Effective 23 January 2021, the airline operates two weekly laboratories in Shiraz. flights on the route Istanbul-Mashhad-Istanbul as follows: Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination Saturday Wednesday TK8 88 Istanbul Mashhad 21:00 01:25 airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. Sunday, Thursday TK889 Mashhad Istanbul 02:25 06:25 Emirates Airways: Currently Emirates flights schedule on the Negative PCR test results issued by all approved Labs by MOHME rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai is as follows: Iran are accepted by Turkish Airlines. Dubai to Tehran Effective 30 December 2020, all arriving/transiting passengers Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival above 6, must have negative PCR test issued at most 72 hours EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 00:55 02:35 prior to arrival in Turkey. Weekly EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route Tehran to Dubai Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival and three weekly flights on the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:20 Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. Weekly EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 18:40 21:30 Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates two weekly flights on Emirates bans all carry-on items apart from laptops, handbags, the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and Tuesdays, two briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in any other bags. weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: Tuesdays and one weekly flight on the rout Dubai-Lar-Dubai on Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars Saturdays. Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day Aeroflot Airline: Currently operates weekly flights from Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan Moscow to Tehran on Wednesday and from Tehran to Moscow Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh on Thursdays. Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital Armenia Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the rout 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. Yerevan-Tehran-Yerevan on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab The airline also operates extra flights on other weekdays. 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan Salam Air: Effective 4 February 2021, operates two weekly Research Institute flights on the rout Muscat-Tehran-Muscat on Sundays and Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi Thursdays and two weekly flights on the rout Muscat-Shiraz- Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab Muscat on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab National Airlines Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab Iran Air: Currently operates two weekly flights to Istanbul on 4. Pars Lab 5. Sina Lab Tuesdays and Fridays, two weekly flights to Paris on Mondays Tabriz: Danesh Lab and Fridays, two weekly flights to Milan on Saturdays and Turkish Airlines: Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on Tuesdays, one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, two weekly the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul are as follows and Effective 17 flights to Frankfurt on Saturdays and Wednesdays, one weekly January 2021, the airline operates two more flights no TK872 flight to Cologne on Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg and no TK873 on Sundays only. on Tuesdays. Only the passengers with European residency 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, TK874 Istanbul Tehr an 19:20 22:50 Thursday, Friday Karachi and Minsk for the purpose of returning Iranians only. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, TK875 Tehr an Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As Thursday , Friday Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TK878 Istanbul Tehran 01:15 04:45 scheduled, on Mondays and Thursdays one flight from Isfahan Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, to Kuwait City and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one TK879 Tehr an Istanbul 08:40 11:30 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday flight form Shiraz to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being Effective 15 January 2021, AnadoluJet Airlines, a trademark of operated. Turkish Airlines operates weekly flights on the rout Istanbul- Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. Tehran-Istanbul as follows: Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in 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, TK7688 Istanbul Tehr an 22:50 02:10 Thursday, Friday 46621888 for further information. Saturday, Monday, Thursday TK7689 Tehr an Istanbul 04:55 07:35 Mahan Air: Currently operates daily passenger flights to Sunday, Friday TK7689 Tehran Istanbul 05:05 07:45 Dubai and Istanbul, weekly passenger flights to Guangzhou, Sulaymaniyah and Lahore and extra passenger flights to Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul- Damascus and Beirut. The airline also operates extra flights to Tabriz-Istanbul is as follows: Delhi, Moscow, Bangkok and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival Passengers traveling to Guangzhou must have negative PCR test TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 21:00 01:05 issued at most 48 hours before departure only from Pars Lab Istanbul TK883 Tabriz 04:05 05:20 (Tehran), Vanak Lab (Tehran), and Nobel Lab (Esfahan). Effective 19 January 2021, Turkish Airlines operates two weekly Approved Labs by Mahan Air for Corona (PCR) test are as follows Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 01 February 2021 12

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

IKIA Board 01 February 2021 Status Airline Flight No. From/To Remarks Time Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight 00:05 Turkish Airlines TK7688 Istanbul Conditional flight 02:10 Emirates EK977 Dubai Conditional flight 02:40 Pegasus Airlines PC512 Istanbul Conditional flight 03:10 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:55 Turkish Airlines TK878 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:45 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q563 Damascus Conditional flight 05:30 Arrival Mahan Air W5060 Dubai Conditional flight 14:00 Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:00 Meraj Air IJ4802 Najaf Conditional flight 15:30 Iran Airtour B99701 Istanbul Conditional flight 18:30 Qeshm Air QB2216 Najaf 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 Aseman Air EP513 Istanbul Conditional flight 23:10 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight 01;50 Emirates EK978 Dubai Conditional flight 04:30 Pegasus Airlines PC513 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:10 Mahan Air W5081 Guangzhou Conditional flight 04:20 Turkish Airlines TK7689 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:55 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 04:45 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight 06:50 Turkish Airlines TK879 Istanbul Conditional flight 07:55 Departure Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight 08:00 Qeshm Air QB2217 Najaf Conditional flight 10:00 Iran Air B99700 Istanbul Conditional flight 11:00 Qeshm Air QB2213 Istanbul Conditional flight 13:30 Aseman Air EP512 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:40 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q564 Damascus Conditional flight 16:00 Meraj Air IJ4803 Najaf Conditional flight 17:00 Qatar Airways QR499 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 22:50

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

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 306 cities/towns 18 cities/towns 0 cities/towns included? (30 Jan-5 Feb) (including Tehran) At least one-third At least 50% reduction in At least two-thirds reduction in Employee restriction reduction in employee presence employee presence employee presence Education for the Education for the first- and second- first- and second- graders is onsite, but graders is onsite, but All educational activities will All educational activities will Education restrictions not mandatory, with not mandatory, with have to be virtual/online have to be virtual/online a maximum of 10 a maximum of 10 students in the class. students in the class. What about cultural or To be announced Will be suspended Will be suspended Will be suspended religious events? Cars with local plate numbers are not permitted Cars with local plate numbers are Night-time Night-time to exit and enter other cities; not permitted to exit and enter movement is movement is cars with nonlocal plate other cities; cars with nonlocal Travel restrictions* prohibited from prohibited from numbers are not allowed to plate numbers are not allowed to 21:00 to 04:00. 21:00 to 04:00. enter. Also, night-time enter. Also, night-time movement movement is prohibited from is prohibited from 21:00 to 04:00. 21:00 to 04:00. * 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) | 01 February 2021 14

Useful links HIV and COVID-19 https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2020/ WHO website on coronavirus: HIV_COVID-19_brochure https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- WHO Database of Publications on Coronavirus Disease coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) WHO online training: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- coronavirus-2019/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019- coronavirus-2019/training/online-training ncov WHO COVID-19 Situation reports: Worldometers Information on COVID-19 cases: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ coronavirus-2019/situation-reports WHO COVID-19 Updates: New EPI-WIN website: https://covid19.who.int Access to timely, accurate, and easy-to-understand advice and COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor information from trusted sources https://www.covid19healthsystem.org/mainpage.aspx www.who.int/epi-win Weblink to Farsi translations of WHO public awareness Instagram Account of the WHO Country Office in IR Iran: raising materials for COVID-19: https://www.instagram.com/whoiran https://www.who.int/ar/emergencies/diseases/novel- WHO Iran Country Office COVID-19 Daily Updates Archive coronavirus-2019-farsi/advice-for-public-farsi/ Protect yourself and others (English): http://www.emro.who.int/health-topics/corona-virus/protect- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QCng86-Ss4v8-_ yourself-and-others.html RV2E4E7vR7a7OqNeT_?usp=sharing Myth busters WHO Iran Country Office COVID-19 Daily Updates Archive (French): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/106oWfhLysntK_gvaieB99n coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters mA2XUaZ8aO?usp=sharing Travel health https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/key- considerations-for-repatriation-and-quarantine-of-travellers- Contact: in-relation-to-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/ Videos Dr Christoph Hamelmann http://www.emro.who.int/health-topics/corona-virus/videos. WHO Representa�ve in the Islamic Republic of Iran html Questions and answers Building of the Ministry of Health & Medical Educa�on, http://www.emro.who.int/health-topics/corona-virus/ East Eyvanak Blvd., Phase 4, Shahrak‐e Qods, Tehran, Iran. questions-and-answers.html Tel: +98 21 88363979‐80 Technical guidance https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- Fax: +98 21 88364100 coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance Email: [email protected]