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As of this writing, several reports from the cities in the south, west, center, and north of Iran indicate cases testing positive for COVID-19.\nThe Iranian Minister of Health stated that the origin of the virus was in Qom, where infected Chinese nationals and Iranians who traveled to China during its pandemic were diagnosed. Reports suggest that a minimum number of cases is between 1,000 to 1,500, with additional unofficial reports of deaths from Hamedan, Saveh, Tonekabon, and Tehran, suggesting that the government under-reports the number of positive cases.53\nThe health ministry ordered the closure of schools, universities, and cultural centers across 14 provinces. All sport and cultural events were shut down for two weeks and all educational public exams were postponed. Unfortunately, many health workers and physicians are among newly infected cases, including the Deputy Health Minister.53 The country suffers a lack of basic equipment such as masks and disinfecting materials, even in health care centers. People are in a panic due to a lack of access to protective materials and angry over the government cover-up.54,55 Personal contacts in Iran, unfortunately, report that: “there is a major concern of misinformation because people do not trust the governmental information, opening the doors for rumors and more misinformation.”\nPaul Hunter, professor of medicine at Britainʼs University of East Anglia (Norwich, England), said the situation in Iran has “major implications” for the Middle East. “It is unlikely that Iran will have the resources and facilities to adequately identify cases and adequately manage them if case numbers are 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