Iran’s coronavirus death toll leaps to 54 as huge spike in cases brings total infected to 978

Iran’s death toll from coronavirus has jumped by 11 in just a day, bringing the total number of people to have died from the deadly virus to 54.  Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur made the announcement on state TV today, as he confirmed the number of those infected has now reached 978.  He called on … Read more

Death toll from opioids may be 28% higher due to death certificates omitting the exact drug

The opioid crisis may be worse than previously thought. A new study has found that the death toll could be 28 percent higher than reported due to death certificates omitting the specific drug involved in an overdose. After analyzing overdoses from 1999 through 2016, a researcher discovered there were 99,160 additional deaths attributed to opioids … Read more

Coronavirus kills four more in Iran, bringing death toll to 19

The Iranian health minister infected with coronavirus has vowed that the regime will bring the spiralling outbreak under control. Iraj Harirchi said Iran would be ‘victorious in our combat against this virus’ in a video message he recorded after he was taken into quarantine yesterday.    Harirchi’s diagnosis was an embarrassment for the regime after he … Read more