Rouhani says 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus

[rooster59]

Rouhani says 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 26, 2019

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that some 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus, as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere.

 

The figure, from a report Rouhani cited in a televised speech, was far higher than Saturday's official figure for infections of 271,606, and corresponds to more than 30% of Iran's 80 million population.

 

Rouhani's office said the number of infections was based on an "estimated scenario" from a health ministry research report.

 

Iran has been the Middle East country hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with infections and deaths rising sharply since restrictions were eased, beginning in mid-April.

 

"Our estimate is that so far 25 million Iranians have been infected with this virus and about 14,000 have lost their lives," Rouhani said.

 

He added that "there is the possibility that between 30 and 35 million more people will be at risk", but did not elaborate on what he meant.

 

More than 200,000 people have been hospitalised, he said, adding the ministry expected that another 200,000 might need hospital treatment in the coming months.

 

An official at the government's coronavirus task force said the 25 million people mentioned by Rouhani were "mildly affected patients who ... did not need to seek medical advice", the semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

 

The Health Ministry reported 188 deaths in the previous 24 hours to take Iran's total to 13,979.

 

Authorities on Saturday reimposed restrictions for a week in the capital Tehran, including banning religious and cultural functions, closing boarding schools, cafes, indoor pools, amusement parks and zoos.

 

From Sunday, 22 cities and towns in the southwestern Khuzestan province will be under a three-day lockdown, the province's governorate announced on Saturday.

 

That will include Behbahan, where police on Thursday fired tear gas into a crowd protesting over economic hardships.

 

(Editing by Jason Neely and Clelia Oziel)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-07-19

 

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[nattaya09]

Redfield at the CDC a couple weeks ago said they estimated, based on antibody tests, the US case numbers at 10x the documented cases which would put the US number at 30 million.  Drops the mortality rate down to 0.5% and building more herd immunity than thought

[stevenl]

42 minutes ago, nattaya09 said:

Redfield at the CDC a couple weeks ago said they estimated, based on antibody tests, the US case numbers at 10x the documented cases which would put the US number at 30 million.  Drops the mortality rate down to 0.5% and building more herd immunity than thought

Too much uncertainties about the possibility of herd immunity to mention it in a context like this.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and the replies have been removed. 

[welovesundaysatspace]

1 hour ago, nattaya09 said:

Redfield at the CDC a couple weeks ago said they estimated, based on antibody tests, the US case numbers at 10x the documented cases which would put the US number at 30 million.  Drops the mortality rate down to 0.5% and building more herd immunity than thought

I remember a recent study wasn’t so sure about immunity anymore as antibodies in previously infected people seemed to have dropped significantly after 3 months already. 

[DoctorG]

Good to see Iran being so forthright. Other countries should not be so reticent about their numbers.

[innosiem]

so.........
lots of people have already got it and not even noticed
millions of people have not died
most of those who have died had underlying conditions (95% in UK)
the global population has increased by ~50 million people

Edited July 19, 2020 by innosiem

[4MyEgo]

16 minutes ago, innosiem said:

so.........
lots of people have already got it and not even noticed
millions of people have not died
most of those who have died had underlying conditions (95% in UK)
the global population has increased by ~50 million people

Out of one hole and into another, just a matter of time in between...............

[hotchilli]

Every cloud has a silver lining.

[chilli42]

5 hours ago, nattaya09 said:

Redfield at the CDC a couple weeks ago said they estimated, based on antibody tests, the US case numbers at 10x the documented cases which would put the US number at 30 million.  Drops the mortality rate down to 0.5% and building more herd immunity than thought

Agree, finally some is looking at the facts.  Well done for not supporting the out of date narrative.

[chilli42]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

From Sunday, 22 cities and towns in the southwestern Khuzestan province will be under a three-day lockdown, the province's governorate announced on Saturday.

 

That will include Behbahan, where police on Thursday fired tear gas into a crowd protesting over economic hardships.

Well, at least we know the real reason they are imposing a new lockdown ... their own incompetence has led them to this

[ThaiFelix]

This country has not had a fair break since the US/CIA backed the ousting of its popular leader and replaced him with the US friendly monster Reza Pahlavi.   Hoping they can get on top of this disaster soon.

[DaftToPutRealName]

6 hours ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

I remember a recent study wasn’t so sure about immunity anymore as antibodies in previously infected people seemed to have dropped significantly after 3 months already. 

So pretty much like a normal flu. Hmmm... 

 

[DrTuner]

Is the study available? Would like to see if they actually conducted testing or just pulled it out of a SEIR model (which seem to be quite inadequate, as there are more variables at play).

[Destiny1990]

Didn’t he say earlier that covid was a punishment from allah for Christian people? 

[rabas]

2 hours ago, ThaiFelix said:

This country has not had a fair break since the US/CIA backed the ousting of its popular leader and replaced him with the US friendly monster Reza Pahlavi.   Hoping they can get on top of this disaster soon.

The monster who increased education 10X, brought Irani out of poverty, gave women the right to vote, and let them run for office and be lawyers?  Not the current guy with a $100B private slush fund to control the Irani home guard and routinely kills civilians who voice their opinion? You might want to listen to some real Irani here. The second guy is likely why they have such a big problem with COVID-19.

 

 

Edited July 19, 2020 by rabas

[sammieuk1]

On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future????

[stevenl]

11 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future????

None coming from Iran anyway.

[Sujo]

33 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future????

I take it you have never been to iran or know any facts about terrorism.

 

Iran is not the top of my list to return, but the people are the nicest i have encountered anywhere.

Edited July 19, 2020 by Sujo

[IAMHERE]

Lets keep an eye on that situation. Good to see what herd immunity in Iran is compared to herd immunity in  Sweden.  

[DrTuner]

2 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Didn’t he say earlier that covid was a punishment from allah for Christian people? 

CCP doesn't do allah, so that was definitely wrong.

[ukrules]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

None coming from Iran anyway.

They do however fund them, Iran is paying the bills for terror organisations around the world.

[stevenl]

2 minutes ago, ukrules said:

They do however fund them, Iran is paying the bills for terror organisations around the world.

The terror attacks you see in the western world are Sunni, no Iran involvement at all.

[ukrules]

5 minutes ago, stevenl said:

The terror attacks you see in the western world are Sunni, no Iran involvement at all.

Never mind the western world, they fund terror. Hamas being a prime example.

[elliss]

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future????

 

          Act of God ..

[stevenl]

4 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Never mind the western world, they fund terror. Hamas being a prime example.

Yes, they fund Hamas and other ME organisations. Calling that terror depends on ones perspective.

 

Terror around the world funded by Iran, as you claimed, no, and that does not depend on perspective.

[sammieuk1]

????

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

The terror attacks you see in the western world are Sunni, no Iran involvement at all.

Yes those quds force guys are just a bunch of misunderstood samaritans really ????

[stevenl]

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

????

Yes those quds force guys are just a bunch of misunderstood samaritans really ????

You're only showing ignorance here.

[sammieuk1]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

You're only showing ignorance here.

That's two of us then????

[Morch]

On 7/19/2020 at 2:56 PM, ThaiFelix said:

This country has not had a fair break since the US/CIA backed the ousting of its popular leader and replaced him with the US friendly monster Reza Pahlavi.   Hoping they can get on top of this disaster soon.

 

Yeah, nothing whatsoever to do with the regime's stance or actions. It's always someone else's fault (usually "the West", for some posters). Ain't accountability great?