Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 1

No. 293 / 08 December 2020

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 11,023 323 1,062,397 754,224 50,917

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 08 December 2020 16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

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

Daily confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, 19 Feb - 08 December 2020 600

500

400

300

200

100

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

COVID-19 Cumulative Laboratory-Confirmed Cases and Recoveries, 19 Feb - 08 December 2020 1,200,000

1,000,000

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

0 19‐Feb‐20 20‐Mar‐20 19‐Apr‐20 19‐May‐20 18‐Jun‐20 18‐Jul‐20 17‐Aug‐20 16‐Sep‐20 16‐Oct‐20 15‐Nov‐20 15‐Dec‐20 Cumula�ve Cases Cumula�ve Recoveries Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 08 December 2020 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

Laboratory Tests Update (Na�onal COVID­19 Laboratory Network) Total Number of Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests 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 Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 6,477,718. 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

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 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 4‐Nov‐20 19‐Nov‐20 4‐Dec‐20 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) | 08 December 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 12/09 28/09 14/10 30/10 16/11 24/11 2/12 6/12 7/12 8/12 Alborz 9 5 9 7 8 5 5 4 4 6 8 35 30 25 23 23 23 Ardebil 13 9 14 9 9 6 4 5 4 4 5 12 9 13 9 8 7 Azerbaijan-East 29 15 21 7 6 4 5 8 9 9 10 14 13 12 10 10 10 Azerbaijan-West 12 16 22 10 5 4 6 9 18 28 45 40 36 27 23 22 20 Bushehr 16 18 15 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 6 7 9 7 7 6 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 12 20 22 18 15 18 20 24 26 25 47 31 27 25 26 24 Esfahan 13 13 14 6 6 4 6 8 12 11 13 51 42 32 31 32 32 Fars 18 28 34 23 23 13 11 12 13 19 32 39 47 44 34 33 30 Gilan 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 6 4 4 5 8 9 11 14 15 14 Golestan 3 2 6 7 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 7 9 9 10 10 Hamedan 5 6 13 7 6 3 3 3 5 7 12 17 17 13 13 13 14 Hormozgan 19 18 20 15 13 9 12 11 10 9 12 22 36 25 26 27 26 Ilam 2 30 13 19 21 12 14 10 15 15 21 28 30 24 18 19 18 Kerman 6 10 14 8 8 7 5 4 4 6 12 18 21 17 16 16 16 Kermanshah 22 31 31 15 9 5 5 5 9 14 23 25 19 13 13 13 12 Khorasan-North 5 3 5 11 13 7 8 9 14 13 22 32 34 27 23 23 22 Khorasan-Razavi 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 9 11 21 29 29 30 29 26 24 Khorasan-South 5 6 10 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 11 19 26 16 15 16 13 Khuzestan 21 42 36 21 7 4 5 4 5 5 6 14 12 8 8 8 8 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 25 17 14 17 14 17 18 37 21 24 26 40 34 41 41 39 Kordestan 15 23 34 13 5 4 3 3 6 7 13 30 27 19 19 19 18 Lorestan 31 22 19 11 13 17 17 23 30 33 44 38 31 24 22 23 21 Markazi 5 6 8 5 5 4 9 7 6 6 9 28 26 21 18 19 18 Mazandaran 6 5 10 7 8 10 7 7 6 5 8 12 14 14 15 15 15 Qazvin 7 7 17 0 2 3 4 5 11 15 28 31 31 24 23 22 22 Qom 2 3 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 7 6 16 16 12 10 10 10 Semnan 13 11 23 9 12 8 7 12 13 17 25 46 40 37 30 30 28 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 4 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 9 9 8 8 7 Tehran 10 7 8 6 6 7 7 9 9 10 11 29 40 53 50 48 45 Yazd 5 2 10 8 7 8 8 6 9 13 24 47 34 25 26 23 23 Zanjan 22 18 58 54 34 17 13 16 18 22 43 60 65 50 32 33 31 Iran 12 13 16 10 8 6 6 7 9 11 16 27 28 26 24 24 22 * 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) | 08 December 2020 4

Regional Update

Number of confirmed cases in countries of the region Cumulative Cumulative Country Cumulative Cases Country Cumulative Cases Deaths Deaths Afghanistan 48,366 1,908 Palestine 115,350 961 Bahrain 88,110 341 Oman 125,326 1,454 Djibouti 5,708 61 Pakistan 423,179 8,487 Egypt 118,847 6,790 Qatar 140,203 239 Iran 1,062,397 50,917 Saudi Arabia 359,115 5,989 Iraq 568,138 12,477 Somalia 4,579 121 Jordan 244,069 3,116 Sudan 19,747 1,301 Kuwait 144,900 900 Syria 8,490 452 Lebanon 138,096 1,115 Tunisia 104,329 3,596 Libya 87,986 1,255 UAE 178,837 596 Morocco 381,188 6,320 Yemen 2,082 607

Total 4,369,042 109,003

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 08 December 2020, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 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 28/7 12/8 20/8 25/8 3/9 9/9 16/9 24/9 1/10 15/10 23/10 5/11 17/11 1/12 4/12 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 (04 December 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/ * The removal of the black colour code does not indicate an improvement in the risk status of the geographic area but reflects the latest decision of the National Task Force on Fighting Coronavirus to use only three alert levels, namely, yellow, orange, and red. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 6

Imposed Interna�onal Restri��ons )yadretsey ot derapmoc egnahc tnacfiingis oN( 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 08 December, 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, work, trade, educa�on, and medical permits can enter Mehran Allowed Not Allowed Iraq. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed to enter. Passengers traveling to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in addi�on to visa must have valid residence permit of Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. Merchants and skilled workers must obtain required business Shalamcheh Allowed Not Allowed and work permits from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Representa�on in Tehran. Passengers must have medical cer�ficate with nega�ve COVID‐19 test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival. Passengers must also complete Chazabeh Allowed Not Allowed a Pledge Form upon arrival. Passengers traveling to or transi�ng through Basra, Baghdad and Najaf must have a medical cer�ficate Siran Band‐Baneh, with a nega�ve PCR test result issued at most Sardasht‐Kileh, 72 hours before d eparture. Allowed Not Allowed Shushemi, Sheykh Passengers who have been in Iran in the past 30 days Salleh are not allowed to enter Iraq via Erbil or Sulaymaniyah airports. Passengers transi�ng through Basra must have a Bashmagh‐Marivan Allowed Not Allowed medical cer�ficate with a nega�ve PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure. Iraq Passengers are subject to medical screening and quaran�ne. The body temperature of all passengers will be checked by thermal camera screening at the Allowed Khosravi As per remarks 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. Iraq‐Iran: Iraqi passengers with residence, work, Parviz Khan Allowed Not Allowed trade, educa�on and medical permits are allowed to enter Iran. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed. Passengers must have health cer�ficate and nega�ve PCR test issued by approved labs by MOH Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. (more info Tamarchin Allowed As per remarks at Travel Restric�ons Imposed by Iran) Khosravi – only dual Iraqi‐Iranian na�onals can transit. Soumar (Mandali) – opera�onal for cargo transit only on Sundays and Wednesdays Tamarchin‐ Passengers can transit. Iraqi passengers As per must have medical cer�ficate with nega�ve PCR test Soumar Not Allowed remarks result to enter Iran, however health cer�ficates issued in Iran are not accepted by Iraqi border control. Iranian passengers will be tested for COVID‐ 19 upon arrival at the Iraqi border. Mari�me transporta�on of food supplies on the route Bandar Abbas port and Sultan Qaboos port is opera�onal by Al‐Marafi company. Import and export by wooden liner is not allowed. Effec�ve 1 Oct 2020, passengers traveling from Air Traffic‐ specific countries can enter Oman. More info on the Oman Passenger Allowed Not Allowed list of countries and entrance condi�ons at: Ferry‐ Cargo h�ps://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php Diplomats, governmental officials, service, or special passport holders with a maximum stay of 7 days can enter Oman. Passengers are subject to medical screening. Air Traffic‐ Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal As per Kuwait Passenger Not Allowed vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can remarks Ferry‐ Cargo transport. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 7

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Passengers who have been in or transited through specific countries including Iran in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. Nationals 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. Air Traffic- Passengers must have a medical certificate with a As per Kuwait Passenger Not Allowed negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result remarks Ferry- Cargo 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 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- As per Transit All arriving passengers must request entrance Qatar Passenger remarks Allowed permission at https://portal.www.gov.qa and Ferry- Cargo complete Exceptional Entry Permit to Qatar Service electronic form. Passenger must also install EHTERAZ application on their mobile phones and complete the requested information. In addition, 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 transiting Dubai (DXB), Abu Dhabi (AUH), Sharjah (SHJ) and Al Maktoum (DWC) 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 Air Traffic- an approved lab listed on Emirates Passenger Allowed As per remarks https://screening.purehealth.ae. Ferry- Cargo 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 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. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 8

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Expired residency permits issued by the UAE that have been extended un�l December 2020 are accepted for entry. Visa on arrival facili�es on Abu Dhabi (AUH) is suspended. Effec�ve 24 July 2020, passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have an ICA Air Traffic‐ approval obtained at Emirates Passenger Allowed As per remarks h�ps://smartservices.ica.gov.ae/echannels/ Ferry‐ Cargo web/client/default.html#/login Passengers arriving at Sharjah (SHJ) must download the ALHOSN App. Effec�ve 18 November 2020, Emirates has suspended visa issuance for na�onals of 13 countries, including Iran. (Borna News) Flights to Turkmenistan are suspended. Currently only na�onals and residents can enter Turkmenistan. Passengers arriving in Turkmenistan must have a medical cer��cate sta�ng a nega�ve COVID‐19 test result issued at most 72 hours before departure by the competent authority of the country of residency Sarakhs, Lo�abad, As per and are subject to be tested for COVID‐19 on arrival Turkmenistan Bajgiran and Incheh Not Allowed remarks and to self‐isola�on for 21 days. Borun Sarakhs – road border is opera�onal. Rail border is opera�onal. �o�abad – Road border is opera�onal for transit. Bajgiran – road border is closed. Incheh Borun ‐ road border is closed. Rail border is opera�onal for export only. Land borders are opera�onal for cargo transit. �ari�me transporta�on is opera�onal. Railway transporta�on is allowed from Astara. Azerbaijan and Russia common land borders are open for the transporta�on of Iranian supplies. Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan un�l 1 December 2020 (This does not apply to na�onals and residents of Azerbaijan). Allowed passengers Astara, Bilehsavar, must have a medical cer��cate with a nega�ve Azerbaijan Allowed Not Allowed Jolfa COVID‐19 test result issued at most 48 hours before departure. Na�onals of Azerbaijan arriving without a medical cer��cate with a nega�ve Coronavirus (COVID‐19) test result are subject to quaran�ne for 14 days. A completed "Self‐Isola�on Form" must be presented upon arrival. E‐visa issuance and visa on arrival facili�es are suspended. Cargo transit is opera�onal. Passengers must have medical cer��cate with nega�ve 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 nega�ve result may be exempted from self‐quaran�ne requirements. Passenger shall incur costs for the test. Suspension of visa on arrival facili�es. Cargo transit is opera�onal. Aktau Port Flights to Kazakhstan are suspended. Kazakhstan Allowed Not Allowed Only na�onals and residents, diploma�c passport Almaty holders and student visa holders are allowed to enter Kazakhstan. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 9

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Mari�me transporta�on is opera�onal. Only transit road transporta�on is allowed. Passengers are not allowed to enter the Russian Fed. Astrakhan (This does not apply to na�onals and permanent residents). Arriving passengers and except na�onals, all As per Russia Not Allowed transi�ng passengers must have a medical cer��cate remarks with a nega�ve Coronavirus PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival/transit. Arriving passengers will be required to undergo PCR Makhachkala tes�ng again in Moscow airport. In case of posi�ve test result, passengers will be quaran�ned by the Russian Ministry of Health.

Passenger flights to Afghanistan restarted. Afghan na�onals holding residency permission, Doqaroun, student visa, mul�ple entry visa, work permit visa,

Afghanistan Mahiroud, Milak, Allowed medical visa and investment visa issued by the As per remarks Gamshad official authori�es of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed.

Cargo transit is opera�onal. Kuhak, Pishin, Pakistani na�onals holding residency permission, Allowed Rimdan student visa, mul�ple entry visa, work permit visa, medical visa and investment visa issued by the official authori�es of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed by Iran. Interna�onal passenger flights to Pakistan are Pakistan Jalegh, Allowed As per remarks opera�onal except flights to Gwadar and Turbat. All passengers above 12 must have nega�ve Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. The test result and other required informa�on must be uploaded on h�ps://passtrack.nitb.gov.pk/login Mirjaveh Allowed Passengers must also submit a completed health declara�on form upon arrival.

Air border Allowed As per remarks Cargo transit is opera�onal. Air border – Currently passenger flights between Iran and Turkey are opera�onal. Passengers must Serow/Urmia Allowed As per remarks have nega�ve Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. Turkey Passengers must check the list of authorized laboratories for PCR test with the airlines. Bazargan/Maku Allowed As per remarks Serow / Bazargan – passengers with Turkish na�onality, permanent residency, student visa, medical visa and diploma�c visa are allowed to enter Razi/Khoy Allowed Not Allowed 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)(COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran 1. All international arriving passengers are required to present air operators on the latest prerequisites and required a health certificate together with a negative Molecular (RT- documentations. PCR) COVID-19 test result issued in English or certified by Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) office can be Iranian consulate. Necessary arrangements must be made with reached at +9821 5100111 regarding the issues related the airline operators to avoid boarding passengers without to health regulations both for incoming and outgoing the above certificates and should the health certificate not flights. be presented on arrival, the passenger to be returned to the boarding country. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check International Airlines that the health certificate or molecular test result has been Qatar Airways: Currently operates two daily flights on the route issued not later than 96 hours before departure. Doha-Tehran-Doha. The flights schedule are 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 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 Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. laboratories in Shiraz. 182/ 19 August 2020. Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination mandatory. airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. Passenger are strongly advised to cross check with their Emirates Airways: Currently Emirates flights schedule on the Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 ((COVID-19)COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 11 rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai are as follows: Atiyeh Hospital Effective 12-19 December 2020, flights No EK979 (Dubai to Tabriz: 1. Danesh Lab 2. Salam Lab Tehran) and No EK980 (Tehran to Dubai) are cancelled. Isfahan: 1. Azar Mehr Lab 2. Nobel Lab 3. Erythron Lab 4. Doctor Dubai to Tehran Sharifi Lab 5. Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Aria Lab Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Shiraz: 1. Pars Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Niloo Lab 4. Payvand Lab 5. Sina Lab EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 00:55 02:35 Weekly Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Razavi Hospital 3. EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Doctor Ejtehadi Lab 5. Nikan Lab 6. Parsian Tehran to Dubai Lab Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:20 Weekly Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 18:40 21:30 and three weekly flights on the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on Emirates in partnership with Allianz Partners provides free Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. global assistance services related to COVID-19 medical and Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates two weekly flights on quarantine expenses for passengers traveling with the airline the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and Wednesday, two at any time with effect from 23 July 2020, until 31 December weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and 2020. The coverage applies to every travel class and is valid for Tuesdays and one weekly flight on the rout Dubai-Lar-Dubai on 31 calendar days starting from the trip commencement. No Saturdays. Effective 24 November 2020, the airline will operate registration is required and COVID-19 health expenses will be weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and covered up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs up to EUR 100 Tuesdays. per day for 14 days. In addition, free 24-hour hotline support Salam Air: Operates three weekly flights on the route Muscat- number is available for the passengers. For more information, Shiraz-Muscat. Only nationals and residents of Oman can board please refer to https://www.emirates.com/english/help/ these flights. covid19-cover/. Air Arabia: Operates two weekly flights on the route Sharjah- Emirates banned all carry-on items apart from laptops, Shiraz-Sharjah on Mondays and Fridays. handbags, briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in Aeroflot Airline: Effective 18 November 2020, operates two any other bags. weekly flights on the rout Moscow-Tehran-Moscow on Sundays Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: and Wednesday. Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars Armenia Airways: Operates weekly flights on the rout Yerevan- Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day Tehran-Yerevan on Saturdays and Wednesday. The airline also Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan operates extra flights on other weekdays. Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. National Airlines Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab Iran Air: Currently operates two weekly flights to Istanbul 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan on Tuesdays and Fridays, three weekly flights to London on Research Institute Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, two weekly flights to Paris on Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi Mondays and Fridays, one weekly flight to Milan on Saturdays, Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, one weekly flight Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. to Cologne on Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg on Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab Mondays. Only the passengers with European residency card, Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab Type D visa holders and long-term visa holders can embark 4. Pars Lab 5. Sina Lab on these flights. In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to Tabriz: Danesh Lab Karachi and Minsk for the purpose of returning Iranians only. Turkish Airlines: Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul are as follows: scheduled, on Saturdays one flight from Isfahan to Kuwait City Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one flight form Shiraz Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being operated. Thursday, Friday TK874 Istanbul Tehran 19:20 22:50 Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. TK875 Tehr an Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Thursday , Friday Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TK878 Istanbul Tehran 01:15 04:45 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday the cabin is mandatory. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TK879 Tehr an Istanbul 08:40 11:30 Effective 1 – 22 December 2020, Iran Air operates weekly flights Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on the rout Lar-Doha-Lar on Tuesdays. Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul- Effective 24 December 2020 until 14 January 2021, Iran Air Tabriz-Istanbul are as follows: operates weekly flights on the rout Tehran-Rome-Tehran on Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival Thursdays. TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 21:00 01:05 Effective 25 December 2020 until 15 January 2021, Iran Air TK883 Tabriz Istanbul 04:05 05:20 operates weekly flights on the rout Tehran-Mumbai-Tehran on Approved laboratories by Turkish Airlines in Iran are as follows: Fridays. Tehran: 1. Bahar Lab 2. Jam Hospital 3. Azadi Pathobiology Lab Iran Air will operate one extra flight from Tehran to Beirut on 23 4. Saeed Lab 5. Payvand Lab 6. Medical Lab 7. Pars Hospital 8. December 2020, and one extra flight from Shiraz to Doha on 11 Karimi Nejad Pathobiology Center 9. Resalat Hospital 10. Mehr December 2020, and one extra flight from Shiraz to Kuwait City Hospital 11. Vanak Lab 12. Erfan Hospital 13. Erfan Niayesh on 7 December 2020. Hospital 14. Day Hospital 15. Laleh Hospital 16. Keyvan Lab 17. Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at Nikan Hospital 18. Rasad Lab 19. Khatam Al-anbia Hospital 20. +98 21 46621888 for further information. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 ((COVID-19)COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 12

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

IKIA Board 08 December 2020 Status Airline Flight No From/To Remarks Time Mahan Air W5080 Guangzhou Conditional flight 00:15 Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight 00:05 Qatar Airlines QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:35 Turkish Airlines TK878 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:45 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q561 Damascus Conditional flight 05:30 Armenia Air 6A221 Yerevan Conditional flight 12:00 Mahan Air W5060 Dubai Conditional flight 14:00 Arrival Fly Dubai FZ241 Dubai Conditional flight 14:30 Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:00 Iran Air IR718 Istanbul Conditional flight 18:00 Mahan Air W55055 Baghdad Conditional flight 18:30 Iran Airtour B99701 Istanbul Conditional flight 19:00 Iran Air IR722 Hamburg Conditional flight 20:00 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 21:40 Iran Air IR710 London Conditional flight 22:40 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight 01:50 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 04:45 Iran Air IR723 Hamburg Conditional flight 07:30 Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight 08:00 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight 06:50 Iran Air IR711 London Conditional flight 08:25 Turkish Airlines TK879 Istanbul Conditional flight 08:40 Departure Iran Air IR719 Istanbul Conditional flight 10:15 Iran Airtour B99700 Istanbul Conditional flight 11:00 Armenia Air 6A222 Yerevan Conditional flight 13:00 Mahan Air W55056 Baghdad Conditional flight 14:15 Cham Wings Airlines 6Q562 Damascus Conditional flight 15:00 Fly Dubai FZ242 Dubai Conditional flight 15:30 Qatar Airways QR499 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 22:50

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or use public transport. Imposed Na�onal and ��ovincial Res��ic�ons As of 21 November, the following scheme, called “smart Generally, all unnecessary businesses (categories 2 management of restrictions,” has been implemented through 4) are only allowed to operate until 6 pm, if not nationwide. In this scheme, the alert level for the cities already shut down, every day until 10 December. is reviewed weekly, and corresponding closures/openings As a patient-tracking measure, all citizens are required to are applied for one week. See the risk map and provincial be in possession of their national ID cards as a prerequisite capitals risk status table for more details on the alert level to gain entry to government offices, receive public services, of cities.

What are the Coronavirus-Related Restrictions from 21 November? Alert level 1 Alert level 2 Alert level 3 Question Yellow cities/towns Orange cities/towns Red cities/towns All businesses except for - Health care centers and pharmacies - Emergency departments Which businesses are (fire, EMS, …) Category 4 Categories 3 and 4 closed? - Supermarkets and essential supplies providers - Public services providers (power, water, telecommunications, …) How many cities are 278 cities/towns (including 106 cities/towns 64 cities/towns included? (5–12 Dec) Tehran) At least one-third reduction At least 50% reduction in At least two-thirds reduction Employee restriction in employee presence employee presence in employee presence All educational activities All educational activities All educational activities will Education restrictions will have to be will have to be have to be virtual/online virtual/online virtual/online What about cultural or Will be suspended Will be suspended Will be suspended religious events? Cars with local plate Cars with local plate numbers are not permitted numbers are not permitted to exit and enter other to exit and enter other cities; cities; cars with nonlocal cars with nonlocal plate plate numbers are not numbers are not allowed to Travel restrictions allowed to enter. Also, enter. Also, night-time night-time movement is movement is prohibited prohibited from 21:00 to from 21:00 to 04:00 every 04:00 every day in cities day in cities with a with a population of population of >200,000 >200,000. (source).

Business Category 1 Business Category 2 Business Category 3 Business Category 4 Chain stores providing essential supplies, bakeries, Shopping centers, malls, automobile registration Schools, universities, seminaries, Conferences and other social, pharmacies, private and public health care centers, centers, on-site food-providing places (i.e., vocational schools, language cultural, and religious gatherings, veterinary health care providers, neighborhood restaurants), holy shrines, mosques, musallas, sports centers, libraries, nursery schools, boarding schools, close-contact supermarkets, produce markets, dairy and meat facilities, home appliance stores, pastries, ice cream indoor swimming pools, cinemas, sports (karate, wrestling, judo), stores, ambulance service providers, caterings and beverage shops, barbers, car dealers, carpet and theaters, museums, museum coffee shops, coffee houses, zoos, services, food and pharmaceutical distribution rug stores, digital printing shops, interior decoration gardens, reception halls, beauty amusement parks, and aquatic services, retirement homes, water and sewage stores, gift shops, toy shops, clothing stores, salons, and public transport recreation facilities management services, security and emergency draperies, fabric stores, furniture stores, shoe and bag departments, and house and car repair and shops, stationery stores, tailors, photography studios maintenance services and ateliers, realtors, and cosmetics and beauty stores Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 08 December 2020 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]