{"id":215530,"date":"2020-04-04T21:23:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T20:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215530"},"modified":"2023-01-23T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T08:09:06","slug":"iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-17500-in-240-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-17500-in-240-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 17,500 in 240 Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 4, 2020 has surpassed 17,500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"NCRI-50-1\"state-run media:\u00a0<\/strong>In Qom alone, 170 doctors and nurses were infected, 37 died.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi’s hailed all dedicated doctors and nurses, calling them symbols of the Iranian nation’s pride<\/strong><\/p>\n

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a> announced on April 4, 2020, that the death toll for the Coronavirus in 240 cities exceeds 17,500<\/strong> across Iran. The number of victims in \u00a0Tehran 2170, Mazandaran 1,500, Khuzestan 840, Hamedan 440, Yazd 350, Zanjan 340, Fars 325, Kurdistan 320, Central Province 280, East Azerbaijan is 240, North Khorasan 225, Sistan and Baluchestan 190, Ilam 145, and Semnan 120.<\/p>\n

Vatan- Emrouz daily, affiliated with Ali Khamenei’s faction, blamed Rouhani for all the mistakes and wrote that Rouhani’s inaction left many victims; the lives and properties of Iranians were victims of Rouhani’s decisions! In the Coronavirus crisis, the government missed a golden opportunity to fight the spread of the virus due to the inaction of the head of the Executive Branch.<\/p>\n

In another development, today, Alireza Zali, head of the Counter-Coronavirus taskforce in Tehran, told state official news agency: “We may still see a new wave of coronavirus outbreak in Tehran. The number of patients coming to health centers and hospitals and patients who are admitted to the ICU and other sections indicates that we have not yet reached a stable situation in terms of the outbreak in Tehran. It will be the sheer negligence to think that we have overcome the crisis. This could be very misleading, and we may face worse conditions.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mostafa Moeen, head of the Supreme Council of the Medical System<\/a> and former Minister of Science, Research and Technology, said, “The government’s actions have not been very successful and defendable. Lack of alerts and prediction, including not suspending Mahan Air flights to China, a belated recognition of the virus outbreak, lack of transparency or cover-up, repeated unscientific or contradictory statements by state and health officials, lack of a quick and firm decision to quarantine the city of Qom, the long delay in implementing social distancing and restrictions on transportation and intercity travels, lack of basic safety facilities and protection for doctors, nurses and medical staff, which led to the loss of the best and most specialized medical personnel, as well as the loss of numerous patients that was not on par with global standards, and the lack of masks, gloves, and disinfectants on the national level, are examples of that inefficiency.”<\/p>\n

Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, head of the regime’s Medical Council, told the state daily Hamshahri, “So far, about 170 doctors and nurses in Qom have been infected with COVID19, and 37 doctors and nurses have died.” “The virus outbreak in the country was not taken seriously; if measures had been taken more seriously, we would not have been affected so much by the epidemic,” Zafarghandi added.<\/p>\n

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Commemorating the selfless physicians and nurses, and other victims of the #Coronavirus<\/a> catastrophe in #Iran<\/a> #IransAngels<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1E3kU0dMo7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n