Elections, Ties With China Shaped Iran´s Coronavirus Response
(WorldNews Iran)

A member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops measures a temperature, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the entrance of Qom, Iran, March 24, 2020. Photo: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters. Iranian authorities ignored warnings by doctors in late December and January of an increasing number of patients with high fevers and lung infections in the historic city of Qom, which turned out to be the epicenter of Iran´s coronavirus outbreak, said two Health Ministry officials, a former ministry official and three doctors. And, when the authorities did become aware of domestic cases of the flu-like virus in early January, they didn´t announce the...