Iran, an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East (over 5,000 deaths and 80,000 infected), has become a scene where science and common sense are fighting the conspiracy theories and rumors in a fierce battle. Social media are flooded with fake Islamic medicine adverts promising “to cure the coronavirus”; the state TV channels are full of official, yet contradictory interviews on health topic plunging the Iranians into deep confusion. Worse yet, locals are rapidly becoming poorer. The thing is that COVID-19 has left … READ MORE “Iran fights coronavirus: no quarantine declared, 85,000 prisoners released, to survive Iranians are offered to take loans”
