{"id":228259,"date":"2020-10-21T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228259"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:38:24","slug":"iran-state-media-how-regimes-mismanagement-worsened-the-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-state-media-how-regimes-mismanagement-worsened-the-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran State Media: How Regime\u2019s Mismanagement Worsened the COVID-19 Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday, Tehran announced the highest number of COVID-19 fatalities since the virus outbreak in Iran. As the coronavirus death toll rises, state media acknowledge how the regime\u2019s inaction and mismanagement have worsened the crisis.<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Tuesday that Covid-19 death toll across Iran, has surpassed 128,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the mullahs\u2019 regime started a criminal policy of cover-up and inaction. While many of the regime\u2019s health officials warned of Iran\u2019s critical situation and the rapid spread of the virus, the regime refused the country\u2019s shutdown. As the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise, state-run media acknowledge some dimensions of this catastrophe.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of the health system and the medical community, in addition to inviting people to comply with health protocols, time and again announced that the best way of breaking the coronavirus transmission chain is closing critical cities and imposing a strict restriction.\u201d (State-run Vatan-e Emrooz)<\/p>\n

Instead of helping people, the mullahs\u2019 regime reopened the economy and schools, held gatherings, mourning ceremonies, and university entrance exams. And when the virus spread and the situation got out of control, the regime either blamed people for not abiding by health protocols or international sanctions. The real reason, however, is none other than the mullahs\u2019 mismanagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the government, by creating the paradox of \u2018life and bread,\u2019 spread this notion in the society that there is no other way other than reopening. The government, however, practically made normalization its central policy, along with some restrictions. But despite the government\u2019s insistence on creating a balance of livelihood and health, we are witnessing a setback in both categories. In other words, the government has not been successful in the field of economics or health. The balance and proportion of livelihood and health have been disturbed in recent months.\u201d Vatan-e Emrooz wrote<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The difference between COVID-19 outbreak in Iran and other countries<\/h3>\n

Since the global pandemic began, many governments rushed to the aid of their citizens. Unlike other countries, the regime denied the existence of COVID-19 for months. When it announced the presence of this virus, the regime tried to downplay<\/a> this crisis. Tehran\u2019s top officials, such as the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, called this crisis a \u201cpassing matter.\u201d Khamenei even described this virus as a \u201ctest,\u201d and \u201cblessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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