(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 6 new cases of confirmed cases in Iran in a single day, economic activities may be restarted
China News Agency, Beijing, April 6th. According to the Iranian Ministry of Health, on the 5th, 2483 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in the country over the past 24 hours, with a total of 58226 confirmed cases; 151 new deaths and a total of 3603 deaths. From March 30 to April 4, Iran, which has the largest number of new coronary pneumonia diagnoses in the Middle East, has seen a six-day continuous decline in the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day.
As the number of diagnoses continues to decline, the Iranian government is preparing to resume work.
According to the Iranian National Television, Iranian President Rouhani said at the special task force meeting on the fight against the epidemic on the 5th that, except for the capital Tehran, other provinces have started "economic activities with low risk of infection" since the 11th of this month; Work will resume on the next day; "economic activities with a high risk of infection" will be notified after 18 days.
According to reports, this also means that since April 11, nearly two-thirds of government employees have resumed work and work hours are from 7:00 to 14:00. High-risk places such as schools and religious places across the country will continue to be closed, and inter-provincial travel bans remain in effect.
Ruhani also emphasized that "social activities should be kept to the minimum required." He demanded that all recovery workers must strictly abide by the epidemic prevention and control regulations, and the Basque militia under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard will be responsible for supervision.
Why did Iran start work “in a hurry”? Some analysts pointed out that due to the epidemic situation and the long-term sanctions imposed by the United States, Iran faces the risk of both political and economic supercharging. Faced with difficulties, Iran once asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help in March, calling on the IMF to provide emergency loans for Iran to fight the epidemic. According to Iranian media reports, this is the first time Iran has sought assistance from the agency since 1962. However, it is widely expected that the United States will vote against it.
The voice of Iran's resumption of work has also raised concerns about the country's health department and local officials.
Iranian Health Minister Namaki said earlier that although the situation in all provinces has improved, this does not mean that Iran has fully controlled the epidemic. At the same time, some officials revealed that the acceptance of patients in major hospitals in Tehran has risen by about 30% in recent days.
According to Iran ’s Farda Radio, the Iranian Ministry of Health requested the government to continue to implement restrictive measures. But the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Commerce has ordered a full-scale resumption of production. In protest, Namaki wrote a letter to Rouhani, criticizing that this would have serious consequences for the country's health system and economy. (Finish)