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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,…
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…
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
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Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early…
Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in
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Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in

Conservatives took a lead Saturday as the first results of Iran’s parliamentary election came in, boosted by a predicted low…
Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to ‘discourage’ voters
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Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to ‘discourage’ voters

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused foreign media of trying to use a deadly outbreak of coronavirus in…
South Korea virus cases spike as Italy and Iran take drastic steps
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South Korea virus cases spike as Italy and Iran take drastic steps

South Korea reported a sharp jump in coronavirus cases on Sunday, while Italy and Iran took drastic containment steps as…
Iran now says 5 dead out of 28 infected with new coronavirus
Middle East

Iran now says 5 dead out of 28 infected with new coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian health authorities on Saturday reported a fifth death from the new virus that emerged in…
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