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Representative of Khamenei in Qom urges Iranians to visit
2020-02-27
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] More Islam will surely save the nation from the plague.
Posted by:Fred

#13  grom

I don't think Iran is lying or at least the lying is actually a relatively minor problem.

I'm pretty sure they have a major problem understanding how to do diagnosis (which is not as simple as it seems), how to sequester people who have been diagnosed as positive, how to categorize a death that is related to the virus but seems not directly caused, etc.
Posted by: lord garth   2020-02-27 10:36  

#12  will they be squirting Purell on the kaaba stone?

Only if the pilgrims drink it first.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-02-27 10:25  

#11  In that case they need to import (only) a few Kenyan/Nigerian home health care workers.
Posted by: Count Galeazzo Untervehr7098   2020-02-27 10:05  

#10  Perhaps Iran has a retirement funding problem islam + virus can solve?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-02-27 09:39  

#9  Mohammad Saeedi ... is urging Iranians to visit the city’s main religious site, calling it a “place of healing” despite the #coronavirus outbreak in the city.

Sweartogod, I laughed out loud reading that. But hey, if the Purell thing doesn't work, we can always irradiate the place.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-02-27 09:34  

#8  will they be squirting Purell on the kaaba stone?

I think that's Snark O' the Day unless someone beats it.
Posted by: Raj   2020-02-27 09:21  

#7  More Islam will surely save the nation from the plague

Well, that and the cash the visitors leave in the gift shop.

Oh wait, that's for the kleptocracy.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-02-27 08:49  

#6  Well, it's hard to see how we lose on this one. How did Trump pull this off? Did he get some Infinity stones? They are really on a roll over there ...
Posted by: Beau   2020-02-27 08:41  

#5  big jump in new reported infections and deaths in Iran this morning

They stopped lying?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-02-27 08:21  

#4  big jump in new reported infections and deaths in Iran this morning

Non Chinese rankings

infected
SKor 1766
Diamond Princess 705
Italy 453
Iran 245

deaths
Iran 26
SKor 13
Italy 12
Diamond Princess 4
Posted by: lord garth   2020-02-27 08:07  

#3  will they be squirting Purell on the kaaba stone?
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2020-02-27 07:06  

#2  Saudi Arabia finally BANS religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca or Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-02-27 05:48  

#1  I support this message. In particular, IMO, Iranian nuclear scientists need to pray at the shrine for inspiration.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-02-27 04:43  

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