The outbreak is centered around Qom, a pilgrimage site. > Mohammad Saeedi, the head of the shrine in Qom and a local representative of the country’s supreme le

The outbreak is centered around Qom, a pilgrimage site. > Mohammad Saeedi, the head of the shrine in Qom and a local representative of the country’s supreme leader, not only opposes a quarantine but begged people to visit the shrine, calling it a “place of healing.” Theocracy is totally unequipped to handle this situation.