As the central government resists imposing quarantines to fight coronavirus, some provinces decide on their own to ban travelers from outside.
The former mayor of Tehran, IRGC general Mohammad Qalibaf accused of corruption is backing a shady foundation collecting money to help people amid a deadly coronavirus epidemic.
Iran’s ministry of health has announced that 12,729 people have tested positive for coronavirus as of Saturday March 14. Also, with 97 new deaths since yesterday, the epidemic's toll in Iran has reached 611.
General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of the joint staff of the Iranian armed forces says his troops are planning to make sure that the people will leave roads and supermarkets in 24 hours.
Despite the coronavirus crisis Iranian security forces and Judiciary continue the persecution of political dissidents, activists and critics and ill-treatment of prisoners with great zeal.
The spread of coronavirus in Iran is still an ascending slope and there is no sign of a decline in the number of cases or the death toll.
The latest coronavirus statistics announced by Iran's Health Ministry on March 11 indicates a 3.9 percent fatality rate, still higher than the world average but more realistic.
The number of Iranian patients infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) soared during the past day and reached 8,042, and the official death toll climbed to 291.
Data exclusively collected by Radio Farda show that at least 927 have died of Covid-19 in thirty out of 31 provinces of Iran.
Iran saw a spike of 43 new deaths during the past day as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The rising toll brings the total number of fatalities to 237.
People in northern Iran are threatening to close off roads to prevent outsiders from coming to the region and bringing more coronavirus infections.
The official COVID-19 fatality figure in Iran has reached 194 as 49 more patients have died during the past day.
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