Iran - Covid-19: 397,801 cases; 22,913 deaths - August BBC investigation says 451,025 cases, 42,000 deaths

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A suspected coroner was taken to a hospital in Tehran from the subway

TEHRAN, IRNA - The director of the Tehran Metro and Suburban Utilities Company said the patient was taken to the hospital from Shusha station with suspected coronavirus.

"This morning a suspicious patient was seen at the Shusha subway station, who was immediately taken to hospital by emergency forces," Farnoush Nobakht told IRNA.

He added that due to the station being cleaned, the subway was shut down for a few minutes.

The director of the Tehran and Suburbs subway operator said: The subway station is now serving passengers without problems.

Meanwhile, according to Kianoush Jahanpour, head of the Ministry of Health's Public Relations and Information Center, three patients hospitalized in Qom and Arak have been confirmed to have coronation and the patients are currently in hospital care.

Yesterday, two patients with coronavirus died in Qom.
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https://www.irna.ir/news/83682455/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%A9-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%AF

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.....According to information obtained by Iran International, the number of people who have died in a coronary hospital in Qom has reached eight.

According to the report, a 5-year-old woman also died at Imam Reza Hospital in Qom and two of the staff at the Kamkar-Arabia Hospital were also hospitalized at ICU.
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Earlier, Ministry of Health officials reported the deaths of two people infected with the virus in Qom.....

Also, according to this information, while the Beheshti Hospital has 6 staff, about 6 L95 masks have been distributed in this hospital. ....e transfer of five other suspected individuals from Qom to Tehran hospitals.

At the same time, two people suspected of being infected with the new Corona virus were quarantined in the Babil city....https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8...B3%DB%8C%D8%AF

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After two people died of Coronavirus in Iran on Wednesday, officials hinted at more cases of infections, fueling an atmosphere of deep apprehension among the public and expressions of distrust toward the government.

two more cases of Coronavirus infection were reported in Qom on Thursday and another in Arak, close to Qom in central Iran. This is a further indication that infections seem to be spreading in the region.

The Head of the Contagious Diseases of the Health Ministry, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, on Thursday said two more cases have been confirmed in Qom and five suspected of infection have been transferred to Tehran

In Qom special measures are being taken. One of the city's hospitals was evacuated on Wednesday evening to quarantine Coronavirus patients and authorities have announced that all schools, universities and seminaries will be closed on Thursday.

according to unconfirmed reports four patients in mashhad, iran's second largest city and another religious center, have also been tested positive for coronavirus. Mashhad is also a pilgrim destination and tens of thousands visit the city every day.

febr 20 2020

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Does anybody have any idea how the virus got to Iran?

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Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/i...virus-deaths-0

Iraqi heath ministry recommends travel ban to and from Iran after coronavirus deaths
By Alex MacDonald
Published date: 20 February 2020 17:29 UTC | Last update: 17 min 31 sec ago

Iraq's health ministry has recommended that the country should close its border with Iran and cease issuing visas to Iranians after a number of coronavirus cases were announced in the neighbouring Islamic Republic.

"All arrivals from Iran are forbidden from entering Iraqi territory from all points of entry until further notice, except for diplomatic delegations, who will be subject to medical examination," Health Minister Jaafar Sadeq Allawi said in a letter, photographs of which have been widely circulated online...

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Amir Tsarfati
@BeholdIsrael
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Reports on 60 #coronavirus cases in Iran with 9 of them dead already. Similar to #China, the Iranian government is hiding the real numbers of cases. All Iraqi airlines suspended all flights to Iran. The border between #Iran and #Iraq has been seals off!

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Kuwait Airways suspends all flights to Iran due to coronavirus fears

Iran confirmed three patients tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran on Thursday. (File photo: AFP)
Ismaeel Naar, Al Arabiya EnglishFriday, 21 February 2020
Kuwait Airways said it has decided to suspend all flights to Iran on Thursday until another notice amid fears from a coronavirus outbreak, according to statements published on the company’s Twitter account.

“Kuwaiti Airways announces that upon in..https://english.alarabiya.net/en/bus...rus-fears.html

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Received with the caption: "ICU professor at Messiah Daneshvari Hospital wrote on their Instagram page" Also their page is public. They wrote: Corona at Masih Daneshvari Hospital. It finally arrived .... It looks like a two member test from Str The country is the only country tired

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Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-conf...102045021.html

Iran confirms 13 more coronavirus cases, two deaths - Health Ministry
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Reuters•February 21, 2020

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Iran confirmed 13 more new coronavirus cases and two deaths among the group of new cases, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a tweet on Friday...


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Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-says...111147914.html

...The newly reported cases included "seven in Qom, four in Tehran, and two in Gilan" on the Caspian Sea coast, Jahanpour tweeted.

"Most of the cases are still either Qom residents" or were people who had come from Qom to other provinces "in recent days and weeks", he added...

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...hsCoronavirus: Iran says disease has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
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17 min ago

...Iran confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total in the country to 18, with four of the total having died.

"Based on existing reports, the spread of coronavirus started in Qom and... has now reached several cities in the country, including Teheran, Babol, Arak, Isfahan, Rasht and other cities," health ministry official Minou Mohrez said, according to the official Irna news agency.

"It's possible that it exists in all cities in Iran," she said...

..."It's clear that new coronavirus has circulated in the country and probably the source of this illness was Chinese workers who work in the city of Qom and had travelled to China," Ms Mohrez said, according to Irna...

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MoH statement -

Minister of Health: Corona virus in Iran kills 4 people

Tehran - IRNA - Adviser to the Minister of Health and Medical Education said that the corona virus has so far had four definitive cases in Iran, four of which have been killed.

Alireza Vahabzadeh wrote on Twitter on Friday: "The results of testing four suspected patients in Tehran were positive. Seven new cases have been confirmed in Qom and two in Rasht. Two new patients have died.

"In total, so far, there have been three cases of definitive coronary heart disease, four of which have died," he said. A number of suspects are also hospitalized and under surveillance.

Health Minister Saeed Nemaki told reporters on Thursday evening that there were five cases of new coronary heart disease in the country, two of which he said were dead. Now, with two new deaths reported, the death toll has risen to four in the country, with a total of nine deaths. (I think this means 9 cases)

The health minister had announced the number of people suspected of having the coronavirus virus in four of the country's hospitals, with five of them confirmed today.

https://www.irna.ir/news/83684109/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%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%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B4-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA

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More MoH -


TEHRAN - IRNA - According to the latest results of tests, five new cases of coronary heart disease have been confirmed by laboratory tests to date and two new patients have died.

According to the Ministry of Health, Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday, as thousands of people came to clinics and health centers over the past days due to the seasonal flu outbreak and concerns raised by people about the coronavirus, more than 2 The case was monitored and hospitalized with flu-like symptoms.

The head of the Public Relations and Information Center at the Ministry of Health said: "Among these people, 4 new people with the new coronary artery disease (CVD) have been confirmed." It is noteworthy that of these, most are either resident in Qom or have had a history of traveling to Qom in recent days and weeks. Of the 9 new cases identified, 2 are in Qom, 2 in Tehran and two in Guilan.

The death of two other patients with coronary disease The

head of the coronation center 's information committee at the Ministry of Health said: Two of the newly identified cases have unfortunately also died. There are also two suspected cases of Kovid 2 in Babylon, which apparently had a history of returning from Qom, but the results of tests carried out by these people have not yet been reported.

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https://www.irna.ir/news/83683936/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DB%B1%DB%B3-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...hsCoronavirus: Iran says disease has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
Published
17 min ago

...Iran confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total in the country to 18, with four of the total having died.

"Based on existing reports, the spread of coronavirus started in Qom and... has now reached several cities in the country, including Teheran, Babol, Arak, Isfahan, Rasht and other cities," health ministry official Minou Mohrez said, according to the official Irna news agency.

"It's possible that it exists in all cities in Iran," she said...

..."It's clear that new coronavirus has circulated in the country and probably the source of this illness was Chinese workers who work in the city of Qom and had travelled to China," Ms Mohrez said, according to Irna...

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try https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...two-new-deaths

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I really have no idea what is going on in Iran.

Meanwhile there is a new case in Canada who has travel history to Iran. link

And there is a new media reported case in Lebanon also with travel history to Iran. link

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Kianush Jahanpur
@drjahanpur

According to the latest laboratory reports, 2 other people, including 4 people, are infected #قم , 1 person at #تهران , 1 person at #گیلان Confirmed. Unfortunately, 5 people have died. Most cases are still from Qom residents or have had a history of returning from Qom in recent days and weeks.
5:19 AM ? Feb 21, 2020