{"id":217226,"date":"2020-04-25T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T14:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217226"},"modified":"2023-01-23T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:12:00","slug":"real-coronavirus-numbers-in-iran-are-about-20-times-more-than-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/real-coronavirus-numbers-in-iran-are-about-20-times-more-than-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Coronavirus Numbers in Iran Are About 20 Times More Than Reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_217228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217228\" style=\"width: 863px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Tehran-2\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2.jpg\" alt=\"Real Coronavirus Numbers in Iran Are About 20 Times More Than Reported \" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-2-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Tehran, Coronavirus outbreak &#8211; April 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Massoud\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Younesian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a faculty member at Tehran University of Medical Sciences,\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.setaresobh.ir\/fa\/news\/detail\/81937\/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%9B-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%DB%8C-%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%9F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">told<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the state-run newspaper &#8220;Setareh\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sobh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morning Star<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on April 24, 2020: &#8220;I believe that the statistics are systematically much lower than they are. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/the-coronavirus-crisis-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus statistics<\/a> in Iran are reported with a process that subconsciously shows the reported cases much less than the reality, because the test used is not very sensitive and reports only half of the cases.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Also, half of the hospitalized people are tested, and if we accept that only 20 percent of the cases are hospitalized and only half of them are tested, and only half of these tests are positive, we can say that the actual statistics are about 20 times more than what is reported.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commenting on the clerical regime&#8217;s criminal decision to reopen business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which means sending people to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Corona massacre, he said:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have not provided<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0review to our experts. And we do not follow the knowledge of the World Health Organization.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state-run newspaper published a list of confessions made by members of parliament and the Tehran City Council about the regime&#8217;s secrecy regarding the catastrophic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">existence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of Corona:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;On April 13, the Social Research Office of the Center for Parliamentary Research released a report on the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Coronavirus Outbreak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and examined the policy situation in the area, which was estimated to have killed 8,609 people (approximately two times). More than 600,000 to 750,000 people (about 8 to 10 times more).&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of the Tehran City Council, on April 19 in an open session of the Tehran City Council called the official statistics of the Ministry of Health about the prevalence of Corona in Iran unrealistic and said: &#8220;City council members are concerned that this statistic will create the impression that the situation will return to normal and that the groundwork will be laid for resolving restrictions.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohammad\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Javad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haghshenas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, head of the Tehran City Council&#8217;s health commission, also criticized the Ministry of Health for not announcing Corona<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">virus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0statistics\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in each<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0province, accusing the ministry of making statistics and giving false information to the public. Despite all these discussions,\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaran.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-11\/1403597-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AB%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">a joint poll<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conducted by the Tehran Municipality&#8217;s Deputy for Social and Cultural Affairs and the Iranian Student Opinion Polling Center (ISPA) found that 48% of people do not trust Corona&#8217;s official death toll.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a result, the Covid-19 death toll in Iran is arguably the worst in the world. While the regime\u2019s official statements indicate that there have been a little over 5,000 fatal cases, sources like t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">announced on Friday, April 24, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-34700-in-297-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has surpassed<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">34,700<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in 297 cities across the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massoud&nbsp;Younesian, a faculty member at Tehran University of Medical Sciences,&nbsp;told&nbsp;the state-run newspaper &ldquo;Setareh&nbsp;Sobh&rdquo;&nbsp;(Morning Star)&nbsp;on April 24, 2020: &ldquo;I believe that the statistics are systematically much lower than they are. 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