FILE PHOTO: An Iranian man and his son wearing a protective face mask walks in a street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2020. WANA via REUTERS
A Health Ministry statement carried by Iranian news media said the figure given by the president was based on numbers produced by a deputy in the ministry. Serological tests determine if a person has been exposed to a disease by showing their antibody response. In the coronavirus pandemic, they have been used by countries to survey samples of the population and estimate overall infection rates — whether or not people have had severe, mild or no symptoms of COVID-19.
Iran has been hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East, with infections and deaths rising sharply since restrictions were eased, beginning in mid-April. Still, the number given by Rouhani took many Iranians by surprise.
Wait, the Iranian government is actually telling lies to their people so things aren’t as bad as they really are? Shocker.
Unbelievable.
Iranians support the boogaloo
He and our guy should go bowling.
It is clear that Iran's premature reopening of the country has contributed to this outcome.
All of Iran's previous efforts to contain the outbreak have been in vain.