Advisor To Iran’s Supreme Leader Dies From Coronavirus Days After Rejecting US Assistance

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An advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died from the novel coronavirus, and other top officials in the Islamic republic are confirmed to be infected with the virus, according to multiple reports.

An advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died from the novel coronavirus, and other top officials in the Islamic republic are confirmed to be infected with the virus, according to multiple reports.

The death of the Supreme Leader’s advisor comes after the country rejected help from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday — who announced last week the U.S. was concerned Iran may have covered up details on the spread of COVID-19.

Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 71, was an Expediency Council member who advised Khamenei and settled disputes between him and parliament.

COVID-19 has already infected Iran’s vice president and deputy health minister, who came down with symptoms while holding a press conference to reassure the world Iran had the outbreak under control.

We neither count on such help nor are we ready to accept verbal help,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said during a briefing on Monday. He added the country has always been “suspicious” over American intentions, and that the U.S. government was trying to weaken Iranians’ spirits over the outbreak.

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk on the sidewalks in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2020. While the new coronavirus has extended its reach across the world, geographic clusters of infections were emerging, with Iran, Italy and South Korea seeing rising cases. 

Fox report: Iran’s mortality rate from the virus is roughly 5.5 percent, compared to an overall fatality rate of about 2 percent in China. The difference in rates has led people to suggest the number of infections in Iran is higher than what the country has officially reported.

523 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. Iran has 1501 confirmed cases of the virus after its first case was reported less than two weeks ago.

The virus has killed at least 66 people, the highest death toll outside of China. The majority of 1,150 cases throughout the Middle East are linked back to the country.

Iran was preparing the possibility of testing “tens of thousands” of people following a spike of cases on Saturday.

The country has closed schools and universities due to COVID-19, but religious Shiite shrines have remained open. Last week, Iranians were captured licking some of the shrines in defiance of the coronavirus.

Most countries in the Middle East have limited or ceased travel to the country. It has the 4th highest infected total outside of China, South Korea, and Italy.

India on Monday announced two positive cases of COVID-19, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. One person was found to be infected in New Delhi and had a travel history from Italy. The other was from the southern state of Telangana and had a travel history from Dubai.

Both patients are being closely monitored, the department said.

“Depending on the global evolving scenario, travel restrictions could be imposed as a precautionary measure,” said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.

Intelligence agencies had concerns over India’s lack of countermeasures to the virus and said its dense population could fuel a widespread outbreak, according to Reuters.

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry is a writer at The People's Voice. He covers politics, business and entertainment. Speaking truth to power since he learned to talk, Baxter has travelled in over 80 countries and won arguments in every single one. Live without fear.
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2 Comments

  1. Thers no treatment for corona virus that is in the public domain as far as i can tell All they can do, that they admit publicly, is give them a ventilator and roll them on their tummy and hope for the best That apparently cuts the death rate from 40 % down to 31.Only works if they paralyse the patient though .Youd have a better cahnace of beating the inflamation in the lungs by having a cold shower .

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