Iran’s Vice President tests positive to coronavirus
Iran's vice presidents, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has tested positive to the coronavirus disease. [PHOTO CREDIT: Metro]One of Iran’s vice presidents, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has tested positive to the coronavirus disease.
Also, a video posted by Fars news agency said the head of parliament’s national security and foreign affairs committee, Mojtaba Zolnour, has also contracted the virus, and was in self-quarantine. The country currently has the highest death toll from the virus outside China, which is the epicentre for the disease.Although Iran has refused to adopt the quarantine measures to curb the spread of the disease in the country, the Iranian authorities on Wednesday announced restrictions on domestic travel for people with confirmed or suspected infections.
The Iranian government has placed new regulations on access to major Shiite pilgrimage sites, including the Imam Reza shrine in second city Mashhad and the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Qom.
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