Iran deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus - ILNA

Updated: 2020-02-25 21:13

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A woman sits near parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran Feb 20, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

DUBAI - Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus, the semi-official news agency ILNA reported on Tuesday.

The spokesman for Iran's health ministry confirmed in an interview with state television that Deputy Minister Iraj Harirchi has been infected and is now under quarantine.

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