Health and Hygiene

Radiofarda – A source inside the Iranian government has provided documents to BBC Persian that put Iran’s real coronavirus death toll from February to July 21 at 42,000 which is nearly three times more than the official figure of 14,634 for the same period. The source who could not be named for his safety has sent the Persian-language service of the …

Radiofarda – In response to questions from his followers about participation in the ceremonies traditionally held during the month of Muharram, the Iraq-Based Grand Ayatollah Sistani has advised partaking through online and television programs and other safer alternatives. In an edict published by his office on Thursday, the prominent Iraq-based Shiite source of emulation who has many followers in his …

Radiofarda – Amnesty International on Friday released the text of four letters from the hardliner-dominated Judiciary’s Prisons Organization written to the health ministry requesting coronavirus aid to prisons, which the government left unanswered. The letters which were made public for the first time by Amnesty were sent to the ministry between late February and early July in connection with the …

Radiofarda -As the number of health care professionals falling victim to COVID-19 is soaring in Iran, the government will be recruiting of 10,000 to join the country’s Ministry of Health, its contractors, and affiliated companies. The head of Plan and Budget Organization (PBO), Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, announced Thursday evening that the new workforce would serve under the Ministry of Health …

Amnesty – Leaked official letters newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials responsible for managing Iran’s prisons for additional resources to control the spread of COVID-19 and treat infected prisoners. The organization reviewed copies of four letters signed by officials at Iran’s Prisons Organization, which operates under the supervision of the …

Al-Monitor – As the country struggles to bring down the high number of coronavirus-related deaths, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi appeared on national television to show how the country is struggling with a second wave of deaths. Standing before a chart showing the daily deaths since February, when Iran first experienced the outbreak of coronavirus infections, Harirchi said on average 102 …

PayvandNews – The Iranian Health Ministry announced 2,621 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, putting the total number of cases in the country at 301,530. Speaking at a daily press conference on Thursday, Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Lari put the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran at 16,569, saying the disease …

Al-Arabia – The number of infections from the new coronavirus in Iran has reached 301,530, according to official Health Ministry figures announced on state TV on Thursday.Iran has the Middle East’s highest number of recorded COVID-19 cases and infections and deaths have risen sharply since restrictions on movement began to be eased in mid-April. For more coronavirus news, visit our …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Tuesday advised those who insist on holding Muharram ceremonies to wait for the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other sources of emulation to announce their view but insisted any indoor congregation will be “impossible”. The Supreme Leader himself has been in self-isolation since the breakout in February and has not appeared …

Radiofarda – As the coronavirus crisis in Iran shows no sign of abating, the clerical rulers have to decide what to do with upcoming religious ceremonies that are highly important for the regime both ideologically and in terms of financial interests of hardliners. As the mourning month of Muharram is approaching fast, medical and public health experts in Iran oppose …