Iranian President Hassan Rouhani revealed during a meeting of the National Committee to Combat the Corona Virus today, Saturday, that he received a report from the Ministry of Health containing estimates of the infection of 25 million Iranians with the Corona virus.
Rouhani added that another 30 to 35 million Iranian citizens are vulnerable to HIV infection, according to the report.
The Iranian president stated that 500 out of every 1,000 infected people in the country do not have symptoms of the disease.
Rouhani indicated that during the past 150 days of the outbreak of the epidemic, hospitals received about 200,000 patients, warning that this number may double over the coming period, and \”we must be prepared for the worst in hospitals.\”
Rouhani stressed that the country is living in the second wave of the Corona outbreak, considering that it is caused by \”the end of the citizens\’ fear of the virus.\”
Rouhani said that Iran has not yet reached collective immunity, and that everyone must cooperate in order to cut the chain of virus outbreaks, stressing that the most effective way to reduce the spread of the virus is to wear masks, social divergence, and reduce gatherings.
Rouhani highlighted the way the Corona virus infiltrated Iran, noting that, according to reports, the virus entered the city of Qom through merchants who came from the Chinese city of Wuhan, while it entered Kailan Province through students and athletes who were in Wuhan.
According to official data, Iran has so far recorded about 270,000 cases of coronavirus and 13,791 deaths.
