Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Some part of speech delivered on June 27, 2020 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the occasion of Judiciary Week and the Martyrdom of Ayatollah Shahid Beheshti and other personalities. The speech was delivered via videoconferencing with the participation of Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyid Ibrahim Raeesi, the head of the judiciary branch, and other judiciary officials...
... Officials and the people should do their best to keep the coronavirus at bay
At the end of my statements, I want to make a brief reference to the issue of the coronavirus. Some people think that the issue of corona is done and dusted. This is not the case and corona still prevails. Fortunately, health organizations, hospitals and other such centers were in the frontlines and they sacrificed themselves – I have frequently said this before, but even if I say it ten more times, it is not too much because their work was really outstanding and they continue to do this marvelous work – and secondly, the mujahids in the way of God entered the arena voluntarily and they did voluntary work and rendered valuable services in hospitals, in cities and even in graveyards. The people too really behaved well and had a good response. In the beginning of the year, when the people cancelled “the sizdeh-bedar” tradition, I thanked them from the bottom of my heart because they took a serious approach. Well, what was the result? The result was that we were introduced in the world as a successful country in fighting against the coronavirus. When some heads of the countries spoke to Mr. President [President Rouhani] – he told me this – they asked him what we have done to prevent the spread of the virus. This shows that our work and our achievements in fighting against the coronavirus have been reflected in the world as some heads of countries ask our President what we have done. This was the first phase.
Now that we look, it seems as if the first movement and the first endeavor had lost its vigor among the people and some officials. I see that certain honorable officials show their presence on television while they are surrounded by other people, but they do not wear a mask! Well, I am not wearing a mask either, but there are no people around me. If two, three people come to me, I too will certainly wear a mask as happens sometimes. However, I see that some people do not wear a mask. When you are a government official and do not wear a mask, you might encourage the youth who is walking on the street not to do it either. What will be the consequence of this? The consequence is that our mortality rate reaches 130-plus people while it had reached a two-digit number – about 30, 40 people. This makes one really unhappy. About a month, a month and a half ago, they gave me certain statistics and figures showing that some provinces did not have deaths. I really became happy and I thanked God to know that there are such and such a number of provinces in which there are no casualties. However, very recently – a few days ago – I received a report showing that the same provinces which did not report any death on that day have reported several deaths. Well, one becomes really sad. We should not do this. We should observe the protocols.
Both the people and officials should observe the protocols. Fortunately, medical teams and staff continue to stand firm, but I am concerned that they might become tired. Medical staff have endured many difficulties. Well, until when should they keep doing this? For how long should they do it? We should do something to lighten the load that they are carrying. God forbid, if our nurses, our physicians and other medical staff in hospitals and the like become exhausted, work will remain lying idle and the situation will worsen.
It is said that there will be economic problems. This is true. Things should be predicted in a way that there will be no or few economic problems because of the coronavirus. We should pay attention that if God forbid, we show negligence and corona spreads again, the economic condition will become even worse and there will be more problems. Today, we need vigilance in every respect. You are witness to the enmities against us: the enmities of the evil US, of evil England and of European governments. You see that they have no scruples at all in doing whatever they can against the Islamic Republic. Thank God that they always slam into the wall and fail to achieve their goals. Despite the fact that they do their best to bring the Iranian nation down to its knees with their so-called “maximum pressure” policy, the feedback and the result is the placing of the Iranian nation’s punch on their chests as a result of which they sit back and fail to achieve their goal. This will happen if all of us will carry out our duties, God willing.
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