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To: ggersh who wrote (153587)2/25/2020 9:56:39 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217774
 
This idiot should have been under quarantine not giving press conferences. Another country marcher should be very happy he was not born in:O)

Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country struggles with one of the worst outbreaks beyond China

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Deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi. Twitter/Fars

Iran's deputy health minister said Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.In a video posted to Twitter, and later carried by the Fars state news agency, Iraj Harirchi pledged to overcome his illness.Iran is struggling to cope with the outbreak, with at least 15 deaths recorded so far, according to state media. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

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Iran's deputy health minister, and department spokesman, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country emerges as one of the worst-hit places outside of Asia.

In a video posted to Twitter, carried by Fars news agency, Iraj Harirchi said that he was infected, but that "I will certainly defeat corona."




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On Monday, Harirchi was seen looking flustered and unwell during a ministry press conference, mopping his brow with a handkerchief.



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Iran is one of the worst-affected countries, with a as many as 95 cases confirmed in the last 72 hours. Fifteen people in Iran have died so far from it, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)

China remains home to the vast majority of global cases, but Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have all recorded substantial numbers of infections in the past week.

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On Sunday, Iran closed schools and universities across 14 provinces and dedicated 230 hospitals to fight the coronavirus.


A member of a medical team takes a the temperature of Iraqi at the Shalamjah border crossing between Iran and Iraq on February 21, 2020. Hussein FALEH / AFP) (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization says the situation in Iran is "deeply concerning."

The coronavirus, which first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in early December 2019, has killed at least 2,600 people, mostly in China.

It has since spread to at least 34 other countries, some of which have reported deaths of the virus.

Mia Jankowicz contributed to this report.