Health and Hygiene

Radiofarda – Based on the latest estimates, about half a million people in Iran are suffering from COVED-19, a member of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce has disclosed. Speaking to the Islamic Republic’s official news agency, IRNA, on Monday, April 6, Hamid Souri asserted that since many patients suffering from mild symptoms of COVID-19 have not yet been detected, the …

Radiofarda -Iranian Parliament’ Research Center has warned that the government’s delay in extending financial support to low-income people hit by the coronavirus outbreak may entail “painful consequences.” Burial of coronavirus victims in Iran. April 6, 2020 In an elaborate allusion to the possibility of dissent and protests in Iran, the report charged that what President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has done …

theguardian.com -In the autumn of 1962, the celebrated Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad made what would be her first and last film. Regarded as a precursor to the Iranian new wave and now considered a classic, The House Is Black is a documentary about the members of a leper colony near the city of Tabriz in northwest Iran. Despite having been filmed nearly 60 years ago, and focusing …

Radiofarda – Radio Farda’s ongoing investigation of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) death toll in Iran shows at least 3,100 more deaths occurred as of Monday bringing the total to 6,872 in comparison with the officially announced 3,739 number. According to the latest announcement of the Iranian Health Ministry on Monday the death toll rose by 136 in the past 24 hours …

Radiofarda – The quandary facing Iran’s government regarding a lockdown to contain Covid-19 or resuming business activities continues in full-force, as President Hassan Rouhani and some of his ministers fear a long, drawn-out economic shutdown. Following several days of speculations by the media and disputes among members of the government Rouhani announced on Sunday April 5 that “low-risk businesses” can …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The international community needs to refrain from handing the Iranian regime any direct financial aid. The four-decade history of the ruling mullahs has shown that any extra revenues obtained by the leadership have not benefited the ordinary people in Iran. If the mullahs are seeking financial assistance because they actually desire to help their own people, why did they refuse …

Radiofarda – Heavy traffic in Tehran on the first working day of the new Iranian year has prompted some officials to warn about a second wave of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections hitting the capital. With the New Year holidays over, many residents of the capital have now returned from other cities. If economic activities resume at this point those who have …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has prosecuted a doctor for warning about the coronavirus outbreak.Rahim Yousefpour from Saqqez in Iranian Kurdistan Province was summoned by judicial authorities. He has to report in on Sunday, April 5, 2020.In a video shared online, Dr. Rahim Yousefpour announced that he was summoned for warning about the coronavirus outbreak in the province.“I warned about …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The new message from Tehran is that Iran is in need of humanitarian aid to curb the coronavirus and prevent the death of large numbers of Iranians… The first sign that the message may be working came last Monday when Germany announced that it has arranged a $5 million cash line through the European Union for Iran to …

Shabtabnews – IOPHR sent an open letter to Mike Pompeo, pointing to the Iranian regime’s incapacity to the deal with Coronavirus , and thus asking US and International help to deal with the epidemic in Iran . In this letter IOPHR draws attention “to the critical situation facing Iranian citizens, who are now facing rampant disease and an intentional disregard …