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• Iran to Sentence Citizens Who “Spreads Rumors” about Coronavirus to Flogging, Three Years in Prison
• A top US health official say the US needs 300 million face masks for healthcare workers. But masks are not necessarily effective against coronavirus.
• Democratic debate viewers cannot escape Mike Bloomberg

Iran to Sentence Citizens Who “Spreads Rumors” about Coronavirus to Flogging, Three Years in Prison Posted: 26 Feb 2020 02:25 PM PST An Iranian parliament spokesman on Wednesday announced that anyone found to be "spreading rumors" about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will be sentenced to one-to-three years in prison and flogging, Iran state news agency IRNA reported."Spreading fake news over coronavirus outbreak will people panic. It also will pave the ground for the country's shutdown," said Hassan Norouzi, spokesman for the parliament's legal and judicial committee, in comments translated by the Tehran Times.Norouzi said the prison sentence and flogging is based on "on the Islamic penal code," and 24 people have been arrested already on suspicion of "spreading rumors" about the illness.Iran has reported 139 cases of coronavirus infections throughout the country, with an epicenter in the city of Qom, a destination for Shi'ite Muslim religious pilgrims. Nineteen Iranians have died from the illness so far, and the country has the highest number of cases in the Middle East. While officials have recommended that citizens not visit Qom, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Wednesday that the government does not plan to quarantine entire cities, only infected individuals."Coronavirus must not be turned into a weapon for our enemies to halt work and production in our country," Rouhani said.On Tuesday Iranian deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi announced that he had contracted coronavirus. In a video taken at his home, Harirchi attempted to reassure viewers, saying "I will certainly defeat corona."Harirchi was filmed a day earlier on state television to announce that the country's outbreak was under control, visibly sweating and wiping his face with a handkerchief. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

A top US health official say the US needs 300 million face masks for healthcare workers. But masks are not necessarily effective against coronavirus. Posted: 26 Feb 2020 02:21 AM PST N95 respirators are not very effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, as they can't fully filter out airborne coronavirus particles. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Democratic debate viewers cannot escape Mike Bloomberg Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:20 PM PST If he didn't get his message across during the debate, all former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg had to do was wait for the commercial break.During Tuesday night's Democratic debate in South Carolina, 60-second ads for Bloomberg aired during the first two commercial breaks. This didn't go over well on Twitter, where people, like former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, were upset at CBS for letting Bloomberg purchase the ad time:> What kind of rule allows the candidates to advertise *during* the debate? Or did Bloomberg just buy CBS?> > — tad friend (@tadfriend) February 26, 2020> CBS taking a break from the debate so it can run a Mike Bloomberg ad> > — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 26, 2020> Am I the only one offended by the Mike Bloomberg ad that just aired during the break? Big money is destroying American democracy.DemDebate2020 DemDebate> > — Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 26, 2020Over the last three months, Bloomberg has spent more than $500 million of his own money on campaign advertisements.More stories from theweek.com Harvard scientist predicts coronavirus will infect up to 70 percent of humanity Hot Pockets heiress receives 5 months in prison for role in college admissions scandal CDC warns Americans to prepare for coronavirus outbreak This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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