If it distracts them a bit from their usual plotting to take over the world in the name of the Shiite Allah...
[AlAhram] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...Iran's
moderatepresident, which he is, relative to his predecessor, which doesn't mean he's anything but a puppet of the nearest holy man...
on Saturday authorised the country’s provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...cases.
"We are forced to intensify regulations and supervisions, starting in the capital Tehran," Rouhani said in televised remarks.
He said government-run coronavirus task-force offices around the country would make recommendations on restrictions and whether to impose one-week lockdowns.
Measures could include "restrictions or shutdowns" of schools, universities, seminaries, mosques, cafeterias, sports and cultural venues, hair salons.
"If provincial governors deem it necessary, these centers will have to close for a week," Rouhani said.
Iran’s corpse count from the coronavirus rose by 172 on Saturday to 25,394, and identified cases by 3,204 to 443,086, health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV.
Iran’s health officials have expressed alarm over a surge in infections, urging the country to respect health protocols to control the spread of the disease.
Iran’s health officials have expressed alarm over a surge in infections, urging the country to respect health protocols to control the spread of the disease.