Coronavirus epidemy in Iran has past the crisis level

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  • March 1, 2020 at 11:52 am #111789
    zn
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    Ali@aliostad
    Coronavirus epidemy in Iran has past the crisis level. The country is imploding – law and order to disappear in the next days. A number of officials already died and mass infection among hospital staff and police forces reported.

    The regime hid the initial cases since:

    1) it was just before election and needed high turnout
    2) due to political need, did not stop flights to china
    3) source seems to be cleric students from china arrived in Qom
    4) did not close religious shrines
    5) instead of providing information on the gravity of the risks to the public, played down and resorted to the same tactic of rhetoric “we will fight and beat it”

    Now it has spread everywhere. The world now has an example on what failure to contain the virus can do.

    The casualty among the medical staff been very high. A number of them already died. Meanwhile, the parliament is considering recognising the medical victims as martyr.

    There are reports of mass death in one of the hospitals in the Gilan province, with mayhem and bodies left lying around. Meeting a couple of friends whose relatives live there this afternoon hoping to ascertain whether this is true.

    Result of the #COVID19 test of many suspected cases in Qom hospitals not reported even after a week. It seems authorities do not want the numbers to increase. It is reported that all hospitals in Qom are now full.

    Also the cause of death for many suspected cases have been declared other causes such as senility (!), nonspecific heart or pulmonary conditions.

    March 1, 2020 at 2:42 pm #111791
    Zooey
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    Here is a link to Johns Hopkins tracker map. Madagascar looks safe for now.

    https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

    March 1, 2020 at 3:03 pm #111792
    zn
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    Coronavirus: Iran’s deaths at least 210, hospital sources say

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51673053

    Iran is the only country in the Gulf region that has reported deaths from Covid-19

    At least 210 people in Iran have died as a result of the new coronavirus disease, sources in the country’s health system have told BBC Persian.

    Most of the victims are from the capital, Tehran, and the city of Qom, where cases of Covid-19 first emerged.

    The figure is six times higher than the official death toll of 34 given by the health ministry earlier on Friday.

    Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour insisted it was being transparent and accused the BBC of spreading lies.

    It comes after a member of parliament for Qom accused the authorities of a cover-up and the US expressed concern that they may not be sharing information.

    Growing lack of confidence in authorities

    There are fears in Iran that the government, unsure of how to handle the outbreak, is covering up the extent of the spread of the new coronavirus disease.

    Now, a tally of figures reported by BBC Persian’s sources in several hospitals suggests at least 210 people had died across the country as of Thursday night.

    The highest number of deaths were said to be in Tehran, where a disproportionately high number of officials have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, including a vice-president, a deputy minister, and at least two MPs.

    Friday prayers in Tehran and 22 other cities were cancelled, and schools and universities closed.

    Thousands of Iranians have also been stranded inside and outside the country as many flights have been stopped to and from Iran.

    There have been more than 83,000 reported cases of Covid-19 worldwide and 2,800 deaths since the disease emerged late last year – the vast majority in China.

    At midday on Friday, the Iranian health ministry reported eight new deaths related to Covid-19, increasing the official toll to 34.

    It also said 143 new cases had been detected, bringing the total to 388.

    March 1, 2020 at 3:04 pm #111793
    zn
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    zn wrote:

    Ali@aliostad
    Coronavirus epidemy in Iran has past the crisis level.

    This guy sounds like he is exagerating some of what he says. But there is a crisis.

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