Posted on 02/23/2020 5:08:58 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Iran has taken drastic measures to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, ordering the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres across 14 provinces from Sunday following eight deaths in the Islamic Republic – the most outside East Asia and the first in the Middle East.
Iran’s outbreak surfaced on Wednesday and has quickly worsened with 43 cases confirmed.
“The concern is … that we have seen … a very rapid increase (in Iran) in a matter of a few days,” said Sylvie Briand, director of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global infectious hazard preparedness department.
Iran’s government also ordered all “art and cinema events” nationwide cancelled until the end of the coming week.
Neighbouring Iraq on Thursday clamped down on travel to and from Iran, and flag carrier Kuwait Airways has suspended flights to the country. Pakistan and Turkey also closed their borders with the neighbouring country.
Although Egypt is the only African country with a confirmed case of Covid-19 – the name given to the disease caused by the virus – the WHO warned that the continent’s health systems were ill-equipped to cope with a potential major outbreak and urged more cooperation among the African Union.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said necessary treatment tools such as respiratory support machines were “in short supply in many African countries and that’s a cause for concern”.
Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused foreign media of trying to use the deadly outbreak in Iran to “discourage” people from voting in a general election.
“This negative propaganda began a few months ago and grew larger approaching the election and in the past two days, under the pretext of an illness and a virus, their media did not miss the slightest opportunity to discourage people from voting,” said Khamenei.
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One of my faves. Followed up by the Hollow Men.
That too!
… And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Inshallah, their moon diety wills it
Iran is blaming low turnout in their fake election on the Wuhanic Plague, LOL.
Saw footage on OANN where numerous Iranians were wearing masks.
It didn’t just start there yesterday. Don’t buy their numbers, either.
“I was just watching an English Doctor on YouTube that said in Malaysia, you are looked down upon if you wash your hands ...”
Like one’s committing some impious act against “inshallah” by taking earthly precautions?
It’s my understanding that Persians are civilized compared to Arabs.
And much, much cleaner.
They may be the only country in the region with the ability to minimize impact of the emerging pandemic.
We’ll see.
Smoking is a risk factor and every Iranian I ever worked with smoked like a chimney.
And the flowers bloom like madness in the spring.
You might be right. Most of those Ayatollahs are old guys.
Will WWIII consist entirely of germ warfare?
Has it already begun?
(Ouch! My tinfoil cap is reallly tight tonight.)
No. Ronald Reagan won WWIII. This is WWIV and it is biological, economic, cybernetic and information warfare since we are essentially untouchable militarily.
You should check out some of the newer tech for tinfoil hats. They have special padding now. But in a pinch, Great Stuff works as well. Trust me.
The “its neighbours” part worries me the most.
For instance: in about 5 months, the Hajj will draw several million Muslims to Mecca — where they’ll be spending a lot of time in densely-packed crowds. Then, they’ll disperse around the globe.
So far, subject to change, the two countries hardest hit by the coronavirus variant(s) are China and Iran. Just so happens those are the two countries which are arguably the most antithetical to US economic and security interests.
Fascinating.
Markets are going to get hammered today.
I’m afraid that this might rip thru our drug addict and homeless population if it gets really started here based on past noted effects on the immune compromised. Prostitutes and highly promiscuous gay persons will be in the cross hairs.
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“Iran’s government also ordered all “art and cinema events” nationwide cancelled until the end of the coming week. “
What about the crowded public prayers.....
I’d like to know what “The Rock” is doing in Iran.
Qom is where the younger ones go to get Shiite Imam training. It has been said that when “fresh meat” arrives in Qom, there is a scramble as to who can sodomize them first.
Because of a weird twist in the Shiite version, they only recognize oral sex, not anal sex, as homosexual. The Sunnis sneer at them a lot for that.
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