On Wednesday, the state media reported that Iran’s death toll had risen to 92, as 586 new cases were reported overnight, bringing the total up to 2,922.point 345 |
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The country has come under pressure to take more action against the virus after, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait reported cases with links to the Iranian city of Qom, where several holy sites are regularly visited by large crowds.point 211 |
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters that the prisoners were allowed out of prison after testing negative for coronavirus and posting bail.point 249 | 1
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“Security prisoners” or inmates sentenced to more than five years will not be let out.
Iranian officials initially reassured its people that the virus would be contained, but it has been forced to implement new controls after 23 members of parliament tested positive for the virus and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on Monday.point 313 |
Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahanghiri issued an order to government ministries, with the exception of the foreign ministry, suspending travel to international conferences and gatherings until further notice, as reported by the state media.point 329 |
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People in Iran are now panic-buying goods in case the outbreak worsens.point 60 | The country is currently facing a shortage of hand sanitizers, as demand for the products soar in the sanctions-hit nation.point 164 |
Board member of Iran’s National Medical Equipment Producers’ Association, Mahdi Shah-Moradi said the country has doubled its production capacity of alcohol, one of the major ingredients in sanitizer, since the outbreak, but the logistics had made getting more products to people difficult.point 424 |
At a tree-planting ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day on Tuesday, the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the public to observe the health ministry’s hygiene guidelines and ordered all government bodies to provide any necessary help to the health ministry.point 344 | 1
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He also insisted that Iranian authorities were not hiding information about the scale of the problem, saying: “Our officials have reported with sincerity and transparency since day one. However, some countries where the outbreak has been more serious have tried to hide it.”
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Iran’s outbreak, he added, “will not last long in the country and will pack up”.
The coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan has now spread to all continents, except for Antarctica, killing more than 3,000 people and infecting more than 90,000.