The spokesman of Iran’s health ministry has announced that figures of coronavirus infections and deaths issued by China’s government was a “bitter joke”.
Kianush Jahanpur stated, “It seems statistics from China was a bitter joke because many in the world thought this is just like influenza, with fewer deaths. This impression were based on reports from China and now it seems China made a bitter joke with the rest of the world”.
Jahanpur continued, “If in China they say an epidemic was controlled in two months, one should really think about it”.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo further on Friday disputed information received from China, accusing that it led the United States to face more difficulties in dealing with the pandemic.
In recent days world media has also challenged coronavirus statistics published by China, which says in Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic 2,500 people lost their lives, while the death toll is much higher in European countries and the United States, which have the modern or advanced medical infrastructure.
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