Iran issued an order to suspend issuance to a newspaper company that reported "Government corona statistics question" at 6:37 on August 11th
Iran's state news agency said the local newspaper, which reported that "the government statistics were unreliable" over the number of people infected with the new coronavirus, was ordered by the authorities to stop issuing.
The Iranian government seems to be wary of the growing distrust of the people in the government, despite the spread of the infection.
Iran's state news agency said on January 10 that the national newspaper "Jahan Sanat," which mainly deals with economic news, was ordered to suspend publication at the discretion of the authorities overseeing the media.
On the 9th, the Jahan Sanat newspaper published an interview article on the number of people infected with the new coronavirus, entitled "I can't trust government statistics."
The article said that the first infected person in Iran was confirmed one month before the government announcement, but was hidden for political reasons, and the announcement was delayed considering the schedule of parliamentary elections etc. I am.
He also points out that "the number of infected people announced by the government may be about 1/20 of the actual number."
According to the Iranian government's announcement, the number of infected people exceeds 320,000, and the number of new infected people per day has been in the 2000s level every day for more than two months.
From the beginning, some people have voiced doubts over the government's announcement, but the Iranian government has decided to stop issuing this newspaper, as the Iranian government cautioned against widespread distrust of the government. It seems that.