No. 306 / 21 December 2020

New Lab Total Lab Confirmed Cases New Deaths Confirmed Cases Total Recoveries Total Deaths IRAN 6,151 191 1,164,535 894,366 53,816

Trend of COVID‐19

I.R. IRAN Update

Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 19 Feb - 21 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 - 21 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 - 21 December 2020 1,400,000

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) | 21 December 2020 2

COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care, 26 Mar - 21 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 55,000 53,000 51,000 49,000 47,000 45,000 43,000 41,000 39,000 37,000 35,000 33,000 31,000 29,000 27,000 25,000 23,000 21,000 19,000 17,000 15,000 13,000 11,000 9,000 0 12‐Apr‐20 12‐May‐20 11‐Jun‐20 11‐Jul‐20 10‐Aug‐20 09‐Sep‐20 09‐Oct‐20 08‐Nov‐20 08‐Dec‐20 07‐Jan‐21 Total cumulative laboratory tests as of today is 7,097,556. Percentage of Daily Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Among Daily COVID-19 PCR Tests Done 40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

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

7-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 19‐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) | 21 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 2/12 18/12 19/12 20/12 21/12 Alborz 9 5 9 7 8 5 5 4 4 6 8 35 25 16 14 14 13 Ardebil 13 9 14 9 9 6 4 5 4 4 5 12 13 6 5 5 6 Azerbaijan-East 29 15 21 7 6 4 5 8 9 9 10 14 12 7 7 7 7 Azerbaijan-West 12 16 22 10 5 4 6 9 18 28 45 40 27 20 18 18 19 Bushehr 16 18 15 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 6 9 7 6 6 5 Charmahal Bakhtiari 8 12 20 22 18 15 18 20 24 26 25 47 27 19 16 16 16 Esfahan 13 13 14 6 6 4 6 8 12 11 13 51 32 21 18 17 15 Fars 18 28 34 23 23 13 11 12 13 19 32 39 44 22 21 21 19 Gilan 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 6 4 4 5 8 11 10 9 11 13 Golestan 3 2 6 7 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 9 7 7 7 7 Hamedan 5 6 13 7 6 3 3 3 5 7 12 17 13 10 9 10 9 Hormozgan 19 18 20 15 13 9 12 11 10 9 12 22 25 22 19 19 18 Ilam 2 30 13 19 21 12 14 10 15 15 21 28 24 23 20 22 22 Kerman 6 10 14 8 8 7 5 4 4 6 12 18 17 12 10 11 11 Kermanshah 22 31 31 15 9 5 5 5 9 14 23 25 13 6 5 7 7 Khorasan-North 5 3 5 11 13 7 8 9 14 13 22 32 27 18 17 18 19 Khorasan-Razavi 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 9 11 21 29 30 16 16 15 17 Khorasan-South 5 6 10 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 11 19 16 9 7 6 6 Khuzestan 21 42 36 21 7 4 5 4 5 5 6 14 8 7 6 6 5 Kohgilouyeh Buyer Ahmad 11 25 17 14 17 14 17 18 37 21 24 26 34 47 42 44 45 Kordestan 15 23 34 13 5 4 3 3 6 7 13 30 19 16 14 15 15 Lorestan 31 22 19 11 13 17 17 23 30 33 44 38 24 17 16 17 18 Markazi 5 6 8 5 5 4 9 7 6 6 9 28 21 16 13 13 11 Mazandaran 6 5 10 7 8 10 7 7 6 5 8 12 14 15 15 16 16 Qazvin 7 7 17 0 2 3 4 5 11 15 28 31 24 17 15 15 14 Qom 2 3 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 7 6 16 12 8 7 7 6 Semnan 13 11 23 9 12 8 7 12 13 17 25 46 37 21 19 22 21 Sistan & Baluchestan 5 4 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 9 5 4 4 4 Tehran 10 7 8 6 6 7 7 9 9 10 11 29 53 37 32 30 26 Yazd 5 2 10 8 7 8 8 6 9 13 24 47 25 15 12 11 12 Zanjan 22 18 58 54 34 17 13 16 18 22 43 60 50 30 29 30 28 Iran 12 13 16 10 8 6 6 7 9 11 16 27 26 17 16 16 15 * Sources: SIB for 29 provinces, SINA for Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and NAB for Gorgan University of Medical Sciences Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 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 50,888 2,089 Palestine 140,047 1,287 Bahrain 90,282 349 Oman 127,931 1,489 Djibouti 5,783 61 Pakistan 459,080 9,392 Egypt 125,555 7,098 Qatar 142,001 243 Iran 1,164,535 53,816 Saudi Arabia 361,178 6,131 Iraq 585,345 12,710 Somalia 4,662 124 Jordan 274,949 3,568 Sudan 22,963 1,450 Kuwait 148,209 922 Syria 10,195 610 Lebanon 158,104 1,281 Tunisia 120,687 4,158 Libya 95,200 1,369 UAE 194,652 639 Morocco 417,125 6,957 Yemen 2,091 607

Total 4,701,462 116,350

Distribution of COVID-19, confirmed cases and deaths in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) as of 21 December 2020, 07:00 PM (GMT+2) Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 5

Important Updates

COVID-19 Risk Status for Iran’s Provincial Capitals Province Capital 7/05 28/05 27/06 13/7 28/7 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 12/12 19/12 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 (19 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) | 21 December 2020 6

Imposed Interna�onal Restri��ons (No significant change compared to yesterday) Travelers are strongly recommended to visit government websites for updated information and more details regarding the international restrictions for entering the countries. Restrictions at Iranian Borders (as of 21 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, education, 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 addition 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 Representation in Tehran. Passengers must have medical certificate with negative 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 transiting through Basra, Baghdad and Najaf must have a medical certificate Siran Band-Baneh, with a negative PCR test result issued at most 72 Sardasht-Kileh, hours before departure. Allowed Not Allowed Shushemi, Sheykh Passengers who have been in Iran in the past 30 Salleh days are not allowed to enter Iraq via Erbil or Sulaymaniyah airports. Passengers transiting through Basra must have a Iraq Bashmagh-Marivan Allowed Not Allowed medical certificate with a negative PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure.

Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine. The body temperature of all passengers Allowed Khosravi As per remarks 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 maintained between passengers at gathering areas. Parviz Khan Allowed Not Allowed Iraq-Iran: Iraqi passengers with residence, work, trade, education and medical permits are allowed to enter Iran. Tourists and pilgrims are not allowed.

Passengers must have health certificate and negative

Allowed PCR test issued by approved labs by MOH Iraq and Tamarchin Allowed Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. (more info

at Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran)

Khosravi – only dual Iraqi-Iranian nationals can As per transit. Soumar Not Allowed remarks Soumar (Mandali) – operational for cargo transit only on Sundays and Wednesdays

Maritime transportation of food supplies on the route Bandar Abbas port and Sultan Qaboos port is operational by Al-Marafi company. Import and export by wooden liner is not allowed. Effective 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 conditions at: Ferry- Cargo https://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.

Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 7

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Traffic of wooden vessels is prohibited but metal vessels and the vessels with refrigerator can transport. Passengers who have been in or transited through specific countries including Iran in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. Nationals of Kuwait and their first-degree family members are excluded. Diplomatic passport holders are also excluded; however, they must have prior approval from Air Traffic- As per Embassy of Kuwait. Kuwait Passenger Not Allowed remarks Passengers must have a medical certificate with a Ferry- Cargo negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before departure. Passengers younger than 6 years and passengers in transit are excluded. Passengers are also subject to medical screening 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 Air Traffic- before departure. The certificate must be issued by Emirates Passenger Allowed As per remarks an approved lab listed on Ferry- Cargo https://screening.purehealth.ae. 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 Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 8

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status 2020 are accepted for entry until 31 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. Visa on arrival facilities on Abu Dhabi (AUH) is suspended. Effective 24 July 2020, passengers Air Traffic- arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must have an ICA Emirates Passenger Allowed As per remarks approval obtained at Ferry- Cargo https://smartservices.ica.gov.ae/echannels/ web/client/default.html#/login Passengers arriving at Sharjah (SHJ) must download the ALHOSN App. Effective 18 November 2020, Emirates has suspended visa issuance for nationals of 13 countries, including Iran. (Borna News) Flights to Turkmenistan are suspended. Currently only nationals and residents can enter Turkmenistan. Passengers arriving in Turkmenistan must have a medical certificate stating a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 72 hours before departure by the competent authority of the country of residency Sarakhs, Lotfabad, As per and are subject to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival Turkmenistan Bajgiran and Incheh Not Allowed remarks and to self-isolation for 21 days. Borun Sarakhs – road border is operational. Rail border is operational. Lotfabad – Road border is operational for transit. Bajgiran – road border is closed. Incheh Borun - road border is closed. Rail border is operational for export only. Land borders are operational for cargo transit. Maritime transportation is operational. Railway transportation is allowed from Astara. Azerbaijan and Russia common land borders are open for the transportation of Iranian supplies. Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan until 31 January 2021 (This does not apply to nationals and residents of Azerbaijan). Allowed passengers Astara, Bilehsavar, must have a medical certificate with a negative Azerbaijan Jolfa, Sanam Allowed Not Allowed COVID-19 test result issued at most 48 hours before Balaghi departure. Nationals of Azerbaijan arriving without a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) test result are subject to quarantine for 14 days. A completed "Self-Isolation Form" must be presented upon arrival. E-visa issuance and visa on arrival facilities are suspended. Cargo transit is operational. Passengers must have medical certificate with negative COVID-19 test result issued in English at most 72 hours before arrival or submit to a PCR test Armenia Nurduz Allowed Allowed at the airport. Passengers who choose to take a PCR test and receive a negative result may be exempted from self-quarantine requirements. Passenger shall incur costs for the test. Suspension of visa on arrival facilities. Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 9

Passenger Country Border/Crossing Cargo Status Remarks Traffic Status Cargo transit is operational. Aktau Port Flights to Kazakhstan are suspended. Kazakhstan Allowed Not Allowed Only nationals and residents, diplomatic passport Almaty holders and student visa holders are allowed to enter Kazakhstan. Maritime transportation is operational. Only transit road transportation is allowed. Passengers are not allowed to enter the Russian Fed. Astrakhan (This does not apply to nationals and permanent residents). Arriving passengers and except nationals, all As per Russia Not Allowed transiting passengers must have a medical certificate remarks with a negative Coronavirus PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival/transit. Makhachkala Arriving passengers will be required to undergo PCR testing again in Moscow airport. In case of positive test result, passengers will be quarantined by the Russian Ministry of Health. Passenger flights to Afghanistan restarted. Doqaroun Allowed Allowed Afghan nationals holding residency permission, student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, Afghanistan medical visa and investment visa issued by the Mahiroud, Milak, official authorities of I.R Iran, are allowed to enter Allowed Not Allowed Gamshad Iran. Currently, tourism and pilgrimage visa requests are not being processed. Cargo transit is operational. Pakistani nationals holding residency permission, Kuhak, Pishin, Allowed student visa, multiple entry visa, work permit visa, Rimdan 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 Jalegh, Allowed As per remarks operational except flights to Gwadar and Turbat. All passengers above 12 must have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. The test result and other required information must be uploaded on Mirjaveh Allowed https://passtrack.nitb.gov.pk/login Passengers must also submit a completed health declaration form upon arrival. Cargo transit is operational. Air border Allowed As per remarks Air border – Currently passenger flights between Iran and Turkey are operational. Passengers must Serow/Urmia Allowed As per remarks have negative Coronavirus PCR test result in English, issued at most 96 hours before departure. Turkey Passengers must check the list of authorized Bazargan/Maku Allowed As per remarks laboratories for PCR test with the airlines. 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) | 21 December 2020 10

Travel Restrictions Imposed by Iran Highlights: test result will be issued. All direct and indirect flights to and from UK are canceled for the Copies of COVID-19 Self Declaration Form and Passenger next two weeks until 5 January 2021. In addition, all passengers Commitment Letter are attached to WHO circular update No. arrived directly or indirectly from UK in the past two weeks, are 182/ 19 August 2020. subject to medical screening and self-isolation. (IRNA News) Wearing masks at all passenger terminals of Iran airports is mandatory. General restrictions: Passenger are strongly advised to cross check with their 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 Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 11 to negative PCR test must also have a health certificate issued at Iraqi Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the route most 48 hours prior to departure by passegers one of the above Baghdad-Tehran-Baghdad on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays laboratories in Shiraz. and three weekly flights on the rout of Najaf-Tehran-Najaf on Passengers must check cabin baggage restrictions prior to their Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesday. travel, with the travel agencies and according to the destination Fly Dubai Airline: Currently operates two weekly flights on airport’s regulations. Wearing masks in the cabin is mandatory. the rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai on Sundays and Tuesdays, two Emirates Airways: Currently Emirates flights schedule on the weekly flights on the rout Dubai-Shiraz-Dubai on Saturdays and rout Dubai-Tehran-Dubai are as follows: Tuesdays and one weekly flight on the rout Dubai-Lar-Dubai on Dubai to Tehran Saturdays. Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Aeroflot Airline: Currently operates weekly flights from EK977 Sunday, Monda y, Wednesday , Friday 00:55 02:35 Weekly Moscow to Tehran on Wednesday and from Tehran to Moscow EK979 Saturda y, Wednesday, Friday 15:00 16:40 on Thursdays. Tehran to Dubai Armenia Airways: Operates three weekly flights on the rout Date Flight No Weekdays Departure Arrival Yerevan-Tehran-Yerevan on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. EK978 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 04:30 07:20 Weekly The airline also operates extra flights on other weekdays. EK980 Saturday, Wednesday, Friday 18:40 21:30

Emirates in partnership with Allianz Partners provides free global assistance services related to COVID-19 medical and National Airlines quarantine expenses for passengers traveling with the airline Iran Air: Currently operates two weekly flights to Istanbul at any time with effect from 23 July 2020, until 31 December on Tuesdays and Fridays, three weekly flights to London on 2020. The coverage applies to every travel class and is valid for Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, two weekly flights to Paris on 31 calendar days starting from the trip commencement. No Mondays and Fridays, one weekly flight to Milan on Saturdays, registration is required and COVID-19 health expenses will be and Tuesdays, one weekly flight to Vienna on Saturdays, one covered up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs up to EUR 100 weekly flight to Madrid on Wednesday, two weekly flights to per day for 14 days. In addition, free 24-hour hotline support Frankfurt on Saturdays and Wednesdays, one weekly flight number is available for the passengers. For more information, to Cologne on Fridays, and one weekly flight to Homburg on please refer to https://www.emirates.com/english/help/ Mondays. Only the passengers with European residency card, covid19-cover/. Type D visa holders and long-term visa holders can embark Emirates banned all carry-on items apart from laptops, on these flights. In addition, Iran Air operates extra flights to handbags, briefcases, or baby items. Passengers must check in Karachi and Minsk for the purpose of returning Iranians only. any other bags. Currently Iran Air operates weekly flights to Kuwait. As Approved laboratories by Emirates in Iran are as follows: scheduled, on Mondays and Thursdays one flight from Isfahan Tehran: 1. Aramesh Lab 2. Azadi Lab 3. Bahar Lab 4. Pars to Kuwait City and the return flight, and on Wednesdays, one Hospital 5. Nikan Hospital 6. Parsian Lab 7. Payvand Lab 8. Day flight form Shiraz to Kuwait City and the return flight, are being Lab 9. Rasad Lab 10. Saeed Lab 11. Gholhak Lab 12. Kayvan operated. Lab 13. Lavazieh Lab 14. Medical Lab 15. Vanak Lab 16. Atiyeh Iran Air allows only one backpack or handbag in the cabin. Hospital 17. Tandis Hospital 18. Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital Trolley bags will not be allowed in the plane. Wearing masks in 19. Day Hospital 20. Resalat Hospital 21. Erfan Hospital 22. the cabin is mandatory. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 23. Mehrad Hospital 24. Ayandeh Lab Effective 1 – 22 December 2020, Iran Air operates weekly flights 25. Motamed Research Institute Pathobiology Lab 26. Royan on the rout Lar-Doha-Lar on Tuesdays. Research Institute Effective 24 December 2020 until 14 January 2021, Iran Air Isfahan: 1. Erythron Lab 2. Azarmehr Lab 3. Aria Lab 4. Dr Sharifi operates weekly flights on the rout Tehran-Rome-Tehran on Lab 5. Dr Vahid Lab 6. Yaran Lab 7. Nobel Lab Thursdays. Mashhad: 1. Mashhad Pathobiology Lab 2. Dr Ejtehadi Lab 3. Effective 25 December 2020 until 15 January 2021, Iran Air Pardis Hafiz Lab 4. Jahad Daneshgahi Lab 5. Nikan Lab operates weekly flights on the rout Tehran-Mumbai-Tehran on Shiraz: 1. Niloo Lab 2. Raz Lab 3. Payvand Lab Fridays. 4. Pars Lab 5. Sina Lab Iran Air will operate one extra flight from Tehran to Beirut on 23 Tabriz: Danesh Lab December 2020. Turkish Airlines: Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on All Iran Air flights to and from London are canceled for the the rout Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul are as follows: next two weeks until 5 January 2021.

Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival Iran Air central office in Tehran can be reached at Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, +98 21 46621888 for further information. TK874 Istanbul Tehr an 19:20 22:50 Thursday, Friday Mahan Air: Currently operates daily passenger flights to Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, TK875 Tehr an Istanbul 01:50 04:50 Thursday , Friday Dubai and Istanbul, weekly passenger flights to Guangzhou, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TK878 Istanbul Tehran 01:15 04:45 Sulaymaniyah and Lahore and extra passenger flights to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Damascus and Beirut. The airline also operates extra flights to TK879 Tehr an Istanbul 08:40 11:30 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Delhi, Moscow, Bangkok and Kula Lumpur for returning Iranians. Currently Turkish Airlines flights schedule on the rout Istanbul- Passengers traveling to Guangzhou must have negative PCR test Tabriz-Istanbul are as follows: issued at most 48 hours before departure only from Pars Lab Weekda ys Flight No Origin Departure Arrival (Tehran), Vanak Lab (Tehran), and Nobel Lab (Esfahan). TK8 82 Istanbul Tabriz 21:00 01:05 Approved Labs by Mahan Air for Corona (PCR) test are as follows TK883 Tabriz Istanbul 04:05 05:20 (for those flights requiring negative test result): Negative PCR test results issued by all approved Labs by MOHME Tehran: 1. Erfan Niayesh Hospital 2. Vanak Lab 3. Pars Hospital Iran are accepted by Turkish Airlines. 4. Resalat Hospital 5. Day Hospital, 6. Armin Lab, 7. Pasteur Coronaviru��Update Islamic Republic of Iran| Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 21 December 2020 12

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

IKIA Board 21 December 2020 Status Airline Flight No From/To Remarks Time Turkish Airlines TK874 Istanbul Conditional flight 00:05 Emirates EK977 Dubai Conditional flight 02:40 Qatar Airways QR490 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 03:35 Qatar Airways QR482 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 11:10 Mahan Air W506 Dubai Conditional flight 14:00 Arrival Mahan Air W5113 Istanbul Conditional flight 15:00 Iraqi Airways IA113 Najaf Conditional flight 19:30 Qeshm Air QB2216 Najaf Conditional flight 19:00 Qeshm Air QB2212 Istanbul Conditional flight 21:05 Qatar Airways QR498 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 21:40 Iran Air IR732 Paris Conditional flight 22:40 Turkish Airlines TK875 Istanbul Conditional flight 01:50 Emirates EK978 Dubai Conditional flight 04:30 Mahan Air W5081 Guangzhou Conditional flight 04:20 Qatar Airways QR491 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 04:45 Mahan Air W5112 Istanbul Conditional flight 06:50 Mahan Air W5061 Dubai Conditional flight 08:00 Departure Iran Air IR733 Paris Conditional flight 09:10 Qeshm Air QB2217 Najaf Conditional flight 10:00 Qatar Airways QR483 Doha Operational for transit and cargo flights only 12:30 Qeshm Air QB2213 Istanbul Conditional flight 13:30 Conviasa Airways V0875 Belgrade Conditional flight 23:59 Iraqi Airways IA114 Najaf Conditional flight 20:30 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 management of restrictions,” has been implemented in possession of their national ID cards as a prerequisite to nationwide. In this scheme, the alert level for the cities is gain entry to government offices, receive public services, or reviewed weekly, and corresponding closures/openings are use public transport. applied for one week. See the risk map and provincial capitals As of 21 November, the following scheme, called “smart risk status table for more details on the alert level 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 205 cities/towns (including 243 cities/towns 0 cities/towns included? (12–18 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 will All educational activities will Education restrictions will have to be have to be virtual/online have to be 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) | 21 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]