Published 16:46 IST, March 5th 2020
Iran announces launch of coronavirus self-assessment website
Iran's health minister has recently announced that they have launched a coronavirus self-assessment website. One can gain crucial information from the website
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Iran's health minister has recently anunced that y have launched a coronavirus self-assessment website. According to reports, website provides people with information about virus. People can also log into website and answer a series of questions and if individual is suspected of being infected y will receive a follow-up from health ministry.
As per reports, Ali Reza Reisy, director of health services at Ministry of Health has requested all Iranian citizens to visit website and participate in self-assessment process as soon as possible.
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Iran rejects US aid
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani rejected aid offered by United States on March 4 to help Islamic Republic fight dely coronavirus outbreak. During his cabinet session, as country's death toll of COVID-19 reaches 107, Rouhani lashed out on Washington for its “vicious act” of imposing sanctions that are ultimately depriving Iranians of medicine. He furr ded that after two years, w when world battles fatal virus, US came up with “mask of sympathy” and is “pretending” to help people in Iran.
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However, according to Iranian President, if United States President Donald Trump really wanted to provide help, y “better lift drug sanctions”. Rouhani also accused US of lying and n extended his gratitude to or governments and leers who have provided help to Iran as fatal virus infects more than 96,000 people and killed more than 3,000 worldwide.
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Earlier, Rouhani h also accused US of trying to spre “extreme fear” in Iran over coronavirus outbreak. virus which originated in Chinese province of Wuhan has also claimed 107 lives in Iran including Mohamm Mirmohammi, viser to Iran's Supreme Leer, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with 3,513 confirmed cases. However, Rouhani believes that his country's citizens should t let America mount ar fear except virus, itself.
Rouhani's comments came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo h accused Iran of suppressing information about COVID-19 outbreak. According to an international news ncy, Iranian President claimed Americans “mselves are struggling with coronavirus” and said that “sixteen thousand people have died of influenza” in US. However, Rouhani furr ded that Washington does “t talk about ir own (de)”.
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16:46 IST, March 5th 2020