Is Iran covering up its outbreak?
Iran is facing one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the world. Today, as families celebrate Persian New Year, Nowruz, there is concern the true scale of the virus is being downplayed by the gov
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1.文中圖片與影片無法一一查證是否皆來自伊朗，但可確定伊朗確實是目前東地中海區COVID-19確診人數、死亡人數最多的國家。
2.文中提到「目前伊朗官方給的數據是3.8萬人確診」略有誤差，該文日期是2020年4月1日，依據同日WHO疫情報告，伊朗官方通報確診人數為「44606人」。
3.BBC報導則提及多位當地受訪醫師皆認為實際病患數遠高於官方通報數。
2.文中提到「目前伊朗官方給的數據是3.8萬人確診」略有誤差，該文日期是2020年4月1日，依據同日WHO疫情報告，伊朗官方通報確診人數為「44606人」。
3.BBC報導則提及多位當地受訪醫師皆認為實際病患數遠高於官方通報數。
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2020年3月20日BBC報導-Is Iran covering up its outbreak?https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51930856
2020年4月1日WHO疫情報告-P6有伊朗通報的確診與死亡人數：
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200401-sitrep-72-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=3dd8971b_2
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51930856
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