In a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday morning, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah expressed solidarity with the Iranian government and nation in the battle with the coronavirus epidemic and unveiled plans for a donation of $10 million to Iran for the fight against COVID-19.

For his part, Zarif expressed gratitude to the Kuwaiti government and nation and described the war on the virus as a global issue that requires regional and international cooperation.

Zarif also denounced the unilateral and illegal sanctions the US has imposed on the Iranian nation, and called on Kuwait to participate actively in the global campaign for ending and defying those inhumane sanctions.

In a telephone conversation with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK Dominic Raab on Monday, Zarif called on London not to follow the cruel and illegal sanctions the US has imposed on Iran.

Last week, Zarif sent a letter to Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, denouncing the US’ sanctions as a major obstacle to the Islamic Republic’s fight against the coronavirus and urging that such unilateral and illegal sanctions should end.

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Speaking to Tasnim, Chairman of the Health and Treatment Commission Ali Nobakht said the Parliament emergency meeting is slated to be attended by Iran Health Minister Saeed Namaki and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

During the session, various aspects of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country and ways to combat the infectious disease will be discussed, Nobakht said.

The health minister will also brief the lawmakers on the latest measures taken by the ministry to combat the virus, known as COVID-19, he added.

First detected in Wuhan city in central China in December, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries.

The global death toll is around 3,500 with more than 100,000 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Iran’s administration on Thursday extended the closure of all schools and universities nationwide until the end of the current Iranian year (March 19) as the country is struggling with the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday that the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in the country has risen to 194 and the total number of confirmed cases to 6,566.

At least 2,134 people have recovered from the disease in the country so far.

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