{"id":511,"date":"2020-03-19T02:38:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T07:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=511"},"modified":"2020-03-20T23:56:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T04:56:58","slug":"511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/03\/19\/511\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is witnessing Covid-19 infection rates of 50 new cases per hour, while deaths are occurring every 10 minutes, the country\u2019s health ministry announced in a tweet on Thursday through spokesman Kianush Jahanpur.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2020\/03\/iran-flags-50-new-coronavirus-cases-per-hour\/\">\u201cIran flags 50 new coronavirus cases per hour,\u201d<\/a> Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times, March 19, 2020.\u00a0 And see <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/world\/mena\/irans-death-toll-from-new-coronavirus-outbreak-rises-to-1284-1.1584616797527\">\u201cIran\u2019s death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises to 1,284,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/30496829.html\">\u201cMore Coronavirus Patients Than Officially Announced, Iran Medical Official Says,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iran-press-review-coronavirus-nowruz-travel-warning-ignore\">\u201cIranian press review: Iranians ignore coronavirus travel warning ahead of Nowruz holiday,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Eye, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/03\/19\/iran-irgc-coronavirus-propaganda-blames-america-israel\">\u201cIran Knows Who to Blame for the Virus: America and Israel,\u201d<\/a> Kasra Aarabi, FP, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iran-us-healthcare-system-offer-help-sanctions-1493311\">\u201cIran Says U.S. Health Care System Can\u2019t Handle Coronavirus, Offers To Help If Sanctions Are Lifted,\u201d<\/a> Tom O\u2019Connor, Newsweek, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/iran-furloughs-imprisoned-us-navy-vet-amid-virus-69686985\">\u201cIran furloughs imprisoned US Navy vet amid virus concerns,\u201d<\/a> Eric Tucker, ABC, AP, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/zarif-calls-for-reconstructing-iran-s-system-of-governance\/30497995.html\">\u201cZarif Calls For &#8216;Reconstructing&#8217; Iran&#8217;s System Of Governance,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/news\/national-world\/2020\/03\/19\/persian-new-year-traditions-transformed-by-coronavirus-in-iran\">\u201cPersian New Year traditions transformed by coronavirus in Iran,\u201d<\/a> CNN, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/publications\/coronavirus-underscores-irans-internal-struggle-over-its-relationship-world\">\u201cCoronavirus underscores Iran&#8217;s internal struggle over its relationship with the world,\u201d<\/a> Alex Vatanka, Middle East Institute, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/middle-east-online.com\/en\/irans-supreme-leader-pardon-10000-prisoners\">\u201cIran&#8217;s supreme leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Online, March 19, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is witnessing Covid-19 infection rates of 50 new cases per hour, while deaths are occurring every 10 minutes, the country\u2019s health ministry announced in a tweet on Thursday through spokesman Kianush Jahanpur.\u00a0 \u201cIran flags 50 new coronavirus cases per hour,\u201d Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times, March 19, 2020.\u00a0 And see \u201cIran\u2019s death toll from &hellip; 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