Iran Health Ministry, Coronavirus 19644 infected patients, 1433 deaths, 6745 cured ويروس كرونا ايران

March 20, 2020 (Persian calendar 1399/1/1)

Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education (وزارت بهداشت درمان و آموزش پزشكي ايران) official website
http://behdasht.gov.ir

The Persian New Year, Nowruz نوروز, began on Friday on the first day of spring, while Iranians are celebrating the event in self-isolation as the outbreak of Coronavirus has forced people to stay home.

In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Nowruz festivities جشنواره نوروزي began on the first day of spring, which has fallen on March 20 this year.

Friday (March 20) marks the beginning of the New Persian Year, which coincides with the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

From time immemorial, Iranians from all walks of life enthusiastically celebrate the Nowruz, irrespective of their age, language, gender, race, ethnicity, or social status.

But this year’s Nowruz has been affected by the Coronavirus epidemic, which has killed 1,433 Iranians over the past couple of weeks.

People of Iran have been advised to stay home during the Nowruz holidays, remain in self-quarantine, and refrain from visiting the loved ones which is a main part of the new year’s traditions.

The word Nowruz itself literally means "new day" in the Persian language and the festivity marks the beginning of the solar year as well as the new year on the Iranian national calendars.

This reawakening symbolizes the triumph of good over the evil forces of darkness, which are represented by winter. Nowruz is the point when the oppressive presence of the cold winter finally begins to recede with the commencement of the lively and hopeful spring.

In 2010, the UN General Assembly established March 21 as the International Day of Nowruz. The UN also celebrates the International Day of Happiness, which falls on March 20 every year.

Many countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan celebrate the auspicious event.

On this occasion, family members usually gather around the Nowruz (Haft-Seen هفت سين) table, and await the exact moment of the arrival of the spring.

The Haft-Seen table contains seven items whose names begin with a letter in the Persian alphabet which is equivalent to “S” in English.

It usually includes Seeb (apple سيب), Sabze (green grass سبزه), Serke (vinegar سركه), Samanoo (a delicacy made from sprouted wheat سمنو), Senjed (the dried fruit of the oleaster tree سنجد), Sekke (coins سكه), and Seer (garlic سير).

Additionally, the first few days of the New Year are spent visiting elders of the family, relatives and friends, with children receiving presents.

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei علي خامنه اي, in a message issued on the occasion of New Year of Iranians, also known as Nowruz, stressed the need for a further surge in the national production with the participation of all organizations and sectors.

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President Hassan Rouhani حسن روحاني announced at the beginning of the new Iranian year that the status of the country’s strategic reserve is better than all previous years, stressing that Iranians will overcome the Coronavirus outbreak with unity, cooperation and rapport.

In a televised speech on Friday morning, President Rouhani congratulated the Iranian nation on Nowruz and the beginning of the year 1399, emphasizing that “unity, integrity and ethics” will create a bright future for the country.

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In a congratulatory message on the beginning of the new Persian year, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani علي لاريجاني said the new year’s slogan, ‘surge in production’, will mobilize the efforts to drive the country into progress and economic advances.

In a message on Friday, Larijani congratulated the Iranian people on Nowruz and the beginning of new year 1399.

Describing Nowruz as a manifestation of the Iranian morale of balance, vitality and hopefulness, he said such morale has helped Iranians to weather all difficulties and pressures throughout history.

The Iranian nation has always overcome the miseries and difficulties by seizing the opportunities, Larijani noted.

#كرونا_را_شكست_ميدهيم
#we_will_defeat_coronavirus

Iran Health Ministry, Coronavirus 19644 infected patients, 1433 deaths, 6745 cured
نوزده هزار و ششصد و چهل و چهار بيمار و هزار و چهارصد و سي و سه مورد مرگ و شش هزار و هفتصد و چهل و پنج مورد درمان ويروس كرونا گزارش وزارت بهداشت ايران

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