{"id":216753,"date":"2020-04-19T15:24:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T14:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216753"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T14:28:30","slug":"iran-regime-covers-up-coronavirus-calls-it-ards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/iran-regime-covers-up-coronavirus-calls-it-ards\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime Covers up Coronavirus, Calls It ARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_216756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216756\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime.jpg\" alt=\"The actual casualties of the coronavirus in Iran are several times higher than those reported by the regime\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime-696x438.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-actual-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-in-Iran-are-several-times-higher-than-those-reported-by-the-regime-667x420.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The actual casualties of the coronavirus in Iran are several times higher than those reported by the regime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the reports published by the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the coronavirus has claimed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lives of over\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-31500-in-294-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">31,500 people<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as of Saturday, April 18 across Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime, with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cover-up and giving false statistics,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">announce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the death toll\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less than one fifth of the real\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">figure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 31,500 in 294 Cities<br \/>The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK) announced on Saturday, April 18, 2020, that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> death toll has exceeded 31,500 in 294 cities across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid_19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid_19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PQ93Irc6M3\">https:\/\/t.co\/PQ93Irc6M3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1251584499386920963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To cover<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">up the real coronavirus death toll, the Iranian regime uses different tactics. One of its main methods of cover-up is to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">announce\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em>Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome\u00a0(ARDS)<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as the cause of death<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Since<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0it is impossible for the regime to cover<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">up\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the number of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">death<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at hospitals, it changes the cause of death.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-alarming-rise-in-the-coronavirus-death-toll-need-for-immediate-international-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abdolreza<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Fazel<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Head of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Golestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0University of Medical Sciences, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been crying since day one that we have 594 Coronavirus patients, but the Ministry of Health was saying since you have no positive test, we are not giving you the necessary facilities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Then suddenly they announced that we have become the epicenter of the Coronavirus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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 \/>Head of Golestan&#39;s Medical Sciences University:<br \/>&quot;I have been saying  since day one that we have 594 coronavirus patients\u2026 Yet the Health Ministry would reply no\u2026 They kept on telling us to wait. Then one day they said you are a [COVID-19] epicenter&#8230;&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronaOutbreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronaOutbreak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMypdrX5EQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMypdrX5EQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1234846821429567489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another interview on March 28, Dr. Fazel said:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSince<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the beginning of February until now<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">284<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in hospitals of [<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Golestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] province have contracted\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ARDS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and are suspected of having coronavirus. Few of them have been hospitalized and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the rest are quarantined at home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e continued<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a043\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">physicians in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Golestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have also contracted\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ARDS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and are suspected of having coronavirus, among them\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">six<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0physicians have been hospitalized with a critical condition. Dr.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abdollah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Abbasi, former\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">chair of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Golestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0University of Medical Sciences<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0passed away on March 28 because of the coronavirus.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the reports\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shohada<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(martyrs) Hospital of Bandar Gaz in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Golestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0province, the cause of death of those passing away\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospital are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">connected to their previous medical files such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eart failure, kidney failure, poisoning during spraying, acute respiratory illness<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but not the coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They say that should be tested positive for coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A report from the Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil province in early March indicates that at least 10 patients diagnosed with the coronavirus die every day in Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil alone. The head of the hospital told the state TV a few weeks ago that he had at least 1,000 patients diagnosed with the coronavirus at his hospital. However, the cause of death of most people who die from coronavirus is mentioned in the death certificate as &#8220;respiratory disease&#8221; and the clerical regime does not consider these people as victims of coronavirus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to a report from the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Taleghani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Accident Hospital in Mashhad, patients who die of coronavirus are reported as deceased due to acute respiratory illness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On March 3, six people died in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Towhid<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Hospital in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sanandaj<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Kurdistan province. Yet, their cause of death was announced as influenza. The coronavirus, as the real cause of death, is not written on death certificates. In late February 2020, a resident of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saqqez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0died of coronavirus. Yet the regime\u2019s officials didn\u2019t allow his cause of death\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be told to his family members and relatives. Instead they said he had died of respiratory problems and cardiac arrest<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to a report from Shariati Hospital in Mashhad, the coronavirus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0test result<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of those suspected of having contracted the disease will be sent to Tehran. If during this process the patient dies the cause of death is announced by the hospital as acute respiratory illness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To avoid the real death\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">numbers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from leaking, the hospital&#8217;s medical staff are under control. One of the hospital&#8217;s medical staff said that every statistic they give should be multiplied by 100<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0times<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to determine the actual number, because the declared statistics are fake<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to a report from Khorramshahr, in southwest Iran, the cause of death of a person named Salehi, who died of a coronavirus, was announced as old\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">age.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0justify this as not having the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">result<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the coronavirus test, which was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducted\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prior to his death<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to a report received in late February from\u00a0Gilan\u00a0province, two people who died on the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Masouleh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">oad due to Coronavirus were reported as having died because of cardiac arrest and respiratory problems<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0On the same day, eight people died of coronavirus at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rasoul<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Akram<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Hospital in Rasht.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to a report from the pulmonary department of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firoozgar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Hospital in Tehran, since early January, pulmonary patients have been referred to doctors in the pulmonary department of the hospital who have had symptoms of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coronavirus but<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have been registered as respiratory patients. Their real disease however which was the coronavirus was announced after the regime&#8217;s sham parliamentary election<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A document from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sistan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Baluchestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0province confirms the following report:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Seyed Said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hossaini<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Zahedan, speaks of patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, hospitalized because of \u201cAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d Until April 3, the number of these people was over 1300, out of which 100 have passed away. The reason\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for not declaring these patients as the coronavirus patients is explained as: \u201cThey were either not tested positive for the coronavirus or not tested at all.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Therefore,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0although they are not included in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">statistics, but they could potentially be.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hossaini<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0continues: \u201cAccording to the field reports and reports by my\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">physician colleagues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">across the provinc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e, many of the patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0without mild signals and sometimes with intense symptom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, without taking blood test or having suspicious lung radiology call doctors or go to their clinics but avoid going to hospitals or taking the coronavirus test. Of course, many of these people in our province are diagnosed with the COVID-19 and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are hosts of this disease spreading it in the society; and they are not just a few.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">does anything<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to cover<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">up\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">real coronavirus statistics. Because it doesn\u2019t want, by telling the truth of the coronavirus outbreak that was spread by them in Iran,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prepare the ground for an uprising. In this regard, the only thing the regime doesn\u2019t care about is the people\u2019s lives. The mullahs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are sacrificing the people of Iran and medical staff to maintain their regime.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the reports published by the&nbsp;People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK),&nbsp;the coronavirus has claimed&nbsp;the&nbsp;lives of over&nbsp;31,500 people as of Saturday, April 18 across Iran. 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