Iran to turn COVID-19 disaster to blessing: Top Cmdr.

Tehran (IP) - The commander of the Basij Organization (Volunteer Forces) Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani said on Saturday that by means of hard efforts, Iran could turn unpleasant situations created by COVID-19 into the blessing.

Iran PressIran news:  In the unveiling ceremony for the test kit, Brigadier General Soleimani said on Saturday that today the main combat of the Iranian nation is a campaign against COVID-19.

Appreciating health staff's efforts in fighting against Novel Coronavirus, Iran's top military official reiterated that Iran's Ministry of Health and health staff have proved their capabilities in introducing new capacities at the time of fighting against biological epidemics.

Brigadier General Soleimani also highlighted: "Today, the Islamic Republic is proud to have controlled the virus among the nations of the world."

"As the Minister of Health announced in his speech that the virus will be contained and of course we will soon see its complete control," Soleimani emphasized.

"The Islamic Republic's holy system was able to open another golden chapter in the fight against Novel Coronavirus, as more than 50 million people have been screened all across the country", added Soleimani referring to information provided by Health Ministry Spokesman.

"The device will be at the service of the Ministry of Health," he said, referring to the mobile PCR device in Basij, noting: "In fact, we get an expensive experience in our biological warfare system. There are worlds and mafia whose interests are in biological warfare, and no matter what its origin, the Coronavirus can be a model for the hegemonic system to use this capacity for its evil purposes in part of the world."

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