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Iran raises its death toll to 19 amid 139 coronavirus cases
Middle East

Iran raises its death toll to 19 amid 139 coronavirus cases

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president said Tehran has no immediate plans to quarantine cities over the new…
Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads
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Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shia shrines that attract tens of millions of visitors annually have come under focus…
Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus
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Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself,…
Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover
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Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — An Iraqi family of four who returned from a visit to Iran tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Iran says 12 dead from new virus, rejects higher death toll
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Iran says 12 dead from new virus, rejects higher death toll

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s government said Monday that 12 people had died nationwide from the new coronavirus,…
Coronavirus puts ‘fragile’ global recovery at risk: IMF to G20
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Coronavirus puts ‘fragile’ global recovery at risk: IMF to G20

The deadly coronavirus epidemic could put an already fragile global economic recovery at risk, the IMF warned Sunday, as G20…
Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom
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Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the…
Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran
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Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran

DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait and Bahrain on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all involving people who had visited…
Italy reports fourth coronavirus death as infections mount
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Italy reports fourth coronavirus death as infections mount

Italy reported Monday its fourth death from the new coronavirus, an 84-year old man in the northern Lombardy region, as…
South Korea on frontline as coronavirus spreads
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South Korea on frontline as coronavirus spreads

The deadly coronavirus epidemic spread further outside China on Monday with a surge of infections in South Korea making it…
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