From the numbers, it was looking like Iran managed to flatten the coronavirus curve. But many Iranians are skeptical of those numbers. They fear the country’s severe shortage of testing and medical equipment — caused largely by US sanctions — has left Iran with few resources in a fight that’s nowhere near over, and could get a lot worse.

In this episode: 

Dr. Rasha Ahmadi, an ER doctor in Tehran; Homa, a 27-year-old Iranian teacher; and Hamed Mousavi, a professor of political science at the University of Tehran.

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From the numbers, it was looking like Iran managed to flatten the coronavirus curve. But many Iranians are skeptical of those numbers. They fear the country’s severe shortage of testing and medical equipment — caused largely by US sanctions — has left Iran with few resources in a fight that’s nowhere near over, and could get a lot worse.In this episode: Dr. Rasha Ahmadi, an ER doctor in Tehran; Homa, a 27-year-old Iranian teacher; and Hamed Mousavi, a professor of political science at the University of Tehran.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/iran-struggles-fund-virus-fight-squeezing-economy-200401213650963.html " target="_blank">As Iran struggles to fund virus fight, US keeps squeezing economy</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/extends-iran-nuclear-cooperation-sanctions-waivers-200331004911303.html " target="_blank">US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers</a><a href="https://podcasts.aljazeera.com/the-take-episodes/2020/04/03/did-iran-flatten-the-covid19-curve" target="_blank">How Iranians are celebrating, and social distancing, during Nowruz</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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