{"id":215542,"date":"2020-04-05T08:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T07:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215542"},"modified":"2023-03-05T18:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:59:34","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; April 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_215544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215544\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-COVID-19-crisis\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: COVID-19 crisis, April 2020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis-696x445.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-COVID-19-crisis-657x420.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: COVID-19 crisis, April 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63_608 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63_608\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215323\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Corona_Iran_Hospital\" class=\" wp-image-215323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Coronavirus\" width=\"601\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital-696x550.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_Hospital-531x420.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 5, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><br \/>\nThe<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, April 5, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>18,600<\/strong>\u00a0in 242 cities across Iran.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe death count in different provinces includes:240 in East Azerbaijan, 390 in West Azerbaijan, 700 in Alborz, 2350 in Tehran, 70 in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari, 1450 in Khorasan Razavi, 290 in Semnan, 1900 in Qom, 320 in Kerman, 580 in Kermanshah, and 530 in Hamadan. This is in addition to the death toll in other provinces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Online Medical Conference CoronaVirus Crisis in Iran:Assessment of Response to COVID-19 and Preemptive Measures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Live<\/a>: Online Medical Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronaVirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronaVirus<\/a> Crisis in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>:Assessment of Response to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> &amp; Premptive Measures <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B5qabTCBvu\">https:\/\/t.co\/B5qabTCBvu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1246792953256759297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:50 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some news of coronavirus outbreak in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A health official in the province of Alborz near Tehran said that if all economic activities are resumed, &#8220;we will face a catastrophe in managing COVID19 and 1million Iranians will die.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Note: Rouhani said businesses would resume work from Apr. 11.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1udh08x\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-t23y2h r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-156q2ks r-1udh08x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A health official in the province of Alborz near Tehran said that if all economic activities are resumed, &quot;we will face a catastrophe in managing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> and 1million <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranians<\/a> will die.&quot; <br \/>Note: Rouhani said businesses would resume work from Apr. 11. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/84XnPHlnjq\">pic.twitter.com\/84XnPHlnjq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1246738212581568512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63_141 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63_141\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Defiant Youth Target Centers of Repression and Plunder in Various Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215550\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tehran-Khomeinis-Relief-Committee-in-Tehrans-District-5-April-4-2020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tehran-Khomeinis-Relief-Committee-in-Tehrans-District-5-April-4-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, Tehran: Khomeini's Relief Committee in Tehran's District 5-April 4, 2020\" width=\"401\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tehran-Khomeinis-Relief-Committee-in-Tehrans-District-5-April-4-2020.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tehran-Khomeinis-Relief-Committee-in-Tehrans-District-5-April-4-2020-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, Tehran: Khomeini&#8217;s Relief Committee in Tehran&#8217;s District 5-April 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Between April 2 and 4, 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/defiant-youth-target-security-forces-in-tehran-khomeinis-so-called-relief-committee-a-center-of-plunder-in-qom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defiant youths<\/a>\u00a0in Tehran and other cities, including Isfahan, Shiraz, Kerman, Karaj, and Shahriar, targeted the regime\u2019s centers of repression and plunder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-defiant-youth-target-centers-of-repression-and-plunder-in-various-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:20 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iranian regime&#8217;s diplomacy is relying on terrorism, says diplomat-terrorist Amirabdollahian<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian regime diplomat-terrorist Hossein Amirabdollahian confesses that the regime&#8217;s foreign diplomacy is based on terrorism. Hossein Amirabdollahian, Ofogh state-run channel, April 4, 2020: Qassem Soleimani\u2019s accomplishments in the region and across the globe were so productive for the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s diplomatic apparatus during negotiations that if the Islamic Republic of Iran did not have this backbone during its talks it may never have been recognized in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Lies, facts and warnings about Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani continued his pathological lying about the coronavirus on Thursday, claiming, \u201cWe will not be having problems in the next few months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani continued his pathological lying about the coronavirus on Thursday, claiming, \u201cWe will not be having problems in the next few months.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FP7SF5tXgl\">https:\/\/t.co\/FP7SF5tXgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1246510418295525376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">We will not have a problem in providing currency until the end of the [Persian calendar] year (March 2021) \u2026 Today, there are around 4 million tons of goods in our customs, including basic goods, which will enter the country in the coming days.\u201d He also claimed that the country\u2019s warehouses are filled with agricultural and industrial products. But the question is, where will the government get the money from as its oil and petrochemical income is nearing zero? This question is even more relevant as the coronavirus crisis has shut down many economic activities and even gasoline consumption inside the country has declined by 48 billion liters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-rouhani-remarks-20200404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:45 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 17,500 in 240 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>State-run media: In Qom alone, 170 doctors and nurses were infected, 37 died.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi\u2019s hailed all dedicated doctors and nurses, calling them symbols of the Iranian nation\u2019s pride.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hail and condolences to the selfless physicians and nurses of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> who are symbols of Iranian people\u2019s dignity and honor. Despite the restrictions created by the religious fascism, they have risen to their humanitarian and patriotic duty. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IransAngels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IransAngels<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZzoGIRIHD\">https:\/\/t.co\/KZzoGIRIHD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1246539132396081153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on April 4, 2020, that the death toll for the Coronavirus in 240 cities exceeds <strong>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<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-17500-in-240-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Ali Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death amid coronavirus crisis&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In recent weeks, the Iranian regime has launched a propaganda campaign against the Iranian Resistance and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to cover up the dimension of its crimes regarding secrecy and negligence regarding coronavirus outbreak in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance Units also install posters of Iranian Resistance leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a> and the NCRI President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Today, regime change in Iran is indispensable not only to freedom and democracy in Iran but also to the health of each and every individual in Iran and to the protection of their houses, cities and villages against natural disasters.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, regime change in Iran is indispensable not only to freedom and democracy in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> but also to the health of each and every individual in Iran and to the protection of their houses, cities and villages against natural disasters. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6pvKLz8nTz\">pic.twitter.com\/6pvKLz8nTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1246437052259991553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>***<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Popular Councils providing aid during Iran coronavirus crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian people have formed many Popular Councils in Iran to help each other as the regime&#8217;s incompetency during the Iran coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, April 5, 2020, marks the 143<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-4-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest News in Brief- April 4, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CET NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF 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