Iran's Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi made important statements on coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed 12 people in the country.
"12 COVID-19 deaths had occurred in Iran, out of a total of 61 confirmed infections. There are 917 suspected cases," he said.
He stated that a smear campaign was launched against Iran about through coronavirus outbreak, adding the some countries in region didn’t disclose coronavirus cases.
The first confirmed death from coronavirus was a 61-year-old man on 9 January 2020 who was first admitted to a Wuhan hospital on 27 December 2019. (ILKHA)
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