American held by Iran hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms amid worsening outbreak

His family has spent weeks expressing concern about his health, saying his immune system is compromised by cancer and urging Iranian authorities to return him to the U.S. One week ago, he was granted a medical furlough and released to the custody of the Swiss government, which has looked after U.S. interests and citizens in Iran since the U.S. embassy was shuttered in 1979.

"His situation is urgent," family spokesperson Jonathan Franks said in a statement Wednesday night."It is in everyone's interest during this health crisis to facilitate Michael's immediate medical evacuation." As a condition of White's medical furlough, he is not allowed to leave the country, but his family is concerned that the Iranian health care system, already weak and even further strained by the virus, is dangerously insufficient.White has been experiencing fever, fatigue, cough, and shortness of breath and was hospitalized Wednesday in a crowded ward specifically for COVID-19 patients, according to Franks.

Iran has been overwhelmed by its coronavirus outbreak, which has mushroomed through its prison system as well. Iranian authorities have released more than 85,000 prisoners on temporary leave to stem that spread, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei saying last week the state will pardon 10,000 more.

Just how many of our ppl do these heathens have?

Blessings to this man! No matter what he does he deserves to be treated well. Hope they publicize our own prison system, they love to show outside issues and ignore/hide homeland issues.

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And U.S citizen inmates who are being detained because they couldn't afford to pay bail or at risk as well.

Let's get him back home

American from what country? America is a continent, not a country.

I wonder if Iran took the mask back after the photo was taken?.....

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