The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official...
DUBAI - The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official said on Friday, as an outbreak that the authorities say began in the holy city of Qom caused two more deaths.
“Based on existing reports, the spread of coronavirus started in Qom and with attention to people’s travels has now reached several cities in the country including Tehran, Babol, Arak, Isfahan, Rasht and other cities,” health ministry official Minou Mohrez said, according to the official IRNA news agency.The majority of coronavirus cases in Iran have been in Qom, a Shi’ite Muslim holy city 120 km south of the capital Tehran.
The widening outbreak came as Iranians were voting in a parliamentary election seen as a referendum on authorities after a series of crises, including a near full-blown conflict with the United States last month.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Iran ends week-long parliamentary election campaignCampaigning officially ended on Thursday for Iran's parliamentary election,...
Read more »
Iran Takes Emergency Measures After Two Coronavirus Deaths in QomIran closed schools and imposed emergency measures in a central province near the country’s capital after two people who tested positive for the coronavirus died
Read more »
Disillusionment among women, youth seen dampening Iran election turnoutMiddle-aged men have been plastered on campaign posters and online adverts this ...
Read more »
What's at stake for U.S., Turkey, Russia and Iran as tensions rise in war-torn SyriaThe insurgent-held province of Idlib is witnessing a surge in violence involving factions in the country's civil war and the international powers backing them.
Read more »
WSJ News Exclusive | Global Terror-Finance Watchdog Set to Sanction IranA global terror-finance watchdog agency is set to blacklist Iran, broadening a U.S. effort to isolate Tehran financially and potentially straining the already sanctions-battered Iranian economy.
Read more »
Iran votes in parliament elections that favors conservativesTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country...
Read more »