After more than 27,000 people were infected with the coronavirus in Iran, the Rouhani government finally banned travel.

On Wednesday, April 27, the Iranian Ministry of Health announced that the total number of people infected with the coronavirus has reached more than 27,017 (twenty-seven thousand and seventeen) people and the number of deaths due to the virus has reached 2,077. Now there is concern about a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, and the Rouhani government has finally announced a travel ban.

Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health, said that 2,206 new cases of infection have been registered in Iran in the past 24 hours, and 143 people have lost their lives during this period.

These statistics come at a time when Iran has expelled Doctors Without Borders from the country and concerns about the authorities' concealment of the real statistics persist.

Earlier, Doctors Without Borders announced on Sunday, April 23, that it was building a 50-bed emergency center in Iran to care for acute cases of the new coronavirus.

43 Iranian healthcare workers die in fight against coronavirus

While many medical staff in Iran are busy treating COVID-19 patients, the lack of adequate medical equipment and even standard infrastructure has put their lives at risk. According to the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Health, 43 Iranian health workers have died fighting COVID-19 so far.

However, the necessary strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Iran have not been implemented to date; in the first week of this year, authorities announced that more than 8.5 million trips were made in the country. An incident that warns of the beginning of a new wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The government finally banned travel.

The number of coronavirus cases in Iran continues to rise, even though Iranian authorities no longer release statistics by province. However, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who has so far resisted calls to quarantine cities, has spoken of "being a little stricter" this time around.

Ali Rabiei, the Iranian government spokesman, also finally announced on Wednesday, April 26, that in order to prevent a new wave of the outbreak, "new travel is prohibited and violators will be dealt with legally."

It is also planned to ban the celebration of the 13th of Badr, or Nature Day, in parks and other public places.

The Islamic Republic, which had called for international assistance to combat the coronavirus, has also rejected the US offer to help resolve the coronavirus crisis in Iran, in addition to expelling Doctors Without Borders.

Previously, on Monday, April 25, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a statement titled "Khamenei's lies about the Wuhan virus are endangering people's lives," made statements about the Iranian regime's lies and cover-ups regarding the coronavirus.

“The lies of [Islamic Republic] Leader Khamenei about the Wuhan virus are dangerous and put Iranians and people around the world at greater risk. Facts matter,” Mr. Pompeo’s statement said.

The United States has repeatedly condemned mismanagement, institutionalized financial corruption, and the plundering of Iranian assets by the regime's affiliates, calling them among the main causes of Iran's problems and the poor welfare of its people. Not long ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted about the Islamic Republic's officials that they were involved in corruption instead of helping the people.

Source: Voice of America