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2020-02-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Iran's deputy HEALTH minister tests positive for coronavirus after looking shaky and unwell - but regime still refuses to close pilgrim city as death toll rises to 15 and cases are exported around the Middle East

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi tested positive and is now under quarantine

Iran has the worst outbreak in the Middle East even according to official figures

The regime has acknowledged 95 cases of coronavirus with 15 people now dead

The virus is believed to have arrived in Qom from travelers to China

Qom is a major Shi'ite pilgrimage destination — around 20million pilgrims visit the city every year

But the governor of Qom says it would not be 'appropriate' to quarantine it

Iranians are also facing a shortage of medical supplies including testing kits

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-25 09:21|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Yahoo: Top Iranian Health Official Tests Positive (7:32 a.m. NY)

A top Iranian health official has been diagnosed with coronavirus in another sign the disease may be spiraling out of control in the country. Iraj Harirchi, a deputy health minister who has been the face of the government’s campaign against the virus, said he tested positive for it late Monday, the day he gave a press briefing on efforts to combat the outbreak.

Separately, Tehran lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeghi tweeted that he had tested positive. Sadeghi is a prominent reformist who was barred from participating in the latest parliamentary elections.

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-25 10:16|| 2020-02-25 10:16|| Front Page Top

#2 A silver lining.

Posted by Hellfish 2020-02-25 12:18|| 2020-02-25 12:18|| Front Page Top

#3 As God wills it.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2020-02-25 13:18|| 2020-02-25 13:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Hajj 2020 dates:Hajj 2020 will fall between 28 July, 2020 Tuesday and 02 August, 2020 Sunday.

The epidemic clock is counting down...

Posted by magpie 2020-02-25 14:12|| 2020-02-25 14:12|| Front Page Top

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