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\u201cIran\u2019s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 434 on Sunday, the health ministry announced, and the head of a top medical body said the actual toll was at least three times higher than the official count. The deaths, announced by Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari on state TV, take the official toll to 35,298 in the Middle East\u2019s worst-hit country. She said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 7,719 to 620,491. The head of Iran\u2019s Medical Council, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, doubted the accuracy of the official toll and warned that Iran had reached a \u201ccatastrophic mortality rate\u201d, the Students News Agency ISNA reported on Sunday. \u201cThe official death toll is only based on the number of registered patients,\u201d Zafarghandi told ISNA. \u201cThrough field surveys in hospitals and cemeteries, our Council has obtained a figure at least three times higher than the official death toll.\u201d\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit record; health official says true toll worse,\u201d<\/a> Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, November 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cAhwazi group claims Iran ‘kidnapped’ former leader, Habib Asyud, in Turkey.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran arrests leading Arab separatist figure abroad,\u201d<\/a> Kaamil Ahmed, Middle East Eye, November 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Imposes Travel Restrictions as Virus Deaths Hit Record,\u201d<\/a> Bourse and Bazaar, November 1, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran on Sunday said it will restrict travel to the cities hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, state TV said, amid a record high of daily COVID-19 deaths. The measure takes effect at Monday midday and will last until Friday, the broadcaster reported, citing an order by the interior ministry. The restrictions prevent residents from leaving and non-residents from entering based on vehicle plate numbers, but do not apply to public transportation, it added. It applies to the capitals of 25 provinces considered “red”\u2014the highest level on Iran’s colour-coded risk scale\u2014and includes the capital Tehran with more than 8 million residents. Violators will be fined, the order added.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran\u2019s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 434 on Sunday, the health ministry announced, and the head of a top medical body said the actual toll was at least three times higher than the official count. The deaths, announced by Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari on state TV, take the … <\/p>\n

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