{"id":216565,"date":"2020-04-16T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216565"},"modified":"2023-01-23T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:08:12","slug":"iran-regimes-decision-to-reopen-business-activities-will-immediately-result-in-resurgence-of-coronavirus-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-regimes-decision-to-reopen-business-activities-will-immediately-result-in-resurgence-of-coronavirus-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Regime\u2019s Decision to Reopen Business Activities Will Immediately Result in Resurgence of Coronavirus Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran: Tehran Bazaar is quite crowded in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was reported on Tuesday that instances of coronavirus<\/a> infections were already noticeably surgin<\/span>g in certain Iranian hot spots, just days after the\u00a0<\/span>regime<\/span>\u00a0adopted a plan to reopen its economy\u00a0<\/span>amid<\/span>\u00a0the global pandemic.\u00a0<\/span>Regime<\/span>\u00a0authorities had made inconsistent statements about the timing and extent of that plan, but ultimately\u00a0<\/span>set<\/span>\u00a0an April 11 deadline for re-opening government offices and\u00a0<\/span>rather forcing<\/span>\u00a0people to resume work\u00a0<\/span>instead of prolonging the quarantining date and financial supporting them.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>criteria for identifying\u00a0<\/span>jobs<\/span>\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span>low risk<\/span>\u00a0were never clearly outlined. In any event, it quickly became apparent that the potential for social distancing in the workplace was not the only significant factor in whether\u00a0<\/span>workers<\/span>\u00a0would face serious risk of coronavirus in<\/span>fection upon returning to their routines. Saturday\u2019s economic reopening naturally coincided with the resumption of regular transit operations, and\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0soon posted videos online showing crowded subway cars and bus lines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The full impact of these commuting trends remains to be seen, since the novel coronavirus can incubate for up to two weeks before manifesting as the illness known as Covid-19. This fact arguably underscores the carelessness of the economic\u00a0<\/span>reopening, and<\/span>\u00a0proves that the Iranian regime\u2019s authorities, particularly its supreme leader Ali Khamenei and\u00a0president\u00a0Hassan Rouhani<\/span>\u00a0do not care about people\u2019s lives.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As Mrs. Maryam\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Rajavi<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the president-elect\u00a0<\/span>of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0said: \u201c<\/span>For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims of COVID-19 in Iran<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims #COVID19<\/a> #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BQ7ANf7jkq<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n