NSTworld: The Covid19 coronavirus has killed 92 people in Iran, officials said on Wednesday, as the world’s second-deadliest outbreak outside China spread to all but one of the country’s provinces.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani meanwhile dismissed a US offer to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak, charging that Washington hides behind a “mask of sympathy” while sanctions are depriving the country of medicine.
“We have to cut down on unnecessary interactions. We have to be extra careful in the coming weeks,” he added, calling on the public to refrain from travelling and gathering at events such as weddings. The Shiite holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, is the epicentre of Iran’s coronavirus outbreak and where its first deaths were reported on Feb 19.Schools have been shut, major cultural and sporting events suspended, and working hours reduced.Many people wore masks as they walked along streets hung with large posters on preventing infection.
“If we can help the Iranians with this problem, we are certainly willing to do so... All they have to do is ask. We will have great professionals over there,” he said. Washington pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran in 2018.But international purchases of such supplies are forestalled by banks wary of conducting business with Iran for fear of falling foul of the US sanctions.
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