Health and Hygiene

Radiofarda – The Commander of Tehran Coronavirus Combat Taskforce on Thursday warned that adopting a more relaxed approach to social distancing and movement restrictions is sending the wrong message to people, making them believe that COVID-19 has come under control while fatalities are on the increase again. More than 6,300 people visited hospitals and about 400 were hospitalized in Tehran …

RFL/RE — EU monitors have identified a “trilateral convergence of disinformation narratives” being promoted by China, Iran, and Russia on the coronavirus pandemic and say they are being “multiplied” in a coordinated manner, according to an internal document seen by RFE/RL. The document, which is dated 20 April, says common themes are that the coronavirus is a biological weapon created …

Iran Human Rights (IHR); – IHR calls for Iran to immediately release its imprisoned women leaders in an open letter co-signed by 20 other international and Iranian human rights organizations as well as the Vice President of the European Parliament. Here are the letter, names of Iranian female prisoners of conscience, and the signatories: In this COVID-19 pandemic, Iran is suffering …

Shabtabnews – Yesterday in a virtual meeting attended by various speakers including – Ambassador Sam Brownback , the US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom , the role of Iranian regime and Chinese goverment in spreading the Covid-19 emidemic was discussed. During this meeting which was attended by Dr Hamid Gharagozloo the representative of IOPHR (International organisation for preservation of human rights), made …

Radiofarda – Medical officials in several Iranian provinces have expressed concern about the second wave of coronavirus outbreak following the lifting of some restrictions. The president of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Abbas Mousavi, says, “lifting intercity traffic restrictions” and increased number of travelers has deepened “concerns about the second wave of the deadly virus outbreak. Speaking to the state-run …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Imprisoned human rights defender, Narges Mohammadi, has been threatened to death by inmates with criminal background in Zanjan prison. She was exiled from Tehran’s Evin prison to Zanjan prison, 300 kilometres far from the capital, over raising her voice in jail against killing hundreds of protesters in Iran in November 2019. Narges Mohammadi who was arrested …

Radiofarda – Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi says the number of those infected with the new coronavirus in Iran is “much higher” than the official figures released by the government. He also called on the authorities to release the outbreak figures in Tehran separately, something the government has refused to do in the case of the two outbreak hotspots; …

RFL/RE – The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 165,000 with more than 2.4 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here’s a roundup of COVID-19 developments in RFE/RL’s broadcast regions. Iran Iran has further loosened coronavirus restrictions, opening intercity highways and shopping malls …

Radiofarda – President Donald Trump questioned the coronavirus pandemic numbers announced by China and Iran in his daily press briefing on April 18, asking “Does anyone believe” these numbers? After more than a month from the acceleration of the pandemic in the West, the numbers China has officially announced are very low compared to countries such as Italy, Spain, France …

Radiofarda – Alireza Zali, the official in charge of the task force to fight coronavirus in Tehran says one third of COVID-19 fatalities and infections in Iran is taking place in the capital. Meanwhile, speaking on the first day of re-opening most small businesses in Iran, Zali attributed many infection cases to the use of pubic transport. Deputy health minister …