TEHERAN: Iran on Thursday (March 19) announced 149 new deaths due to the novel coronavirus, raising the toll to 1,284, according to the health ministry. A total of 18,407 people have contracted the disease in the country -- one of the worst hit by the novel coronavirus -- according to figures provided by Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi.
Firefighters using fog machines to disinfect public streets following the outbreak of coronavirus in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday . Iran’s health sector is already struggling to cope with the coronavirus epidemic, with 18,000 infected and more than 1,200 having died. - Bloomberg
TEHERAN: Iran on Thursday announced 149 new deaths due to the novel coronavirus, raising the toll to 1,284, according to the health ministry. A total of 18,407 people have contracted the disease in the country -- one of the worst hit by the novel coronavirus -- according to figures provided by Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi.
Meanwhile, it is learn that the Chinese military has provided Iranian armed forces with medical supplies, such as nucleic acid testing kits, protective clothing and disposable surgical masks, to help the country fight the coronavirus epidemic, according to the Ministry of National Defence on Thursday.
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