2/ Six dead in three days. Formula for each person dead is 50 infected. That’s 300 people estimated. Govt reports 28 cases positive.
3/ Health officials said virus has spread across country, started in Qom but city is not closed off. They said likely from Chinese workers there.
4/ People are in full panic mode. Long lines outside pharmacies, shortage of masks & disinfectants. No hugging, kissing & shaking hands as is custom.
5/ Hospitals over stretched as sick people flood emergency rooms. Health officials urge public to refrain from ER unless very sick & go to doctors’ offices.
6/ And public trust in government is at all time low. Iranians say the govt lied about killing of protestors in Nov, lied about shooting down plane & is now covering up scope of coronavirus crisis.
7/ Iran’s challenge is two folds: contain the epidemic & convince the public to believe officials’ accounts, advice & measures.
8/ Sunday coronavirus numbers continue to climb in Iran. 8 dead (about 2 a day) & 43 infected.
Alarming that 20% of patients die in Iran. Rest of the world ratio is 2%.
Alarming that 20% of patients die in Iran. Rest of the world ratio is 2%.
