{"id":215561,"date":"2020-04-05T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215561"},"modified":"2023-01-23T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T09:40:49","slug":"coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran-death-toll-surpasses-17500-while-regime-hoards-a-possible-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran-death-toll-surpasses-17500-while-regime-hoards-a-possible-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran: Death Toll Surpasses 17,500 While Regime Hoards a Possible Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Favipiravir or Avigan – Japanese drug for COVID-19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The coronavirus outbreak in Iran has so far taken lives of over 17,500 people<\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0according to the\u00a0<\/span>People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Shocking news fr<\/span>om\u00a0<\/span>Iran\u00a0<\/span>confirms\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s deliberate inaction in curing\u00a0<\/span>patients.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On April\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span>, news from Iran suggested that a<\/span>n Iranian doctor<\/span>\u00a0had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>dispute<\/span>\u00a0with the\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Ministry of Health over a Japanese drug that is said to have had a positive effect on a number of patients\u00a0<\/span>diagnosed\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>and has been able to control the disease.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohammad Reza\u00a0<\/span>Hashemian<\/span>, who is said to be one of the most skilled doctors at Masih\u00a0<\/span>Daneshvari<\/span>\u00a0Hospit<\/span>al<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>Tehran<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>criticized the\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Ministry of Health for preventing\u00a0<\/span>patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0Japanese Favipiravir<\/span>\u00a0medication<\/span>. The doctor said that 27<\/span>\u00a0out of 30<\/span>\u00a0patients had made definitive recovery\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0the drug.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the doctor’s remarks\u00a0<\/span>which were widely circulated on\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ocial\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>edia<\/span>, the\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Ministry of Health accused him of violating the law, saying that “conducting any interviews and presenting any kind of report as a confirmation or rejection of the effectiveness of this drug has not been approved by the committee and is considered a violation<\/span>\u00a0of law<\/span>.” (<\/span>State-run news agencies reported on<\/span>\u00a0April 1)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the coronavirus outbreak, the regime has been\u00a0<\/span>pursuing a rather criminal\u00a0<\/span>pattern of\u00a0<\/span>cover-up and inaction. Those who leak the news about the true dimensions of the coronavirus outbreak and real number of victims are being subjected to\u00a0<\/span>arbitrary arrest.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The doctors’ news telegram channel wrote in a post:<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“This drug has also been used to treat Dr. Velayati. It is said that the import of this number of Favipiravir took place in March 2020 with the help of the provincial government.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The main reason for not delivering this medicine to the patients of Masih\u00a0<\/span>Daneshvari<\/span>\u00a0Hospital is its storage and use for the treatment of the country’s officials.”<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202fIn\u00a0<\/span>this regard<\/span>, the\u00a0<\/span>state-run\u00a0<\/span>Hamshahri<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>news agency on April 3 wrote:\u00a0<\/span>“Corona<\/span>virus<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>certainly<\/span>\u00a0a virus that infects everyone<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Right after entering Iran this virus has infected\u00a0<\/span>many. Including<\/span>\u00a0members of parliament, ministers, and so on. Since no specific drug has been developed to treat the disease and\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>can only be prevented by good health, some virtual channels have reported that the anti-coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>avipiravir<\/span>\u00a0has entered the country, mainly for officials. For example, it has been used to treat Al<\/span>i-Akbar Velayati<\/span>\u00a0and has had a good response, while doctors say there is still no known drug in the country or in the world to treat coronavirus.”<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However,<\/span>\u00a0this state-run news agency failed to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>answer\u00a0<\/span>why there\u00a0<\/span>has been a difference in curing officials diagnosed with the COVID-19 and ordinary people who are dying daily?\u00a0<\/span>Why thousands of innocent people have passed away while criminals like\u00a0<\/span>Velyati<\/span>\u00a0were treated.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Production of “Iranian medicine,”\u00a0a\u00a0blatant\u00a0deception and hypocrisy\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On March 22, 2020, Mohammad Reza\u00a0<\/span>Shanesaz<\/span>, head of the regime’s Food and Drug Administration, spoke of an “Iranian drug”<\/span>\u00a0that cure<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0the coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0“The raw materials for the drug were imported yesterday,” he said.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“In this way, the process of making a completely Iranian drug will begin, and within the next week to 10 days, we will use Iranian drugs to treat\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus<\/span>,” he added.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The clinical trials of this combination drug have been performed and licenses have been obtained,” the regime official said of the drug being tested on several patients.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The drug will be available in the next 10 days and will be widely distributed,” he said. (Source:\u00a0<\/span>Hamshahri<\/span>\u00a0Online)<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The obvious contradiction\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The allegation of sending Iranian medicine to the market\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0denied 13 days later in\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0announcement<\/span>\u00a0on April 4, by\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0the Ministry of Health:\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>The Ministry\u00a0<\/span>informs that the drug has not yet been imported into the Iranian Pharmacopoeia and is currently being used as a drug in a clinical trial and has been given to several medical centers, including Masih\u00a0<\/span>Daneshvari<\/span>\u00a0Hospital. The committee has not been notified<\/span>\u00a0wh<\/span>ether\u00a0<\/span>rejectin<\/span>g<\/span>\u00a0or approving this medication or taking any further steps should be approved by the [coronavirus] committee.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The reality \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The truth is that the Iranian regime has been taking people\u2019s lives hostage\u00a0<\/span>and using<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus to achieve its sinister goals. While\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>one hand\u00a0<\/span>the regime\u00a0<\/span>rejects any international offer of\u00a0 help, arrests those who speak the truth, expels Doctors Without Borders from Iran<\/span>\u00a0and denies a medication that could possibly treat those diagnosed\u00a0 with the virus, on the other hand\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>says that the United States sanctions are the reason behind the high<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>death toll.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This new revelation, along with other\u00a0<\/span>revelations by the Iranian\u00a0<\/span>R<\/span>esistance,\u00a0<\/span>confirm how the mullahs\u2019 regime have been hoarding medications and preventive equipment such as masks and disinfectants\u00a0<\/span>and allocat<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0them to its own officials.\u00a0 Yet, it has been whining about the international sanctions. The truth is that the regime has never cared\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>will never care for the people\u2019s lives<\/span>. This regime is both incapable and not willing to help the Iranian people; and\u00a0<\/span>as long as<\/span>\u00a0it is in power\u00a0<\/span>every natural disaster in Iran\u00a0<\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>take<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0lives of hundreds\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>f\u00a0<\/span>thousands of people.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As Mrs.\u00a0<\/span>Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/a>, the president-elect of the\u00a0<\/span>National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/span>\u00a0(NCRI)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>said:\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>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.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today, regime change in Iran is indispensable not only to freedom and democracy in #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. #FreeIran2020<\/a> #COVID19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6pvKLz8nTz<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n