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Iranian Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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Iran's Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
“The results of the tests were announced a few minutes ago. I got coronavirus too,” he said in a tweet a day after he was quarantined.
He said he was in high spirits and determined to defeat the coronavirus.
The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 14, with 95 confirmed cases.
Iran's neighbors have closed their borders to the country amid mounting concerns over the spread of the virus.
Senior Iranian minister tests positive for Coronavirus. Very worrying how quickly this is escalating now https://t.co/yez72n4Rd0
— Bruce Burns (@brucers9) February 25, 2020
The coronavirus has sounded global alarm, with China reporting 2,665 deaths on Tuesday and more than 77,600 confirmed cases.
Outside mainland China, the coronavirus has spread to more than 30 other countries including the U.S., the U.K., Singapore, France, Russia, Spain and India.
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak an international health emergency.
* Writing by Fahri Aksut
5 Comments
Thank you for the information so quickly, it is appreciated. It helps a person , family and friends prepare and pray.
Articles can be written about claims but no mention of which strain of the virus this guy in iran may have contracted? This is where journalism falls short. Im skeptical! People just hear the word and it triggers a fear….but its the strain thats the critical information thats needed!
Indeed this information is vital. Alas none of the ‘News’ outlets I have visited, have given out the Strain?
Dear Greg W.
Which part about the infected deputy minister’s tweet do you not understand?; QUOTE: “The results of the tests were announced a few minutes ago. I got coronavirus too.” As far as I know there is only one common stain of what is being referred to as the Corona virus presently in the news.
There are several different strains of it and has been for years that’s why ppl ask.