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A Monster in Paris

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{{Infobox film
| name = A Monster in Paris
| image = Monster in paris theatrical.jpg
| caption = French theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bibo Bergeron]]
| producer = [[Luc Besson]]
| screenplay = Bibo Bergeron Stéphane Kazandjian
| story = Bibo Bergeron
| based on = ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' by [[Gaston Leroux]]
| starring = [[Matthieu Chedid]] [[Vanessa Paradis]]
| music = Matthieu Chedid
| editing = Pascal Chevé Nicolas Stretta
| studio = [[EuropaCorp]] Bibo Films [[France 3 Cinéma]] Walking the Dog uFilm [[uFund]] [[Canal+]] [[France Télévisions]] CinéCinéma Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique [[Umedia]]
| distributor = EuropaCorp Distribution
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|10|12}}
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=''A MONSTER IN PARIS'' (U)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/monster-paris-2012-1|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|accessdate=2013-05-24}}</ref>
| country = France
| language = English French
| budget = $32 million <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=12256|title=Un monstre à Paris (2011)|website=jpbox-office.com|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
| gross = $26.6 million <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fUNMONSTREPARIS01&country=FR&wk=2011W41&id=_fUNMONSTREPARIS01&p=.htm|title=Un monstre à Paris (2011)|website=boxofficemojo.com|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''''A Monster in Paris''''' ({{lang-fr|Un monstre à Paris}}) is a 2011 French [[List of 3D films|3D]] [[computer-animated]] [[musical comedy]] [[science fantasy]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Bibo Bergeron]], and based on a story he wrote. It was produced by [[Luc Besson]], written by Bergeron and Stéphane Kazandjian, and distributed by [[EuropaCorp|EuropaCorp Distribution]], and features the voices of [[Sean Lennon]], [[Vanessa Paradis]], [[Adam Goldberg]], [[Danny Huston]], [[Madeline Zima]], Matthew Géczy, [[Jay Harrington]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], and [[Bob Balaban]]. Many aspects of the film are a direct copy from the [[Gaston Leroux]]'s novel ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''. It was released on 12 October 2011. It was also produced by Bibo Films, [[France 3 Cinéma]], Walking The Dog, uFilm, [[uFund]], [[Canal+]], [[France Télévisions]], CinéCinéma, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and Umedia. Its music was composed by Matthieu Chedid, Sean Lennon and Patrice Renson. It was edited by Pascal Chevé and Nicolas Stretta.

== Plot ==
The film is set in 1910; the story beginning by documenting the [[1910 Great Flood of Paris|flooding of the River Seine]] that year.

A shy projectionist Emile Petit has a passion for film and is in love with his co-worker at the cinema, Maud. His friend, an exuberant yet obnoxious inventor and delivery driver, Raoul, picks him up from work to transport him in his bizarre vehicle (called "Catherine"), to obtain a new belt for his projector. In purchasing a new belt, Emile also buys himself a new camera, which would’ve been stolen by a local thief had “Catherine” not malfunctioned. The story also introduces Lucille, Raoul's childhood friend with whom he is on bad terms with: a [[cabaret]] singer at the club L'Oiseau Rare ("The Rare Bird"), whose aunt Carlotta tries to marry her off to the wealthy Police Commissioner and Mayor candidate, Victor Maynott. One evening, Raoul brings Emile to make a delivery to the [[Jardin des Plantes|Botanical Gardens]]. In the absence of the Professor who works there, the place is guarded by his assistant, a [[proboscis monkey]] named Charles. Here, Raoul experiments with an "Atomize-a-Tune" mixture which temporarily gives Charles the voice of an opera singer and an unstable "super fertilizer" which instantly grows a sunflower seed into a giant sunflower, which topples towards Raoul and Emile. In the ensuing disorder, an explosion occurs when the two chemicals are mixed. Everyone is unscathed, but Emile is convinced he has glimpsed a monstrous creature, a photo of which later appears in the newspapers.

An investigation is launched into the whereabouts of the creature by Maynott's second in command, Pâté, but is fronted by Maynott, in the hope of popular support for his mayoral candidacy. At the same time he tries unsuccessfully to seduce Lucille. Meanwhile, Lucille is trying to find a new musician for her show, and turns down the cabaret's waiter, Albert. Trying to vacate the cabaret, Albert stumbles across the creature and flees, terrified. Upon seeing the creature, Lucille is frightened, but hears it sing and discovers it is not dangerous but has a lovely singing voice. She therefore welcomes it, under the name of Francoeur (meaning "honest heart"). It is then revealed that the creature is a [[flea]] that the fertilizer, amidst all the other chemicals in the laboratory explosion (including the Atomize-a-Tune, resulting in Francouer’s beautiful voice), enlarged to human scale. During the investigation, Emile and Raoul's role in the laboratory incident is discovered. For Maynott's interest in the creature, they receive the [[Legion of Honor|Medal of Honor]]. On a challenge set earlier by Lucille, Raoul uses this to get the best seats at Lucille's show at "The Rare Bird", where Francoeur (disguised) and Lucille sing as a [[duet]]. However, unknown to Lucille, the effects of the potion aren’t permanent and Francoeur is slowly shrinking down to his normal size. After the show, Emile and Raoul congratulate Lucille on her show, but Lucille accidentally reveals the identity of Francoeur, which Albert reports to the police. Emile, Raoul, and Francoeur narrowly escape and Albert is arrested on suspicion of lying to the police. The trio have trouble trying to figure out where to put Francoeur, as he is too frightful looking to be seen on the streets and Maynott is still after him. Suddenly, Lucille comes up with an idea she plans to present during the ceremony, in which she will reveal Francoeur and fake his death.

The next day, Maynott opens the [[Montmartre]] Funicular, which serves Montmartre and the [[Basilica of the Sacré Cœur]]. The trio, along with Francoeur and Charles, decide to feign the death of the creature. When Maynott discovers the creature hiding under the stage, Francœur and his friends are chased through the streets of Paris by Maynott. The chase concludes at the tip of the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Raoul uses “Catherine’s” flap to swim there, but just as they make it to the Tower, “Catherine” sinks. Meanwhile, Maud (after receiving a date invite by Emile) arrives at the tower just in time for the ensuing battle, in which she supports Emile and admits her feelings for him. After a battle to protect Francoeur from Maynott, a gunshot from Maynott and Francoeur's sudden disappearance leads everyone to believe he is dead. Maynott is then arrested by Pâté for premeditated murder (on the basis that Francoeur is innocent), while Emile and Maud fall into each other's arms. Later that evening Lucille is distraught by the disappearance of Francoeur; but Raoul convinces her to sing anyway. Whilst struggling to begin, she hears Francoeur, restored to his natural size, sing in her ear, much to her happiness. Some time later, the absent Professor returns from his trip; and when the three friends explain the situation, he permanently returns Francoeur to human size. Francoeur receives second billing on the posters advertising Lucille's show. Lucille and Raoul later share their first kiss in Lucille's dressing room. In a flashback, it is revealed that Raoul misunderstood Lucille's intentions when she took his favorite toy truck as a child — she had hoped that he would pursue her.

In a [[mid-credits scene]], Raoul, Lucille, Francoeur, Maud, Emile, Charles, Carlotta, and Pâté scatter super-fertilized sunflower seeds to drain the flooded Seine of its water. In a [[post-credits scene]], Maynott is shown in the same cell as Albert and the thief from earlier, forced to endure the duo's appalling singing.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! French
! English
|-
! Francœur
| [[Matthieu Chedid]] (as -M-)
| [[Sean Lennon]]
|-
! Lucille
| colspan="2"| <center>[[Vanessa Paradis]]</center>
|-
! Raoul
| [[Gad Elmaleh]]
| [[Adam Goldberg]]
|-
! Victor Maynott
| [[François Cluzet]]
| [[Danny Huston]]
|-
! Maud
| [[Ludivine Sagnier]]
| [[Madeline Zima]]
|-
! Madame Carlotta
| [[Julie Ferrier]]
| [[Catherine O'Hara]]
|-
! Albert
| [[Bruno Salomone]]
| Matthew Géczy
|-
! Emile
| Sébastien Desjours
| [[Jay Harrington]]
|-
! Inspector Pâté
| [[Philippe Peythieu]]
| [[Bob Balaban]]
|}

==Reception==
The film was released in 2011 in France, Canada, Belgium, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine, released in 2012 in Croatia, Kuwait, Hungary, the UK, Ireland, the US, Malta, Israel, Estonia, Germany, Turkey, Sweden, Portugal, Netherlands, Lithuania, Taiwan, Mexico, Italy, Iran and Japan and released in 2013 in Peru. The film received positive reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it received an aggregate score of 87% based on 23 reviews (20 "fresh" and 3 "rotten").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_monster_in_paris/ |title=A Monster in Paris (2011) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=2015-01-30}}</ref>

==Awards==
Annie Awards 2014
* Annie Award - Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Feature Production - Christophe Lourdelet - Nominated
César Awards, France 2012
* César Award - Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation) - Bibo Bergeron (director), Luc Besson (producer) - Nominated
* César Award - Best Original Music (Meilleure musique originale) - Matthieu Chedid, Patrice Renson - Nominated

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack includes both songs and short clips from the film, in both French and English. The soundtrack of the English version was released in the UK a few days after the film's release on both CD and digital download. The album is credited to [[Vanessa Paradis]] & ([[Matthieu Chedid|-M-]])

===French version===
# "Les actualités (Interlude)" (0:27)
# "La valse de Paris" (0:43)
# "La Seine - Cabaret" ([[Vanessa Paradis]] -) (1:17)
# "Emile et Raoul" (2:00)
# "Sur les toits" (1:28)
# "Maynott" (1:05)
# "La rencontre" (1:45)
# "Un monstre à Paris" ([[Matthieu Chedid|-M-]]) (2:18)
# "Le baptëme" (Interlude) (Lucille) (0:11)
# "Francœur"/Lucille (2:13)
# "Brume à Paname" (1:01)
# "Cabaret" (1:02)
# "La Seine" (Vanessa Paradis & -M-) (2:48)
# "Perquisition" (0:59)
# "Sacré cœur" (0:56)
# "Papa Paname" (Vanessa Paradis) (2:23)
# "Sue le fleuve"/"Tournesol" (1:15)
# "Tour Eiffel infernale" (2:29)
# "L'amour dans l'âme" (-M-) (1:30)
# "Flashback" (1:39)
# "U p'tit baiser" (Vanessa Paradis & -M-) (2:24)
# "Funky baiser" (5:13)

===English version===
# "Interlude - the News" (0:27)
# "La Valse de Paris" (0:43)
# "La Seine and I Cabaret" ([[Vanessa Paradis]] -) (1:17)
# "Emile et Raoul" (2:00)
# "Sur les Toits" (1:28)
# "Maynott" (1:05)
# "La Rencontre" (1:45)
# "A Monster in Paris" ([[Sean Lennon]]) (2:18)
# "Interlude - Lucille 'The Baptism' (0:11)
# "Francœur - Lucille" (2:13)
# "Brume à Paname" (1:01)
# "Cabaret" (1:02)
# "La Seine and I" (Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon) (2:48)
# "Perquisition" (0:59)
# "Sacré Cœur" (0:56)
# "Papa Paris" (Vanessa Paradis) (2:23)
# "Sue le Fleuve - Tournesol" (1:15)
# "Tour Eiffel Infernale" (2:29)
# "Love is in My Soul" (Sean Lennon) (1:30)
# "Flashback" (1:39) {{anchor|Just a little kiss}}
# "Just a Little Kiss" (Vanessa Paradis & Sean Lennon) (2:24)
# "Funky Baiser" (5:13)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0961097}}

{{Luc Besson}}

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COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

2020-02-23T14:22:32Z

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{{short description|Details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran}}
{{Lead too short|date=February 2020}}
{{Current|date=February 2020}}
{{Main|2020 coronavirus outbreak in Asia}}
{{See also|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory}}
{{expand Persian|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
During the [[2019–20 coronavirus outbreak]], [[Iran]] reported its first confirmed cases of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] infections on 19 February 2020 in [[Qom]].<ref name="NYT_Iran_19Feb_first2" /> {{As of|2020|02|21}}, four [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] deaths had occurred in Iran.<ref name="CNBC_Iran_first2deaths" /><ref name="ThomReut_Iran13cases_2moredeaths" />

== Hiding and denying it ==
While the first case of Corona was announced on the last day of February, it had previously been warned of Corona's arrival in Iran, but government officials have always denied it. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-51521216|title=وزارت بهداشت ایران ارسال نامه درباره موارد ابتلا و مرگ در اثر کرونا را تکذیب کرد|date=2020-02-16|work=BBC News فارسی|access-date=2020-02-23|language=fa}}</ref>

Some people believe that the denials were intended to cover the Corona crisis before the election.

However, Iranian authorities have denied the allegation.

Prior to the official announcement of 5 cases of corona disease and 2 deaths in Qom, Islamic Republic authorities had not provided any specific data on suspected cases of corona artery disease in Iran, insisting that there was no corona artery disease in Iran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-corona/5296552.html|title=مرگ بر اثر کرونا در ایران؛ پنهان‌کاری مقامات، بی‌اعتمادی مردم را افزایش داده است|website=صدای آمریکا|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF/a-52435042|title=دو بیمار مبتلا به ویروس کرونا در قم درگذشتند {{!}} DW {{!}} 19.02.2020|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|website=DW.COM|language=fa-IR|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

Kianoush Jahanpour and Alireza Vahabzadeh denied a letter signed by Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to Health Minister Saeed Nemaki and published on Tuesday, February 29, 2020, in which Saeed Nemki was asked to stay after the election. The parliament will announce the results of the Corona virus case on March 2, as many monitors will refuse to vote in fear of being infected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-health-ministry-denies-letter-warning-related-to-coronavirus-elections/30443145.html|title=نامه منتسب به وزیر کشور در ارتباط با انتخابات و ویروس کرونا تکذیب شد|website=رادیو فردا|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

On March 4, the head of Qom University of Medical Sciences, referring to the coronation censorship statute, said: "The Ministry of Health has ordered that no statistics be disclosed" and added "due to the increase in patients and suspected coroners in the queue." "To the hospital and the city of Qom, it can be said that there is a corona alarm in Qom."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%8C-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C|title=هشدار رییس دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قم: زنگ خطر بحران کرونا در قم به صدا درآمده است، گفتند آماری اعلام نشود|date=2020-02-23|website=ایران اینترنشنال|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

==Timeline==
On 19 February, 2 people tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] in [[Qom]].<ref name="NYT_Iran_19Feb_first2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/19/world/middleeast/ap-ml-china-outbreak-iran.html||website=New York Times|title=Iran Reports Its First 2 Cases of the New Coronavirus|access-date=19 February 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.ph/CuAQZ |archivedate=2020-02-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that day, the [[Ministry of Health and Medical Education]] stated that both had died.<ref name="CNBC_Iran_first2deaths" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/19/two-iranians-die-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus.html|website=CNBC|title=Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

On 20 February, 3 new cases were reported by the Ministry of Health. Two of them were from city of Qom and one from [[Arak, Iran|Arak]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-iran-idUSC6N2A401N|title=Three test positive for coronavirus in Iran - health ministry official|date=2020-02-20|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-02-20|language=en}}</ref>

On 21 February, 13 new cases were reported. Seven cases are from Qom, 4 from Tehran, and 2 from [[Gilan Province]]. Two more people in Iran died from COVID-19.<ref name="ThomReut_Iran13cases_2moredeaths">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-iran/iran-confirms-13-more-coronavirus-cases-two-deaths-health-ministry-idUSD5N27F006|title=Iran confirms 13 more coronavirus cases, two deaths - Health Ministry|date=2020-02-21|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-02-21|language=en}}</ref>

On 22 February the Persian Ministry of Health reported 10 more infected cases bringing the total to 29 and two more death bringing the total to eight. Eight of the new cases were from city of Qom and two from Tehran.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dehghanpisheh|first=Babak|date=22 February 2020|title=Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead: officials|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-iran-idUKKCN20G075|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ministry of Health and Medical Education]] (Iran)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://corona.arrangy.com Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases] - Map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases.

{{COVID-19}}

[[Category:2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory|Iran]]
[[Category:2020 in Iran]]

COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

2020-02-23T14:20:54Z

Leshawna boxi:

{{short description|Details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran}}
{{Lead too short|date=February 2020}}
{{Current|date=February 2020}}
{{Main|2020 coronavirus outbreak in Asia}}
{{See also|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory}}
{{expand Persian|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
During the [[2019–20 coronavirus outbreak]], [[Iran]] reported its first confirmed cases of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] infections on 19 February 2020 in [[Qom]].<ref name="NYT_Iran_19Feb_first2" /> {{As of|2020|02|21}}, four [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] deaths had occurred in Iran.<ref name="CNBC_Iran_first2deaths" /><ref name="ThomReut_Iran13cases_2moredeaths" />

== Hiding and denying it ==
While the first case of Corona was announced on the last day of February, it had previously been warned of Corona's arrival in Iran, but government officials have always denied it. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-51521216|title=وزارت بهداشت ایران ارسال نامه درباره موارد ابتلا و مرگ در اثر کرونا را تکذیب کرد|date=2020-02-16|work=BBC News فارسی|access-date=2020-02-23|language=fa}}</ref>

Some people believe that the denials were intended to cover the Corona crisis before the election.

However, Iranian authorities have denied the allegation.

Prior to the official announcement of 5 cases of coronary heart disease and 2 deaths in Qom, Islamic Republic authorities had not provided any specific data on suspected cases of corona artery disease in Iran, insisting that there was no corona artery disease in Iran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-corona/5296552.html|title=مرگ بر اثر کرونا در ایران؛ پنهان‌کاری مقامات، بی‌اعتمادی مردم را افزایش داده است|website=صدای آمریکا|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF/a-52435042|title=دو بیمار مبتلا به ویروس کرونا در قم درگذشتند {{!}} DW {{!}} 19.02.2020|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|website=DW.COM|language=fa-IR|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

Kianoush Jahanpour and Alireza Vahabzadeh denied a letter signed by Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to Health Minister Saeed Nemaki and published on Tuesday, February 29, 2020, in which Saeed Nemki was asked to stay after the election. The parliament will announce the results of the Corona virus case on March 2, as many monitors will refuse to vote in fear of being infected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-health-ministry-denies-letter-warning-related-to-coronavirus-elections/30443145.html|title=نامه منتسب به وزیر کشور در ارتباط با انتخابات و ویروس کرونا تکذیب شد|website=رادیو فردا|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

On March 4, the head of Qom University of Medical Sciences, referring to the coronation censorship statute, said: "The Ministry of Health has ordered that no statistics be disclosed" and added "due to the increase in patients and suspected coroners in the queue." "To the hospital and the city of Qom, it can be said that there is a corona alarm in Qom."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%8C-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C|title=هشدار رییس دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قم: زنگ خطر بحران کرونا در قم به صدا درآمده است، گفتند آماری اعلام نشود|date=2020-02-23|website=ایران اینترنشنال|language=fa|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

==Timeline==
On 19 February, 2 people tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] in [[Qom]].<ref name="NYT_Iran_19Feb_first2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/19/world/middleeast/ap-ml-china-outbreak-iran.html||website=New York Times|title=Iran Reports Its First 2 Cases of the New Coronavirus|access-date=19 February 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.ph/CuAQZ |archivedate=2020-02-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that day, the [[Ministry of Health and Medical Education]] stated that both had died.<ref name="CNBC_Iran_first2deaths" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/19/two-iranians-die-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus.html|website=CNBC|title=Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

On 20 February, 3 new cases were reported by the Ministry of Health. Two of them were from city of Qom and one from [[Arak, Iran|Arak]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-iran-idUSC6N2A401N|title=Three test positive for coronavirus in Iran - health ministry official|date=2020-02-20|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-02-20|language=en}}</ref>

On 21 February, 13 new cases were reported. Seven cases are from Qom, 4 from Tehran, and 2 from [[Gilan Province]]. Two more people in Iran died from COVID-19.<ref name="ThomReut_Iran13cases_2moredeaths">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-iran/iran-confirms-13-more-coronavirus-cases-two-deaths-health-ministry-idUSD5N27F006|title=Iran confirms 13 more coronavirus cases, two deaths - Health Ministry|date=2020-02-21|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-02-21|language=en}}</ref>

On 22 February the Persian Ministry of Health reported 10 more infected cases bringing the total to 29 and two more death bringing the total to eight. Eight of the new cases were from city of Qom and two from Tehran.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dehghanpisheh|first=Babak|date=22 February 2020|title=Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead: officials|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-iran-idUKKCN20G075|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ministry of Health and Medical Education]] (Iran)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://corona.arrangy.com Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases] - Map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases.

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[[Category:2020 in Iran]]