Iran's coronavirus response: Pride, paranoia, secrecy, chaos

Iran's coronavirus response: Pride, paranoia, secrecy, chaos

The Straits Times - World·2020-03-04 13:39

TEHERAN (NYTIMES) - Nearly three dozen Iranian government officials and Members of Parliament are infected, and a senior adviser to the supreme leader has died.

The Health Ministry has proposed sending 300,000 militia members door to door on a desperate mission to sanitise homes. The top prosecutor has warned that anyone hoarding face masks and other public health equipment risks the death penalty.

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