THE HUSBAND of British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has confirmed her health has “thankfully seen some improvement”.

As reported in last week’s Farnham Herald, Nazanin had begun to display symptoms of the COVID-19 virus – with talk of a potential temporary release to cope with Iran’s growing number of coronavirus cases.

It was confirmed that while Nazanin had been displaying symptoms, she was not officially tested for the virus – but this weekend, Farnham man Richard Ratcliffe confirmed that while she was “not yet well”, her symptoms had “improved markedly”.

Richard recognised that while she has not been tested, doctors had reassured him that “even if never confirmed by the authorities, most people recover from coronavirus”.

Despite Nazanin’s improving symptoms, Richard issued a firm message to the government, asking that ministers ensure “Parliament do not continue to enable Iranian cover up and suppression of the risks to British prisoners”.

He added: “With the failed promises it has been a week of ups and downs. The family has expressed concerns to the Foreign Office that we are being gamed, and that if it still does Nazanin and her family risk exposure to a new round of threats.”