{"id":217351,"date":"2020-04-28T08:43:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T07:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217351"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:07:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:07:27","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/latest-news-in-brief-april-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief – April 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 28, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 5:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four anesthesiologists have died of Covid-19
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as death toll continues to rise<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Tehrans-Masih-Daneshvari-Hospital\"
Dr. Mahmoud Irvani (right), passed away on April 26, from COVID19. He was an anesthesiologist at Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari Hospital. He was much liked by his colleagues for his patience, cheerfulness, and diligence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A health official, said that four anesthesiologists have died recently at Tehran\u2019s Masih Daneshvari Hospital.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Covid-19 Cases on the Rise in Northwest Iran Prison<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The coronavirus outbreak in Ardabil prison has endangered the lives of prisoners.
\nA prisoner held at Ardebil Prison who was suspected of having contracted Covid-19 was taken to the city\u2019s Khomeini Hospital on Wednesday, April 22. Two days earlier, the inmate had been taken to the prison\u2019s clinic with Covid-19 symptoms. But he was only checked for fever and received a few common febrile medications. He was then directly returned to the ward where other inmates are being held.
\nOn Monday, April 20, another prisoner from ward 14, also suspected of having the virus was taken to the hospital due to his deteriorating condition.<\/p>\n

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#COVID19<\/a> Cases on the Rise in Northwest #Iran<\/a> Prisonhttps:\/\/t.co\/fjMsX2llwQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n