Posted on 02/25/2020 10:09:12 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Iran's deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 16.
The country is one of three hot-spots outside China causing concern that the virus could be becoming a pandemic.
The deputy minister, Iraj Harirchi, had on Monday denied covering up the scale of the outbreak. He appeared to be in discomfort as he spoke to reporters.
Iran has reported 95 cases, but the actual number is thought to be higher.
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the sudden increase in cases in the country is "deeply concerning".
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that Washington was concerned that Iran may have concealed "vital details" about its outbreak and urged all nations to "tell the truth about the coronavirus".
More people have died in Iran from the virus than anywhere else outside China. The two countries have strong trading links.
The other countries currently in the spotlight are South Korea and Italy, where cases have surged in recent days.
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Smart people. Just as we should the Mexican AND Canadian border as needed.
They left out the next large population of infected people— the number one destination for sex tours of people from Wuhan-— Thailand’s closest city to Wuhan. Bingo, and then the foreigners who come there from all over circulate back to whereever. This was intentional— and Xi Ping (who never will) has some ‘splaining to do on this biowarfare of incompetent chi-com “scientists”.
When they were asked how the goat was....they said: “Not bah, ha,ha,haaad”.
The virus is migrating West. The major hotspots will br the ME and Africa. Like China, these areas have lousy hygiene and sanitation.
And the people have challenged respiratory systems. - smoking, bad air, stressed immune systems plus other respiratory diseases.
I’m guessing China, Iran and North Korea have been working together for a long time.
He did an interview and coughed and the reporter said “are you coughing” and he replied, “oh, I guess I should cover my mouth like this”
A friggin health minister not covering his mouth when he coughs? ignurint
In societies like Iran and North Korea, acknowledgement you have the virus could be a death sentence.
People will be _highly_ motivated to hide it, which of course increases the speed at which the disease spreads.
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