How Iran became a hot zone for coronavirus in Middle East
Like many Iranians scared about contracting the deadly coronavirus, Omid Rahimi has been reading the news, tracking rumors and watching television for updates, which, in these unsettled times, has left him only more confused over what to believe and whom to trust.
With fears over a rapidly rising death toll, along with disclosures that a top Iranian health official has been infected with the virus, the 28-year-old English tutor is nearly broke after frightened students canceled their classes. Rahimi has decided to leave Tehran and return to his hometown in Qeshm, an island in the Strait of Hormuz.
"Everything is getting scary. People don't know what to do. The government is not doing anything," he said. "I'd rather be with my loved ones because I feel safer."
