nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200424-164907-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200424s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200424-164907-0 doi eng 342 23 Alasti, Sanaz Author aut The Iranian Legal Response to Covid-19: A Constitutional Analysis of Coronavirus Lockdown Alasti, Sanaz Verfassungsblog 2020-04-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In its early stages, the COVID-19 crisis in Iran looked nothing like a crisis. The initial reactions to the outbreak were met by skepticism by both the public and many of Iranian officials – despite the World Health Organization warning of the potential for a catastrophe for weeks. Indeed, in late February Iran’s deputy health minister – Iraj Harirchi who denied accusations that the government was downgrading the coronavirus outbreak in the country – has reportedly tested positive for the sickness. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus COVID 19 emergency powers Iran Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-iranian-legal-response-to-covid-19-a-constitutional-analysis-of-coronavirus-lockdown/ raw object