Authorities blamed the surge on millions travelling across the country for Iranian New Year last month
Health ministry said on Tuesday 24,760 new daily cases were identified, taking the total to 2,118,212 cases
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April 13, 2021 15:58
DUBAI: Iran on Tuesday reported a record 24,760 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as the worst-hit country in the Middle East faced a fourth coronavirus wave.
Authorities have blamed the latest surge on millions traveling across the country for Iranian New Year last month and taking part in family gatherings in defiance of health precautions promoted by the government.
Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV on Tuesday that 24,760 new daily cases were identified, taking the total to 2,118,212 cases. The daily death toll rose to 291, the highest since Dec. 9, to bring the total to 65,055.
LONDON: Only two regional media outlets CNN Arabic and London-based Asharq Al-Awsat have corrected a mistake relating to coverage of late Saudi Oil Minister Ahmad Zaki Yamani.
Following his death on Feb. 23, the aforementioned outlets were two of many that mistakenly reported that he was the first secretary-general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) despite OPEC itself confirming this was not the case.
The common mistake was exposed at the time by the Arab News Research & Studies Unit, which tracked coverage of Yamani’s death and found that most Saudi and regional media outlets relied on his Arabic Wikipedia page. The Wikipedia entry contained inaccurate and unsourced information.
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