An Iranian official warns that some 40% of Tehran’s population may contract the Coronavirus in the course of the two coming weeks.
The Iranians crowd the health centers across the country as panic erupted owing to the deadly virus.
One infected person is able to transmit the virus to four other people at the same time," said Massoud Mardani, a member of the Iranian government committee to combat the Coronavirus.
He expected that 40 percent of Tehran's population will be infected with the virus within the two coming weeks.
Mardani made clear that a large number of the Iranians consult the health centers and hospitals when they feel infected with the regular flu. They fear of contracting the Coronavirus.
"Those people should pay attention to the necessity of receiving treatment at home instead of going to hospitals in these circumstances," he said.
He went on to say if the patient feels three specific symptoms such as dry and irritating cough, high temperature above 39 C in addition to shortness of breath, then he is infected with the coronavirus and not the regular flu.
The patient must be transferred to the hospital and subjected to quarantine.
He affirmed that children under the age of ten enjoy natural and effective immunity from coronavirus because they have a strong immune system and are less likely to die. "
The population of the Iranian capital, Tehran, and its outskirts house about 12 million people.
The infections and deaths are currently concentrated in the capital, at a greater rate.
On the other اand, Hussein Salami, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC) in Iran said today that the Coronavirus sweeping in the country may be a US biological attack that hit China first then Iran and the whole world later.
He added that Iran will come over that deadly virus, asserting that the country is engaging in biological warfare now.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that the novel Coronavirus becomes indigenous in Iran.
The international organization indicates that the weak infrastructure in the Iranian health sector and poor preparations complicate the problem in the Islamic Republic.
The official website of the Iranian Presidency quoted President Hassan Rouhani as saying that the Coronavirus has almost hit all provinces in the country.
He vowed to surmount over that crisis to come to a new period of stability.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health in Iran declared Thursday that toll death of the Coronavirus raised to 107 persons and the confirmed infected cases leaped to 3,513 people.
The ministry issued a statement that revealed that 15 people died and 591 infections were recorded across the country within the last 24 hours.
The Iranian authorities have decided to shut up schools and universities until the end of the Persian year on March 20.
The statement warns that the Coronavirus sweeps in full swing in Iran. It urges citizens to be serious and stay at home.
The Iranian authorities stressed that harsh punishment will be inflicted upon those who keep the concerned government bodies in dark over the deadly virus.
Health Minister urges people not to use banknotes but automated banking operations to reduce the possibilities of infection.
The Coronavirus is still threatening people of all ages across the globe. It has broken out in Hubei in the central section in China since December 2019.
Salami warns that if the US has orchestrated that attack, it will be hit by it later.
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