Thursday , 28 March 2024

Health and Hygiene

Iran reports 179 new coronavirus deaths, new lockdown measures

Al-Arabia – Iran on Tuesday reported 179 new deaths from the novel coronavirus as authorities announced a decision to once more shutter some businesses in the capital to contain the virus’ resurgence. The reimposition of restrictive measures comes after the government had progressively lifted them from April to reopen its sanctions-hit economy. For more on coronavirus, visit our dedicated section. …

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IRAN: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER’S LIFE AT RISK OF COVID-19: NARGES MOHAMMADI

Amnesty – Imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who suffers from serious pre-existing health conditions, is showing suspected COVID-19 symptoms. The authorities are putting her health and life at risk by denying her health care and holding her in inhumane conditions. She is held solely for her peaceful human rights work and must be released immediately and unconditionally. View …

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Official Says Cheap Drug Sold As Remdesivir In Iran At ‘Very High Prices’

Radiofarda – Iran’s deputy health minister issued a warning Saturday that a cheap medication is mislabeled and sold as remdesivir in Iran at extremely high prices. Iraj Harirchi speaking in a television program said a 50-cent medication is relabeled as remdesivir and sold at 1,300 to 1,600 U.S. dollars on the black market. The prices quoted by the deputy minister …

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Rouhani: Despite Rise in Iran’s COVID-19 Cases, Economy Must Stay Open

VOA – Iran’s economy must stay open despite a rise in the number of coronavirus infections, President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday. He called for a ban on large gatherings, such as at weddings and wakes, to limit the spread of the disease. Iran reported Saturday that in the previous 24 hours, there had been 2,397 new COVID-19 cases and 188 …

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Frustrated Iran Health Minister Warns Of ‘Insurrection’ Amid Pandemic

Radiofarda – In highly charged comments the Islamic Republic health minister barraged top Iranian officials with criticism on Wednesday, July 8, accusing them of “negligence,” having no economic plan, and “losing control” over the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country. The president, intelligence agents, and security forces should “think about people’s livelihoods and how to prevent an “insurrection,” …

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Imprisoned Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi May Have COVID-19 Virus, Husband Says

CHRI – Imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi and other cellmates have displayed symptoms of the coronavirus during the past week in Zanjan Prison, 210 miles west of Tehran, but have not been tested. “For the past six days, Narges and several other prisoners have suffered numbness, pain in their bones and fatigue and now, since yesterday (July 6), they have lost …

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Why Iranians, rattled by suicides, point a finger at leaders

csmonitor.com – First the wounded veteran, then the unpaid security guard, then the hungry child. The powerful images of hopelessness came one after another, creating mounting waves of shock for Iranians who may have thought themselves inured to tales of desperation, destitution, and political angst. Yet decades after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution seized power in the name of “social justice” …

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Public Enemy: Islamic Republic’s Coronavirus Disinformation

Radiofarda – Mark Dubowitz and Saeed Ghasseminajad of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies have done an investigation of the Iranian regime’s disinformation campaign to minimize the real impact of the coronavirus pandemic and blame the United States for their failures in confronting the health crisis. A campaign designed for internal and external audiences, following a very clear objective: Sanctify …

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Two Inmates Die in Coronavirus Catastrophe in Karaj Central Prison

Iran-HRM – Two prisoners have died of the coronavirus in Karaj Central Prison, and at least 11 others were taken to the hospital after being infected and were not returned to prison in a health crisis that was predictable and preventable. The high infection rates have hit the prison where is dangerously overcrowded and prisoner are unable to maintain distance …

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Iran COVID Daily Toll Rises To Unprecedented 200, 70 Victims Buried In Tehran

Radiofarda – For the first time since February, Iran’s official death toll on Tuesday reached 200 while according to the Chairman of Tehran City Council over the last 24-hour reporting period 70 died in the capital Tehran alone. In her daily briefing, Dr. Sima-Sadat Lari, Health Ministry Spokesperson, said death of 200 COVID-19 patients has been confirmed on the basis …

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