Coronavirus: 19 dead, 139 infected in Iran: Health ministry spokesman
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A woman wearing a protective mask visiting a drug store in Teheran, Iran, on Feb 25, 2020.
PHOTO: REUTERS
DUBAI (REUTERS) - Nineteen people have died and 139 people have been infected by coronavirus in Iran, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Wednesday (Feb 26) in an announcement on state TV.
Iran has had the highest number of deaths from coronavirus outside China, where the virus emerged in late 2019.
