TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 25: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "PRESIDENCY OF IRAN / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iran's Health Minister Saeed Namaki attends at the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran on March 25, 2020. Except President Rouhani, all of the officials participated in the meeting with protective medical masks. (Photo by PRESIDENCY OF IRAN / HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki acknowledged his country is suffering badly because of the coronavirus pandemic, speaking at the World Health Organization’s virtual 73rd World Health Assembly.
“My country has been hit hard by the outbreak,” Namaki said, “however we have managed to flatten the curve.”
“I would like to underline the critical importance of global solidarity to overcome the pandemic and ensure timely access to medicines and vaccines,” Namaki said, adding, “The year 2020 is the year of nurses and midwives. We would like to commend all frontline health workers.”
Iran has so far recorded at least 122,492 coronavirus cases and 7,057 deaths, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
