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Iran coronavirus death toll highest outside China as concerns rise about speed of country’s outbreak | South China Morning Post

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Iran reported eight deaths from the new coronavirus on February 23, 2020, reaching a grim milestone for the highest death toll outside China where the epidemic started originated. The outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran has advanced quickly since the first case was reported on February 19, with at least 43 people now confi…

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