Iran Announces Closure Of Universities, Schools As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises (8)

RadioFarda ^ | 2-23-20

[nuconvert]

Iran's health ministry announced three more deaths from coronavirus to 8 in total, the second highest in the world after China. The number of those infected was also raised from 28 to 43 people.

While most of the deaths are from the central province of Qom, four victims died in the capital city, Tehran.

Iran’s Ministry of Health also announced the closure of universities, higher educational institutions and schools in several cities and provinces to reduce the spread of Covid-19 virus.

Universities and colleges will be closed until the end of the Iranian week, February 29 in Tehran, Alborz Qazvin Qom, Isfahan and several other provinces. Schools will be closed in Tehran and a few other provinces for two days to conduct de-contamination operations.

The decision comes amid fears that the virus has spread in many areas of the country, with six people dead more infections reported. Based on the casualty rate and compared with the death rate in China, the number of infected patients can be over 200 in Iran. So far, officials have announced 28 cases.

While for weeks there were rumors of the disease in Iran, authorities announced the first cases only last Wednesday, February 19, when the first two victims died.

An official in Tehran announced schools will be closed on Sunday and Monday for disinfection, so students can return “in maximum safety”.

It is not clear why universities are closed all week, while officials still plan to reopen schools in mid-week “if conditions are favorable”. Iranian week starts on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Science issued a directive to ban visitors from university dorms and close student camps and swimming pools.

All movie theaters and other cultural venues will also remain closed for a week.

[nuconvert]

With 8 deaths, there have to be hundreds of cases. As with China, we won't get the truth from Iranian regime

[nuconvert]

Related:

Iranian Doctors Call For ‘Long Holiday’ To Contain Coronavirus

https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iranian-doctors-call-for-long-holiday-to-contain-coronavirus-outbreak/30449047.html

A group of doctors from various universities of Tehran has called on the government to shut down all schools, universities, theaters and cinemas, stadiums and other public places until after Nowrouz (New Year) holidays to contain the coronavirus outbreak and prevent the virus from spreading.

Nowrouz is celebrated on March 21 and public holidays last through March 24, with schools closed for thirteen days.

[sounds like Drs would schools, stadiums & theaters, etc to be closed for a month. But right now officials are closing for about a week to disinfect]

[2banana]

allah’s will...

[P.O.E.]

Italians returning from Ayatollah U.?

[Jewbacca]

While people speculate whether this disease escaped from a lab, given that it is now in Iran, it IS NOW A WEAPON.

Iran will intentionally infect people and send them out and about in the USA and Israel.

[griswold3]

Iranian mullah already blamed Trump

[griswold3]

Iranian mullah already blamed Trump

[null and void]

Dont' listen to what governments SAY, watch what they DO!

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[Truth29]

The virus is really convenient for a government that has been struggling with student and other public riots against the Mullahs.

[sauropod]

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[scouter]

8 deaths, 4 in Tehran, but “most” in Qom. Either someone can’t do basic arithmetic or we’re nothing getting the whole story.

[nuconvert]

Actually, people are rioting now because of the virus.

https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Irans-government-and-media-lied-about-coronavirus-outbreak-riots-erupt-618431

[nuconvert]

haha.
What’s not so funny is, there’s more than 8 deaths.

Qom is the epicenter, so there are more cases there. Several Drs & nurses have died.
At the beginning of an outbreak, when the sick start showing up at hospitals, and the staff doesn’t immediately quarantine them & test them, it quickly spreads through the health workers to other patients & visitors.

[Truth29]

Thanks, very interesting.

[dynoman]

“CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 29 million flu illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths from flu.”

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

[Brilliant]

I wondered how long it would take. I’m surprised the Chinese haven’t blamed trump.

[nuconvert]

Thanks

[blam]

Iran’s Government And Media Lied About Coronavirus Outbreak, Riots Erupt

“Even the hospital medical staff, some of whom are infected with the coronavirus, are terrified."

[Pollard]

This is just as contagious as the flu but has a fatality rate of 2-3% as opposed to the flu with 0.5% so multiply flu figures by 5-6. It also might have twice the incubation/contagious time. Up to 4 weeks. Now multiply flu numbers by 10-12. If you catch it a second time, which you can, the fatality rate goes even higher.

Meanwhile most global travel continues.

[dynoman]

I did updates on the 2914 ebola outbreak on the thread linked below. Reality turned out to be way different than projections. Interesting to review and think about in respect to the current coronavirus situation.

The updates are the last posts on the thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3210773/posts