No. 390 / 15 March 2021

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 7,980 100 1,754,933 1,499,301 61,330

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 February 2020 - 15 March 2021 16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 19-Feb-20 4-Apr-20 19-May-20 3-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 1-Oct-20 15-Nov-20 30-Dec-20 13-Feb-21 30-Mar-21

Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, 19 February 2020 - 15 March 2021 600

500

400

300

200

100

0 19-Feb-20 4-Apr-20 19-May-20 3-Jul-20 17-Aug-20 1-Oct-20 15-Nov-20 30-Dec-20 13-Feb-21 30-Mar-21 COVID-19 Cumulative Laboratory-Confirmed Cases and Recoveries, 19 February 2020 - 15 March 2021 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 20-Feb-20 05-Apr-20 20-May-20 04-Jul-20 18-Aug-20 02-Oct-20 16-Nov-20 31-Dec-20 14-Feb-21 31-Mar-21 Cumula�ve Cases Cumula�ve Recoveries Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 15 March 2021 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 March 2020 - 15 March 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 10-May-20 24-Jun-20 08-Aug-20 22-Sep-20 06-Nov-20 21-Dec-20 04-Feb-21 21-Mar-21

Laboratory Tests Update (Na�onal COVID­19 Laboratory Network) Total Number of Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests 69,000 67,000 65,000 63,000 61,000 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 27-May-20 11-Jul-20 25-Aug-20 09-Oct-20 23-Nov-20 07-Jan-21 21-Feb-21 07-Apr-21 Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 11,781,317.

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 28-May-20 12-Jul-20 26-Aug-20 10-Oct-20 24-Nov-20 8-Jan-21 22-Feb-21 8-Apr-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 17-Feb-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) | 15 March 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 28/09 14/10 16/11 2/12 18/12 3/01 19/01 4/02 20/02 8/03 13/03 14/03 15/03

Alborz 9 9 8 5 4 6 35 25 16 10 13 19 27 22 20 18 18

Ardebil 13 14 9 4 4 4 12 13 6 7 8 10 0 0 3 3 4

Azerbaijan-East 29 21 6 5 9 9 14 12 7 9 10 11 19 16 15 14 14

Azerbaijan-West 12 22 5 6 18 28 40 27 20 18 12 16 25 18 18 15 15

Bushehr 16 15 3 4 4 4 6 9 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 6 6

Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 20 18 18 24 26 47 27 19 11 12 16 20 22 19 16 17

Esfahan 13 14 6 6 12 11 51 32 21 6 7 13 17 14 15 13 14

Fars 18 34 23 11 13 19 39 44 22 11 10 17 20 18 16 13 13

Gilan 9 6 8 5 4 4 8 11 10 15 16 18 17 21 18 15 13

Golestan 3 6 3 1 1 1 4 9 7 5 6 10 12 11 8 8 7

Hamedan 5 13 6 3 5 7 17 13 10 8 8 13 17 14 13 11 11

Hormozgan 19 20 13 12 10 9 22 25 22 15 15 27 22 19 16 15 17

Ilam 2 13 21 14 15 15 28 24 23 20 40 28 33 20 22 20 22

Kerman 6 14 8 5 4 6 18 17 12 11 11 17 26 22 19 17 16

Kermanshah 22 31 9 5 9 14 25 13 6 17 15 24 27 23 29 25 28

Khorasan-North 5 5 13 8 14 13 32 27 18 14 20 16 20 18 14 11 11

Khorasan-Razavi 4 8 5 3 9 11 29 30 16 17 19 35 42 32 27 26 28

Khorasan-South 5 10 2 1 3 3 19 16 9 6 6 10 12 11 11 6 6

Khuzestan 21 36 7 5 5 5 14 8 7 3 4 7 20 42 44 40 40

Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 17 17 17 37 21 26 34 47 31 33 31 42 57 51 43 47

Kordestan 15 34 5 3 6 7 30 19 16 11 9 10 12 10 10 9 9

Lorestan 31 19 13 17 30 33 38 24 17 26 25 30 34 40 42 36 36

Markazi 5 8 5 9 6 6 28 21 16 8 8 12 14 12 12 11 11

Mazandaran 6 10 8 7 6 5 12 14 15 16 9 11 8 6 5 5 5

Qazvin 7 17 2 4 11 15 31 24 17 11 18 24 35 25 24 21 23

Qom 2 8 3 2 5 7 16 12 8 7 4 8 12 12 11 10 10

Semnan 13 23 12 7 13 17 46 37 21 34 19 30 38 34 33 28 27

Sistan & Baluchestan 5 3 3 2 2 1 7 9 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tehran 10 8 6 7 9 10 29 53 37 12 7 9 11 9 7 6 6

Yazd 5 10 7 8 9 13 47 25 15 9 9 16 26 22 25 21 20

Zanjan 22 58 34 13 18 22 60 50 30 29 21 32 46 62 68 63 75

Iran 12 16 8 6 9 11 27 26 17 12 11 16 20 19 18 16 17

* 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) | 15 March 2021 4

Regional Update

Number of confirmed cases in countries of the region Cumulative Cumulative Country Cumulative Cases Country Cumulative Cases Deaths Deaths Afghanistan 55,995 2,460 Palestine 238,889 2,534 Bahrain 131,001 484 Oman 147,423 1,609 Djibouti 6,268 63 Pakistan 607,453 13,537 Egypt 190,924 11,300 Qatar 170,733 267 Iran 1,754,933 61,330 Saudi Arabia 382,752 6,573 Iraq 763,085 13,788 Somalia 9,190 367 Jordan 477,053 5,346 Sudan 30,873 1,940 Kuwait 209,523 1,172 Syria 16,478 1,099 Lebanon 418,448 5,380 Tunisia 241,834 8,389 Libya 146,080 2,402 UAE 428,295 1,402 Morocco 488,937 8,723 Yemen 2,840 690

Total 6,919,007 150,855

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 15 March 2021, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 15 March 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 24/9 23/10 17/11 4/12 19/12 25/12 2/1 9/1 16/1 23/1 30/1 6/2 13/2 20/2 27/02 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 (27 February 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) | 15 March 2021 6

Imposed Interna�onal Restri��ons Travelers are strongly recommended to visit governments’ websites for updated information and more details regarding the international restrictions for entering the countries. Restrictions at Iranian Borders (as of15 March 2021, 13:00 PM) Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status

Mehran Allowed Not Allowed Effective 25 December 2020, passenger traffic to/from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq is Shalamcheh Allowed As per remarks suspended. Nationals of Iran are not allowed to enter Iraq via Basra. Chazabeh Allowed As per remarks Passengers traveling to Baghdad (BGW) must have a printed medical certificate with a negative Siran Band-Baneh, Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at Sardasht-Kileh, most 72 hours before departure from the first Allowed Not Allowed Shushemi, Sheykh embarkation point. The medical certificate must be Salleh in Arabic or English.

Iraq Bashmagh-Marivan Allowed As per remarks Air border- Effective 14 March 2021, all Iranian and Iraqi flights from Iraq are canceled for one week.

Khosravi Allowed Not Allowed Shalamcheh- only one-way traffic (from Iran to Iraq) is allowed.

Chazabeh- only one-way traffic (from Iran to Iraq) Parviz Khan Allowed Not Allowed is allowed.

Bashmagh- only Iranian nationals can enter Iran. Tamarchin Allowed Not Allowed Entrants will be quarantined at the border for two

weeks. Soumar Allowed 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 All passenger above 15 must present negative COVID-19 PCR test result conducted within 72 hours prior to the scheduled time of arrival in Oman. Passengers are subject to quarantine at their own expense. They must have a confirmed hotel reservation for at least 7 days. Diplomatic Air Traffic- Passenger Oman Allowed Not Allowed passport holders are exempted. Ferry- Cargo 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. All arriving passengers from Oman to Kish island must undergo PCR test again and quarantine themselves in Farabi Hotel until the test result. Passenger are not allowed to enter. Nationals of Kuwait and their first-degree family members are excluded. Diplomatic passport holders are also Air Traffic- Passenger excluded; however, they must have prior approval Kuwait Allowed As per remarks Ferry- Cargo from Embassy of Kuwait. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure.

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Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status 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- Air Traffic- Passenger As per Mosafer" applications on their personal device. Kuwait Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Effective 21 February 2021, passengers are subject to two PCR tests at their own expense upon arrival. The must have a payment confirmation and register online before departure at https://kuwaitmosafer.gov.kw/home.html Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar. Nationals of Qatar, their immediate family members and permanent residents are excluded. Passengers with a diplomatic ID issued by the MOFA of Qatar are excluded. Temporary residents and domestic workers are also conditionally excluded. Passengers could be subject to a Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test upon arrival. Air Traffic- Passenger Transit Qatar Allowed Passengers could be subject to a Coronavirus Ferry- Cargo Allowed (COVID-19) PCR test upon arrival. Passengers are subject to quarantine in a hotel for 7 days; details can be found at https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/Pages/Qatar- Travel-Policyy.aspx Passengers must have a quarantine hotel reservation for 7 days. The booking can be made at https://www.qatarairwaysholidays.com/qa- en/welcome-home-7-night-booking/overview Tourists to Dubai (DXB) or Sharjah (SHJ) with a return/onward ticket can enter. Passengers arriving at Dubai (DXB): - are subject to medical screening, and - must download and register the COVID-19 DXB Smart App. Passengers traveling as tourists arriving at Dubai (DXB) or Sharjah (SHJ) must have health insurance. Passengers transiting Dubai (DXB) or Al Maktoum (DWC) must have a printed medical certificate with Air Traffic- Passenger As per a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. Emirates Allowed Ferry- Cargo remarks The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to United Arab Emirates. The certificate must be in Arabic or English and must be issued by an approved laboratory listed on https://screening.purehealth.ae Passengers transiting Dubai (DXB) or Al Maktoum (DWC) are subject to a Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test upon arrival. Effective 25 February 2021, Emirates has restarted visa issuance for Iranians. (IRINN News)

Sarakhs, Lotfabad, Flights to Turkmenistan are suspended until 1 April Turkmenistan Bajgiran and Incheh Allowed Not Allowed 2021. This does not apply to repatriation flights. Borun

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Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan Astara, Bilehsavar, Azerbaijan Allowed Not Allowed until 31 March 2021. This does not apply to Jolfa, Sanam Balaghi nationals and residents of Azerbaijan. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Passengers without a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result Armenia Nurduz Allowed Allowed issued at most 72 hours before arrival are subject to a test upon arrival at their own expense. The certificate must be in Armenian, English or Russian. Flights to Kazakhstan are suspended. Aktau Port Only nationals and residents, diplomatic passport Kazakhstan Allowed Not Allowed holders and student visa holders can enter Almaty Kazakhstan. Passengers are not allowed to enter the Russian Fed. This does not apply to nationals and Astrakhan permanent residents. Passengers entering or transiting the Russian Fed. Russia Allowed Not Allowed must have a printed medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result Makhachkala issued at most 72 hours before arrival. The medical certificate must be issued in Russian or in English. A notarized translation to Russian is accepted. Afghan nationals holding residency permission, Doqaroun Allowed Allowed student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, medical visa and investment visa issued by the Afghanistan official authorities of I.R. Iran, are allowed to enter Mahiroud, Milak, Allowed Not Allowed Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa Gamshad requests are not being processed. Pakistani nationals holding residency permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, Kuhak, Pishin, Allowed medical visa and investment visa issued by the Rimdan 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 Jalegh, Allowed As per operational except flights to Gwadar and Turbat. remarks All passengers above 12 must have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. The test result and other required information must be uploaded on Mirjaveh Allowed https://passtrack.nitb.gov.pk/login Passengers must also submit a completed health declaration form upon arrival. As per Air border – Currently passenger flights between Air border Allowed remarks Iran and Turkey are operational. Passengers must have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in As per English, issued at most 72 hours before arrival. Serow/Urmia Allowed remarks Passengers must check the list of authorized laboratories for PCR test with the airlines. Turkey As per Completed "Passenger Information Form" must be Bazargan/Maku Allowed remarks presented upon arrival. Serow / Bazargan – passengers with Turkish nationality, permanent residency, student visa, Razi/Khoy Allowed Not Allowed medical visa and diplomatic visa are allowed to enter Turkey from these border points. More updates on travel restrictions by IATA travel center at https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-docu- /ment-news/1580226297.htm and by global IOM portal tracking mobility restrictions at http://migration.iom.int Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 15 March 2021 9

Date Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival QR490 Doha Tehran 00:50 03:20 QR491 Tehran Doha 04:45 06:25 Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran Daily QR498 Doha Tehran 19:05 21:40 Highlights: QR499 Tehran Doha 22:50 00:30+1 According to Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, effective 14 The Airline also operates four weekly flights on the route Doha- March 2021, all Iranian and Iraqi flights from Iraq are canceled Mashhad-Doha, four weekly flights on the route Doha-Shiraz- for one week. Doha and two weekly flights on the route Doha-Isfahan-Doha. Effective 2 March 2021, all direct and indirect flights to/from Qatar Airways requires passengers travelling from specific UK, South Africa, Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, countries including Iran to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR Burundi, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Eswatini, medical test result when checking in. Guinea, Lesotho, Guyana, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Tests must be issued within 96 hours before departure, from Namibia, Panama, Prague, Peru, Rwanda, Seychelles, Surinam, laboratories that are approved by Qatar Airways, and paid for at Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are the passenger’s expense. Those that do not have a copy of their banned until further notice. Passengers that maximum during medical test certificate alongside a Passenger Consent Form the last two weeks prior to traveling to Iran have been stayed will not be permitted to travel on Qatar Airways flights. Infants for more than four hours in any of the above countries are not are exempted from PCR test requirements. Children below the allowed to enter Iran. Arriving passengers from other countries age of 12 years are exempt from this test if accompanied by must have negative PCR test result issued at most 96 hours family members that have presented a negative test result. before arrival in Iran. Children under 12 years traveling as Unaccompanied Minor Passengers with a medical certificate issued longer than 96 hours are not exempted and must hold certificate of proof from before arrival are subject to medical screening, Coronavirus the authorized medical center. Passengers must possess two (COVID-19) PCR test and quarantine upon arrival, at their own copies of the test result and must fill and submit a consent expense. form along with the RT-PCR test result. If passenger is returning Iranian nationals who have stayed out of the country longer than within 48 hours from arrival to the country, another test is 7 days and who do not have a medical certificate with a negative not required by Qatar Airways, but if the final destination has Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test, written in English or approved a government requirement, the new test is still mandatory by an Iranian consulate, are subject to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Further information at https:///www.qatarairways.com/en/ PCR test and quarantine upon arrival. travel-alerts/COVID-19-update.html) Passengers much check the list of approved laboratories by General restrictions: Qatar airways with their travel agencies. All arriving passengers would be subject to medical screening Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their and clinical assessment and in case of showing symptoms would travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination be tested again. The passenger will be quarantined in assigned airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. locations until receiving the test result and in case of positive Emirates Airways: Currently Emirates flights schedule on the test result, the passenger will be accommodated in assigned rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai is as follows: quarantine locations for 14 days. Passenger shall incur costs for Dubai to Tehran the test and accommodation. Date Flight No. Weekdays Departure Arrival Those returning Iranians who at the time of arrival, have been EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 01:10 02:55 Weekly out of the country for more than two weeks, are also required to EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 01:10 02:55 present health certificate in English or validated by the Iranian Tehran to Dubai consulate and stamped for Covid-19 molecular test. Date Flight No. Weekdays Departure Arrival Entry and exit of diplomats, political missions and local and EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:05 Weekly EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:05 foreign governmental authorities and international agencies staff, from borders of the I.R. Iran requires a health certificate with Emirates bans all carry-on items apart from laptops, handbags, negative PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before travel. briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in any other bags. All arriving passengers are required to fill out “COVID-19 Self Passengers much check the list of approved laboratories by Declaration Form” provided by the airline operators prior or Emirates with their travel agencies. during the flights and hand over the completed forms to the Turkish Airlines: Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on Airlines’ agents. The form can be obtained at https://www.cao. the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul are as follows. ir/web/aeronautical-operations-monitoring/maunual. Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is Daily TK874 Istanbul Tehr an 20:30 00:05+1 mandatory.

Passengers are strongly advised to cross check with their Daily TK875 Tehran Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Daily 878 01:30 05:00 air operators on the latest prerequisites and required TK Istanbul Tehr an documentations regarding negative COVID-19 test result or Daily TK879 Tehr an Istanbul 07:55 10:45 health certificate. Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) office can be reached at +9821 5100111 regarding the issues Effective 15 January 2021, AnadoluJet Airlines, a trademark of related to health regulations both for incoming and outgoing Turkish Airlines operates weekly flights on the rout Istanbul- flights. Tehran-Istanbul as follows: Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, International Airlines Thursday, Friday TK7688 Istanbul Tehran 22:50 02:10 Saturday, Monday, Thursday (No significant change compared to yesterday) TK7689 Tehr an Istanbul 04:55 07:35 Sunday, Friday TK7689 Tehran Istanbul 05:05 07:45 Qatar Airways: Currently operates two daily flights on the route Doha-Tehran-Doha. The flights schedule is as follows. Tuesday TK7689 Tehr an Istanbul 05:00 07:40 Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 15 March 2021 10

Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul- to Tehran on Sundays and Wednesdays and from Tehran to Tabriz-Istanbul is as follows: Moscow on Sundays and Thursdays. Week days Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Armenia Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the rout Sunday, Tuesday, Friday TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 01:50 05:00 Yerevan-Tehran-Yerevan on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturday, Monday, Wednesday TK883 Tabriz Istanbul 08:30 10:45 The airline also operates extra flights on other weekdays. Effective 19 January 2021, Turkish Airlines operates two weekly Salam Air: Effective 4 February 2021, operates two weekly flights on the route Istanbul-Isfahan-Istanbul as follows: flights on the rout Muscat-Tehran-Muscat on Sundays and Week days Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Thursdays and two weekly flights on the rout Muscat-Shiraz- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday TK8 92 Istanbul Isfahan 21:20 01:15 Muscat on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday TK893 Isfahan Istanbul 02:10 05:20 Effective 23 January 2021, the airline operates two weekly flights on the route Istanbul-Mashhad-Istanbul as follows: National Airlines Weekda ys Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival (No significant change compared to yesterday) Saturday, Wednesday, Friday TK8 88 Istanbul Mashhad 21:00 01:25 Iran Air: Currently operates two weekly flights to Istanbul on Saturday, Sunday, Thursday TK889 Mashhad Istanbul 02:25 06:25 Tuesdays and Fridays, one weekly flight to Paris on Fridays, Effective 10 March 2021, the airline operates three weekly one weekly flight to Milan on Saturdays, one weekly flight flights on the route Istanbul-Shiraz-Istanbul as follows: to Frankfurt on Saturdays, one weekly flight to Cologne on Week days Flight No. Origin Departure Arrival Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg on Tuesdays. Only Saturday, Wednesday, Friday TK8 84 Istanbul Shir az 21:10 01:30 the passengers with European residency card, Type D visa Saturday, Sunday, Thursday TK885 Shir az Istanbul 02:25 06:05 holders and long-term visa holders can embark on these flights. Negative PCR test results issued by all approved Labs by MOHME In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to Karachi and Minsk Iran are accepted by Turkish Airlines. for the purpose of returning Iranians only. Effective 30 December 2020, all arriving/transiting passengers Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. above 6, must have negative PCR test issued at most 72 hours Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in prior to arrival in Turkey. the cabin is mandatory. Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at +98 21 Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 46621888 for further information. and three weekly flights on the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on Mahan Air: Currently operates daily passenger flights to Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. Dubai and Istanbul, weekly passenger flights to Guangzhou, Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates two weekly flights on Sulaymaniyah and extra passenger flights to Damascus and the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and Tuesdays, two Beirut. The airline also operates extra flights to Delhi, Moscow, weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and Bangkok and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Tuesdays and one weekly flight on the rout Dubai-Lar-Dubai on Mahan Air call center in Tehran can be reached at Saturdays. +98 21 48384838 for further information. Aeroflot Airline:Currently operates weekly flights from Moscow Currently some other national airlines such as Aseman, Taban, Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 15 March 2021 11

Zagros, Iran Airtour, Qeshm, Ata and Kish Air are also operating Beirut, Iraq, and Dubai. Mahan Air cargo office in IKIA can be some conditional flights from Tehran and other cities mainly to reached at +98 21 55678215. Istanbul and Dubai. Qeshm Airline: Cargo service is currently available for Istanbul and Tbilisi. Qeshm Airline cargo office in IKIA can be reached at Available Cargo Services +98 21 55678355. (No significant change compared to yesterday) Emirates: All daily passenger flights accept cargo. Cargo flights Qatar Airways: Currently operates chartered flights during the for specific destinations in China, Hong Kong and Frankfurt are week for cargo services (more info on booking chartered flights available through prior arrangements with the airline. Emirates at https://www.qrcargo.com/qrcharter). Qatar Airways cargo cargo office in IKIA can be reached at +98 21 55678210. office in IKIA can be reached at +98 21 55678368. Iran Air: All Passenger flights accept cargo services. Mahan Air: Cargo service is currently available for specific Iran Air cargo office in IKIA can be reached at destinations in China, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Moscow, Delhi, +98 21 51005197.

IKIA Board 15 March 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 PC512 Istanbul Conditional flight 03:10 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:35 Turkish Airlines TK878 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:45 Cham Wings 6Q561 Damascus Conditional flight 05:30 Arrival Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:00 Mahan Air W5060 Dubai Conditional flight 14:00 Qeshm Air QB2216 Najaf Conditional flight 13:30 Iran Airtour B99701 Istanbul Conditional flight 18:30 Meraj Airlines IJ4804 Istanbul Conditional flight 20:10 Qeshm Air QB2212 Istanbul Conditional flight 21:10 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 21:40 Aseman Airlines EP513 Istanbul Conditional flight 23:10 Iran Air IR5371 Milan Conditional flight 01:00 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight 01:50 Pegasus PC513 Istanbul Conditional flight 04:10 Mahan Air W5081 Guangzhou Conditional flight 04:20 Emirates EK978 Dubai Conditional flight 04:30 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 Departure Turkish Airlines TK879 Istanbul Conditional flight 07:55 Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight 08:00 Iran Airtour B99700 Istanbul Conditional flight 11:00 Meraj Airlines IJ4805 Istanbul Conditional flight 12:00 Qeshm Air QB2213 Istanbul Conditional flight 13:30 Qeshm Air QB2217 Najaf Conditional flight 10:15 Aseman Airlines EP512 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:40 Cham Wings 6Q562 Damascus Conditional flight 16:00 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 As a patient-tracking measure, all citizens are required to be in can be found on the risk map and provincial capitals risk status possession of their national ID cards as a prerequisite to gain table. entry to government offices, receive public services, or use Technical Deputy of Ministry of Health Environmental and public transport. Occupational Health Center announced that reception halls As of 21 November 2020, the following scheme, called are allowed to operate in cities of blue and yellow status. “smart management of restrictions,” has been implemented The maximum number of participants allowable in a hall is nationwide. In this scheme, the alert level for the cities is 75 people in blue cities and 55 in yellow ones. However, in reviewed weekly, and corresponding closures/openings are outdoor halls the maximum capacity may be twice these applied for one week. More details on the alert level of cities numbers. The maximum 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 Which businesses are (fire, EMS, …) No business closure Category 4 Categories 3 and 4 closed? - Supermarkets and essential supplies providers - Public services providers (power, water, telecommunications, …) How many cities are 251 cities/towns (including 154 cities/towns 32 cities/towns 11 cities/towns included? (as of 27 Feb) 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 Education for the Education for the first- and first- and second second graders is onsite, but graders is onsite, but All educational activities will All educational activities will Education restrictions not mandatory, with a not mandatory, with a have to be virtual/online have to be virtual/online maximum of 10 students in maximum of 10 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 Cars with local plate Cars with local plate numbers are not permitted numbers are not permitted numbers are not permitted Night-time to exit and enter other cities; to exit and enter other cities; to exit and enter other cities; movement is cars with nonlocal plate cars with nonlocal plate cars with nonlocal plate Travel restrictions* prohibited from 21:00 numbers are not allowed to numbers are not allowed to numbers are not allowed to to 03:00. enter. Also, night-time enter. Also, night-time enter. Also, night-time movement is prohibited from movement is prohibited from movement is prohibited from 21:00 to 03:00. 21:00 to 03:00. 21:00 to 03:00. * A travel restriction has been imposed in Hormozgan province whereby the traffic of nonlocal private vehicles and tourists has been banned across the province until 20 April 2021. Also, travel to northern provinces and major tourist cities including Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Bushehr, and Isfahan has been banned regardless of the cities’ alert level.

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) | 15 March 2021 13

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