Something fishy about Harirchi (Iran Dep Health Minister)

[intrepidity]

That widely-circulated video of the press conference where he keep wiping his brow seems strange. Almost as though he was trying to really emphasize or telegraph that he was ill. Strange behavior from a public health official at a public briefing, no?

So upon looking into it a bit, it seems that quite a few people think it's a hoax, designed to show how easily he recovers (time will tell, if he even had/has it and if he recovers). That is, that he was faking looking sick so he could then say he had coronavirus and then quickly recovers, stemming panic.

Just a very odd story, worth watching. There are several videos of him doing interviews where he displays obvious symptoms. And nobody around him is protected in any way. If this virus is as contagious as they say, all those people should be sick soon.

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[intrepidity]

2. A responsible health official with such obvious symptoms

Gives a press conference and TV interviews with rooms of unprotected people? I don't know which is more unbelievable.

[blugbox]

3. I said this same thing in another thread.

Especially for being the HEALTH MINISTER, he seems to know nothing about touching himself/wiping his nose, then touching other objects or staying out of people's space while coughing...

If he truly is infected, he's doing a TERRIBLE job of containment.

Edit to say: If he truly is NOT infected, at the very least he is being a horrible example of how to act if you suspect you are sick.

[WheelWalker]

4. Well, we'll see how long he lives.

[abqtommy]

5. I think what you're saying here is that we can't trust anybody. And you may be right!