Iran’s vice-president has been diagnosed with coronavirus as the deadly disease continues to take its toll on countries around the world.
Masoumeh Ebtekar, who is Iran’s vice-president for women and family affairs, has become the latest person to be infected with the virus in the country.
According to reports, no fewer than 254 people have been infected with the deadly virus in Iran.
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The Coronavirus disease, now termed COVID-2019, is said to have killed at least 26 people in Iran as the Middle East nation continues to battle its spread.
Ebtekar’s case is coming less than a week after the country’s deputy minister of health tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier, Iran’s deputy health minister who was evidently coughing during a conference was also tested positive with COVID-19 which has infected 82,000 people globally. As of February 27, more than 2,700 people have died due to coronavirus in China with confirmed cases soaring up to 78,497.
Other than the mainland, fatalities have also occurred in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran, Taiwan, France, and the Philippines. The COVID-19 has now spread to at least 50 countries, reaching every continent except Antarctica.
Amid the sudden increase of deadly coronavirus in Iran, Pakistan on February 27 reportedly closed down its schools in several areas and suspended flights to and from the Islamic Republic to contain COVID-19 spread.
This step by the Pakistani government came after it had confirmed the first two cases on February 26. The South Asian nation is surrounded by Iran and China, both of which have been severely hit by the fatal virus and the two Pakistanis who contracted pathogen had reportedly recently travelled to Iran.
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