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Iran’s deputy health minister catches coronavirus as outbreak causes shortage of masks and medicine | South China Morning Post

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A day after he appeared sick and coughed at a news conference, Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi admitted on February 26, 2020 that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus the causes Covid-19.

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