TEHRAN, Oct 24 ― Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today called for stiff action to stem rising cases of novel coronavirus, in a rare public meeting with the national committee battling the pandemic. “We must do everything” to reduce the number of deaths, Khamenei said, adding...
File photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2017. ― Reuters pic
“We must do everything” to reduce the number of deaths, Khamenei said, adding that health officials “must ensure that infected people are identified and treated from the start” of their sickness.Khamenei has, since the start of the pandemic, largely participated in meetings remotely via video-conference.
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