Sorry to post this, but I felt it was very important. Reuters are reporting that the US sanctions are making it very difficult for Iran to mitigate the deaths and spread of the corona virus. Human Rights Watch also has a report on it
Full report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/29/iran-sanctions-threatening-health
Someone was tweeting about how the sanctions are impacting the country's ability to contain the virus and treat the infected:
Human Rights Watch found that US economic sanctions on Iran, despite the humanitarian exemptions, are causing unnecessary suffering to Iranian citizens afflicted with a range of diseases and medical conditions. Some of the worst affected are Iranians who have rare diseases and/or conditions that require specialized treatment and are unable to acquire previously available medicines or supplies. This includes patients with leukemia, epidermolysis bullosa (EB, a type of disease that causes fragile, blistering skin), epilepsy, and chronic eye injuries from exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war.
People with severe forms of EB have been unable to get specialized bandages and are significantly more likely to get bacterial infections and develop sepsis. Children with epilepsy resistant to common treatments and unable to get imported medicines have frequent, uncontrolled seizures that risk injury and over time severe and permanent brain damage.
Full report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/29/iran-sanctions-threatening-health
Someone was tweeting about how the sanctions are impacting the country's ability to contain the virus and treat the infected: