Iran Press/ Iran news: “With Velayat to Martyrdom” drill was launched to disinfection streets and public places, the Army Ground Force’s efforts to uprooting Coronavirus, and increase of the number of health and monitoring stations across Iran.
The Army's exercise of the prevention of coronavirus outbreak was held in the presence of Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and the Commander of Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari.
Chemical warfare and medical units of ‘Khorasan’s Victorious 77 Division’ of Iran’s Army Ground Force began its mission with disinfecting Imam Reza (AS) Bulverde and Beit ol-Moqaddas Square to Mashhad University Street.
The aim of the war game is to monitor and prevent further spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Islamic Republic.
The war game came as Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei instructed the Iranian Armed Forces to bolster the fight against the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, saying the outbreak of the disease may be "a biological attack".
Today General Heydari said the main purpose of the exercise is to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the country.
The Commander of the Army Ground Forces stated that the target provinces of the exercise are currently Gilan and Qom, but the project is carried out on a national scale.
He said that all the provinces where the army is present have the capacity to carry out the exercise noting: "We set up screening checkpoints on the entrances of the provincial capitals to screen those who want to enter the province."
“Disinfecting public crossings and places will be another task of this exercise. The development of diagnostic and relief centers, as well as the establishment of field hospitals along with a rescue facility, are among the other measures of Army Ground Forces in the exercise.
The exercise also was kicked off in the Eastern Azarbaijan Province, northeast of Iran, against coronavirus on Sunday and codenamed Ya Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS).
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