This could kill the Iranian regime. Their solution is Islam, more Islam. They didn’t just continue to accept flights from China, but they’re keeping holy shrines open ... gotta get that tourism money.
Now they have stories of people licking the shrines as an act of faith/devotion, in defiance of quarantine laws.
Chernobyl was a factor in the downfall of the Soviet Union.
This could have a similar impact on China.