Soheil had perceived a glimmer of hope when the units of his hospital in Tehran gradually emptied of patients with Covid-19, "Towards the end of April, beginning of May", specifies this anesthetist doctor joined by The world. But for the past few weeks, he has seen more and more people who may have been infected with the coronavirus arrive. "Two to three times more than before, explains this Iranian of about fifty years. There is an air of deja vu: the intensive care beds are filling and we are in the process of emptying the other units of the hospital to devote them, again, to the patients of Covid-19. "
In Iran, after weeks of continuing decline in the daily toll of Covid-19 victims, the spread of the virus appears to be accelerating again. On Thursday, July 2, the head of the Tehran Coronavirus Control Council, Alireza Zali, sounded the alarm. He was particularly concerned that "During the day of the 1er In July alone, there were 540 new cases of Covid-19 contagion in Tehran alone, of which more than 100 were hospitalized. ”. In the country, as of July 2, 11,106 people lost their lives due to the pandemic. The number of patients identified is 232,863. The real figures are, according to the doctors consulted by The world, more important.
Return restrictions
Tehran Coronavirus Council also requests "Restrictions on movement in the city", "The prohibition of marriage and mourning ceremonies" and "The shortening of working hours". Worryingly, more and more sick people in critical condition are under the age of 30. Out of thirty-one provinces, eight have been placed in the red zone. According to Iran’s Deputy Minister of Health, Iraj Harirchi, to date, "The return of restrictions in six provinces, including Tehran, will be inevitable".
The rise in the number of critically ill people has prompted the Iranian government to take further action. The president, Hassan Rohani, thus decreed the obligation to wear the mask, from July 5, in closed public spaces, for at least two weeks renewable. The Supreme Guide, Ali Khamenei, for his part criticized the country's officials who appeared on Iranian television without a mask. He himself appeared on a photo, widely reproduced on the Web, a surgical mask on the mouth. Schools and universities remain closed until further notice and Friday prayers have not resumed in the most affected cities.
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