ItsbiggestdailyincreaseininfectionsonIran's supremeleaderhasputthecountryon a warfooting.
23 membersofParliamenttherehavethevirus.
300,000 soldiersandvolunteerscouldbemobilized.
Ourwarning.
TherearesomedistressingimagesinthisreportfromourinternationaleditorLindsey, thesupremeleadercelebratingNaturalResourcesDaywearingdisposablegloves, a resourcethatsceneinshortsupplyasnovelCoronavirushassweptIran.
Butthere's a lotofdoubtoverthegovernment's officialfigureissoatthemomentthey'resayingthatthere's about 2300 peopleinfectedwherehisunofficialestimatesofsayingthatit's inthetensofthousands, sothere's a hugegap.
N supplies, includingbadlyneededsurgicalgownsandmasks, arrivedinTehran.
Atleast 10 Iraniandoctorsarereportedtohavebeeninfected, andthere's a desperateshortageoftestingkits.
Butmedicalworkershavereportedlybeingtoldthattalkingaboutthevirusopenlyisroomamonggoringand a threattopublicsecurity.
OfficialTVbroadcasterupfeetontheIranianequivalentoftheblitzspiritisinvokedin a referencetotheIranIraqwarofthe 19 eighties.
What?
Butthisis a differentkindofwar, whichdecadesofeconomicdeclinesanctionsonthegovernment's reluctancetobeopenmakesitdifficultfortheIslamicrepublictofight.