- Alireza Zali, head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCR) in Tehran: The situation in Tehran is unstable and fragile. The change in COVID-19 patient statistics is not due to the restrictions of the last two weeks. (Mehr news agency, December 2, 2020)
- Isfahan Medical University of Sciences: Except in Kashan, and Aran va Bidgol, 6,700 Coronavirus patients have died in the Province since mid-February 2020. (Mehr, December 2, 2020)
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences: 70,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 in the Province, of which 5% (3,500) have died. (Mehr, December 2, 2020)
- Astara’s Health Network director: The corridors of Beheshti Hospital are full of patients. (ISNA, December 1, 2020)
- A regime parliament deputy: “In fear of contracting Coronavirus, Rouhani did not appear in the parliament’s budget session. This is an insult to 85 million Iranians.” Displaying the increasing infighting within the regime’s factions, he added, “Rest assured; you will not die with COVID-19. It is an honor to become martyred while on a mission. Learn from the destiny of the martyrs versus those rulers who betrayed the nation! It is a choice you must make. (Hamshahri daily, December 2, 2020)
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced this afternoon, December 2, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities had surpassed 174,700. The number of victims in Tehran is 43,111, Isfahan 10,020, Lorestan 7,135, Qom 6,970, East Azerbaijan 6,928, Mazandaran 6,672, West Azerbaijan 6,495, Fars 5,022, Alborz 4,665, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,426, Golestan 4,352, Kermanshah 3,746, Kerman 3,534, Kurdistan 3,051, Semnan 2,554, Hormozgan 1,890, Qazvin 1,784, Zanjan 1,767, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,229.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
December 2, 2020
