Iranian authorities said that two patients diagnosed with novel coronavirus in the country are now dead, Fars News Agency, the nation's state-run news organization said.
Earlier on Wednesday, health officials said two cases of the virus, known officially as COVID-19, had been detected in the central province of Qom.
An Iranian woman wearing a mask walks next to a wall painting of Iranian national flag in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 12, 2020. According to the Ministry of Health, two people diagnosed with coronavirus died in the city of Qom, central Iran. There are still as many as 2,000 people aboard the ship, and authorities said they anticipate it taking several more days before those remaining can be offloaded.While the International Olympic Committee has not indicated that the Tokyo Games, scheduled to start in late July, will be disrupted by the ongoing outbreak, a former WHO adviser who worked on the SARS outbreak sowed seeds of doubt about the world's preparedness for such a mass gathering.
A bus arrives near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2020.
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