Due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, an Iranian medical official called for the closure of Khuzestan province (which is the Iranian annexation of Ahvas) in the south of the country for a period of two weeks. Not to be closed, as hospitals are full of Covid-19 patients and there is no bed for new patients, according to “Iran International”. Although Ahwazis complain of neglect in many areas, including the health sector, there are fears that the closure will prevent possible protests. Uprising of thirst. And resulted in a number of dead and wounded. Video clips of the demonstrations in several areas of Ahvas also showed the use of force by the security forces against the protesters.
Previous protests
Khuzestan is the most prominent oil producing region in Iran and one of the 31 richest provinces. It is also one of the few areas in Iran inhabited by a large minority of the Arab population.
The residents of the province have previously complained of being marginalized by the authorities. In 2019, Khuzestan witnessed anti-government protests that also affected other regions of the country.
The number of red cities increased
It is reported that Corona’s injuries in Iran exceeded 4 million And the number of deaths reached more than 93 thousand.
And the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the number of red cities in the country had risen to 336, at a time when the number of daily virus deaths increased, after the crisis of lack of beds, intensive care units and oxygen.
In addition, she added that 84 cities fall into the orange case, pointing out that there are only 28 cities in the yellow case, according to local media.
