All COVID-19 patients must be considered infected with the British virus
- Saeed Namaki, the regime’s Health Minister: It takes only 72 hours for the new British COVID-19 to go through the process the previous virus did in two weeks. (IRNA news agency, February 15, 2021)
- The Health Ministry announced today that 7,760 people have been infected in the past 24 hours, which is the highest figure in the past 65 days. (IRNA, February 15, 2021)
- Alireza Zali, head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) in Tehran: The COVID-19 transmission in Tehran is on the rise. We might see new flames of the fourth wave of the virus outbreak. (State TV, February 15, 2021)
- Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences: 350 beds are dedicated to ICU patients in Khuzestan Province, but now some cities are facing a shortage of ICU beds (ISNA news agency, February 15, 2021)
- Dezful University of Medical Sciences: The number of positive cases among outpatients has increased eight-fold compared to four weeks ago. (State TV news agency, February 15, 2021)
- Shushtar University of Medical Sciences: If the COVID-19 cases spike in the next two weeks, we will not be able to provide the appropriate medical services. (ISNA, February 15, 2021)
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Monday, February 15, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities had exceeded 216,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 51,776, Isfahan 13,860, Khuzestan 10,875, Mazandaran 9,062, Lorestan 8,868, Qom 8,240, Gilan 7,716, Fars 6,502, Alborz 5,473, Kerman 4,804, Kermanshah 4,434, Central Province 4,348, Semnan 3,280, Qazvin 2,399, Zanjan 2,345, Bushehr 2,184, South Khorasan 2,071, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,745.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
February 15, 2021
