{"id":215653,"date":"2020-04-07T08:05:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T07:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215653"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:33:16","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-7-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-7-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief – April 7, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 7, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 20,400 Deaths, April 7, 2020, 6:00 PM
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NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 7, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, April 7, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a020,400<\/strong>\u00a0in 245 cities across Iran. The actual number for the whole county and all cities and villages is much higher, and this figure doesn\u2019t cover all the victims.<\/p>\n

The death count in different provinces includes:430 in West Azerbaijan, 335 in East Azerbaijan, 445 in Ardebil, 40 in Bushehr, 82 in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari, 1800 in Khorasan Razavi, 350 in Semnan, 2050 in Qom, 340 in Kurdistan, 345 in Kerman, 630 in Kermanshah, 122 in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, 510 in Lorestan, 300 in Central province, and 560 in Hamadan. This is in addition to the death toll in other provinces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rights Group: Amid Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran, Prisoners Are Most Vulnerable and Should Be Immediately Released<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The<\/span>\u00a0Iran Human Rights Monitor<\/span>\u00a0(Iran HRM)\u00a0<\/span>published<\/span>\u00a0its\u00a0monthly report<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the month of March<\/span>, in which it focused on the\u00a0coronavirus outbreak<\/a>\u00a0in Iran particularly\u00a0<\/span>across Iranian prisons.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Struan Stevenson – IMF Should Think Carefully on Iran Aid<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Struan Stevenson – IMF Should Think Carefully on Iran Aid
Struan Stevenson, in an article published on the UPI, elaborated on the issue of the #coronavirus<\/a> outbreak in #Iran<\/a>, which has so far claimed the lives of nearly 19,500 people #COVID19<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/G177sFuTW0<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n