- Iran’s Medical Organization: The majority of the medical community do not have favorable living conditions. The Health Ministry does not provide health insurance for interns and residents. Every year, 3,000 doctors emigrate. (ILNA news agency, October 15, 2021)
- Head of Virology Research Center: The Coronavirus circulation (in the county) is high. We see disease cases in people who went to the Arbaeen ceremony [A religious ceremony that most experts had warned against participating in, given the Coronavirus situation, but regime authorities ignored all warnings.] (ISNA news agency, October 15, 2021)
- Arak Medical University: The sixth COVID-19 outbreak will start before the end of the fifth outbreak, and this is a cause for concern. (ISNA, October 15, 2021)
- Kermanshah Medical University: During the past 24 hours, 261 COVID-19 patients were identified in the Province, which is 73 more than yesterday. (IRNA news agency, October 15, 2021)
- Shiraz Medical University: In the past 24 hours, 325 new COVID-19 patients were hospitalized. Out of 1,910 COVID-19 patients, 187 are in ICU. (State Radio and TV news agency, October 15, 2021)
- 80% of the total annual budget for medicine, which is 340,000 billion rials, is taken out of the distribution network.[plundered]
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, October 15, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities across Iran had passed 457,100. In Tehran death toll has reached 107,046, Khorasan Razavi 37,540, Isfahan 30,970, Khuzestan 28,030, Mazandaran 16,905, West Azerbaijan 16,778, Fars 16,545, East Azerbaijan 15,993, Gilan 15,980, Alborz 13,508, Sistan and Baluchestan 12,900, Kurdistan 7,312, Qazvin 5,169, and Zanjan 4,370.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
October 15, 2021
