> Health Ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi rejected the Qom lawmaker’s claims, insisting the death toll from the virus remains at 12. Who to trust?
As in every circumstance, nobody.
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#22This would be a fantastic time for the US to drop its bs rhetoric, work with Iran, and save lives both there and in the rest of the world.
Politics operates at a level beyond the common senses of public. Sure that would be great but if USA offers aid, it could be viewed as an insult as if they are unable to handle things themselves and with that - pride comes into play (often does with country politics). If Iran asks for help, they would probably have the USA low down on that asking list and again, pride also comes into play. But let's put all that asid…
> what could the USA do that Iran could not do currently in this situation?
Promise not to punish anyone for breaking sanctions if they sell medical supplies to Iran.
Edit: Seems like the US will only consider that if they can use it to attack the Iranian government: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/politics/us-iran-sanct... ("opened access to medicine for cancer and organ transplant patients", I guess other medicine is still subject to sanctions)
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#23Is it time to start treating this like a big deal yet? Their first case was three weeks ago and 50 deaf already? This virus is unprecedented and it is only responsible for individuals with means to start preparing. No reason to wait for the government to tell you to do so. Plus each person that does it early is one less for the potential store rush.
> This virus is unprecedented
I think you need to read up on your history.
Re: Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
#24Is it time to start treating this like a big deal yet? Their first case was three weeks ago and 50 deaf already? This virus is unprecedented and it is only responsible for individuals with means to start preparing. No reason to wait for the government to tell you to do so. Plus each person that does it early is one less for the potential store rush.
> This virus is unprecedented I think you need to read up on your history.
If you have particularly useful historical information to hand then it would probably better to share it rather than hint at its existence.
Re: Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
#25This would be a fantastic time for the US to drop its bs rhetoric, work with Iran, and save lives both there and in the rest of the world.
This would be a fantastic time for Iran to drop it's bs sponsorship of Hezbollah, Assad, Shiite militias, Houthi rebels, work with the US, and save lives both there and in the rest of the world.
Why is that the bar for preventing a pandemic? I guess it makes sense if you're generally okay with sanctions: killing off a population slowly to force unrest. However, I just don't see why this is the requirement for something that won't be regionally restricted. It's cutting your nose to spite your face.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
This would be a fantastic time for Iran to drop it's bs sponsorship of Hezbollah, Assad, Shiite militias, Houthi rebels, work with the US, and save lives both there and in the rest of the world.
Why is that the bar for preventing a pandemic? I guess it makes sense if you're generally okay with sanctions: killing off a population slowly to force unrest. However, I just don't see why this is the requirement for something that won't be regionally restricted. It's cutting your nose to spite your face.
No, it's cutting off someone else's nose to spite their face. Big difference.
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#27With the 150+ Italian cases (3 dead), it's probably safe to say that the virus is out of our control... which we probably never had.
Re: Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
#28Is it time to start treating this like a big deal yet? Their first case was three weeks ago and 50 deaf already? This virus is unprecedented and it is only responsible for individuals with means to start preparing. No reason to wait for the government to tell you to do so. Plus each person that does it early is one less for the potential store rush.
> This virus is unprecedented I think you need to read up on your history.
This virus, coupled with modern day speed of travel *Could be unprecedented.
I don't enjoy your snark, I think this is a very serious issue!
Re: Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
#29Is it time to start treating this like a big deal yet? Their first case was three weeks ago and 50 deaf already? This virus is unprecedented and it is only responsible for individuals with means to start preparing. No reason to wait for the government to tell you to do so. Plus each person that does it early is one less for the potential store rush.
"Their first case was three weeks ago and 50 deaf already?"
Maybe send hearing aids?
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This virus is unprecedented I think you need to read up on your history.
If you have particularly useful historical information to hand then it would probably better to share it rather than hint at its existence.
Everyone who had history in high school has historical information about this. There have been numerous plagues throughout history with higher infectivity, higher lethality, and both relatively and absolutely higher death counts. Don't put the burden of looking up simple and easily findable information on other posters when you can easily google it yourself.