440 deaths within 24 hours
Iran sets a new record in Corona deaths
Iranians wear protective masks in a market in Tehran.
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Yesterday, Iran recorded a new high in deaths from the new Corona virus (Covid-19), which reached 440 cases within 24 hours, bringing the total deaths in the Middle East countries most affected by the pandemic to 35,738, coinciding with the start of the application of the intercity travel ban. Grand in Iran.
Iranian television reported that the government imposed, yesterday, a ban on movement between 25 cities, including Tehran, for a period of four days.
Iranian media reported that the government will take a decision regarding imposing a complete lockdown for two weeks in the capital, without giving further details.
A spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health, Sima Sadat Larry, told state television that 8,289 cases of "Covid-19" caused by the Corona virus had been recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people infected to 628,780.
The head of the Iranian Medical Council, Mohammad Reza Zafar Gandhi, questioned the accuracy of the official toll, and warned that his country had reached a catastrophic death rate.
He added, "The official number of deaths depends only on the number of patients registered through a field survey in hospitals and cemeteries, and our council obtained a number at least three times higher than the official number of deaths."
The Medical Council is a non-governmental organization responsible for granting licenses to practice doctors in Iran.
• Imposing a travel ban between 25 Iranian cities for a period of four days.
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