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Coronavirus claims 5 lives in Iran

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Published: 10:21, 22 February 2020   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Coronavirus claims 5 lives in Iran

At least five deaths from the novel coronavirus in Iran and 18 new confirmed cases have triggered alarm and anxiety in the country.

On Friday, Kianush Jahanpour, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, confirmed deaths of four people from coronavirus in the country’s northern city of Qom, 150 kilometers (93 miles) south of the capital Tehran.

Jahanpour, also confirmed 18 new cases, including seven in the city of Qom, four in the capital Tehran and two in Gilan province.

On Wednesday, the Health Ministry confirmed first two deaths from the coronavirus in Qom, the epicenter of virus in Iran.

In China, the epicenter of the disease, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 2,236, with a total of 75,465 confirmed cases.

Earlier this week, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that the data from China appeared to show a decline in new cases.

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