Iran's Virus Toll Rises, Spokesman to Hold News Conference Online
Iran
Asharq Al-Awsat
An Iranian Health Ministry spokesman on Saturday said there were nine new coronavirus deaths, raising the toll to 43 people amid 593 confirmed cases in the country. Kianoush Jahanpour urged people to stay away from mass gatherings and limit their travel. "Unfortunately nine people died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The death toll is 43 now. The new confirmed infected cases since yesterday is 205 that makes the total number of confirmed infected people 593," Jahanpur told state TV. Iran has the world’s highest death toll outside of China, the epicenter of the outbreak. Jahanpour also urged people not to attend funerals of the dead, as a mass gathering could help spread the virus. The semi-official Mehr news agency said Saturday that Iran's government spokesman will hold his weekly news conference online. Iran warned on Friday of a "difficult week ahead.” Several countries have announced that they would deny entry to all foreign nationals traveling from Iran. The rapid spread of the coronavirus has fueled fears of a pandemic, with multiple countries reporting their first cases this week as the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its global risk alert to "very high".
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2155636/irans-virus-toll-rises-spokesman-hold-news-conference-online
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