The BBC’s Persian service claimed on Saturday that the number of coronavirus victims in Iran reached 42,000 by the end of the Iranian calendar month of Tir (July 21), which is almost three times the official number.

It added that the total number of patients has reached 450,000, which is more than one and a half times the official statistics, which is far more than the figure reported by the Health Ministry.

In response to the false report, the Ministry of Health spokesman Sima-Sadat Lari said that some foreign media are trying to create skepticism based on anonymous sources, ambiguity, and using the phrase “it seems so” with an unscientific methodology.

She went on to note that we firmly follow the scientific path approved by the World Health Organization [to report coronavirus patients and toll] and strongly suggest individuals and the media not enter into scientific discussions for political purposes.

“If we were looking for secrecy, as in many countries, including Europe, the first cases would be announced with a delay of weeks, or we would hide the second wave of the disease, as in some countries with political and often economic considerations.

However, we acted quite transparently, and it was clear to eyewitnesses of the disease in comparison with other countries in the region and some even developed ones,” she stated.

Naturally, fluctuations are seen in all countries, including Europe and the United States, she highlighted.

Unfortunately, today it is clear to us that the definitive cases in European countries have not been taken into account since December for any reason,

All data is taken from the source:https://www.tehrantimes.com/
Article Link:https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450787/Iran-rejects-BBC-Persian-claim-of-under-reporting-COVID-19-mortality


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