Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 1

No. 227 / 03 October 2020

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 3,523 179 468,119 387,675 26,746

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 03 October 2020 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 19-Feb-20 10-Mar-20 30-Mar-20 19-Apr-20 9-May-20 29-May-20 18-Jun-20 8-Jul-20 28-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 6-Sep-20 26-Sep-20

Daily confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, 19 Feb - 03 October 2020 250

200

150

100

50

0 19-Feb-20 10-Mar-20 30-Mar-20 19-Apr-20 9-May-20 29-May-20 18-Jun-20 8-Jul-20 28-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 6-Sep-20 26-Sep-20

COVID-19 Cumulative Laboratory-Confirmed Cases and Recoveries, 19 Feb - 03 October 2020 500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 19-Feb-20 10-Mar-20 30-Mar-20 19-Apr-20 09-May-20 29-May-20 18-Jun-20 08-Jul-20 28-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 06-Sep-20 26-Sep-20 Cumulative Cases Cumulative Recoveries Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 03 October 2020 4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

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

Laboratory Tests Update (Na�onal COVID­19 Laboratory Network) Total Number of Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests 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 02‐May‐20 22‐May‐20 11‐Jun‐20 01‐Jul‐20 21‐Jul‐20 10‐Aug‐20 30‐Aug‐20 19‐Sep‐20 09‐Oct‐20 Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 4,095,161. Percentage of Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests Done 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 13‐Apr‐20 3‐May‐20 23‐May‐20 12‐Jun‐20 2‐Jul‐20 22‐Jul‐20 11‐Aug‐20 31‐Aug‐20 20‐Sep‐20 10‐Oct‐20

7-Day Moving Average of Daily COVID-19 PCR Sampling & Test Results at PHC 14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 23‐May‐20 2‐Jun‐20 12‐Jun‐20 22‐Jun‐20 2‐Jul‐20 12‐Jul‐20 22‐Jul‐20 1‐Aug‐20 11‐Aug‐20 21‐Aug‐20 31‐Aug‐20 10‐Sep‐20 20‐Sep‐20 30‐Sep‐20 COVID‐19 PCR Samples P�s���e COVID‐19 PCR Results * Source: SIB (29 provinces without Gorgan and universities of medical sciences). Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 3

7-Day Moving Average of COVID-19 PCR Samples at PHC Per 100,000 Population by Province Province 23/05 31/05 8/06 16/06 24/06 2/07 10/07 18/07 26/07 3/08 11/08 19/08 27/08 4/09 12/09 20/09 28/09 03/10 Alborz 9 6 5 12 9 9 7 7 8 8 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 5 Ardebil 13 10 9 12 14 11 9 8 9 8 6 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 -East 29 18 15 21 21 9 7 8 6 4 4 4 5 4 8 8 9 10 Azerbaijan-West 12 17 16 21 22 9 10 7 5 5 4 6 6 5 9 12 18 24 16 14 18 21 15 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 11 12 19 20 23 22 22 18 16 15 18 18 16 20 21 24 29 Esfahan 13 16 13 14 14 7 6 5 6 6 4 5 6 5 8 10 12 13 Fars 18 32 28 33 34 31 23 19 23 16 13 12 11 9 12 13 13 16 Gilan 9 9 8 8 6 10 8 9 8 6 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 Golestan 3 1 2 3 6 9 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Hamedan 5 6 6 10 13 8 7 7 6 4 3 4 3 2 3 5 5 6 Hormozgan 19 26 18 20 20 15 15 18 13 9 9 26 12 8 11 11 10 11 Ilam 2 9 30 23 13 17 19 20 21 14 12 17 14 10 10 18 15 20 6 11 10 16 14 12 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 22 26 31 35 31 24 15 14 9 7 5 5 5 3 5 8 9 12 Khorasan-North 5 3 3 4 5 8 11 11 13 11 7 10 8 7 9 10 14 16 Khorasan-Razavi 4 3 6 7 8 8 6 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 7 9 6 Khorasan-South 5 6 6 11 10 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 Khuzestan 21 38 42 38 36 26 21 14 7 5 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 18 25 37 17 16 14 15 17 13 14 19 17 16 18 23 37 32 Kordestan 15 22 23 32 34 25 13 9 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 7 Lorestan 31 23 22 22 19 13 11 14 13 15 17 21 17 15 23 27 30 32 Markazi 5 5 6 9 8 7 5 3 5 4 4 7 9 3 7 6 6 7 Mazandaran 6 7 5 8 10 12 7 10 8 11 10 9 7 5 7 5 6 7 Qazvin 7 9 7 9 17 6 0 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 5 7 11 12 Qom 2 3 3 6 8 9 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 Semnan 13 12 11 18 23 7 9 10 12 11 8 8 7 7 12 9 13 18 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 4 4 6 3 4 4 6 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 10 9 7 8 8 7 6 5 6 7 7 8 7 6 9 9 9 10 5 3 2 6 10 13 8 8 7 9 8 9 8 5 6 6 9 11 Zanjan 22 24 18 35 58 43 54 56 34 23 17 15 13 10 16 19 18 21 Iran 12 14 13 16 16 13 10 9 8 7 6 7 6 5 7 8 9 10 * 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) | 03 October 2020 4

Regional Update

Number of confirmed cases in countries of the region Country Cumulative Cases Cumulative Deaths Country Cumulative Cases Cumulative Deaths 39,297 1,462 Palestine 52,013 390 71,803 257 98,585 935 5,417 61 313,984 6,507 103,466 5,956 126,339 216 Iran 468,119 26,746 335,997 4,850 375,931 9,347 3,593 99 14,749 88 13,653 836 106,458 620 4,289 203 42,159 386 19,721 271 36,087 578 UAE 97,760 426 128,565 2,263 2,044 590

Total 2,460,029 63,087

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 03 October 2020, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 5

Important Updates

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Provincial Capitals

Province Capital 7/05 17/05 28/05 9/06 19/06 27/06 5/07 13/7 20/7 31/7 4/8 12/8 20/8 25/8 3/9 9/9 16/9 24/9 26/9 1/10 Alborz Karaj Ardabil Bushehr Bushehr Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Shahrekord East Azerbaijan Fars Golestan Gorgan Guilan Hamedan Hamedan Hormozgan Ilam Ilam Isfahan Kerman Kerman Kermanshah Kermanshah Khuzestan 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 Yazd Yazd Zanjan Zanjan COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Counties (1 October 2020)

The status of the cities is being updated in the Mask app, endorsed by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Link to the Mask application website: https://mask.ir/ Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 6

Imposed Interna�onal Restri��ons 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 03 October, 13:00 PM) The Latest Situation of Cargo and Passenger Traffic in the Common Borders of Iran and Neighboring Countries Passenger Traffic Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Status Iran-Iraq: Iranian passengers with residence, Mehran Allowed Not Allowed work, , education, and medical permits can enter Iraq. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed to enter. Shalamcheh Allowed Not Allowed Passengers traveling to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in addition to visa must have valid residence permit of Kurdistan Regional Government of Chazabeh Allowed Not Allowed Iraq. Merchants and skilled workers must obtain required business and work permits Siran Band-Baneh, from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Sardasht-Kileh, Representation in Tehran. Allowed Not Allowed Shushemi, Sheykh Passengers traveling to Basra and Salleh must have a medical certificate with a negative PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before departure. Bashmagh-Marivan Allowed Not Allowed Passengers transiting through Basra must have a medical certificate with a negative PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure. Iraq Passengers are subject to medical screening Allowed Khosravi Not Allowed and quarantine. The body temperature of all

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

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Passenger Traffic Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Status 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. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR Air Traffic- Passenger As per the test result issued at most 96 hours before Kuwait Not Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks 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- Passenger As per the Qatar Transit Allowed Passengers are subject to medical screening on Ferry- Cargo remarks arrival. Passengers must have a quarantine hotel reservation made at www.discoverqatar.qa. List of exemptions at https://www.qatarairwaysholidays.com/qa- en/welcome-home-7-night-booking/overview. Passengers are also subject to self-quarantine for a duration of 7 days. List of exemptions at the above link. Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Only nationals and residents can enter . Residents must have a Resident Entry Permit obtained before departure. Passengers entering or transiting (DXB) and (AUH) must have a completed self-declaration health form and medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID- 19) PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before departure. The certificate must be Air Traffic- Passenger Emirates Allowed Allowed issued by an approved lab listed on Ferry- Cargo https://screening.purehealth.ae. Passengers below 12 years and passengers with severe or moderate disabilities are excluded. Passengers traveling as tourists arriving at Dubai (DXB) must have health insurance. More info at https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae All passengers arriving at Dubai (DXB) must download and register the COVID-19 DXB Smart App. Visas issued by the UAE that expired after 1 March 2020 are accepted for entry until 31 Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 8

Passenger Traffic Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Status December 2020. They must be validated within 30 days of entry. Expired residency permits issued by the UAE that have been extended until December 2020 are accepted for entry. Air Traffic- Passenger Emirates Allowed Allowed Visa on arrival facilities on Abu Dhabi (AUH) is Ferry- Cargo suspended. Effective 24 July 2020, passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have an ICA approval obtained at https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae/echannels/ web/client/default.html#/login

Flights to are suspended. Currently only nationals and residents can enter Turkmenistan. Passengers arriving in Turkmenistan must have a medical certificate stating a negative COVID- 19 test result issued at most 72 hours before departure by the competent authority of the , Lotfabad, As per the country of residency and are subject to be Turkmenistan and Incheh Not Allowed remarks tested for COVID-19 on arrival and to self- Borun isolation for 14 days. Sarakhs – road border is operational. Rail border is operational. Lotfabad – road border is closed. Bajgiran – road border is closed. Incheh Borun - road border is closed. Rail border is operational for export only.

Land borders are operational for cargo transit. Maritime transportation is operational. Railway transportation is allowed from Astara. Azerbaijan and Russia common land borders are open for the transportation of Iranian supplies. Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan until 2 November 2020 (This does not apply to nationals and residents of Azerbaijan). Allowed Astara, Bilehsavar, passengers must have a medical certificate Azerbaijan Allowed Not Allowed Jolfa with a 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. No negative COVID-19 PCR test is required for arriving passengers; however, passengers are subject to COVID-19 PCR test in the airport. In Nurduz Allowed Allowed case of testing, passengers would stay in assigned hotels for 24 hours until receiving of the test result. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and accommodation. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 03 October 2020 9

Passenger Traffic Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Status Cargo transit is operational. Aktau Port Only nationals and residents, diplomatic Allowed Not Allowed passport 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 Astrakhan Russian Fed. (This does not apply to nationals and permanent residents). Arriving passengers and except nationals, all As per the transiting passengers must have a medical Russia Not Allowed remarks certificate with a negative Coronavirus PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival/transit. Makhachkala Arriving passengers will be required to undergo PCR testing again in airport. In case of positive test result, passengers will be quarantined by the Russian Ministry of Health. Passenger flights to Afghanistan restarted. Afghan nationals holding residency permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit Doqaroun, Mahiroud, Afghanistan Allowed As per the visa, medical visa and investment visa issued by Milak, Gamshad remarks the official authorities of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Iran. Currently, and visa requests are not being processed. Cargo transit is operational. Pakistani nationals holding residency permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, Kuhak, Pishin, Rimdan Allowed 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.

International passenger flights to Pakistan are Pakistan As per the operational except flights to Gwadar and Jalegh, Allowed remarks Turbat. Arriving passengers will be subject to thermal screening and quarantine for 14 days. If passengers have symptoms of COVID-19, they may be taken to a facility for a swab test. Mirjaveh Allowed Passengers must also submit a completed health declaration form, which will be made available on the flights or upon arrival. As per the Cargo transit is operational. Air border Allowed remarks Air border – According to the Head of Association of Iranian Airlines, effective 4 Oct As per the Serow/Urmia Allowed 2020, all direct flights between Iran and remarks will be suspended. Iranian and Turkey will only operate repatriation flights for As per the Bazargan/Maku Allowed returning the nationals of the two countries. remarks Serow / Bazargan – passengers with Turkish nationality, permanent residency, student visa, Razi/Khoy Allowed Not Allowed medical visa and diplomatic visa are allowed to enter Turkey from these border points.

More updates on travel restrictions by IATA travel center at https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-docu- /ment-news/1580226297.htm and by global IOM portal tracking mobility restrictions at http://migration.iom.int Coronaviru��Update Islamic RepublicRepublic ofof Iran|Iran| Coronavirus Coronavirus Disease Disease 2019 2019 (COVID-19) (COVID-19) | 03| 03 October October 2020 2020 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran 1. All international arriving passengers are required to present Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. a health certificate together with a negative Molecular (RT- 182/ 19 August 2020. PCR) COVID-19 test result issued in English or certified by Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is Iranian consulate. Necessary arrangements must be made with mandatory. the airline operators to avoid boarding passengers without Passenger are strongly advised to cross check with their the above certificates and should the health certificate not air operators on the latest prerequisites and required be presented on arrival, the passenger to be returned to the documentations. boarding country. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) office can be that the health certificate or molecular test result has been reached at +9821 5100111 regarding the issues related issued not later than 96 hours before departure. to health regulations both for incoming and outgoing 2. In case, at the time of arrival the validity of the issued flights. certificate is expired due to length of travel or other reasons, another test would not be required. However, the passenger International Airlines would be subject to medical screening and clinical assessment : Currently operates two daily flights in the rout and in case of showing symptoms would be tested again. of -Tehran as per the below schedule. The passenger will be quarantined in assigned locations until Date Flight No Origin Departure Arrival receiving the test result and in case of positive test result, QR490 Doha Tehran 00:50 03:20 QR491 Tehran Doha 05:30 05:00 the passenger will be accommodated in assigned quarantine Daily locations for 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test QR498 Doha Tehran 18:30 21:00 QR499 Tehran Doha 23:15 22:45 and accommodation. 3. Those returning Iranians who at the time of arrival, have been The Airline also operates four weekly flights in the rout of Doha- out of the country for more than two weeks, are also required Mashhad, four weekly flights in the rout of Doha-Shiraz and two to present health certificate in English or validated by the weekly flights in the rout of Doha-Isfahan. Iranian consulate and stamped for Covid-19 molecular test. In Qatar Airways requires passengers travelling from specific case, due to valid reasons confirmed by Iranian consulate in the countries including Iran to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR departure countries, it had not been possible to obtain health medical test result when checking in. certificate or the molecular test, the airlines may conditionally Tests must be issued within 72 hours before departure, from board these passengers; however, passengers will be tested laboratories that are approved by Qatar Airways, and paid for at for Covid-19 upon arrival regardless of their clinical symptoms. the passenger’s expense. Those that do not have a copy of their These passengers must submit Passenger Commitment Letter medical test certificate alongside a Passenger Consent Form and self-isolate until receiving the test result. In case of positive will not be permitted to travel on Qatar Airways flights. Infants test result or showing symptoms, the quarantine period would are exempted from PCR test requirements. Children below the extend to 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for the test and age of 12 years are exempt from this test if accompanied by probable quarantine. family members that have presented a negative test result. 4. With regards to diplomats, political commissions and local Children under 12 years traveling as Unaccompanied Minor and foreign governmental authorities and international are not exempted and must hold certificate of proof from agencies staff, the health certificate and laboratory test from the authorized medical center. Passengers must possess two the departure country is not required and they will only be copies of the test result and must fill and submit a consent subject to clinical assessment upon arrival. In case of showing form along with the RT-PCR test result. If passenger is returning any symptoms, these passengers will be tested for Covid-19 and within 48 hours from arrival to the country, another test is in addition to submission of commitment letter and contact not required by Qatar Airways, but if the final destination has number, they should be in quarantine in respective embassies a government requirement, the new test is still mandatory or determined residence until receiving the test result. This (Further information at https:///www.qatarairways.com/en/ group are not required to incur the cost of testing. travel-alerts/COVID-19-update) 5. All Iranians and international arriving passengers (even Approved laboratories by Qatar Airways in Iran are: representing health certificate) are subject to medical screening Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Gholhak Lab 3. Nikan Hospital 4. upon arrival and in case of showing symptoms or at the Pars Hospital 5. Payvand Lab 6. Erfan Hospital 7. Erfan Niayesh discretion of medical teams based in the border health control Hospital 8. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital 9. Kayvan Lab 10. Day centers, will be directed to designated medical and diagnostic Hospital 11. Vanak Lab 12. Atiyeh Hospital 13. Tandis Hospital centers for more clinical assessments and testing. 14. Saeed Lab 15. Mehrad Hospital 16. Motamed Research 6. All arriving passengers are required to fill out “COVID-19 Self Institute Pathobiology Lab 17. Resalat Hospital 18. Bahar Lab Declaration Form” provided by the airline operators prior or 19. Parsian Lab 20. Royan Research Institute 21. Ayandeh Lab during the flights and hand over the completed forms to the 22. Lavazieh Lab Airlines’ agents. The airline operators are also required to share Isfahan: 1. Nobel Lab 2. Yaran Lab 3. Dr Sharifi Lab 4. Azar Mehr the list of passengers and completed self-declaration forms at Lab the request of border health control centers. Mashhad: Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. 7. Based on pre-defined procedures, all departing passengers 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 5. Sina health-care provider prior to departure in one of the designated 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 Copies of COVID-19 Self Declaration Form and Passenger at most 48 hours prior to departure by of one the above Coronaviru��Update Islamic RepublicRepublic ofof Iran|Iran| Coronavirus Coronavirus Disease Disease 2019 2019 (COVID-19) (COVID-19) | 03| 03 October October 2020 2020 11 laboratories in Shiraz. of Oman can board these flights. Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their : Effective 2 Oct 2020, will operate two weekly flights travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination in the rout of -Shiraz-Sharjah on Mondays and Fridays. airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. Emirates Airways: Emirates flights schedule from Dubai to National Airlines Tehran during 02 – 23 Oct 2020 are as follows: : currently operates three weekly flights to London on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, two weekly flights to Paris Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 05:55 02:35 on Mondays and Fridays, one weekly flight to Milan on Fridays, 02 – 23 Oct 2020 EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, one weekly flight to Madrid on Wednesday and one weekly flight to Manchester Emirates flights schedule from Tehran to Dubai during 02 – 23 every Saturday. Only the passengers with European residency Oct 2020 are as follows: card, Type D visa holders and long-term visa holders can embark on these flights. In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Karachi and Minsk for the purpose of returning Iranians only. EK978 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 04:25 07:15 02 – 23 Oct 2020 Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As EK980 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 18:20 21:10 scheduled, on Saturdays one flight from Isfahan to Emirates in partnership with Allianz Partners provides free and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one flight form Shiraz global assistance services related to COVID-19 medical and to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being operated. quarantine expenses for passengers traveling with the airline Today 03 Oct 2020, Iran Air resumed weekly flights in the route at any time with effect from 23 July 2020, until 31 October of Tehran-Frankfurt-Tehran. Iran air operates two weekly flights 2020. The coverage applies to every travel class and is valid for to Frankfurt on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Effective 12 Oct 31 calendar days starting from the trip commencement. No 2020, until 11 Jan 2021, Iran Air will operate one weekly flight registration is required and COVID-19 health expenses will be in the rout of Tehran-Homburg-Tehran on Mondays. covered up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs up to EUR 100 Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. per day for 14 days. In addition, free 24-hour hotline support Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in number is available for the passengers. For more information, the cabin is mandatory. please refer to https://www.emirates.com/english/help/ Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at covid19-cover/. +9821 46621888 for further information. Emirates banned all carry-on items apart from laptops, : Currently operates daily flights to Dubai and extra handbags, briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in flights to , , , Moscow, , any other bags. and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: Mahan Air operates one weekly flight to . Passengers Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars above 2 years are required to have medical certificate with a Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day negative Coronavirus (PCR) test result issued at most 96 hours Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan before departure. Passengers are required to refer to below Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh health centers for the required health certificate: Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital Tehran: 1. Vanak Lab 2. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 3. Pars Hospital 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. 4. Pasteur Institute of Tehran (for diplomats and government Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab authorities) 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan Passengers will be tested again for COVID-19 upon arrival in Research Institute Guangzhou airport and are subject to quarantine for 14 days. Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi Mahan Air operates one weekly flight in the rout of Tehran- Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab Sulaymaniyah-Tehran on Tuesdays. Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. Effective 4 October 2020, Mahan Air’s direct flights from Tehran Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab to Istanbul will be canceled and the Airline will only operate Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab 4. Pars Lab repatriation flights from Tehran to Istanbul for returning 5. Sina Lab Iranians. Tabriz: Danesh Lab Approved Labs by Mahan Air for Corona (PCR) test are as follows Turkish Airlines: Today 3 Oct 2020, operated one flight in the (for those flights requiring negative test result): rout of Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul as per below schedule. Despite Tehran: 1. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 2. Vanak Lab 3. Pars Hospital the announcement of Head of Association of Iranian Airlines 4. Resalat Hospital 5. Pasteur Institute of Tehran (for diplomats regarding the cancellation of all direct flights between Iran and and government authorities) Turkey effective from 4 Oct 2020, Turkish Airlines has not yet Other cities: Karaj: Arad Pathobiology Lab, Isfahan: Nobel Lab, officially announced cancelation of these flights. Mashhad: 1. Doctor Akbarzadeh Lab 2. Nikan Lab, Shiraz: Raz Date Flight No Origin Departure Arrival Lab, Hamedan: Farzan Lab, Rasht: Pars private hospital TK874 Istambul Tehr an 19:20 22:20 Daily flight Mahan Air call center in Tehran can be reached at TK875 Tehr an Istambul 01:50 04:50 +98 21 48384838 for further information. : Operates three weekly flights in the rout of Currently some other national airlines such as Taban, Zagros, Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays , Iran Aseman, Qeshm airlines, Ata Airlines and and three weekly flights in the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on are also operating some conditional flights from Tehran Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. and other cities mainly to Istanbul and Dubai. Salam Air: Effective 4 Oct 2020, will operate five weekly flights in the rout of -Tehran-Muscat and three weekly flights in Available Cargo Services the rout of Muscat-Shiraz-Muscat. Only nationals and residents Qatar Airways: Operates two weekly cargo flights on Coronaviru��Update Islamic RepublicRepublic ofof Iran| Iran| Coronavirus Coronavirus Disease Disease 2019 2019 (COVID-19) (COVID-19) | 03| 03 October October 2020 2020 12

Saturdays and Wednesdays. The airline also operates some Mahan Air: Cargo service is currently available for , additional flights during the week for cargo services. The Bangkok, , Istanbul, , Moscow and daily flight of QR498 also accepts cargo. Qatar Airways Cargo Dubai. Mahan Air cargo office in IKIA can be reached at has offered and confirmed to fly any medical supplies to +9821 55678215. China and Iran free of charge; however, these shipments Qeshm Airline: Cargo service is currently available for the must come through the Embassy of China and Embassy of special flights from Istanbul. Qeshm Airline cargo office in IKIA Iran at the origin station, the Embassy must be the shipper. can be reached at +9821 55678355. Qatar Airways cargo office in IKIA can be reached at Iran Air Cargo: Currently operational for London, Paris and +9821 55678368. . IKIA Board 03 October 2020 Status Airline Flight No From/To Remarks Time Mahan Air W5115 Istanbul Conditional flight. 00:20 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 03:30 Mahan Air W5070 Delhi Conditional flight for retuning Iranians. 04:20 Qatar Airways QR482 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 11:10 Mahan Air W51102 Conditional flight. 12:45 Mahan Air W5060 Dubai Conditional flight. 14:00 Airlines V0729 Caracas Conditional flight. 15:00 Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight. 15:30 Arrival Mahan Air W5082 Kuala Lumpur Conditional flight for retuning Iranians. 16:00 Emirates EK979 Dubai Conditional flight. 16:40 Iran Air IR716 Vienna Conditional flight. 17:40 Iran Air IR752 Manchester Conditional flight. 18:10 Iran Air IR720 Frankfurt Conditional flight. 18:50 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 21:25 Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight. 22:30 Iran Airtour B99701 Istanbul Conditional flight. 23:55 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight. 01:50 Iran Air IR753 Manchester Conditional flight. 04:10 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 04:40 Iran Air IR721 Frankfurt Conditional flight. 06:20 Mahan Air W51101 Kabul Conditional flight. 06:20 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight. 06:30 Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight. 07:30 Departure Iran Air IR717 Vienna Conditional flight. 07:30 Qatar Airways QR483 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 14:40 Iran Airtour B99700 Istanbul Conditional flight. 16:00 Mahan Air W5116 Istanbul Conditional flight. 16:50 Emirates EK980 Dubai Conditional flight. 18:20 Iraqi Airways IA1116 Najaf Conditional flight. 18:30 Iraqi Airways IA1114 Baghdad Conditional flight. 19:30 Qatar Airlines QR499 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only. 22:40

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Imposed Na�onal and ��ovincial Res��ic�ons The National Task Force on Fighting the Coronavirus decided to impose restrictions in the province of Tehran for one week, from 3 to 9 October. These restrictions include the closure of schools, universities, vocational schools, language centers, and seminaries, libraries, mosques, cinemas, theaters, cultural places, museums, museum gardens, reception halls, beauty salons, coffee shops, tea houses, gyms and sports facilities, zoos, parks, aquatic recreation centers, and indoor swimming pools. Also, holding any gathering (social, cultural, or religious) is prohibited, and Friday prayers are suspended.

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