rooster59 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 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 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nattaya09 Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 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 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Off topic posts and the replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovesundaysatspace Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DoctorG Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 Good to see Iran being so forthright. Other countries should not be so reticent about their numbers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post innosiem Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 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 8 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 Every cloud has a silver lining. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaiFelix Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaftToPutRealName Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Destiny1990 Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 Didn’t he say earlier that covid was a punishment from allah for Christian people? 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 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 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future???? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Lets keep an eye on that situation. Good to see what herd immunity in Iran is compared to herd immunity in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: On the bright side far less Allah Akbar's coming our way in the future???? Act of God .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 ???? 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 ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted July 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2020 7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: ???? Yes those quds force guys are just a bunch of misunderstood samaritans really ???? You're only showing ignorance here. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 6 hours ago, stevenl said: You're only showing ignorance here. That's two of us then???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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